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Camp Scatico 12/5/24 Camp Scatico 12/5/24

Winter 2024-25, Edition 104

Lou Gehrig at Scatico in 1935. The lucky camper receiving batting tips is **Tony Rolfe**.

News from Elizaville

Summer of 1935. A rare day off for Yankee first baseman Lou Gehrig. He travels by car 90 miles north from his home in Larchmont to Elizaville, planning to visit fellow New York City athlete Nat Holman. Nat also just happens to be the owner and director of a certain sleepaway camp in the aforementioned Elizaville. Gehrig will even get on a baseball field to play in a game with campers and, as legend has it, strike out.

Fall of 2024. I speak on the phone with David Kleiner, 103 years young, who not only attended Scatico that summer as a 14-year-old, but played in the game. “Lou Gehrig was very nice.... He did strike out.” As interesting as confir- mation of the legend passed down through time, were the memories (seemingly less “grand”) from those summers more than 90 years ago. Living in tentalos at the end of the campus (where 1A-B and 2A-B are now) with canvas flaps to roll down over screens on rainy days. Swimming in the lake. Ace Goldstein (one of Nat’s City College basketball players) as an extremely kind counselor. One very specific memory about sneaking to the general store just off camp property, buy- ing a loaf of white bread and bologna, making sandwiches, and then selling those sandwiches for 10 cents each (which feels like a pretty hefty price for the middle of the Depression).

David also shared memories of growing up in Crown Heights, Brooklyn.
How the corner pool hall would let him in as a young teen to read Dodger scores
off of its ticker tape. (It wasn’t until 1938 that New York baseball teams began
regularly broadcasting games on the radio.) His dad, a doctor, making neighborhood house calls. David, himself, later serving as a doctor in WWII and then (after the war) buying two homes in Levittown, NY, for no money down (one to live in and one for his office).

**The Elizaville General Store** (left in photo from 1903) is where David Kleiner would have bought his bologna in 1935. It was located ay the corner of Routes 19 and 2, just behind the woods at the end of Scatico’s golf driving range. Later generations lovingly referred to the store as “Coons” after it was purchased by Burton Coons in 1944. The store burned to the ground after the summer of 1973 and the site has remained undeveloped since then. In the late 1800s and early 1900s, the Elizaville General store also served as the town’s post office.

Naturally, I was drawn to his memories of Scatico. And how the things that become imbedded with- in our memories are not just the big (meeting Lou Gehrig) but the routine (rolling down flaps on cabin screens when it rains or swimming in the lake). The quirky (setting up a black market in bologna and white bread sandwiches) and the poignant (a thoughtful and caring counselor). Memories that have sustained themselves for 90 years.

While each summer might not promise a future baseball Hall of Famer will visit and it’s been 80- plus years since there were flaps to roll down to cover screens, so much that then made for the essence of camp echoes today for the next generation.

Any other alumni from the 1930s-40s who, like David Kleiner, would be interested in sharing memories of their Scatico lives, we’d love to hear from you.

Summer of 1935—A few things Lou Gehrig would have seen on his visit (which look just a little different today)...

**A Court**. No stands for fans and wood backboards. The tree growth was still so young since the time when the camp was an orchard and farm in the late 1800s and early 1900s, that you could stand on the A Court and see the ballfields a few hundred yards away (to the left in the picture). By the 1950s, this view is blocked by trees.

**Girls waterfront**. Everyone is wearing a bathing cap. Lifeguards are using poles instead of rescue tubes. It’s hard to tell... but maybe no rafts in the deep-water swimming area?

**Girls Archery** is located on top of the golf driving range hill (current location of the soccer fields).

**Boys Social Hall** view from the lake. The adjacent water tower was removed in the early 1960s. In 1935, water would have been pumped to the tower from where it would gravity feed to cabins. (Imagining very little water pressure!)

**The Boys Baseball Field.** (Yes, only one). Four additional ballfields will be added in the 1940s. We do love the vintage dirt cutout from the pitcher’s mound to home plate.

Staying in Touch

As always, we’ll start with Random Scatico Sight- ings (RSSes), although a few of these may have been ini- tially aided by social media posts. Still, no matter the assist, we know of no purer alumni lift than spotting a fellow Scaticonian someplace unexpected..... Spanning the 1980s to 2020s, Randy Au and Ging Vann spotted Scott Madison and current camper Jake Carlone at an Ohio State University football game in September.... Mitch Polay (1980s-2000s) and Lolli Kahn (1990s-2000s) had their RSS moment at Yankee Stadium in September.... Reg- ular RSS contributor Doug Herzog (1960s-70s) went coast- to-coast to report RSSes from Los Angeles with Nancy Lippman Halis (1960s-70s) and the Bronx at Yankee Stadi- um with Dan Oshatz (1970s-80s).... 2000s Ceramics Direc- tor Dinath Rose made an RSS connection last spring with current camper Abby Cohen at Congregation Emanuel in Kingston, NY. Dinath is a teacher at the synagogue’s third grade Sunday school, where Abby’s mom also teaches. Di- nath has moved north to Rosendale, NY, after living and teaching Hebrew for 13 years in Boca Raton, FL. “I told Abby she was about to have the best summer ever.”

Summer of 1967 International Counselors. That’s Fred, third from the right.

In other Alumni news.... Congratulations to Roger Granet (1950s-60s) on the publication of his book, “Talking Back to Cancer: A Psycho-Oncologist Speaks to Hope and Focuses on Coping with Cancer” by Luminare Press. As Roger writes, “It derives from my decades of work [as a psychiatrist] at Sloan Kettering and Cornell Medical Center.”... Scatico staff contemporary, Fred O’Brien, traveled from Ireland to work at Scatico as a counselor in 1967. He has also recently written and published a non-fiction work, “One Family, World- wide, Caring for our Common.” The book reflects on his long career in public health.... Photographer Mark Ostow (1960s-70s) had an exhibit of political portraits displayed this fall at the Bridge Gallery in Cambridge, MA... Jeff Bukantz (1970s-80s) was enshrined in November in the National Jewish Sports Hall of Fame, alongside his father Dan, a Scatico alumnus (1930s) and four-time Olympic fencer (1948-60). Jeff, carrying on the family tradition in fencing, was a 2-time Olympic team captain, a fencing play-by-play broadcaster, and former president of Maccabiah USA.... November 8 marked the third annual "Laugh 'Til It Helps" night of comedy to benefit the Cerebral Palsy Alliance Research Foundation (CPARF). Organized by alumnus Scott Kaufman (1990s-2000s), on behalf of Ben and Hope Amsterdam, the event raised more than $31,000 for CPARF, which is dedicated to groundbreaking research and innovative solutions for those impacted by Cerebral Palsy, such as Ben and Hope's daughter Natalie. Ben and Scott were divisionmates and Ben and Hope both had longtime careers as campers, counselors, and division leaders. Nearly 100 people attended, including 30 Scaticonians, with careers spanning from the 1980s - 2020s....

Jeff (right) enters the Na- tional Jewish Sports Hall of Fame with NHL player Mathieu Schneider.

Send news and announcements for future issues of the Alumni Newsletter to info@scatico.com.

Reunions

Getting together with Scatico friends? Send us your photos. In this issue, we heard from alumni spanning 7 decades.

1960s connections in Florida: **Kathy Kassover, Nancy Rosen Rosenblatt,** and **Carol Goodrich Weiss.** Carol, who sent in the photo, noted that Nancy and she were the middle generation in a 3-generation Scatico family. Their moms **Doris Brody Rosen** and **Enid Goodrich** were campers together in the 1940s and their children **Amy** and **Barbara Rosenblatt** and **Josh** and **Jared Weiss** attended Scatico as campers in the 1980s-90s.

1992 Soopers: **Dale Margolin Cecka, Dusty Fox, Robyn Polansky Morrison, Amy Rosenblatt,** and **Amy Paul Tunick**. **Allie Fass** attended, but missed the photo. The weekend escape included the signing of a contract binding all 1992 Soopers to reunions on the first weekend in November in perpetuity.

New Rochelle High School, Class of 1974, 50th Anniversary... Scatico alumni **Jay Finkelstein, Judi Fleischner Ecochard, Ellen Shilowich Woloshin,** and **Dave Marlin**. Missing the photo, but also in attendance, were **Laine Issacs Ortiz** and **Bob Lapidus**.

1980s connections in New York: When **Adam *“Birdie”* Birbrower** suffered from foot pain after a baseball-related injury in an adult league, he knew just who to contact—**Spencer Weisbond.** Spencer operates Orthotic Solutions in Manhattan.

Multigenerational Scatico turnout for a June Justin Timberlake concert: **Emily Heineman Jacobs, Leslie Wayte Heineman, Stefanie Friedman Feidelson, Lucy Feidelson,** and **Ally Zagin**.

Scatico 2000s-20s—September College Football at the University of Michigan: **Maggie Brown, Kate Metzendorf, Amanda Hartstein, Emma Bochner, Laine Greissman** and **Chloe Cardello**. Thanks to Amanda Hartstein for providing the following (if somewhat dizzying) counselor-camper interconnections: Maggie, Amanda and Emma were counselors in 2017 to Laine and Chloe. Emma was also Laine and Chloe’s counselor in 2014. Amanda was Kate’s counselor in 2018 and Maggie was Kate’s counselor in 2015.

Visiting Camp

In the neighborhood? Want to see what camp looks like snow-covered? Just send an email to info@scatico.com. Although we limit visits in- season (usually to alumni from outside the United States), we love to have former campers and staff stop by throughout the off-season.

On August 2, **Viola Major** (traveling from Hungary) visited camp with her husband **Adam Lacsik**. Viola and her brother **Marton** worked in the kitchen at camp for several summers in the early 2010s. She is an English teacher in the city of Gyor. Marton is an engineer in Budapest. Although it had been neary 10 years since she was last at camp, Viola was thrilled to see so many familiar faces, including **Ricardo Turnbull**, who was the assistant head chef when she and her brother worked at camp and is currently entering his third summer as Scatico’s head chef.

In Memoriam

Eddie Sussman, on October 17, at 83. Eddie was (as recalled by his divisionmate Dennis Rinzler) “the BEST chicken fighter during our years at camp in the 1950s.” The chicken fight is the final event for each division in boys Color War, and in one year Eddie held off four campers on the opposing team to be “the last man standing.” His brother Gordon was also a camper.
Norm Ilowite, on July 30, at 70. Norm was a longtime Scatico doc-
tor in the 1990s-2000s, when his children Maya, Laura, and Adam
were campers. A pediatric rheumatologist, he was the Chief of Pedi-
atric Rheumatology at the Children’s Hospital of Montefiore and a Professor Emeritus at Albert Einstein College of Medicine.
Mimi Greiman Hutchinson, on August 30, at 76. Mimi was a camper in the 1950s-60s (along with lots of cousins) and the oldest grandchild of Jack and Daisy Holman. Her mom Lenore attended camp in the 1930s and her children Todd and Tracey in the 1980s-90s.
Howard Podell, on October 17, at 65. An attorney, Howard was a camper and golf counselor in the 1960s-70s. His sister Judy also attended Scatico. Howard’s bunkmate Tom Chiarello remembered him hitting a game-winning grand slam in the 1970 under-13 softball tournament (as the youngest player on the team), advancing Scatico to the finals.

Eddie at the 100th Anniversary reunion at camp in 2022.

International Camp T-Shirt Day

A new favorite annual tradition, November's #CampTshirtDay calls on the global camp community to wear the gear of their summer camp, and post photos of it on social media. This year, we had 91 Scaticonians participate, representing 9 states, 6 countries, and unlimited 12523 pride! (See a selection of alum submissions below, including some current staff members and current camp parents with their children).

Beyond the heartwarming display of camp spirit, Scatico has turned T-shirt Day into a fundraiser, donating to a different non-profit each year for each person who participates. This year we donated $455 to Kite's Nest, a Hudson based nonprofit that provides a wide range of year-round programming and learning environments for youth of all ages in Columbia County. In summer's past Scatico has partnered with Kite's Nest for our in-camp Service Day, and our campers and staff have worked alongside Kite's Nest teens composting in their community garden!

Scatico Fall Open House

We celebrated Scatico’s first-ever Fall Open House on September 21! Open to all current families, staff, and alumni, the day provided an opportunity to walk around and enjoy camp, reconnect with friends, participate in some activities, and take a dip in the lake (it was warm enough!). Around 250 attendees spanning the Scatico generations joined us. We closed out the afternoon with a campfire (and s’mores, naturally) and a raffle featuring Scatico’s first-ever batch of homemade maple syrup. Five lucky winners walked away with a bottle tapped and boiled from Scatico maple trees. So should we make the Fall Open House an annual event? We think so! Keep your eyes peeled for next year’s date, to be announced in the Spring.

1960s-70s: **Liz Croland Sarakin, Susan Greenbaum Gross, Andrea Matles Savada, Susie Simon,** and **Jill Herzog Phillips**

1990s-2000s: **Harris Sarraf, Simon Schwam, David Sarraf, Ryan Meltzer, Scott Kauffman, Michael Heller,** and **Mitch Polay** (who started his Scatico career in the 1980s)

Three generations of **Meltzers**—camper careers from the 1960s to the 2020s

Staying Connected....

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Congratulations

Weddings:

Gil Sunshine and Evita Rodriguez on August 24. Gil (a 4th generation Scaticonian—great-grandparents were Jack and Daisy Holman) was a camper in the 1990s- 2000s, along with his siblings Reuven and Hannah. His dad Harry was a camper and staff member from the 1950s to the 1990s (taking the 1980s off). His grandmother, Marjorie Holman Sunshine, began her camper career in 1934, the first year the girls’ camp was open.
Amanda Gerzog and Joey Evans on June 22. Amanda was a camper and counselor in the 2000s-10s. Her brother David was a
camper in the 2000s.
Hailey Blumenreich and Sam Feldman on October 26. Hailey and her twin sister Stacey were campers and counselors in the 2000s-10s.

2010 Soopers Amanda Gerzog and Hailey Blumenreich celebrate with divisionmates. A special shoutout to Tara Suchait (second from right), who flew from her home in Paris for Amanda’s wedding.

2008 Soopers celebrate with Rachel (back middle)

Rachel Gladstone and Juan Bologna on September 6. Rachel and her brother Josh were campers and counselors in the 2000s-10s.

Just a few Scaticonians join Leah and John.

Leah Robinson and John Kane on September 21. Leah and her brother Dan were campers and counselors in the 2000s-10s. More than 30 Scatico contemporaries and their plus-ones attended.
Eiko Suzuki and Jim Materowski on November 1. Eiko and her brother Yosuke traveled from Japan to Elizavile for many summers in the 1990s-2000s.
Emilie Grodman and Jake Dosoudil on September 28th. Emilie and her brother Justin were campers and staff members in the 1990s - 2000s and mom Pam served as the Girls Waterfront Director for several summers.

Emilie celebrates with fellow 2007 Soopers Tory Dodge (left) and Natalie Fensterstock (right).

The Next Generation

Harrison Michael on June 15 to Cameron and Lucy Callahan Au. Cam and his sister Kael were counselors in the 2010s. Their mom Lynette was a staff member in the 1990s and their dad Randy is the current boys’ Athletics Director. Randy’s Scatico career has spanned 5 decades, beginning in the 1980s.
Zoe on May 23 to Dan Petroff and Emily Gopstein. Dan was a camper and sailing counselor in the 1980s-90s.

Randy, Harrison (already a Cleveland Browns’ fan), and Cam.

Engagements:

Josh and Aodhan with **Diana** and **David** on the steps of the Admin.

Josh Robertson and Aodhan Gregory met at Scatico as international staff members in the early 2010s, Josh working in the outdoor adventure program and Aodhan in film-making. Currently living outside London, they returned to Elizaville in September as part of a U.S. vacation.... And Josh’s proposal.

Camp Scatico 6/10/24 Camp Scatico 6/10/24

Spring 2024, Edition 103

News from Elizaville

Before the Oscar, the Grammy, the two Golden Globes, and the star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame; and before Phil Collins covered a song she co-wrote and it reached #1 on the Billboard Hot 100…. Carol Bayer Sager was a Scatico camper (the winning Color War General in 1959) from New York City. We recently heard from alumnus Bert Holman (1960s), who was reading Carol’s 2016 autobiography “They’re Playing our Song: A Memoir.” Bert, a kindred spirit in the music industry as the longtime manager of the Allman Brothers Band from the 1990s to 2010s, shared the following quote from the book: “While away at summer camp, I began writing lyrics to our camp songs. Everyone liked them and sang them on campfire nights. It was then I knew that I wanted to be a songwriter.”

Maybe the experiences and passions nurtured at camp don’t always translate into careers quite so linearly, but how often must they help us learn a little bit more about ourselves and help foster not just the friendships that carry us through life, but the interests we cultivate and embrace? Whether something tangible like a lifetime devotion to swimming in a lake or pickup basketball or work on a pottery wheel, or intangible, like the wave of nostalgia that descends when you look up at an endless star-filled sky or into the heart of a crackling campfire.

Bob Seebacher and a crowd of nature enthusiasts surveying the latest aquatic creature in the
nature pit.

For Eric Rubin (1960s-70s) it was a love of the outdoors. Now living in Elgin, IL, he is the Chief Change Officer and Managing Partner at Triad Embryonics (a consulting firm “dedicated to helping entrepreneurs and start-ups advance their dreams”). He wrote in a winter email to camp (a place he hasn’t physically returned to since his last summer more than 50 years ago): “I loved exploring and fishing and catching critters…. Believe it or not, Scatico is a frequent visitor in my dreams. In them, I am always connected to the nature pit, where we used to keep huge bullfrogs, snakes, turtles, etc.”

Nature continues to be a popular activity.

For the current generation, we hope Scatico continues to resonate, inspire, and nurture each camper’s unique spirit, perhaps creating foundations for buildings not yet known. Plus, there’s always room for a little full-circle-moment magic….

In the mid-1980s, Girls Head Counselor Nancy Kleiner asked her Division Leaders to select an Alma Mater from a recent Color War Sing to become THE Alma Mater, a song girls side would sing at the end of every evening activity. Historically, Alma Maters were written as part of the Color War Sing, in which Soopers would select an existing song melody and rewrite the lyrics to make it about camp. Nancy wanted to find the best of the Color War Alma Maters, to become a more permanent fixture. Which Alma Mater did the Division Leaders choose? None other than the one from Grey 1982, which goes to the tune of Through the Eyes of Love (the theme to the motion picture Ice Castles). And who (coincidentally) co-wrote the theme to Ice Castles? For which she won a Grammy and a Golden Globe?

And to make the full-circle moment even more full-circle… current Girls Head Counselor Kerri Winderman was a second year camper on Grey 1982. She remembers sitting in the first row and singing the Ice Castles Alma Mater (which all of girls side still sings), and even more, getting hit in the eye when the opposing Green Manhattan threw crab apples (gathered from the old tree by the canteen) as part of their skit. She swears she never looked away from the leader!

Scatico Fall Open House

We are excited to invite all alumni and their families to the first-ever Scatico Fall Open House on Saturday, September 21 from 10:30 AM - 4:00 PM. We envision this day as a new, revamped version of the traditional Alumni Day, or a Visiting Day without camp being in session. It's a day of activities, connecting with friends, and simply being in the 12523.

Sports facilities and the lake will be open, but the day is relatively unstructured. Come and go as you please within the 10:30 AM - 4:00 PM window! We will have crafts/ activity stations for younger kids, and the Canteen is open for snacks. For lunch, it is a BYO picnic (Visiting Day style).

Learn more and RSVP (for general headcount purposes) HERE. Current camp families and staff members are also invited.

Random Scatico Sightings

There may be no off-season Scatico news we like to hear more than reports of Random Scatico Sightings…. Whether it’s running into former division mates unexpectedly or connecting with a soon-to-be former stranger wearing a Scatico shirt ….

Like on the streets of Park Slope in Brooklyn when 2019 Sooper Chloe Cardello spotted 1975 Upper Senior Ben Krull in his 100th anniversary t-shirt….

A Scatico car magnet triggered an RSS in Larchmont, NY. Amy Paul Tunick (1980s-90s) was “randomly” chatting in line with a woman at a store and then left to drive home a few minutes later. But before she could pull out of her spot, the same woman pulled up alongside Amy in her car. “I went to Scatico!” It was Pam Bayer Schoolman (1950s), cousin of Carol Bayer Sager (see lead article in this issue). Wrote Amy, “I couldn’t take a picture because we were in our cars—majorly blocking traffic during the entire conversation.”….

An RSS Down Under as 1990s-2000s camper Jake Wolfin connected with 2010s U.K. counselor David Corder. Though they never attended camp together, David recognized Jake from when he used to visit his younger brother Ben on Visiting Day. They are both now living in Australia….

Doug Herzog (1960s-70s) and Rob Solomon (1970s) met at a recent event at Emerson College (attended by Doug as a board member and Rob as a first cousin of the new president). Rob, who played in the 1978 Under-13 Softball Tournament hosted by Scatico immediately shared that he had a cassette tape of Doug (then a radio counselor) broadcasting a game with Hillel Italie….

The music of the band Guster could often be heard in girls’ side cabins in the 2000s-10s, so maybe it’s not surprising that while attending a recent concert at the Paramount in Brooklyn 2005 Soopers Rachel Modica, Joey Smilgiewicz, and Nicki Fleischner ran into 2006 Soopers Nicole Festa, Hillary Rothman, and Melissa Samuels….

At a women’s college basketball game between Lafayette and Monmouth, Sam Kuperman (broadcasting the game for ESPN+) spotted Matt Gross (Director of Basketball Operations at Monmouth). They overlapped at camp as campers and counselors in the 2000s-10s…

A first pickleball RSS! Current Scatico mom Rebecca Lederman recently opened Pickleball Palace in Whippany, NJ. Jaime Poller and Elyse Segal Madorsky (1970s-80s) were there to play and connected with current camper Eden Lederman….

Imagine the surprise of Doug Florin (1980s-90s), who when attending a high school softball game for his daughter Charlotte (a 2024 Sooper) recognized that the home plate umpire was his camp contemporary Jon Blaufarb. Doug’s report? “Great umpire. Very consistent.”

Jake and Dave

Guster concert

Rob and Doug

Matt and Sam

Doug, Jon, and Charlotte

Jaime, Eden, and Elyse

Alumni News

Congratulations to Jeff Bukantz (1970s-80s) on his induction into the USA Fencing Hall of Fame. Jeff has served as a U.S. Olympic Team Captain, as an Olympic Referee, and as an NBC Television Olympic analyst….

Jamie Hamburg (2000s-2010s) has served as a front of house engineer on American country music singer-songwriter Zach Bryan’s most recent nationwide tour. Coming as no surprise to Jamie’s camp contemporaries who watched him regularly play guitar on the Scatico stage, he has even joined Zach on stage to perform. At a recent concert, Jamie’s former camper Drew Winiarski (2010s) visited after the show….

The Modi Rosenfeld comedy tour continues! 1980s camp contemporaries connecting backstage after recent shows included Sam Safran Bodner (with her husband Sacha), Todd Fass (a former bunkmate with his wife Selena), and Mike Smiley (a former counselor)….

Kyungmin Park, an art and ceramics counselor in the 2000s, was one of three featured artists this past February at a 3-day conference hosted by the Morean Arts Center in St. Petersburg, FL. While there, Kyungmin got together with Bren Karcich (a Scatico caretaker from the 1990s-2010s with her husband Ian Slater), who lived in nearby Old Town, FL….

Michael Lippman (1960s-70s) appeared in a recent episode of Curb Your Enthusiasm (starring Larry David), playing a Rabbi….

SCOPE is a non-profit organization that provides Summer Camp opportunities for children who otherwise would not be able to attend camp. Former Scatico camper, counselor, division leader, and current camp parent Andrew Tannenbaum is a member of the board. At an April event in Manhattan, a strong Scatico contingent turned out to support SCOPE. Each summer, as part of Scatico’s mid-season Service Day, younger campers build Dream Boxes for SCOPE campers attending nearby Ramapo. The Dream Boxes are packed with new school supplies donated by Scatico families.

Larry David and Michael Lippman
*Curb Your Enthusiasm*

Reunions

Connecting while studying in Europe during Junior Semesters abroad--2018 Soopers in Budapest and 2018 Upper Seniors in Copenhagen….

In Los Angeles, representing the 1960s-70s (and Friendship), Lee Gelb, Jane Herzog, and Nancy Greystone….

NYC get-togethers for dinner included the 1993 Soopers (shoutout to Melissa Green Pearson who flew in from California) and the 1992 Soopers….

1950s-60s Scaticonians Arnie Goldman, Paul Jellinger, and Dennis Rinzler sent in a photo from Joe’s Stone Crab in Miami…

Representing the 2000s to 2020s, Anna Rosenfeld, Sarah Feldman, and Jane Rosenfeld (a current assistant head counselor) sent in a photo from London….

Sara Mester’s former bunkmates Brooke Bolnick and Jamie Segal were there to cheer her on (with a take on a Color War chant) when she completed a recent half-marathon. Jamie currently heads Scatico’s performing arts and media programs….

In Westport, CT, 1980 Soopers Laura Danford Mandel, Jackie Olensky, and Wendy Sheldon Brown were joined by Jody Beck (spouse of 1980 Upper Senior Joel Beck), and Barbara Lehman Sheldon (Wendy’s mom and a 1940s-50s alumnus)….

Alexa Nass (2000s) celebrated her 35th birthday with a Murder Mystery party and a lot of Scatico friends….

A multi-generational Scatico reunion in Florida in December included Dori Popkin Chait and her daughter Samara; Andrea Wagner Alhadeff and her daughter Jules; and Brielle Mark and her children Oliver and Charlotte—covering Scatico summers from the 1980s to the 2020s….

Steve Hanft (1950s-70s) and his wife Annelie traveled from their home in Germany to witness the solar eclipse in Waco, TX, on April 8. A road trip afterward included a stop in Truth and Consequences, NM, to get together with Fred “Ferd” Herman (1970s) and his wife Laurie….

A likely locale for a (mostly 1980s) Scatico reunion? How about a Dead & Co. show at Citi Field in Queens? Thanks to Wendy Nedlin Schindler for sending in the photo (better late than never) from last summer’s concert….

Current counselor Austin Moscou will be a freshman at Dennison University in the fall, playing wide receiver on the football team. In January, he toured the Granville, OH, school with his dad Jimmy (1970s-80s) and they visited Randy Au at his home in Columbus, OH. Randy, the current athletics director on boys’ side, began his Scatico career in the 1980s (alongside Jimmy on staff). Now he gets to supervise Austin.

We also heard from…. Steven Bisk (1960s-70s). Now living in Israel, married with 7 children and 9 grandchildren, and running a nonprofit called JOIN Israel that sends “600 underprivileged Israeli youth annually to 3-week camps.”…

David Epstein (1980s-90s). Now living in Austria after spending the previous three years in Belgium, he works for the U.S. Mission to NATO, advancing Outer Space Policy….

Jon Koren (1990s-2000s). Now living in Monaco with his wife and 3 children, he co-manages a “shipping company with a fleet of tankers and dry bulk vessels.”….

Dinath Rose (ceramics program head for several summers in the 2000s), who has moved from Florida to near camp (Rosendale, NY) and is teaching and tutoring Hebrew….

And Karen Salver. Karen never attended Scatico, but her dad Seymour Alterman was a camp doctor in the 1940s. Recently going through items in storage, she was touched (as were we) to discover that her dad (who passed away in 2011) had saved many photos (including a full-camp panorama) from his time at Scatico.

1992 Soopers

Randy, Scou, and Austin

1993 Soopers

Arnie, Paul, and Dennis

Budapest Reunion

Florida reunion

2018 Upper Seniors

Grateful Dead reunion

Reunion in New Mexico

Alexa birthday party

Anna, Sarah, and Jane

Lee, Jane, and Nancy

Send in news (and non-news) to info@scatico.com for inclusion in the Fall 2024 issue
of the Alumni Newsletter.

CONGRATULATIONS

The Next Generation

Eli on April 3 to Jaime Hollander and Brian Goldwasser. Jaime and her sisters Rachel and Jackie were campers and counselors in the 1990s-2010s.
Lily on May 24 to Alexa Wallerstein and Dylan Lawson. Alexa was a camper, counselor, and division leader in the 2000s-10s.
Bella Etta on May 10 to Bennett and Jackie Polen. Bennett and his siblings Jocelyn, Zach, and Natalie had Scatico careers that covered the 1990s to 2010s. Their dad Rusty was a camper in the 1960s-70s.
Sarah on April 6, 2023, to Adam and Julie Blaufarb Kinory. Julie was a camper in the 1970s-80s and her brother Jon a camper in the 1980s. (See the reports of Random Scatico Sightings for a Jon sighting.) Their dad Gene Blaufarb ran the boys’ waterfront for nearly ten summers in the 1970s-80s.

Top Left—SARAH, Top Right—BELLA

Bottom Left—ELI, Bottom Right—LILY

Weddings

Alyssa Bush and Barrett Lynner on April 27. Alyssa and her brothers Matt and Brett were campers and counselors (collectively) from the 1980s to the 2010s. Her parents Mike Bush and Nedra Rosen were camp doctors for more than 10 summers in the 1990s-2000s (and Mike was a camper and counselor in the 1960s-70s). David Fleischner officiated the wedding.
Andrew Nathin and Maya Goldstein on May 6. Andrew was a camper, counselor, and division leader in the 2000s-10s.

We Will Miss You

Barbara Meyers-Rothenberg-Brown passed away on October 4, 2023, at the age of 81. Barbara and her brother Al Meyers attended Scatico in the 1950s. The matriarch of a 3-generation Scatico family, her son David Rothenberg was a camper in the 1970s and her grandson Branden Rothenberg was a camper and counselor in the 2010s-20s.
Mady Drazin Chudnoff passed away on May 7 at the age of 78. She and her brother Andrew were Scatico campers in the 1950s-60s. She was also the matriarch of a 3-generation Scatico family—her children Perry and Shawn attended in the 1980s-90s and her grandchildren Aaron and Jordan Goldberg in the 2010s-20s. An avid golfer who played on courses worldwide, she carded three holes-in-one.

Carol Bloomgarden Schectman, the girls’ head counselor from 1967 to 1984, passed away on February 14 at the age of 98. In the photo, Carol is dressed for a “wedding” (Color War break) in the early 1980s.
Louise Holman Roth, passed away on January 8, at the age of 87. Louise and her sister Rosalind Holman Schiff, nieces of Scatico founder Nat Holman, attended camp in the 1940s-50s.
Stanley Wallerstein, who passed away on December 1, 2023, at the age of 87, was a camper in the 1940s-50s with his sister Barbara Wallerstein Bickel.

Camp Scatico 1/3/24 Camp Scatico 1/3/24

Winter 2023-24, Edition 103

It’s July 1, 1945. Morning. Opening Day. Scatico campers excitedly gather in the main concourse of Grand Central Station, looking for the raised banners that will group them by division. Outside their large circle of energy, laughter and nerves, the bustle of another Grand Central morning passes by…

News from Elizaville

Seven-year-old Judy Ugelow, from Washington Heights, is setting off for her first summer at camp. “I see it as if were yesterday. Such a clear vision. I didn’t have a friend. As a City Kid, I knew camp was a treat.”

Judy at camp this Fall— her first visit since 1950.

Judy’s last summer at Scatico was 1950. In September, she returned to Elizaville for the first time in 73 years. Under the heading of “First Class RSS” (Random Scatico Sighting), she discovered several years ago that the two sons of her West Hartford, CT, neighbors (Isaac and Elliot Greenblatt—longtime campers and current staff members) attend Scatico. Nicole, their mom, has finally convinced Judy that it’s time to return to her long-ago summer home and has offered to drive her up for a visit.

There’s nothing we love more than RSSes and alumni who return to visit camp after being away for many years (and 73 years may well be an all-time record!). Both can produce a spontaneous smile and the heart-warming embrace of nostalgia. For Judy (similar to many), it’s not just about the stirring of specific moments and memories, but the overall sense of place. The inside of a bunk. The lake. Campfires. Sights. Sounds. Smells. “Camp looked the same, but fresh. Same feel. I loved camp.” She remembered buying her camp uniform in the lead-up to summer, Color War and Friday Nights, her friends Vera and Rita, the aura of Uncle Nat and his wife Jackie…. To imagine what walking around camp might have felt like to Judy on this Fall visit, a camper or staff member finishing a Scatico career in 2024 would need to envision that next return to camp coming in 2097. Just in time for the 22nd Century.

The summer of 2024 promises, as in years passed, full-camp events (Opening and Closing campfires, Friday evenings, the final night of Color War,…) when graduating campers and staff will share stories and lessons learned from their years at Scatico. They’ll talk about friendship and overcoming challenges. Specific events and moments. And underlying much of this growth is a foundation that’s less tangible and less describable, tied more to a feeling and a connection to place. And sometimes all it takes to re-discover that foundation supporting you is an off-season visit. Or the realization of an unexpected RSS with next-door neighbors, even if you attended camp 70 years apart.

Then and Now photos…. for those of you who haven’t been to camp in 73 years! The shorts are still green and the T-Shirts white. The trees have grown just a bit!

A Court. Then—Wood backboards.

Now—Fiberglass backboards. Trees and shade.

Tennis Courts. Then—Clay surface and wood racquets.

Now—All-weather surface, lighting, and a coed Pickleball tournament.

Girl’s Cabin. Then— metal frame beds and saddle shoes.

Now— wood beds with shoe cubbies, and Crazy Creeks.

Golf Course. Then— no dividers and not much shade.

Now— seating and shorts!

Visiting Camp

In the neighborhood? Want to see what camp looks like snow-covered? Just send an email to info@scatico.com. Although we limit visits in-season (usually to alumni from outside the United States), we love to have former campers and staff stop by throughout the off-season.

A few recent, notable pilgrimages to Elizaville (in addition to Judy Ugelow Satlof—see story above)…. Nathalie Kuilder traveled from the Netherlands to work at Scatico in the summer of 1989. On vacation in the United States in July with her husband and two children, she made sure to include a stop in Elizaville, her first time at camp in 24 years….

For David Wozny, it had been 20 years since he traveled from England to work as a driver in the summer of 1993. During his June visit, he made sure to stop by the bunk in which he lived….

Steve Leonard never attended Scatico, but he knew that his mom Marjorie Friedman and her sister Phoebe were campers and counselors in the 1930s. While on vacation near camp, he randomly drove past the Scatico sign and the name seemed familiar. He couldn’t resist. After a tour by golf cart with his wife Cynthia, he went home and dug through family CD photo archives—and sent in the pictures below from the summers of 1935 to 1937.

Phoebe Friedman and her mom Carrie on Visiting Day in 1937 outside the canteen (they couldn’t cut grass back then?).

Staying In Touch

As always, we’ll begin with Random Scatico Sightings (RSSes)—whether people who shared summers together in Elizaville (and recognized each other) or when the connection discovered is gleaned through a “Scatico” article of clothing or (as you will soon see) random conversation….

Andrew “AJ” Kahn lives in Denver, CO, where he works for Pearl Health. Riding in a gondola on a ski outing in Telluride, he heard one passenger say he was from Red Hook (Brooklyn)—and another passenger counter that “the real Red Hook is in Upstate New York.” AJ asked Passenger Two how he knew the Upstate Red Hook. (You know where this is going!) Connection made with longtime camper and current counselor Jacob Schiff (2010s-20s)….

Bruce Holman (1944-56) sat down in a movie theater near his Florida home this summer to watch the film “Oppenheimer” and recognized the person in the seat next to him—Annie Bierman Gruenberger (1959-68). Although they had never spent a summer together at camp, they knew each other from alumni reunions through the years. Annie then shared how her father was a member of the 27-person flight crew on the plane that dropped the bomb on Hiroshima….

Current camper Sam Oberweger was riding a bus in Manhattan after school one day and (naturally) wearing a Scatico shirt. A woman approached and a new friend made—Susan Rosenbaum Retblatt (who attended camp from 1952 to 1960). Their last and first summers gapped by more than 60 years!... Current camp parents Joanna and Jeremy Klein (Gracie and Jordan are their children) went to see a Broadway show in December and afterwards entered a crowded restaurant for a bite to eat—“A lovely couple invited us to share their bar table.” In the ensuing conversation they realized that they shared a Scatico connection. One of their “new” friends? Betsy Nosonowitz (1960s-70s).

Other alumni checking in…. Zack Phillips spent one summer at Scatico (heading the music program in 2012) but he has plenty of camp DNA (grandparents Don and Sue Kohlreiter Herzog, mom Jill Herzog Phillips, and sisters Gaby and Halle Phillips all spent many years in the 12523 as campers and counselors from the 1940s to the 2020s—in fact, covering every decade except the 1990s). At a Webster Hall concert in Brooklyn in April 2022, Zack saw INJI as an opening act: “We were immediately kindred spirits and I’ve been her manager ever since!... She had a big viral moment on Tik Tok with her first song Gaslight.” The photo below shows Zack and INJI outside a sold out show in London this past summer….

Janet Lapidus Nova (1970s-80s), NFL deputy general counsel for media and league business affairs, was honored for her philanthropic leadership by the UJA Federation of New York at a June event in Manhattan. Former bunkmates Stefanie Friedman Feidelson, Alison Max Rothschild, and Margie Ostrove joined her at the celebration.

Stefanie, Janet and Alison (Margie taking the photo).

…. Glenn Parker (1950-59) has co-authored (with his son Michael) “Positive Influence: Leadership in a Time of Crisis” (a Goody Business Book Awards winner)…. Congratulations to Alexsander Borisavljevic, who this August received his PhD in Sport and Physical Education from the University of Belgrade. Alexsander and his father Radisa both worked at camp as members of support staff (respectively in 2006 and 1978)—a two-generation Scatico family from Serbia

…. Standup comedian Modi Rosenfeld (1970s-80s) is in the midst of a 25-performance tour that extends through April (“The Know Your Audience Tour”) and includes stops in New York, Washington, and Boston. For ticket information visit ModiLive.com….

When Adam Birbrower (1980s) saw a Scatico instagram post this past summer about a come-from-behind victory in a night baseball game at Camp Kenmont (in which his nephew Jed Greer played), he couldn’t help but recall pitching in a tournament at the same camp in 1986 (when Scatico lost in the last inning of the finals—after winning its first two games). He sent in the two photos below…

Kenmont Baseball Team— 1986 (Adam third from right)

Abby Pariser (1950s) and Eric Baron (1950s-60s) worked together to help plan the 50th anniversary of the Scarsdale High School Class of 1963….

Send news (and non-news) for the Spring issue of the alumni newsletter to info@scatico.com.

Reunions

Getting together with Scatico friends? Send us your photos. In this issue, we heard from alumni from the 1960s to the 2010s.

1960s-70s—Nancy Greystone and Wendy Wolf—Now (in Los Angeles, where Nancy lives and runs a Communications Consultancy) and then (in the vintage photo, that’s Wendy on Nancy’s shoulders in the middle). “I met Wendy on the first day of camp in 1966. It was my first year, but Wendy’s second, so she knew the ins and outs. She took me under her wing, and was the best possible friend to have—then and now.”

Wendy on Nancy’s shoulder — back row second from left.

1970s-90s—Todd Fass, Billy Goldman, and Justin Lapatine. Scatico dads drop off their children at Vanderbilt University for the fall semester. Don’t think we didn’t notice that Todd and Justin are wearing white t-shirts.

1980s-2000s—Scott and EB Berwitt Strauss (with Blair) and Josh Aronin (with James). From Elizaville to neighbors in Delray Beach, FL.

1980s-90s—Mitch Polay and Julian Lynn—from Amsterdam, where Julian manages a hotel. Mitch (who was on vacation) was Julian’s counselor in 1988.

As campers in the 2000s-10s, Noah Levine and Jayson Pinals made their share of horror films in the Scatico film program, so many that Noah created his own production company—Zomboy Productions. Today, Jayson works for a pharmaceutical company in Boston and Noah works for Lionsgate Films (most recently running the media campaign for “Saw X”). When Jayson visited Noah in Los Angeles recently , they met up with John Hickey, the head of the Scatico film program, who will celebrate his 40th summer as a Scatico staff member in 2023.

2000s—Visitng Paris this summer, Lizzie Swerdlin connected with her longtime bunkmate (and French native) Hava Suchait.

A likely location for a reunion of 1980s-90s alumni? A Bruce Springsteen concert in New Jersey. Left to right: Aaron Zamkoff (Erik’s son), Randy Au, Doug Florin, Erik Zamkoff, and Matt Florin. Lynette Santoro-Au is taking the photo.

From down-under and covering Scatico summers from the 1960s to the 2000s… Rich and Sue Rubin Wolfin were visiting their son Jake (who lives in Australia) where they met Trevor and Jenny Dodge (and daughter Perth). The Dodges live in Mexico City, but Jenny is originally from Australia—and they were home to see her family.

**2014 Soopers** celebrate Friendsgiving

In Memoriam

Jeff with Braelyn, Scatico caretaker Teddy’s daughter.

Joan Lorberbaum Moore on July 7 at the age of 77. Joan attended camp from 1953 to 1960, along with her sister Kara Lorberbaum Beck. Originally from New York City, Joan lived in Florida where she worked as a real estate agent. Her son Brett Moore was a camper and counselor in the 1980s-90s, and was famed for running Scatico’s only-ever auto-shop program (teaching campers such skills as how to change oil).
Hal Bauman on June 23 at the age of 85. Hal was a counselor in the 1950s. A Judge and Village Justice in Liberty, NY, earlier in life he worked as an aeronautical engineer for Grumman Engineering. While at Grumman, he served on teams that helped Apollo 11 land on the moon in 1969 and that designed vertical stabilizers for the F-14 fighter jet.
Marcia Marks Thaler on October 9 at the age of 80. A graduate of New York University Uptown, Marcia was an early childhood educator and administrator at both the 92nd Street Y and JCP Downtown in Manhattan. She spent summers at Scatico from 1949 to 62 and her children Lawrence (LT) and Karen were at camp in the 1980s-90s. Her grandchildren Noah and Ryan are current campers.
Jeffrey Somang Kiluba on October 7 at the age of 24. Jeff worked fulltime as a member of the maintenance team in 2018 and part-time from 2019 to 2023. Born in the Democratic Republic of Congo, he moved to Kingston, NY, in 2012.

International Camp T-Shirt Day

A new favorite annual tradition, November's #CampTshirtDay calls on the global camp community to wear the gear of their summer camp, and post photos of it on social media. This year, we had a record 101 Scaticonians participate, representing 11 states, 10 countries, and 8 decades of Scatico history! (See a selection of alum submissions below).

Beyond the heartwarming display of camp spirit, Scatico has turned T-shirt Day into a fundraiser, donating to a different non-profit each year for each person who participates. This year we donated $404 to Experience Camps, an award-winning non-profit that transforms the lives of grieving children through summer camp programs and innovative, year-round initiatives. ExCamps offers no-cost summer camps throughout the US for children who have lost a sibling, parent, or primary caregiver. There are three Scatico alum personally involved with the organization-- Brian Helfman, who serves as a Program Director, and Melissa Samuels and Lexi Schecter who both serve as volunteer camp counselors.

The Next Generation

Send announcements to info@scatico.com…. And for your effort will send you a Scatico Onesie and bib.

Clara on August 2 to Alex and Ali Levine Foster. Ali was a camper and counselor in the 1990s-00s. Grandpa Andy (better known as Lumpy) was a camper and staff member in the 1960s-70s.

Rae on September 23 to Matty and Kael Au-Carroll. Matty and Kael met as counselors at Scatico in 2008. Matty was last at camp in 2022 as an assistant head counselor. Grandparents Randy and Lynette Santoro-Au both worked at camp in the 1990s (and, for Randy, in the 1980s and 2000s-20s as well—currently as an athletics director).

Owen on October 23 to Sam and Jessica Abrams. Sam and his brothers Joe and Mike were campers in the 1990s; grandpa Jeff a camper and counselor in the 1960s-70s.
Margot on August 22 to Ben and Danielle Hayon. Ben and his siblings Sol and Rachel were campers and staff members in the 1990s-10s.

Asher on September 21 to Russell Goldstein and Hannah Markell-Goldstein. Hannah and her brother John were Scatico campers in 2000s; their mom Donna Matles Markell was a camper in the 1960s.

Jake on November 22 to Michael and Cassie Bukantz. Michael and his sister Stephanie were campers and counselors in the 1990s-2000s; their parents Jeff Bukantz and Carol Irwin were counselors in the 1970s-80s; and their grandfather Dan Bukantz attended Scatico in the 1940s. According to Michael, Jake’s older sister Ivy “is already trying to teach him the chicken patty chant”
Logan Jack on December 16, 2021 to Charlie Bahamonde and Rachel Frishman. Rachel and her brother Adam were campers in the 1990s; Grandpa Ricky was a camper and counselor in the 1960s-70s.

CONGRATULATIONS

Weddings A busy wedding season! Including three trios of bunkmates: 2005 Upper Seniors Jesse, Joe, and Brian (who also happen to be first cousins); 2004 Upper Seniors Michael, Justin, and Max; and 2008 Soopers Emily, Rebecca, and Audrey. Send announcements to info@scatico.com.

Jesse Fleischner and Liz Deubl on September 23. Jesse’s siblings Greta, Rebecca, and Adam and dad Ben were also campers.

Joe Quigley and Christina Moller on June 3. Joe’s siblings Doris, Rodger, Helen, and Sally were also campers.
Brian Klena and Liz Butcher on October 21. Brian’s siblings Patrick, John, and Deirdre were also campers.
Michael Lew and Elissa Weinberger on September 10. Michael’s siblings Audrey and Ben were also campers in the 1990s-00s. Ben currently heads the girls’ tennis program.
Justin Grodman and Mackenzie Cunningham on September 30. Justin and his sister Emilie were campers in the 1990s-00s.; their mom Pam Gulick-Grodman ran the girls’ waterfront from 1999-2003.
Max Bosch and Gabby Gonzalez on October 14. Max was a camper and counselor from 2003-09; his mom Alley Foster and stepdad Dave Hyman worked at Scatico from 2003 to 2015, Alley as a ceramics and art director and Dave founding and heading the woodshop program. They also jointly directed the CIT program.

Max (far left) with Scatico family and friends

Jesse and Liz with family— photo includes 9 current/ former Scatico campers.

Tory Dodge and Andrew Ehinger on July 15. Tory and her siblings Jessica, Trevor, and Aliza were longtime campers and staff members from the 1990s-10s; their mom Lisa Paymer Dodge and uncles Steven and Andy attended camp in the 1960s-80s. (Andrew proposed to Tory on an off-season visit to camp.)
Alexa Wallerstein and Dylan Lawson on June 3. Alexa was a camper and counselor from 2001-13. Her brother Adam was a camper in the 2000s.

Rebecca Schwartz and Chris Mack on October 14. Rebecca attended camp with her sister Ashley Green Sheen in the 1990s-00s.
Emily Heineman and Andrew Jacobs on June 18. Emily and her brothers Jack and Matt were campers and staff members in the 2000s-10s; their mom Leslie and aunt Amy attended Scatico in the 1970s-80s.

Julie Miller and Zach Zaffos on May 27. Julie was a camper and counselor from 2004-12.

Jon Kochen and Julie Rudnick on March 4. Jon and siblings Matt, Jacob, and Leah attended Scatico in the 1990s-2010s; there mom Sharon Beck Kochen, uncle Joel, and grandparents George and Kara Lorberbaum Beck all attended camp (covering the 1950s-80s).

2009 Soopers celebrate Julie (who missed the photo)

Jon and Julie— three generations of campers represented

Last, but not least…. Audrey Fleischner (girls athletics director and assistant head counselor) and Mark Gretenstein (boys head counselor) on September 3 (ceremony at the girls campfire site, cocktail hour outside the dining room, reception on the boys ballfields, and afterparty at the canteen). Just a few current and former Scaticonians in attendance….

Camp Scatico 12/1/23 Camp Scatico 12/1/23

Spring 2023, Edition 102

Each summer at Scatico we look to find moments of magic... and then take a moment to stop, take a breath, and marvel.

News from Elizaville

Each summer at Scatico we look to find moments of magic... and then take a moment to stop, take a breath, and marvel.

Nature often provides the gift. A double rainbow arcs 180 degrees across the sky from tree line to tree line.... Roger, the resident heron, lands on the dock in the middle of the Color War swim meet and decides to just relax, oblivious to the commotion.... A prehistoric-looking turtle crawls out of the woods during morning lineup and starts digging a hole to lay eggs a few feet from the flagpole....

Sometimes the magic emerges from an activity. A candle-lighting ceremony at the Opening Campfire when the graduating Soopers talk about camp traditions.... A solo singing performance at a 4th of July Tal- ent Show that initially falters and then finds its stride, to soar and captivate.... A soccer game that reaches a sudden death penalty shootout that goes round after round after round after.....

The magic can often be found in a moment of friendship. Early August. Graduating campers stargazing with divisionmates on the ballfields or the hill of the golf course. Talking about space travel. Or something that happened a first summer at camp 8 years ago. Sensing that time is standing absolutely still—and yet always hurtling forward way too quickly....

And sometimes the magic catches us unawares and after the fact. Even after the summer. During the winter, we received an email from Larry Fleder (a camper and counselor from the 1960s-70s). Have you looked recently at the Google Satellite view of camp? I decide to go for the tension-building slow reveal. Start with the entire globe. Western hemisphere. North America. Northeast United States. New York State. Hudson Valley. Rhinebeck to Hudson.... You can see where this is going.....

When I finally got to the image of Camp Scatico, it’s an image of camp on the day of the 100th Anniversary celebration this past September. How is it possible that of all the days in all of the weeks, months, and years?.... Obviously, one answer. Magic.

Camp Magic... The 180-degree rainbow... The penalty kick that hits the post in round 8...

Staying In Touch

As always, we will start off with RSSes (Random Scatico Sightings).... The Strauss/Koretsky and Fass families spotted each other at an Islanders hockey game. Between parents and children they represent every decade at camp from the 1970s through to the 2020s.... If you were trying to guess an RSS location for alumni from the 1990s and answered, “a Bruce Springsteen concert,” you would be correct! Dori Popkin Chait ran into (left to right in the photo) Ben Amsterdam, Jon Jacobs, Charlie Stein, Scott Kaufman, Michael Heller, David Sarraf (blocked by Michael), and Simon Schwam at an April show in D.C. (Scott with the connections for 7 adjacent seats.)....

Scatico Chef James Wexler and his family run Two Fat Cookies (a Delray Beach, FL, bakery). When recently delivering a cake for a 1-year-old’s birthday, the grandmother and mother accepting the order noticed a certain CS triangle on Jimmy’s sleeve. It was Ellen Greystone Kalikow, who was a camper and counselor from 1965- 73, and Liza Kalikow Kirsh (a camper in the 1990s).....

Current girls head counselor Kerri Winderman (1980s-2020s) serves on the board of Soul Ryeders, a non-profit that provides support to those in the tri-state area impacted by cancer (and an organization Scatico partners with on our in-summer Service Day). Volunteering at the organization’s 1/2 marathon fundraising event in May, Kerri had an exciting RSS with Liza Gellerman (2000s-10s), the overall female winner....

Dennis Rinzler (1950s-60s) was driving in Connecticut when he spotted a Scatico magnet on a car. He snapped a photo and we put the “Scatico Detective Agency” to work. Location. Adjacent magnet with high school and sport. Confirmed. Justin Lapatine (1980s-90s), whose children Aidan and Ryan are current Scaticonians....

A double RSS for Doug Herzog (1960s-70s): with Chase Madorsky (2000s-20s) at a UCLA baseball game and with Debbie Goodman-Cohen (1960s-70s) at the Hollywood Bowl for Willie Nelson’s 90th birthday celebration....

And a personal RSS. Entering “Sally’s APizza” in Stamford, Diana and I, with Cory Schwartz (1988 to present), were greeted enthusiastically with, “David, Diana, and Cory!” Incredible service—and yet how did the restaurant manager know our names? It was Max Lieberman (1990s-2000s). (Editor’s Note: great pizza.) ....

In other, non-RSS news (and non-news).... “Pop Torch”—the latest album from Ellen Woloshin (1971-74), is available on all music streaming services....

Former bunkmates Jared Simons and Sage Blumenfeld sent in a photo from their May graduation from Syracuse University.... Pavel and Maggie Parwanicka Mozga met at Scatico as staff members in 1998. Their children Nick and Natalie began their campers careers in the 2010s. As a family, they recently completed the 39-mile long BikeNYC....Justin Adams (1990s-00s) works as an Executive Chef in Bangkok, Thailand. His daily routine includes biking to work to avoid the traffic. (Not sure if he brings the dog to the restaurant every day.)....

Adam Schefflan (1980s) checked in with an update on his band Dealers of God: “We released our second album, “Dealer’s Choice,” on January 1 and are doing a limited-edition run of 100 CDs through the internet label Dismiss Yourself. We definitely upped the weird factor this time, but I think it’s a tighter and more cohesive work than the last album.”....

...Congratulations to Don Cohen (1960s) on the publication of “Nearby Stories”—a collection of poems.... For 3 weeks in September 2021, Scatico became the filming location for a portion of the production of Rally Caps, an as yet-to-be-released movie starring Judd Hirsch and Amy Smart. Eileen Fleder Kahn (1960s) previewed a recent screening at a February film festival in Palm Beach, FL. Her review? “It was good. The Scatico footage (admin, girls side field and tennis courts , dining hall, the boys center campus, and the interior bunks—with the camp names on the ceiling blurred out) was fun for me as I knew where everything was shot.”

Thanks for staying in touch. E-mail news and photos for future issues of the Alumni Newsletter to info@scatico.com.

Visiting Camp in the Off-Season

As a 22-year-old post-graduate social work student in the summer of 1979, Nigel Radcliffe traveled from the United Kingdom to Scatico to work as a division leader. He visited camp in April—for the first time in 44 years! “It was a great day in glorious sunshine.... I've never really been able to explain to my wife what this was about.” In NYC the following day and wearing a Scatico t-shirt, he was stopped by a former camper last at camp in 1982. (Nigel couldn’t remember the name for an official RSS credit!) Since the summer of 1979, Nigel has worked as an addiction treatment counsellor—with his practice based in Cyprus since 2012...

Brothers Eric and Danny Baron along with their cousin Andy Shapiro (1950s-60s) also made the trip to camp in April. They even made it out to the A Court so Danny could recreate his game-winning shot in the finals of the Nat Holman basketball tournament....

When Dan Feinberg (camper and counselor from 1943 to 1958) visited in May, the only photos he took were of photos on the canteen wall. He did send in this shot from the 1940s—that’s Dan in the vest.

Eric, Andy and Danny

First visit since 1979

Scatico 1940s: Belts and Collared Shirts for Photo Day

In Memoriam

Leroy “Lee” Fadem passed away on April 20, 2023, at the age of 102. Leroy attended Scatico in the 1920s-30s, when camp was located in Wingdale, NY (prior to the 1934 move to Elizaville). Leroy’s Aunt Rose, was the Aunt Rose of Scatico fame (who helped run the camp office in the 1950s-70s and was a sister of Scatico founder Nat Holman). Lee served in the Navy in WWII (a Torpedo Officer earning five Battle Stars), had a long career as an executive in the toy industry, and traveled to over 100 countries on six continents.
Joan Greenwald Herfort Halpern passed away on March 7, 2023, at the age of 94. Joan attended Scatico from 1937 to 1949. Her three daughters Amy, Nancy, and Robin were campers in the 1960s-70s. Joan attended camp (starting at the age of 4!) because her mother grew up on the Lower East Side and attended P.S. 62 with Scatico founder Nat Holman in the early 1900s. Joan graduated with a BS in mathematics and science from the University of Michigan in 1948. After college she worked as a bacteriologist at Mount Sinai Hospital and later worked for 10 years in the microbiology lab at White Plains Hospital.
John Barman passed away on March 17, 2023, at the age of 73. John and his sister Rosemary were Scatico campers (1960s) as was their mother Marion Holman Barman (1930s). John’s grandfather Irving was a brother of Nat Holman—and Rose Fadem (see above). After graduating from the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania, John worked for Estee Lauder before launching his own interior design firm, John Barman Inc., in 1989. John was widely honored in the design field, including recognition as one of the “AD100′′ by Architectural Digest magazine, “The City’s Best 100 Architects and Decorators” by New York Magazine, and “Top 50 New York Designers” by New York Spaces.

Celebrating the 12523 on 1/25/23

We celebrated a unique milestone event this winter... 1/25/23 aka #ScaticoDay. It was former Boys Assistant Head Counselor Matty Carroll (2000s-20s) who first pointed out that a certain day in January would spell out camp's zipcode, and we knew we had to honor it in some way! So we took to social media, and asked Scaticonians from across the generations to submit photos from their first summer at camp. Over 100 people sent in photos, cumulatively representing many, many more bunkmates and family members. There were first summers spanning 50+ years and encompassing countless Scatico experiences and friendships. The photos below show photos of first summers for campers who began their careers between 1998 and 2011 (current ages 20 to 34). ...And, if you missed out on submitting your photo, get ready for 12/5/23 (your last chance to participate for 100 years).

Jack Heineman and Ellie Klein

Lucy Mandel and Miko Newman

Brett, Jared and Ella Simons

Jeremy Reissman (“Tuna”) with Ging Vann and big brother Brent (“Turk”)

Sammi Salmirs and Mackenzie Press

Barrie, Rachel and Julia Modica

Mack and Chase Madorsky

Matt Kochen with siblings (and future campers) Jacob, Leah, and Jon

Scatico Reunions

NYC in October. Back—Ali Penn, Lisa Goldman Shatz, Melissa Kantor, Amy Kurzman Buckman, and Hayley Braunstein. Front—Rana Grossman Leibowitz and Stephanie Gnesin Schubert.

NYC in March: Leslie Lubin, Sharon Ostow Rousmaniere, and Rachel Sunshine first met at Scatico 55 years ago—summer of 1968.

2011 Soopers and Upper Seniors got together for a BBQ.

Boca Raton in January. When Robyn Mohr and Stefanie Bukantz (middle row) visited their bunkmate Jenni Levine, Jenni’s parents (Chas and Ellen) and brother Jason joined—along with the next generation, Harrison and Maddie.

Vintage 1980s: Mike “Maz” Madorsky sent in this photo with the title “Duck Dynasty Elizaville.” From left to right—Dan “DD” Deutsch, Jon “JD” Deutsch, Dean Silverman, Maz, and Danny Oshatz.

Glenn Parker (right) was Stu Schwartz’s counselor in 1959—64 years ago. They got together in March to take in an exhibit on Jewish Delis at the New York Historical Society.

D.C. dinner in February. 1970s bunkmates Jill Herzog Phillips and Karen Goldstein Glick.

The Next Generation— Congratulations!

(for the best deal ever... send in a birth announcement and receive a Scatico onesie and bib!)

Lenny on February 6, 2023, to Matt and Amanda Kochen. Matt was a camper and counselor in the 1990s-2010s along with his siblings Jon, Jacob, and Leah. Matt’s mom Sharon Beck Kochen and grandparents George and Kara Lorberbaum Beck also attended camp (three generations of campers spanning more than 50 Scatico summers).
Kaiden Samuel on November 29, 2022, to Karl Hall and Sydney Jenkins-Hall. Kaiden’s big siblings Karl Jr. (KJ) and Kylie are current campers.
Charlie on January 8, 2023, to David and Lizzie Cohen Marks. Lizzie was a camper and counselor 1990s-2010s along with her sister Maggie. Their dad Frank attended Scatico in the 1960s-70s.
Willow on 2/6/23 to Chris and Jamie Nowak Noe. Big sister Annabelle will be a Jinter this summer. Mom Jamie was a camper and counselor in the 1990s-2000s.
Henry Elliot on February 5, 2023, to Michael Braverman and Nicki Fleischner. Lots of Scatico family here....

Just Married

JoJo Wollman and Michael Leoni on January 14, 2023. Jojo and her sister Caroline began their camper careers in the early 2000s. Their dad Dan was a Scatico camper in the 1960s-70s and then a longtime Scatico doctor in the 2000s-10s. JoJo sent in the wedding photo to the right in which a few Scatico bunkmates tried to recreate a vintage 4th of July photo from the summer of 2004.

Twenty years in a flash.... Left, July 4, 2004—Barrie Modica, JoJo on Julie Miller’s back, Zoe Goldstein, Emily Berger, and Sydnee Fried

.... Right, January 14, 2023—Nicki Stuttman, Danielle Liebman, JoJo on Julie Miller’s back, Zoe Goldstein, Emily Berger, and Sydnee Fried.

Ben Stern and Sophia Anderson on August 27, 2022. Ben was a camper and counselor in the 1990s-2000s. Ben’s former bunkmate Josh Wigler officiated (in a spectacular floral suit). Ben is a therapist in private practice in Cobble Hill, Brooklyn, working primarily with children, adolescents, and their families.

Katie Hecker and Brian Hoffman on March 25, 2023. Katie (the current girls athletics director), and her twin sister Morgan began their Scatico careers as campers in 2003. Their parents Dick Hecker and Nancy Klyde Hecker met as staff members in the 1980s.

Calling All Photos

We are looking for classic (and even not-so-classic) photos to print in future issues of the Alumni Newsletter. Send by e-mail as an attachment to info@scatico.com or by mail to: Camp Scatico, PO Box 6, Elizaville, NY 12523.

Vintage 1985—from Jill Ettinger. “Madonna Day”—when every camper on girls side dressed up as Madonna for evening activity.

Vintage 1966—from Ricky Shorin: Hanging out on the lower hill with Richie Berger, Jim Shorin, and Jeff Friedman. Maybe the last summer for the swing set behind bunk 1-2?

Vintage 1960s—from Jimmy Roberts: “How to Succeed in Business...” with Gary Orin, Jimmy, and Bob Lapides.

Vintage 1956—from Eric Arens: Visiting Day. “ I currently live in Tampa, FL, and work for Perectgame.org as an umpire supervisor.”

Vintage 1990s—from Jeff Adams: Art class led by Annette Adams. Jeff (the son of caretakers Al and Peggy) and Annette first met at camp in the 1980s.

New at Camp in 2023

A renovation and expansion for the Health Center will add 600 square feet (built out towards the dining room), adding 5 semi-private rooms, 2 full bathrooms, and a lounge area. Elsewhere at camp, the relining of tennis courts and addition of portable net sytems now provides 6 pickleball courts. Scatico will compete in its first-ever pickleball tournament with other camps this year.

Camp Scatico 12/27/22 Camp Scatico 12/27/22

Winter 2022, Edition 101

I have never had so much of a sense of being brought back to a place and time than [at the final ceremony] before the years were burned. I found myself sitting with my head down, eyes focused on the blades of grass that I was picking up and splitting head down the middle as I listened. I could have picked my head up and been sitting on the steps of the Pixie House as an Upper Senior on a Friday evening…

I have never had so much of a sense of being brought back to a place and time than [at the final ceremony] before the years were burned. I found myself sitting with my head down, eyes focused on the blades of grass that I was picking up and splitting head down the middle as I listened. I could have picked my head up and been sitting on the steps of the Pixie House as an Upper Senior on a Friday evening.
- Lawrence “LT” Thaler—1990 Upper Senior

In books and film, time travel always proves just a little problematic. What happens when the past is changed? What happens when you meet yourself?

Fortunately, for the nearly 1,000 alumni and current campers at the 100th anniversary on September 10th, the time travel swirling in the air proved unencumbered and highly restorative—from the front gate to the campfire sites; from the waterfronts to the ballfields; from the social halls to the dining rooms; from the....

Brothers Jason and Griff Trow recreated a photo that their dad Seymour shot on Visiting Day in 1965....

1963: The Boyfriend. Leslie is stage center with her elbows up.

For Leslie Fadem it was a first time at camp since working as a counselor in 1969: “Reconnecting....filled my heart with love and reflection.” One stop for her was the Social Hall (set up as a Scatico Museum). There she gazed upon the same stage on which she had appeared in a production of “The Boyfriend” as a Sooper in 1963. Her grandmother Rose (as in Aunt Rose, sister of Jack and Nat Holman) helped run the camp office from the 1930s to the 1970s.

Visiting Day 1965? The Scatico stage 1963? Time traveling a scant 57 and 59 years respectively. Of everyone present, Marjorie Holman Sunshine boasted the longest “time voyage”—all the way back to her first Scatico summer in 1934—88 years ago (also camp’s first summer in Elizaville and with female campers after relocating from Wingdale, NY). For the many current campers who attended and were first-time campers in 2022, this would be like returning for a reunion in 2110! In the photo to the right, Marge is with Cessy Goldman Rubinson (camp journey started in 1946). Cessy’s father Bucky Goldman was a Color War leader in Scatico’s first summer in 1921.

Whether alumni embracing camp memories from decades past or current campers thinking of Elizaville summers still to come, it was a day that wrapped generations together in a warm embrace. And if you looked down, took a deep breath, and picked your head up quickly.... You just may have found yourself traveling through time.

At the 100th Anniversary, a lot of time traveling (and singing and tears) at the girls campfire site.

Staying In Touch

As always, we’ll start with reports of Random Scatico Sightings (RSSes).... A first-ever rodeo RSS: Eileen Fleder Kahn (1960s) was attending a rodeo in Jackson Hole, Wyoming, when her husband Stewart noticed a young girl wearing a Scatico choker. It was Sophie Finkel (a first-year camper in 2022) with her brother Max. When Eileen went to meet their parents (mom Jen Florin Finkel—1980s-90s) they pieced together that Jen’s brother Matt had been a counselor for Eileen’s son AJ in the 1990s. (Follow all of that?)...

Mike Abrams (1990s) runs Dog Rock Resorts in New City, NY. This spring, a new customer came in looking for a place to board their pet when they had to go upstate for a Visiting Day weekend at their sons’ camp. “What camp?” asked Mike. (You know where this is going!) It was Jen Krakowsky, mother of current campers Leo and Ian.... Former bunkmates Jonah Bleckner and Matt Lippman (1990s-00s) ran the NYC Marathon together in November. While picking up their badges the night before the event, they spotted Michael Lefcort, who was also running (and had been in the division behind them at camp)....

When separately embarking on Birthright trips to Israel last Spring, Jared Simons (2010-21) and Jeffrey Rosenberg (2012-19) soon discovered a certain Scatico connection in their group.... Mike Madorsky (1970s-80s) and sons Chase and Mack (2000s-20s) RSSed (now a verb) at a Grateful Dead concert in August with Randy Goldstein and brothers David and Eric Poritzky (all 1980s-90s)....

Left: Jared and Jeff
Above: Madorskys and Poritzkys

Two RSSes reported by Jeff Bukantz (1970s-80s). As president of Maccabi USA, Jeff was in Israel in July for the start of the games and met Josh Needleman (a member of the United States water polo team). Josh recognized him as the dad of his former division leader Michael Bukantz. Two months later, Jeff was golfing in New Jersey when he heard “Hey, Buk.” It was Jeff Klein (1970s)....

Michael Vickers (1980s-90s) ran into Mitch Polay (1980s-2000s) at LaGuardia Airport over Memorial Day weekend. Michael was excited to introduce his sons Nash and Alec (campers 2010s-20s) to his first division leader, which proved fortuitous as, two months later, Alec (an Upper Senior returning from a Scatico service trip in New Orleans) recognized Mitch on the same flight back to JFK Airport. This past summer, Scatico’s Soopers and Upper Seniors volunteered with SBPUSA, a disaster recovery nonprofit founded in New Orleans in the wake of Katrina (our graduating campers worked on a home for their Opportunity Housing program, which turns blighted and abandoned properties into newly built, affordable housing for first-time homeowners)....

Vanessa, Melissa, Daniel, Roza, Mar, and Josue

Get braced for an extremely complicated RSS that covers current and former staff and Scaticonians from four countries (the United Kingdom, Poland, Mexico, and the United States!): This summer, Vanessa Bowcock traveled from England to visit camp for the first time since she worked as a counselor and division leader in the 1990s. After her day in Elizaville, she connected with Melissa Rosenblum (1970s-2010s) and her son Daniel Pisetzner (2009-present—on a day off) for lunch in New York City. There Daniel recognized current counselors Josue Lora and Maria Fernanda Vazquez Juarez (a.k.a Mar—current head of the dance program), who were also on days off and had plans to meet Roza Izydorczyk (from Poland, who worked with Mar on support staff in 2019). Whew!....

We are counting this as an RSS: When Shawn Chudnoff Goldberg traveled with her family to California, her daughter Jordan wanted to visit her bunkmate Eden Ettinger (who lives in Los Angeles). It wasn’t until they arrived for the playdate that Shawn realized Eden’s mom was her Scatico contemporary Jill Ettinger.... And, finally, a personal RSS: Peter and Maria Rodriguez Casbolt last worked as counselors at Scatico in 2002 (Peter as a lifeguard and Maria helping to run the nature program). Now married and living in Australia , they were vacationing in New York with their son Lachlan when we met outside of Yankee Stadium in October. Peter is a clinical psychologist and Maria a Director of Student Health and Wellbeing for the Department of Education....

....When current camper Jessica Sanders met with her high school academic advisor in June in San Francisco, she mentioned that she was spending the summer at a camp in New York. (You know where this story is headed!) The advisor casually asked, “What camp?” and then her jaw dropped. It was Alice Rose, a staff member in the 1970s....

In non-RSS news.... Congratulations to standup comedian, actor, and writer Lucas Held (1980s-90s), who co-authored “Signs That Your Dog May Be Smarter Than You” which appeared in the online “The New Yorker” in August....

Good luck on new ventures: Eric Vandenhulle (a tennis instructor from Belgium for several summers in the 1980s-90s) has opened an Airbnb near Brussels (he also operates a woodworking business) and Sloan Zuckerman (1970s-80s) now owns an Englewood, NJ, location of The Salad House....

As detailed in a recent article in “The New York Times,” The New York City Public Library now houses a Lesley Gore (1950s- 60s) archive “which includes family photos, scrapbook pages, and annotated music, [that] traces the singers’ arc from releasing bubblegum hits to creating a powerful feminist statement”....

Brothers Jon and Matt Gross covered Scatico summers from 2006 to 2022 between them (and their mom Susan Greenbaum Gross was a camper and staff member in the 1970s-80s). They are now both pursuing careers in sports. (Not a surprise!) Matt is the director of operations for the Monmouth University women’s basketball team and Jon is broadcasting professional games for a broadcast company based in Florida (doing play-by-play remotely off of live feeds)....

Former bunkmates Charlie Stein and Scott Kaufman (1999 Upper Seniors) organized a June fundraiser at the Friars Club in Manhattan to raise money and awareness for Cerebral Palsy. The event was in honor of Natalie Amsterdam, the daughter of Ben and Hope Mandel Amsterdam. Ben and Hope’s long Scatico careers as campers, counselors, and division leaders spanned the 1990s to the 2010s....

Congratulations to Barry and Carol Greenstein Stone , who will celebrate their 65th wedding anniversary on December 28th. They met at camp during the summer of 1956, when they worked as counselors (Carol—tennis; Barry—basketball). As Carol writes: “We were ‘pinned’ on July 2... and share only wonderful memories of our years at Scatico.”

Thanks to all for staying in touch—please email news, photos, and recollections for the Spring 2023 issue of the Alumni Newsletter to info@scatico.com. If you prefer the regular mail and printed pictures, that works just as well. We will even return the photographs after reproducing if requested. Send to: Camp Scatico, PO Box 6, Elizaville, NY 12523.

Visiting Camp

We love hearing from Alumni who want to visit in the off-season, especially if it’s been a long time since they were last in Elizaville. A few who couldn’t make the September reunion....

Jimmy Roberts drove into camp on a fall weekend for his first time at Scatico in more than 50 years: “All these years later, I can still remember Flick pulling his Saab up to our house, unpacking the movie projector, and telling me all about a place that would become such an important part of my life.” Jimmy is currently a sportscaster for NBC sports....

Cindy Hermans and Vanessa Bowcock each worked for several summers as counselors in the 1990s, Cindy traveling from The Netherlands and Vanessa from England. When they visited camp, it was their first times back at Scatico since their last summers. Part of their motivation to make the pilgrimages was to show Scatico to their children. Maybe future camp counselors? In the photos to the right, Vanessa is with Kerri Berkman Winderman (current girls head counselor—on staff together as division leaders in the 1990s) and Cindy (center) is with her husband Ferrie and children Norah, Jade, and Florent (now a college freshman in the United States on a tennis scholarship)....

Hank Alpert (1950s-60s) stopped by camp in November to see three trees he planted along the roadside of bunk 9-10 in memory of Stan Silverberg, who died in July 2021 at the age of 89. Stan spent more than 20 summers at Scatico (from the 1950s-70s), including 10 as the boys head counselor (1964-73)—and had been Hank’s Junior Division Leader in bunk 9-10....

In the neighborhood? Want to see what camp looks like snow-covered? Just send an email to info@scatico.com.

Reunions

Two Scatico generations at a University of Michigan football game: 1970s-80s dads Roger Lowenthal and Jeff Hellman with sons (and current campers and bunkmates) Noah and Spencer.

1996 Soopers and families at a spring pool party: Erica Rothman. Meri Brown, Deborah Ben-David, and Randi Schwartz Gross.

Vintage 70s-80s: Jeff Bukantz, Mike Madorsky, and Scott “Beef” Lief connected for the Pro Wrestling debut of Jason Hendrix (Scott’s stepson).

Vintage 1960s-80s dinner: Hope Kellman, Wendy “Pooh” Ginsberg Wolff, and Jill Herzog Phillips.

Bunk 9, 1967—lunch in NYC: Jason Trow, Bobby Lapides, Frank Cohen, and Jimmy Roberts.

Vintage 1950s-70s: Manny Toonkel joined Steve Hanft and his wife Annelie Struessmann at the Hayden Planetarium in Manhattan.

Vintage 1960s-70s: Griff Trow and Jack Cohen clamming in Cape Cod.

When former bunkmates Jack Heineman and Ben Putzer traveled to Prague they visited Katie Simova and Moises Torres who live together in the Czech Republic.

Andrea Perez (from Spain) and Nikki O’Brien (from Ireland) worked as counselors at Scatico in 2019. They reconnected this fall in Barcelona for the first time in 3 years.

100th Anniversary Digital Memory Book

How do you capture a moment-- let alone an era-- at camp? How do you convey all the sights, sounds, smells, tastes, feelings and memories? It was a tall, maybe impossible, task that we passed along to a handful of alumni.

In anticipation of our 100th weekend celebration, we put together a digital yearbook in the vein of a Girls Side Scatico Memories or Boys Side Banquet Edition. Part of this yearbook project involved asking seven Scaticonians to write from the heart, and to submit an essay/ article/ musing that "encapsulates the essence of their decade," whatever that meant to them in whatever format they found fitting.

In the end, Roger Granet took on the 1950s/60s, Jill Herzog the 1970s, Jeff Araten the 1980s, Ben and Hope Mandell Amsterdam 1990s, Josh Wigler the early aughts, and Sydney Segal the late aughts. Many elements, or core truths, of each submission echo-- particularly Roger's poem, a fitting opener. But each submission is distinctly its own, and reflective of its time. You can read all the submissions, and view the full yearbook (featuring a beautiful custom-painted cover by John Hickey) at https://www.scatico.com/scatico-100th-memory-book

In Memoriam

Aziz Kommel, Scatico’s beloved tennis director from 1996 to 2016, passed away in March, 2022. Aziz’s presence at camp was felt not only on the tennis courts, but through his spiritual story-telling at many campfires and on Friday nights and at his fortune-telling booth at the yearly Carnival.
Kirk Orseck passed away on August 30, 2022, at the age of 53. Kirk was a camper in the 1970s-80s with his brother Michael and cousins Alyssa, Danny, Gary and Jon. Kirk was a partner of Orseck Law Offices, founded by his grandfather Sidney Orseck in 1928. A decorated combat Marine, he served in Desert Storm, and was elected state-wide as Judge Advocate and Chief Legal Officer of the Veterans of Foreign Wars. He was also elected and served as Town Justice in Liberty, NY.

Vinod Dogra (left) and Aziz ran the boys tennis program together from 2001 to 2016.

Mid-1980s: Michael (center) with Danny Orseck and David Beatus.

International Camp T-Shirt Day

Last month, we celebrated another successful International Camp T-Shirt Day!! We had a record number of 90(!) Scaticonians participate this year— from campers to alum, staff to campers-to-be (and even pets)! 10 submissions came from the polls (T-shirt day also happened to be Election Day); 5 were from out of the country (shoutouts to France, Scotland, England, Mexico and Argentina); and we had States represented from coast to coast.

Once again, T-Shirt Day served as a fundraiser this year, with Scatico donating to Schaghticoke First Nations Inc., for every submission. Schaghticoke First Nations Inc., is an Indigenous led 501c3 organization that focuses on environmental and racial justice, food sovereignty, human rights advocacy, culture, and education. Does the name of the non-profit sound familiar? Schaghticoke First Nations is the Indigenous Peoples from which Scatico took its name back in 1921. To learn more about Schaghticoke and its connection to Scatico, you can read our newly-written Land Acknowledgement on our website at https://www.scatico.com/land-acknowledgement.

Below, a collage of the alum who participated in the event! Emma Georger, Jamie Rosh, Marlee Georger, Ryan Watson (with his current campers), Bruce Holman, Marly Fass, Allie Putzer (via FaceTime), Sammi Salmirs, Ellie Klein (via FaceTime), Cory Schwartz, Ally Lipton, Ali Stiefel Lobel (with her current campers), Tara and Hava Suchait (from Paris), Kerri Berkman Winderman, Dori Popkin Chait (with her current campers), and Shira Savada (who had an RSS with Dan Robinson shortly after this photo was taken!).

The Summer of 1960

Left—Stephen “Scooter” Schneider (1953-62) shared his “draft notification” from the Color War break (and in which he’s informed that he will be a Green Captain).

Right—Leslie Fadem (1956-69) sent in a copy of the camp invoice for her brother Randy, including charges for round-trip “Railroad Fare and Transportation” from Grand Central ($12) and “Waiter’s Service” ($12).

The Next Generation

A lot of celebrating for 2022-minted grandparents Chas and Ellen Levine (many, many Scatico summers—Chas’s career from the 1960s to the 2010s). Harrison Jerome to Geoffrey and Jenni Levine Michener on 8/27/22... AND Maddie on 2/19/22 to Veronica Peldys and Jason Levine. Siblings Jenni and Jason were campers and counselors in the 1990s-00s.
Wyatt Asher on 9/7/22 to Mark and Rachel Wang Levey. Rachel was a camper, counselor, and division leader from 1997 to 2009. Her siblings Lauren and Andrew Wang and Brett Bush were also longtime campers and counselors, and her dad Fred was a Scatico doctor (and chess coach) in the 1990s-00s.
Freddie on 10/19/22 to James Litchfield and Lottie Butcher. Lottie traveled from the United Kingdom to Elizaville to work three summers as a counselor and division leader in the 2010s.

Blair to Scott and EB Berwitt Strauss on 11/3/21. Scott’s brothers Eric and Jesse attended camp with him in the 1980s-90s (and Eric is a current camp doctor); EB’s mom Iris (1950s-60s) and sister Kate (1990s) were also Scatico campers. In the photo to the right, Dan Fabian (dad’s former bunkmate) visits Blair.

Edith Evelyn on 12/4/22 to Ashley Jones and Dannie Vaughan-Jones. Ashley and Dannie traveled from the United Kingdom to work at camp in the early 2010s.

Weddings

Dan Wingham and Amy Rosenblatt on 10/22/22. Amy’s sister Barbara, mom Nancy (Rosen Rosenblatt), and grandmother Doris (Brody Rosen) all attended Scatico as campers (covering the 1940s to the 1990s). Scaticonians in attendance included division- mates and family members who’s time at camp spanned 63 years, from 1959 (Nancy) to 2022 (Dusty Fox, a 1992 Sooper with Amy and current assistant head counselor).
Alexis Cohen and Brian Helfman on 8/27/22. Brian, a Scatico camper, counselor, and staff trainer from 1997 to 2021, is the Founder and Chief Experience Officer at Third Nature (“a personal growth platform for entrepreneurial-minded, impact-driven individuals and organizations”). In addition to former divisionmates in the photo to the right, the weekend celebration included, from the 1960s-70s, Jane Rosenberg Helfman (Brian’s mom), Tom Rosenberg (his uncle/Jane’s brother), Jane Gottlieb, and Amy Marshall Gilson; and, from the 1990s-00s, Mike Lew, Trevor Dodge, Justin Grodman, JoAnna Datz, and Nicki Fleischner.

Front Row: Allison Fass, Robyn Polansky Morrison, Barbara Rosenblatt, and Lisbeth Rashkind Hartzell. Back Row: David Rosen, Amy Paul Tunick, Dusty Fox, Amy Rosenblatt, Debra Sloane, Nancy Rosen Rosenblatt, Debbie Rosen Davidson, Kathi Kassover, and Michael Rashkind.

Left to right: Ray Serina, Michael Bukantz, Max Bosch, Brian Helfman, Sol Hayon, Matt Kochen, and Ben Hayon.

Amanda Litman and Jacob “Pargy” Pargament on 10/29/22. Jacob was a camper and a counselor from 2003 to 2013. His sisters Katie and Shelby also attended camp along with other Scatico friends (see photo below).

Zoe Katz and Michael Samuels on 7/24/22. Mike’s Scatico career as a camper, counselor, division leader, and assistant head counselor spanned the 1980s-10s. Rabbi Samantha Safran Bodner (1980s-00s) officiated and Sloan Zuckerman (1980s) reunited with his band Leroy Justice to provide musical entertainment. A lot of Scaticonians attended (only Sloan missing in the photo below).

Celebrating with Pargy.... Back Row: Jake Lisabeth, Chase Madorsky, Eli Rousso, Dan Rubin, and Matt Heineman.
Front Row: David Case, Sam Kuperman, and Jane Rosenfeld.

Left to right (roughly): Jeff Landis, Samantha Safran Bodner, Brian Berusch, Iris Warren Henry, Brett Moore, Mitch Cohen, Justin Lapatine, Judd Henry, Eric Poritzky, Zoe and Mike, Scott Yurdin, Randy Goldstein, David Locke, Kevin Trotter, Melissa Samuels, Ally Lipton McArthur, Andy Bernard, and Howard Luks.

Parting Shot

At the 100th anniversary, camp doctors and nurses (spanning more than 20 summers—and covering 150-plus camp years cumulatively ) came together for a photo. From left to right: Felicia Berger, Greg Mazarin, Fred Wang, Dot Vanderhoff, Dan Wollman, Patti Klyde Press, Kim Vossler, Marc Stiefel, Carly Messitte, Eric Strauss, Marie Serina, and Jeremy Reissman.

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Spring 2022, Edition 101

The movement of time at camp in any summer is like the movement of charged particles in a particle accelerator: never constant and really difficult to understand

News from Elizaville

The movement of time at camp in any summer is like the movement of charged particles in a particle accelerator: never constant and really difficult to understand. It’s mid-July, a 9-year-old camper walks with bunkmates back from general swim. They’ve just finished a crazy-jump contest organized by their counselor. Sweetly tired. Laughing. Plotting an upcoming talent show act. Time is beautifully languid and slow-moving.

It’s late August at 9PM. Sitting side-by-side with those same bunk- mates and staring into a closing campfire. A head counselor’s words of wisdom float poignantly in the air. Sparks from the flames mingle with stars in the sky. How could the summer have passed so quickly?

Dennis as Curley, with Carol Rubinson Strauss as Laurey, in a 1950s production of Oklahoma.

When the Scatico community gathers in Elizaville on September 10th for a much-anticipated (and twice rescheduled due to COVID) 100th Anniversary Celebration, much conversation will naturally contemplate the magic of time and the power of childhood memories. After a recent meeting of the committee helping to plan the event, we received an email from Dennis Rinzler (a camper, counselor, and division leader from 1950 to 1962): “It's impossible for me to believe that it's been 73 years since I first stepped foot in Elizaville and began my journey at Scatico.” (Dennis, by the way, helped plan the 75th reunion 25-plus years ago in 1996.)

The power and magic was also embraced on an April visit to camp by Martin Thursfield. In 1988, Martin was a student at the University of Leeds when he adventured “across the pond” to work one summer as an archery counselor. He has not been back at camp since Closing Day that year—but it didn’t lessen the magnetic pull to venture back in time when, “passing near to Camp Scatico this weekend, dropping my younger child (actually 21) off with a friend in Red Hook on Saturday evening.... My wife is keen to recreate one of the photos from my time there in 1988.” Martin currently works as a Diplomat for the British Government in Ottawa, Canada.

A thirty-four year span between actual “time” spent at camp! Absolutely impressive. Come September 10th, we will need to see if anyone exceeds this possible record. If it’s been this long since you were last at camp and you’re planning to attend, we’d love to hear from you.

As the campers and staff of 2022 prepare for another Scatico summer (officially number 101), we envision them energized and reflective, ready to celebrate both the moments when time stands luxuriously still as well as the blurs when time accelerates around a turn.

Staying in Touch

As always, we will start off with RSSes (Random Scatico Sightings).... We’ve had Yankee Stadium RSSes before, but never actual sightings on the field instead of the stands. At a Fan Appreciation Day last fall, Cory Schwartz (1988-2022 and counting) and son Bash ran into 2011 Upper Seniors Ryan Kenny and Ryan Baitch. The Ryans’ last summer at camp was 2016, when they worked as Division Leaders under Cory, then a first-year Head Counselor....

An RSS in Mexico in December brought together two generations of Scaticonians: Andrew Fabian (1980s-90s); younger brother Daniel Fabian (1980s-1990s); his daughter, current camper, Emma; Eric and Stacey Koretsky Strauss (1980s-90s); and their sons, current campers, Matthew and Jacob. Soon after the photo was taken they also spotted Andrea Wagner Alhadeff (1980s-2000s), whose daughter Jules begins her Scatico journey in 2022. We should also note that Eric has been a camp doctor since 2010. Which leads us directly to Eric’s second RSS for the issue.... If you have to have knee surgery, maybe discovering that your surgeon shares Scatico roots can at least bring a smile to your face. We’ll have to ask Margie Strauss Featherstone (1960s-80s)....

When not overseeing the Scatico kitchen (since 2006), Chef Jimmy Wexler runs a catering business in Florida and works alongside his wife Debbie and children Zoey and Koby at Two Fat Cookies, a family-owned bakery and food shop in Delray Beach. On a recent catering job, Jimmy discovered that his client, Rhoda Weissman Bertuch attended Scatico as a camper in the 1940s. In February, Jimmy and Scatico’s assistant head chef Ricardo Turnbull (since 2011; also works at Two Fat Cookies in the off-season), had a visit from Alena Podana. From the Czech Republic, Alena worked in the Scatico kitchen from 2009-14. If you’re ever in southeast Florida and want to purchase some really good cookies (and say hello to Jimmy and Ricardo)....

In non-RSS news, congratulations to Jeff Bukantz (1970s-80s) on his May, 2022, induction into the New Jersey Sports Hall of Fame. Jeff is the current president of Maccabi USA and has served as an Olympic Games’ fencing analyst for NBC. At a pre-event meeting, Jeff struck up a conversation with fellow inductee (and NFL, NBA, NHL, and MLB sportscaster) Ken Albert. Somehow (can’t imagine why) talk turned to summer camp and Jeff shared he was a Scatico alumnus. Ken said one of his closest friends went to Scatico—Adam Holzer (1970s-80s). Jeff was Adam’s Division Leader for his first summer in 1979....

As a camper and film counselor, Noah Levine (2009-19) left his mark on many a Scatico horror movie as an actor, writer, and director. In May, he will graduate with a film degree from the University of Texas. As a 12-year-old he launched his own YouTube Channel, Zomboy Productionz, to host his many works. If you’re ready to binge on a range of scary films (many set in Elizaville and starring Scatico campers and staff)....

Andrew Tannenbaum (1980s-90s and a Scatico parent) is a board member of SCOPE (Summer Camp Opportunities Promote Education), a non-profit that provides camp opportunities to all children, regardless of socioeconomic background. A Scatico table erupted into cheers when a current camp family (not present at the event) won the fundraising raffle for a free tuition this summer....

Rachel Waxenberg (2008-19) makes custom greenery wall art, and naturally had some Scatico customers. Here’s a photo of a CS logo she made for 2022 Sub Leah Moscou.

Thanks for staying in touch. E-mail news and photos for the Fall 2022 issue of the Alumni Newsletter to info@scatico.com.

In Memoriam

Steve Atkins passed away on January 22, 2022, at the age of 97. He and his wife Alice were married for 66 years. Steve was a camper in the 1930s-40s and the father of Jack, Dick, Chick, and Bobby who attended camp in the 1950s-70s. Steve had a long career as a real-estate developer in New Jersey and as a racehorse owner. A veteran of World War II (he enlisted on his 18th birthday), he participated in the D-Day invasion, landing after being rescued from the only troop ship sunk. He later helped liberate the concentration camp at Nordhausen, Germany. Sixty years later he received a Bronze Star and Congressional Gold Eagle for his service.

Steve Atkins with his All-Around Camper Award in 1941. Within 2 years of this picture being taken, he would be enlisted and serving overseas in Europe.

The trophy was found 60-plus years later in the basement of the Admin Building and reunited with Steve.

Randy Seiler Margulis passed away on January 2, 2022, at the age of 65. Randy was a camper in the 1960s-70s. Randy graduated from Brown University and received an MBA from Harvard University before beginning a career in finance at CBS television.
Ira Harris passed away on February 21, 2022, at the age of 83. He attended Scatico in the 1950s. A longtime executive at Salomon Brothers in its Chicago office, he was named the city’s “best known dealmaker” by Crain’s Chicago Business in 1989. An alumnus of the University of Michigan, the football team’s locker room bears his name and that of his wife, Nicki. His obituary in Crain’s said that he paid for his education, “by working as a sports stringer for the New York Post, organizing a student laundry service, and working behind the counter of an ice cream parlor for $1.25 an hour and all he could eat.”
Dan Berkowitz passed away on December 5, 2021, at the age of 81. He and his wife Judy were married for 58 years. Dan was a camp doctor in the 1980s-90s and the father of campers David, Dana, and Adam. Dan was born in Siberia in 1940 after his parents fled Poland in September 1939 following the outbreak of World War II. His family moved to Egg Harbor, NJ, in 1951—and English became his 6th language. He served in the U.S. Air Force in Europe as a Flight Surgeon and Chief Flight Medical Officer before joining Montiefiore Medical Center in 1971 as a resident in internal medicine. His career there spanned 5 decades.

Jill Smiley Needleman passed away on October 5, 2021, at the age of 59. Jill was a camper and counselor in the 1970s-80s along with her siblings Michael and Lynne. Her sons Ethan and Josh were campers in the 2000s. Jill was an avid tennis player as a camper and counselor (and in later years)—a passion that turned towards pickleball in the 2010s.

Elaine Altschuler Sacks on October 3, 2021, at the age of 95. Elaine was a camper in the 1930s- 40s. She and her husband Norman were married for 48 years. A graduate of Brooklyn College, career stops included working as a dress buyer in New York’s garment district in the 1950s and as a real estate agent. In the 1990s-2000s, she served as a docent at Torrey Pines State Natural Reserve in California.

Oldest photo of Camp Property?

Marc Stiefel (a camper, counselor, division leader and camp doctor from the 1980s to the present) found this 1907 postcard on eBay. Not certain if a purchase was made!

Letter from the 100th Reunion Committee

To the Scatico Family,

A centennial is a remarkable milestone. One that inspires reflection and demands commemoration. After 3+ years of meeting, and planning, and (post 2020) zooming... we cannot wait to finally celebrate Scatico’s 100th with all of you.

In 1921, the first year of Scatico’s existence, Charlie Chaplin was starring in silent movies, the world saw its first-ever international women’s sporting event (the Women’s Olympiad), FDR was diagnosed with polio, Coco Chanel launched Chanel No. 5...

With each passing decade, the world has evolved and so has camp. And yet, we marvel how some universal camp truths never change and continue to connect all Scaticonians from across generations: the freedom of playing outdoors and away from technological devices (whatever they might be); the intense bonding and personal growth of living communally in a bunk; the excitement and awe of a camp “first” whether it’s sitting around a campfire circle, the thwack of a home run, or ecstatic cheers of a Color War break.

The members of the 100th Committee represent over 400 Scatico summers, from Dennis Rinzler who started in 1950 and who had (among his many camp distinctions) the honor of playing the first Curly in the first Scatico production of Oklahoma (there would be at least three more), to our most recent Scaticonian, Mark Gretenstein, who started camp as a staff member in 2018. Despite the intervening seven decades, Dennis and Mark speak the same Scatico language.

When this committee held its first meeting in 2019, in a windowless New York City basement, we did not know what the next year would bring. We excitedly concocted plans for an epic 100th celebration, complete with mass softball on the ballfields, singing at the campfire site, chocolate milk and Sun Cups... Amid the shouts and interruptions of new ideas, it was Joan Croland (Kohlreiter in her camper years) whose message rang the truest... At the end of the day, this event is about people gathering and the simple joy of being all together, at camp.

After 2+ years of a pandemic, the magnitude of gathering takes on an extra weight. Of course, this September will most certainly bring lots of Scatico activities and nostalgia (think full-camp BBQ, general swim, a slideshow...) but most importantly, it will bring the magic of gathering with our camp family in the 12523, which we all have so acutely craved. We cannot wait to connect with old bunkmates, former division leaders, past co-counselors, and everyone in between. Looking forward to celebrating with all of you...

Green and Grey Forever,

The 100th Committee

Joan Haskell Berlly (1950-1960)
Joan Kohlreiter Croland (1945-1955)
Barabra Lehman Sheldon (1949-1959)
Mike Bush (1963-1970, 1993-2006)
Dori Popkin Chait (1988-1994)
Elisa Segal Madorsky (1976-1986)
David Fleischner (1964-2022+)
Ally Lipton (1983-1993, 2014-2022+)
Shira Savada (1991-2019)
Nicki Fleischner (1997-2022+)
Audrey Fleischner (2000-2022+)
Cory Schwartz (1988-1996, 1999-2002, 2011-2022+)

Dennis Rinzler (1950-1961)
Andy Levine (1967-1973, 1975-1978)
Laura Danford Mandel (1975-1984)
Mike “Maz” Madorsky (1978-1988)
Diana Wallerstein (1987-2022+)
John Hickey (1982-2022+)
Scott Kaufman (1995-2006)
Brian Helfman (1997-2009, 2017-2021)
Sammy Wolfin (2000-2014, 2017-18)
Mark Gretenstein (2018-2022+)
Kerri Berkman Winderman (1981-1997, 2013-2022+)

Reunions

Three Generations of Campers and Counselors

(every decade from 1950s to 2020s represented)

Bottom—Cessy Goldman Rubinson, Lilah Rubinson, and Francesca Rubinson

Middle—Oz Rubinson, Shay Rubinson, Rob Orseck, Richard Rubinson, Gary Orseck, and Tom Rubinson

Top—Andrew Rubinson

2010 Soopers and Upper Seniors

Getting Ready for Post-college Life

2015 Upper Seniors get together during their final winter break as college students.

1960s-70s bunkmates’ reunion

In New York in the Fall. Clockwise from top left—Robin Herfort Healy, Nancy Halis Lippman, Jane Herzog, and Jennifer Fleischner.

Vacationing in December

Mike “Maz” and Elisa Segal Madorsky (left and right) with Eric and Liz Fichtelberg (center).. Hopefully, Liz tolerated non-stop Scatico talkfrom the three 1970s-80s alumni.

Larry Hamburg (1964-83) and Jim Rosenzweig (1971-80)

At the 50th Anniversary Celebration of the Allman Brothers’ “Eat a Peach” album at the Beacon Theater in New York in March. This was a record that got quite a bit of “air time” at Scatico in the 1970s.

2009 and 2010 Soopers

Congratulations

The Next Generation

(for the best deal ever... send in a birth announcement and receive a Scatico onesie and bib!)

Dylan Olivia on February 7, 2022, to Michael and Rachel Sackman Rothman. Rachel and her sister Hillary attend camp in the 1990s-2000s.
Eli Theodore on February 25, 2022, to Sarah Schinasi and Zach Polen. Zach and his siblings Bennett, Natalie, and Jocelyn were campers and counselors in the 1990s-2000s. Their dad Rusty attended camp with his sisters Signe and Tara in the 1960s-70s.
Miles on January 26, 2022, to John and Maggie Cohen Landers. Maggie and her sister Lizzie were campers and counselors in the 1990s-2010s. Their dad Frank and his brother Jack attended camp in the 1960s-70s.
Ivy Harper on September 14, 2021 to Michael and Cassie Bukantz. Michael and his sister Stephanie were campers and counselors in the 1990s-2010s. Their parents Jeff and Carol (1970s-80s) and grandfather Dan (1930s-40s) all were Scatico staff members.
Estela Rose on February 28, 2021 to Ramon and Rachel Hayon Trinidad. Rachel and her brothers Ben and Sol attended camp in the 1990s-2010s.

Just Married...

Danny “the Hummer” Bornstein and Karen Kazanchy on October 3, 2021. Danny was a camper in the 1970s.
Ben Hayon and Danielle Alfano on October 2, 2022. The wedding was officiated by Ellen Hayon (spouse of twin brother Sol).
Rachel Modica and Justin Sachs on June 19, 2021. “Modi” and her sisters Barrie and Julia were campers, counselors, and division leaders in the 2000s-2010s. Joining in the celebration were fellow 2005 Soopers Natalie Polen, Joey Smilgiewicz, and Katie Berman.
Paul Seebacher and Mei Mey on February 12, 2022 at the Na ‘Aina Kai Botanical Gardens and Sculpture Park in Kauai, Hawaii. Paul and his sisters Lauren and Rachel were campers and counselors in the 1990s-2000s. Their dad Bob’s camp career spanned 5 decades (1960s-2000s) as a camper, counselor, and camp doctor.
Ben Wolfin and and Molly Polizotto on October 23, 2021. More than 30 Scaticonians were on hand to celebrate, including Ben’s siblings Jake and Sammy, cousins Lulu and Danny Rubin, mom Sue Rubin Wolfin, uncle Rob Rubin, and grandfather Dick Rubin.

There’s History In Those Walls....

Scatico moved from Wingdale, NY, to Elizaville in 1934. Another camp owned the property through the 1920s and it was farmland and an orchard from at least the early 1800s until then.

A map now hanging at camp of the Elizaville area from 1873 (a gift of alumnus Bob Seebacher—1960s-2000s) shows the Admin (main house). It’s been difficult to pin down the dates of construction for other buildings which predate the property’s use as a summer camp to when it was a working farm, but the general consensus assumed that those buildings were just the maintenance shed and the front part of the canteen.

The Longhouse has always been one of the stranger camp buildings. During the 1930s-50s, it’s 20 bedrooms and two shared bathrooms provided weekend housing (at a fee) to Scatico parents. But was it built for that purpose? During a current renovation which required removing panels in several rooms, we discovered directions for the installation of SHEETROCK dated from 1921 glued to a hidden wall. (Who knew the original United States Gypsum Company patent was from 1912?) Is it possible that the Longhouse was not built for a camp purpose, but to house seasonal farm workers? Or maybe they just used 15-year old sheetrock when the Longhouse was built in the 1930s?

Calling All Photos

Photo from Diane Hutchinson Vozzola

Diane was an art instructor at Scatico from 1980-82. If we had to guess, a production of Grease

Another photo from Diane

If we had to guess, a pre-Sing photo op. Diane lives in Windsor, CT, with her husband Bob, works as a teacher (near retirement!), and is the mother of 3, andmgrandmother of 1. She is still in touch with fellow U.K. staff John Langton and Gary Wilson.

Early 1980s Waitstaff

A photo sent in by Jill Ettinger, a camper, counselor, and member of the dining room staff from 1981-86.

Early 1960s

Rich Hanft and Paul Jellinger on the ballfields, from a set of slides sent in several years ago by Bob Singer (a 1961-65 staff member). Clearly, white t-shirts (like most classic fashion) stand the test of time.

Vintage Pre-WWII

Tennis when courts were clay, the balls white, the racquets wood, and the machines mechanical and non-electric.

Vintage Pre-WWII

Art class. Looking at the lake and painting the Pagoda.... Are those collared shirts?

Camp Scatico 11/2/21 Camp Scatico 11/2/21

Fall 2021, Edition 100

It was a summer like no other….

Scatico 100

It was a summer like no other. The precamp planning, testing, and screening. Coordinating with vendors to work around shortages (think items like ketchup and archery targets). An Opening Day during which the driving range resembled an outdoor, popup vaccination site. Lots of staff training around protocols, podding, and “What ifs?”....

But then, about 6 days into camp, the final PCR results.... And the “Bubble” is official. The masks come off.... And, camp, it just feels like camp. Maybe even more camp than ever. The campfire circles even more embracing. The sunsets a little more golden. The mudslide puddles a little deeper. The dining room singing more on key (or off, depending on your preference). The late-inning Twilight League rallies even more spectacular. The Big Dipper in the western night sky more distinguished.

Campers and staff (and parents of both) told us, “We really needed this.” But the gratitude flows both ways (like the Hudson River). We are thankful for the counselors and support staff who signed on for summers with extreme limits on their times off—and then excelled in their work with children. Thankful for the parents and their leaps of faith—the more than 80 percent of our 2020 registered families who told us to just carry forward any enrollments and payments to 2021. Thankful for the Leadership team that went an entire summer only seeing their spouses or partners once or twice (if at all). Thankful for the older campers that became incredible big brothers and sisters to our younger campers at a time when they needed incredible big brothers and sisters. Thankful for all of the first-time campers who opened themselves up to a camp experience after many months of remote school and/or limited social contact. Thankful for the longtime vendors who made certain that Scatico supplies and services were in place even as they grappled with their own supply chain and labor issues....

And for the many Scatico Alumni watching from afar and sending us their positive thoughts and blessings.... It was a summer with Opening and Closing campfires; the 4th of July Talent Show and fireworks; Nat Holman basketball tournaments (even if all teams consisted of Scatico campers) and projects for the mid-summer Art Show; Color War breaks and a Carnival..... Plus, maybe most importantly, the little rhythms and routines that day to day embed camp life deeper and deeper into our beings: the bunk card games; afternoon general swims; walking to meals with friends;....

Graduating Soopers celebrate after the Color War Break.

The Rope Burn, two fires climbing in unison.

Lessons learned for future years? Maybe to be wary about writing, “It will be a summer like no other.” Though we might not know what strength we will need for years to come, we do know the unyielding and comforting strength of the Scatico community.

Tested. Test passed.

Third time’s a charm!

September 10, 2022 is the date for our rescheduled (hopefully for the last time) 100th reunion. When we do get to celebrate in Elizaville, we are excited to do it right! We want to be able come together with hundreds of Scaticonians from across generations, from around the country and the world. We thank you all for your continued patience, and encourage you to follow @campscatico_official on Instagram, and check scatico100.com for updates.

Staying in Touch

Signs of the world moving on and people resuming some aspects of pre-Pandemic life? The media may turn to a wide array of statistics, but at Scatico, reports of Random Scatico Sightings (RSSes) provide maybe a truer leading indicator. After many months of few (if any) RSSes, we have heard from....

Jeff Bukantz (1970s-80s) and Zach Polen (1990s-2000s) spotted each other in July at the Maccabiah fast pitch softball tryouts on Randall’s Island in New York City. Jeff is the president of Maccabiah USA and Zach was trying out for a team. Though Jeff and Zach never overlapped summers at Scatico, Jeff’s son Michael and Zach did from 1996 to 2004.... Jason “Squirrel” Riesel and Kate Deutsch Eichel (both 1980s) had their RSS moment at a 50th birthday party for a mutual friend....

A true COVID RSS: Doug Herzog (1960s-70s) was taking a Virtual Art Class from his home in Los Angeles when another student (in New Jersey) asked, “Are you Doug Herzog?” It was Leslie Moscou Corren. Although Leslie never attended Scatico, her three children did (Alex, Danny, and Katie—2000s-2010s) as did her brother Jimmy (and Doug had been Jimmy’s counselor in the late 1970s)....

When Ketti Krieger (girls art director and then the Admin office manager from 2004 to 2017) brought her dog in for grooming at a Petco on Long Island, she discovered that Josh Kaufman (1990s-2000s) was the store manager....

Counting the following as an official RSS: current camp mom Kate Wasserman (children Jack and Sage) was driving from her home in Hastings, NY, to Boston when: “A man and woman on Rt. 84 pull up alongside of me, going 70 miles an hour, honking and signaling to me. I rolled down my window thinking maybe I had a flat tire, but instead he yells, ‘Who goes to Scatico?’ I yelled back, ‘My kids go there!’ and he yells, ‘I went there!’ I asked him what years, he answered with a giant smile on his face, and then we both drove off. He saw my bumper magnet and just couldn’t help himself. I don’t know who it was, but he was a very happy former camper.” Anyone want to claim the other half of this RSS?...

When Jodi and Eric Kleiner hired someone to write and perform songs for the 50th wedding anniversary of Jodi’s parents, Eric (a camper and counselor from the 1980s-90s, when his mom Nancy was girls head counselor) found the performer vaguely familiar. It was Donna Lipari, who ran the Scatico theater program for several summers in the 1990s....

Two multi-generational Scatico families connected on an April hike in the Shenandoah National Park: dad Mark Stiefel (1980s-90s and 2010s-20s as a camp doctor) with sons (andcurrent campers) Noah, Ben, and Adam meeting mom and dad Judd and Iris Warren Henry (who met at Scatico in the 1980s) and their children Jordan (a current camper) and Silas (who will begin his Scatico career in2022). Throw in that grandpas Roger Stiefel and Roger Warren knew each other as campers in the early 1960s (Whew!) and you have one very impressive RSS....

But maybe not quite the most impressive (in terms of time and distance) for this issue.... Tom Sadler traveled from the U.K. to work as a lifeguard at Scatico in 2007. It had been more than 10 years since we last heard from Tom before an email exchange last March, when he shared the following story: “My mother has been the head nurse for these annual skiing trips to Italy.... Maybe 7/8 years ago, she was traveling in a convoy of coaches sitting next to a lovely guy whom she started talking with. He mentioned that every year he worked at a summer camp in the States. “Oh how wonderful,” my mother says, “my son went over and had the most fantastic time, whereabouts were you?” At this point, Jim [Hosking—longtime counselor, division leader, and one-week program head from 1998 to 2019] unzips his jumper to reveal a Scatico t-shirt. Now that’s when you can get away with saying it’s a small world.”

In non-RSS news.... Congratulations to Arlene Toonkel (1960s) who was named the only New York-area winner in this year’s Senior Planet Sponsored Athletes Competition. Arlene was recognized for her 6-day-a-week “Rebounding” aerobics routine (exercising using a mini-trampoline).... Zach Polen (same Zach as in the RSS above) has co-founded PC Sportscards, a baseball card grading business. Working alongside Zach are contemporary Scaticonians Yosuke Suzuki, Michael Lew, and (little brother) Bennett Polen....

Justin Katz (1990s-2000s), a hospitalist living and working in Vermont, e-mailed to let us know he’s available to be a camp doctor in future summers. He reported that his sister Nicole runs an exterminating business on Long Island.... Calvin Washington worked in the camp kitchen from 1986 to 1988 and sends greetings to all from San Antonio, Texas, where is a Home Preservation Analyst for Wells Fargo.... When head counselor Cory Schwartz (Scatico career 1988 to 2021 and counting) attended the Mets-Yankees game on the 20th anniversary of 9/11, he and a friend brought a sign to honor those whose lives were lost. The photo to the right appeared in the next day’s issue of USA Today....

Glenn Parker (1950s) has co-authored, Positive Influence: The Leader Who Helps People Become Their Best Self.Glenn is a consultant and motivational speaker who has authored 16 books....Adam Schefflan (1980s) appears with the band “Dealers of God” on their recent album release (playing the flute and contributing background vocals). Adam’s review: “Guaranteed to be the weirdest, the most baffling, and the most challenging collection of sampleadelic, post-rock ambient, hip-hop, vapor-wave, shoegaze that you have ever heard.”....

Bert Holman (1960s) is a startup investor in Eastern Standard Provisions, which makes “expertly crafted, one-of-a-kind artisanal soft pretzels, artfully blended sauces, and gourmet flavored salts and sugars.”.... Alley Foster (2000s-2010s as an art and ceramics instructor and head of the CIT program) was a finalist in the Owl Canyon Press Short Story Hackathon #4. Submissions all include the same first and last paragraphs and writers then fill in everything in-between....

Paul Seebacher (1990s-2000s), an engineer, heads the Raptor Engine Production team at SpaceX.... Avinash Patil traveled from India to teach tennis at Scatico from 2015 to 2018. He just opened a tennis club in his home country “with 4 clay courts and 211 members, ages 5 to 55-plus.”.... Jack Seidenberg (a camper from 2005 to 2012) had a photograph published in The New York Times in February. His dad Keith (a counselor in the 1980s) who reported the photo, reflected: “I think they paid Jack a lot less than Scatico paid me in 1984 [$600]. I bought a great boom box after camp and an infinity mirror with lights that looked like they went on forever in a tunnel. I still have the mirror.”....

Mike “Maz” and Elisa Segal Madorsky (both 1970s-80s) and Erica and Greg Danford (1970s-80s) attended a Dead & Co. concert in August. Mike reports that Greg almost immediately brought up how he was robbed of a victory in the Divisional Sing in the mid-1980s when his group performed Friend of the Devil.... Earlier in the year, when Maz heard that Jon Laufer (1980s) was a manager at Mccabe’s Wines and Spirits in Manhattan, naturally a surprise visit and photo op his next time in the neighborhood followed....

After current camp mom Tracy Costigan enrolled her two sons for their first Scatico summers in 2021, she then discovered that her uncle, Harvey Breier, was a longtime camper in the 1950s.... On a recent BRN AM (Broadcast Retirement News) show covering how employees are focusing more on the financial wellness of their workers, expert opinion was provided separately (and coincidentally) by 1970s-80s alumni Cindy Dash (in Denver) and Lee Stevens (in Baltimore)....

Ben Krull (1960s-80s) had a March OpEd in The Daily News, reflecting on the political situation in Israel.... Jason Trow (1960s-70s) DJ’s a weekly radio show on KFFR Community Radio in Fraser Valley in Colorado. A spring episode was dedicated to 1960s songs from his Scatico summers.... Pat Goodman, who ran the Scatico riding program with her husband Dave in the 1950s, published her third book of poetry, Unbridled, in July (by Kelsay Books): “It tells the story of our camp horse adventures.”....

Joe Gluck, who was a camper from 1947-53, wrote to share: “I still have the autographed basketball Nat gave me for my Bar Mitzvah.”..... A Scatico memory from 70 years ago? Clearly camp does something to compress the arc of time....

Thanks to all for staying in touch—please email news, photos, and recollections for the Spring 2021 issue of the Alumni Newsletter to info@scatico.com. If you prefer the regular mail and printed pictures, that works just as well. We will even return the photographs after reproducing if requested. Send to: Camp Scatico, PO Box 6, Elizaville, NY 12523.

Reunions, E-mails, and Visits (REVs)

Kyungmin Park recently visited former Scatico caretakers Bren Karcich and Ian Slater (1990s-2010s) at their home in Old Town, FL. Kyungmin, who worked as a ceramics counselor from 2008 to 2010 is now an assistant professor of 3D Studio Art at Endicott College in Beverly, MA.

Visiting Colorado from New York, Pam Weiss Caldara visited with 1980s-90s Scatico friends Deb Baron Rubin and Michelle Brandt.

A Myrtle Beach golf outing with 2000s-20s alumni: Chase Madorsky and Bryce Holden (kneeling); Sam Beck, Eli Rousso, Dan Rubin, and Charlie Kramer.

Nabil Ghozzi traveled from Tunisia to Elizaville to work as a lifeguard in 2007. After 15 years working for Price Waterhouse Coopers in Paris he is back home with his wife Wissem and two children.

At the University of Wisconsin, 2000-10s campers and counselors— clockwise from top left: Halle Phillips, Alexa Jacobson, Ellie Klein, and Sammi Salmirs.

For Carrie Tendler (1991- 1995), a May visit with her family was her first time back at camp in 25 years.

When Justin Grodman, Lucas Ault, and Alexa Naas (1990s-2000s—first, second, and fifth from left to right) moved to San Francisco for jobs, they couldn’t think of better housemates than former Scatico friends. Sisters Rebecca and Megan Cohn, native Californians, visited their camp contemporaries on a recent trip home. (That is the Golden Gate Bridge in the background.)

Dinner Reunion 1980s-90s Style: Mitch Polay (takes the photo) with Ging Vann, Ross Hiller, and Doug Florin.

On a late summer pilgrimage to Elizaville, representing summers 1949 to 1963 among them, and at two of the more iconic Scatico photo locations (steps of the Admin and the sign on Route 19): Richard Gould, Dennis Rinzler, and Annie Bierman Cion Gruenberger.

Virginia Beach reunion vintage 1960s-70s: Howard Peskin, Eileen Fleder Kahn, her brother Lawrence Fleder, and Sandra Golding Peskin. Howard and Sandra met at camp in the early 1960s when he was the head waiter and she was a counselor. They were visiting their cousins.

In Memoriam

In his 24 Scatico summers (1950-73), the final 10 as the boys head counselor, Stan Silverberg powerfully and positively impacted the lives of several generations of campers and staff. Stan passed away on July 29, 2021 at the age of 89. His wife Joan joined him at camp in the 1960s; his children David and Dana were campers. Stan played basketball at the University of Bridgeport, served in the Army doing intelligence work during the Korean War, received his Masters and Doctorate in Education from Columbia University, and was a longtime basketball coach at Valley Stream South High School.

Stan as a counselor in the 1950s, with the starting 5 of the staff basketball team (who all played in college)—Larry Gershman, Jerry Smith, Nat Holman (who coached), Merv Schorr, Stan, and Sam Bernstein.

As the head counselor in 1967 with division leaders RogerLorberbaum, Bob London, Randy Shapiro, Stan, Richie Hanft, Roger Granet, and Peter Ehrenberg.

Paul Sarbanes, died on December 6, 2020, at the age of 87. Paul, a counselor in the 1950s, was a United States Senator from Maryland from 1977 to 2005. As a Congressman in the early 1970s, he was called on to introduce and defend the first Article in the Nixon Impeachment Proceedings. As a Senator, he co-wrote The Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, which protected investors from fraudulent financial reporting by corporations.

Randy Fadem, passed away on July 3, 2021, at the age of 75. He had been living in Israel for 7 years. Randy attended camp in the 1950s-60s with his siblings Leslie, Pam, and Jessica. His dad Marvin was a camper in the 1930s. Aunt Rose Fadem (sister of Jack and Nat Holman), who was every Scaticonian’s “aunt” in the 1960s- 70s when she ran the camp office, was actually Randy’s aunt.

Jason Camhi was a Scatico camper in the 1980s with his brother Josh and sister Melissa. He passed away on March 4, 2021 at the age of 47. At camp, Jason loved working at the radio station (back then, with turntables and vinyl—see photo to the right—and music was a passion held throughout his life). Professionally, he worked as an attorney for Skadden Arps and the National Hockey League.

Jason’s former bunkmates and counselors shared memories on a Zoom Tribute. Left to right, row by row, from bottom left: Mike Madorsky, Eric Poritzky, Brian Berusch, Gregg Rosh’s iPhone(?), Scott Levy, Mitch Cohen, Sandy Paul, Billy Goldman, Dan Deutsch, Mike Samuels, and Todd Polay.

Fresh Youth Initiatives (FYI)

Founded by Scatico alumnus Andrew Rubinson (1960s-1990s) in 1993 in Washington Heights, Fresh Youth Initiatives is committed to “empower[ing] youth who have the fewest resources to reach their greatest potential.”

Off to camp: One of two June pickups at the FYI building on 171st Street

The Scatico-FYI partnership began in those earliest years when participants and staff would travel to camp for pre– and postcamp retreats. Through the years, many FYI alumni went on to work at camp, most notably in recent years Moises Torres, a staff member from 2013 to 2019 (and the girls assistant head athletics director in 2018 and 2019).

Last winter, we reached out to create a more formal job pipeline and welcomed 9 FYI graduates (now college-aged) to work at camp (7 as counselors and 2 on support staff).

Jeff Adams’ Elizaville residency started as a 10-year-old in 1967 when his parents Al and Peggy began a run of 30+ summers as Scatico’s caretakers. Jeff and his wife Annette met at camp in the 1980s (when Annette taught art) and they now live in Florida (as do their children Justin and Samantha). We thank Jeff for the vintage 1980s-90s photos: Al and Peggy; Clem Joseph—fisherman extraordinaire (and also head of the salad pantry and then the head chef from 1975 to 2005); an early 1990s hike to Breakneck Ridge (overlooking the Hudson River); and Annette teaching art.

Calling All Photos

After a June spring visit, Scott Joseph (1960s—middle row, far right in this 1964 photo of the Sophs) reminisced about his time at camp: “After 57 years, I still have the most fond memories of my 5 summers at Scatico. Fortunately, the social hall was open and I was able to show my wife and friends my name on the MVP plaques. They may have feigned interest but I was thrilled like a child once again.... I am still able to name about 85% of the campers and counselors in the picture.”

CONGRATULATIONS

The Next Generation

Peyton on April 23, 2021 to Emily and Cory Schwartz (Scatico career from 1988 to present). We are not certain if dad has her listening to Mets games and reading Hulk comics yet....
Eleanor Joan on December 2, 2020 to Laura Kerr and Steele Rudd. Laura traveled from Australia to Elizaville to work as a lifeguard in 2016.
Gemma Grace and Rose Riis to Angela and Anthony Serina on December 5, 2020. Anthony attended Scatico in the 1990s-2000s with his brother Ray, while his mom Marie worked as the head nurse and medical director.
Lily Harper on April 19, 2021 to Zach and Lara Stahl Miller. Zach and Lara were campers and counselors in the 1990s-2000s.
Wren Goldie on March 26, 2021 to David and Robyn Polansky Morrison. Robyn was a 1992 Sooper along with.... Brooke Kalick (see next announcement).
Jagger Salz on March 27, 2021 to Jason Salz and Brooke Kalick.
Millie Noren on February 26, 2021 to Zach Noren and Kimberly Goodman. Kimberly was a camper in the 1990s.
Hanna Bloom on February 6, 2021 to Jamie and Harris Sarraf. Harris was a camper, counselor, in division leader in the 1990s and 2000s.

Peyton

Gemma and Rose

Wren

Weddings

Cam and Lucy on the steps at Boston Court House

Cam Au and Lucy Callahan on February 18, 2021. Cam, the son of boys athletics director Randy Au, was a counselor and division leader from 2014 to 2018. A lot of Scatico roots in the Au family.... Cam’s mom Lynette worked at camp in the 1990s; his sister Kael worked as a counselor and division leader from 2008 to 2016; and his brother-in-law Matty Carroll (are you following all of this?) was a division leader and assistant head counselor from 2008 to 2018.

Scatico 101

Grass has grown around home plate

But little feet will soon slide through nature’s modest memorial

To the sound of cheers from the dugout.

For the trees that stood as flagpoles for a century, their day is done

But in their footsteps a new brother and sister will greet us at reveille

Like sidewalk chalk in a summer rain

Our traditions are colorful comforts

That must be redrawn on sunnier afternoons

With new friends who have never known our ways.

In the days to come we may forget some cherished things

To make room for new stories, new legends, and a new day for Scatico.

Scatico Art Director (and Philosopher/Poet-in-Residence) Ken Vallario (1990s to 2020s and counting) read his Scatico 101 at Café Night during staff orientation. A 2020 season lost and looking forward to the next century.... The “flagpoles” refer to the pre-season replacement of the flagpoles on both sides of camp, who stood sentinel for many, many years, but were encouraged into retirement by woodpeckers and the weight of time. Ever the visionary, Ken had the old flagpoles saved and then sliced into 1-inch-thick pieces to be used as part of an outdoor art project. During this year’s Carnival, campers and staff burned their initials into the slabs for future mounting on a building wall. (Of course, first they had to enter a time machine to travel back 100 years, but that’s a story for another Alumni Newsletter.)

Rally Caps

For two weeks in September, Scatico became home for the filming of Rally Caps, a movie about (among other things) kids playing baseball at camp. The film stars Judd Hirsch and Amy Smart (although they do not appear in scenes shot at Scatico). Former Major League Baseball player Curtis Pride was on site for the entire shoot, living in bunk 11-12 with his wife and two children (who both have roles in the picture). We’re thinking the first professional athlete to sleep in a Scatico bunk since....Nat Holman. In addition to Scatico, scenes were filmed in Los Angeles and in Iowa (at the Field of Dreams baseball field).

Iconic Images from 2021

Lighting candles for younger campers at the Opening Campfire.

Opening night of Color War. Waiting to hear.... Green or Grey?

Staying Connected....

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Camp Scatico 12/23/20 Camp Scatico 12/23/20

Winter 2020, Edition 99

Although it was not a Scatico summer in the traditional, Elizaville, reveille-to-taps sense, the alumni community seemed more than ever to embrace the need to stay connected both with their Scatico friends and their Scatico memories: We received a steady flow of reports on reunions (both in person and virtual); alumni stopped by camp almost daily throughout the summer (coordinating visits with bunkmates or just making the trip on their own); and emails filled with reminiscences of years past reinforced yet again the power of the camp experience to transcend time and place….

Amy Malina was last at camp 53 years ago in 1967 (her final summer as a camper). She wrote from Playa Vista, CA: “I loved Scatico and one of my very best friends to this day, Betsy Hirsch, I met there in 1963. Scatico was great friends and wonderful times. I became a better swimmer, remember getting stuck with a friend on a Sunfish out in the lake, and remember writing all the lyrics for my 1967 Color War team songs to the melodies of Guys and Dolls. I had a pair of underwear with a Kathy Kassover name tag I must have worn for 35 years out of nostalgia. Also remember an appearance by [former camper] Lesley Gore in the dining room one year, but her ‘manager’ said she had to save her voice and couldn’t sing for us. How on earth do I even remember that?”

1964- Amy Malina seated far right. Two bunkmates over is Betsy Hirsch.

Richard Mack attended Scatico for two summers in the 1940s. He remembers a basketball practice when Uncle Nat “blew his whistle, walked over to me, and said, ‘Son, what part of the body moves the least?’ Ok, I couldn’t answer. He then said, ‘the hips, son, the hips.’ Quite a teaching moment for me. Obviously, I never forgot.”

Anabella Ron last spent a summer at Scatico in 2001 as an 11-year-old camper, traveling to Elizaville from Caracas, Venezuela, with her twin sister Ana Eugenia and brother Juan Andres. Now living in Washington, DC, she was traveling to Maine on vacation in July and made a detour to see camp for the first time in 19 years. She was amazed at how much she specifically remembered (especially Tribes plaques and songs from Divisional Sings) and the memories stirred. For International Camp T-Shirt Day on November 10 (see page 5) she sent in the photo to the right with Ana (who lives in Spain).

Michael Resnick attended Scatico from 2003-12 and now lives in Corvallis, OR. Those of you at camp in 2012 may remember how Michael solved a Rubik’s Cube while blindfolded on stage at the 4th of July Talent Show. He writes: “I can now solve a 7x7x7 Rubik’s Cube. Lately, I’ve been reconnecting with some passions of mine that I discovered while at Scatico: handball, chess, and woodworking.”

From the 1940s to the 2000s…. Whether 70 or 10 years ago…. The vividness of childhood memories never cease to amaze. And how often these memories are not of the “big” moments (although we marvel at these), but just as often an afternoon sailing (and getting stuck on the lake) or Uncle Nat on the A Court explaining how not to fall for a ball fake. These “small” moments also forge the friendships, life lessons, and passions that define who we are—and that help us persevere during times of adversity. The past year has challenged us in so many ways—and hopefully the foundations built at camp in summers passed have helped us stand strong.

STAYING IN TOUCH

Thanks to all who have checked in since the Spring issue of the Alumni Newsletter…. As always, we will lead with a Random Scatico Sighting (an RSS)— and this one straight out of a film/book.

On a flight from New Jersey to Florida, Lolli Kahn (Scatico camper, counselor, and division leader from 1999-2014) struck up a conversation with a woman sitting nearby. And, as all roads sometimes do lead to Elizaville, she asked Lolli, “Where did you go to camp?” It was Annie Bierman Gruenberger, who attended Scatico in the 1950s-60s along with Lolli’s mom Eileen Fleder Kahn and aunts/uncle Cheryl Fleder Sloane (a divisionmate), Gail Fleder, and Larry Fleder. After landing, Lolli and Eileen invited Annie over to their home….

In non-RSS news…. Max Bosch, a Scatico camper, counselor, and division leader from 2003-09, has launched Eddy.Com, a platform to connect educators with learners. As stated on the Eddy website: “We want to create a community for both parents and learners that love project-based learning and give them access to the best possible lessons.” Max would love to hear from alumni who are either teachers or parents of students….

Sisters Gaby and Halle Phillips (campers and staff from 2008-18) have deep Scatico roots (mom Jill Herzog Phillips and grandparents Don and Sue Kohlreiter Herzog all had long camp careers). Currently college Juniors, they have purchased a school bus and are planning a cross country road trip during the summer of 2021. They are inviting the Scatico community to follow their adventures on Instagram at #4babesandabus….

Max on the foul line at the 2004 Nat Holman Tournament. That’s referee Scott Kaufman in the background. — Max on the foul line at the 2004 Nat Holman Tournament. That’s referee **Scott Kaufman** in the background.

As staff members— Gaby and Halle cheer on the Girls Nat.

Jake Feinberg (camper and counselor from 1988-2001) has recently published The Cats!: Volume 2: The Cadence of Their Time, a collection of extracts of interviews from The Jake Feinberg Show (radio) with musicians “from back before drum machines and pitch correction were invented….”

The 1994 Upper Seniors held a spring Zoom reunion, which was attended by 12 campers and 3 counselors. Niklas Mortensen, who traveled from Norway to Elizaville for several camper summers in the early 1990s was one of the campers “present,” joining from Oslo….

If you watched the Amazon documentary “The Way I See It” (about Pete Souza, a White House photographer during the Obama and Reagan administrations), you may have recognized Jon Cooper (a camper, counselor, and division leader from 1984-96) in a photo from Election Night in 2008. Jon attended the victory celebration in Chicago that night as the guest of camp contemporary Jared Shapiro, whose brother Nick (also a former camper) was Obama’s campaign deputy press secretary and later served as the senior advisor to the director of the CIA ….

Finally, dreaming of sunny skies and hot summer days—1977 Upper Seniors Rob Sussman and Jim Rosenzweig shared the beach photo to the right from this past August….

Calling All Photos

Changing fashions….

Divisional photos capture moments of time, below from the early 1940s (during WWII, from Don Plehn—bottom right of photo); 1967 (two years before Woodstock, from Lynda Goldberg Goldman—seated third from right); and the 1980s (the Reagan era, from Roger Stiefel—Scatico 1950s-60s and dad of current camp doctor Marc Stiefel, seated bottom right) .

1980s

1940s

Alumni Podcasts

Chase Madorsky, Bryce Holden, Noah Levine, and Quinn Croland shared many summers together as campers and staff in the 2000s-10s. A lot of activities as well as a lot of hang time on campus, and those hang times may just have planted the seed for and brought to life two current projects.

From Chase and Bryce: The Underdog Sports MLB Show, a baseball podcast released each week that covers all happenings around the league. You can subscribe on iTunes or find more info at underdogpodcasts.com.

From Noah and Quinn: The Dive-In, a podcast where they review and discuss a variety of films with other Scaticonians. Each episode features a guest host of Scatico fame, who selects a movie for in-depth analysis. Recent visitors to the program have included: Chef Ally Lipton (former camper and counselor and head of the cooking program— Sixteen Candles); Jim Hosking (20- plus summers on staff—Pulp Fiction); Mack Madorsky (longtime camper and counselor and current division leader—Catch Me If You Can); and Matty Carroll (former division leader and assistant head counselor— Christopher Robin). You can listen to all of the recent shows on Apple Podcasts and Spotify.

Zombie Camp

There’s nothing quite like a camp zombie movie…. Noah Levine (holding the sign— from the summer of 2011) showed his passion for movies early in his Scatico career. In 2018 and 2019, he taught film-making at camp. The campers with him in the photo to the right are (from left to right) Shane Spitzer, Alec Silverman, Matt Schumer, and Jayson Pinals. The counselors are Aodhan Gregory and Ashley Jones.

The Scatico 100

What now feels like a long, long, long time ago— early April (no listing here of everything we’ve experienced since then!)—boys head counselor Cory Schwartz and art director Ken Vallario launched The HC Porch, a podcast to keep us all connected, positive, and thinking camp. Each week they would invite a camp celebrity or two (girls head counselor Kerri Winderman, maintenance director Teddy Lydon, former division leader Danny Rosen…) to share their Scatico stories. At the end of each episode, they would ask their guests to answer a set of questions.

This segment quickly became a particularly anticipated part of each episode, rapid fire and spontaneous, covering everything from the mundane (“Go-to Holy Cow order” and “Sheets/comforter on your bed as a camper”) to the spiritual (“Favorite sound at camp” and “Favorite place at camp”), and lots of stuff in between. Everyone I spoke to who listened to the podcast reflected on what their answers would be if they were invited to be guests on the show.

Well, if camp isn’t about everyone getting a chance…. In August, inspired by Cory and Ken, we invited (by Instagram) the entire Scatico community to submit answers to “The Scatico 100” (a slightly revised list of questions). We have so loved the responses that we are expanding the outreach, hoping to connect with as many alumni and current Scaticonians as possible and develop a written shared history as part of the ongoing 100th anniversary celebration.

Here’s your chance to contribute. You can find the blank form in Scatico’s Instagram Highlights under #Scatico100 or go “old school” and email answers to nicki@scatico.com (or go “really old school” and mail to Camp Scatico, PO Box 6, Elizaville, NY 12523).

What have we learned from the more than 50 answers to date (so far every decade from the 1960s to 2020s represented)? That a lot of girls staff and alumni love the coffee ice cream at Holy Cow (often with hot fudge sauce). That campers from all generations feel butterflies in their stomachs or an adrenaline surge when they first see the Scatico sign on County Route 19. That sounds are absolutely an integral part of our camp experiences. For current camper Chase Baruch it’s the sound of Reveille each morning. For camp mom Hillah Wiczyk Mendez ( a camper and counselor in the 1970s-90s), “bunk doors slamming.” For Danny Klyde (2000s/10s camper and counselor), “the [boys side] mess hall just after the moment of silence.”

Four graduating Soopers weighed in: Sophie Rosen— “general swim from a distance when you hear everyone laughing and talking”; Maya Miller— “the ropes getting pulled when raising or lowering the flag”; Vivi Loigman— “cheering in the dining hall and campfire songs”; and Dylan Gottfried— “everyone singing together in the U [the dining room deck] before lunch.”

Matty Carroll and Kael Au-Carroll first met at Scatico as staff members in 2008 and then were married at a precamp ceremony at the girls campfire site in 2016. Answering independently, they had the same response: “heavy rain on the bunk roof at night.”

We look forward to embracing all the sounds at camp next summer. The bugles, the doors slamming, the laughter, the singing, and the rain on the roof of a bunk at night.

In Memoriam

Adele Wolff Holman passed away on July 3, 2020 at the age of 95. Adele was married to Merton Holman (Scatico 1931-42) and the mother of Tom and Bert Holman, who attended camp in the 1960s. Adele earned a BS in Chemistry and Mathematics graduating Hunter College in 1947. She then was employed by Fischbach & Moore, the largest public works electrical contractor in the world. She and Merton were avid bridge players and world travelers. Merton was a nephew of Scatico founder Nat Holman.

Bill Weinzimmer passed away on September 21, 2020, at the age of 90. Bill and his sister Phyllis Weinzimmer Schoenfeld attended Scatico in the 1940s. Nancy Schoenfeld Eisenberg (a niece who attended camp with her sister Ellen Schoenfeld Fischer in the 1960s) wrote: “He had a row- boat next to his Lake Mahopac house and it always reminded him of camp. He also had a flag pole and raised the flag every day, just like camp.”

Planting Trees at Scatico

Alumni planted seven trees at Scatico in November in memory of Sue Skollins Friedman, Steve Florin, Ira Briskman, Mark Tafeen, Bill Burton, and Bob “Bobo” Miller, all longtime Scaticonians (from the 1940s to the 1970s) who passed away in 2020. Two of the trees were gifted in memory of Sue—one by former bunkmates of her daughters Andrea and Stephanie and one by a group of Sue’s camp friends led by Hank Alpert, Dennis Rinzler, and Joan Haskell Berlly. A special thanks to Hank (a Scatico camper and counselor in the 1950s-60s), who continues to take a lead in bringing alumni together to make these living tributes. He began this tradition in 2015 and to date 24 trees have been planted in locations around camp from the boys ballfields to the boys waterfront (for Bobo, a longtime lifeguard and waterfront director) to outside the girls social hall.

International Camp T-shirt Day—November 10

Rye Brook in Scatico gear! Carly and Emmie Hodes; Roger and Noah Lowenthal; Cory and Bash Schwartz; and Emily, Doug, Charlotte and Mason Florin.

It was an International Camp T-shirt Day for the books, spanning generations, camp histories, and continents. We had first-time campers, returnees, and longtime Senior Staff. Siblings, parents, roommates (shoutout to Lexi Schecter and Emily Goldner), neighbors (from Rye Brook, NY), and even co-workers (Dani Josephson and Melissa Samuels). Represented were alum from every decade starting with the 1960s and staff from Europe to South America to college campuses. Scaticonians with dogs and in backyards, headed to school or ready to zoom, and reuniting on FaceTime (Soopers 2010!) or on stoops. For each of the 70 (!) participants who sent their photos to us for posting on Scatico’s Instagram account, we donated $5 to two Columbia County-based non-profits Kite’s Nest and Greater Hudson Promise Neighborhood. Kite’s Nest is a center for liberatory education with the mission to build the collective capacity of young people to bring about personal transformation, social connection, healing, and systemic change. The Greater Hudson Promise Neighborhood works to create a chain of support for children and families in the community from cradle through career in order to break through the inter-generational cycle of poverty and help kids' reach their full potential.

Scatico in Objects

Camp has always been about the people and the relationships.... But sometimes an object can also instantly conjure up a moment in time. As part of our 100th celebration, we continue to invite alumni to submit photos for an Artifacts Timeline that you can follow at Scatico100.com. Three recent additions...

Pam Weiss Caldara’s “T-46” trunk key from the 1980s (recently found, as labeled, by her mom). For current campers raised on soft duffle-style trunks, this was back in the day when campers’ trunks were “hard” (and suitable for use as coffee tables in college dorms). What we loved about these keys was that every single key opened every single trunk. So much for security.

The face mask worn by Lukas Ault in the 2006 Nat Holman Basketball Tournament (below). This is a story we should probably just let Lukas tell: “The day before the NAT in 2006 [during a scrimmage], I caught an errant elbow from [teammate] Eric Pittel after he secured a rebound. Complete accident, but friendly fire nonetheless. Doctor Wang examined me and sent me for x-rays immediately , which inevitably came back positive for a broken nose..... The compromise we reached was that I would have to wear a mask, a la Rip Hamilton, who had popularized it at the time in the NBA. Finding a mask and getting it up to camp proved to be very challenging in less than 24 hours. There was nowhere nearby that carried the product, so I believe that [division leader] Harris Sarraf drove it up to camp from NYC that night. I remember coming down to the canteen to have Doc Wang fit it on me and examine me before giving me the green light. I hated the mask as my depth perception was way off (I would push it up on my forehead when I shot free throws), but made it work. And, thanks to Jake Wolfin [tournament MVP], the rest is history....”

A Zak Penn photo of a tennis ball balanced on top of the boys handball wall from the early 1980s (below, right).... We’re not quite sure how many tosses (or was it a fluke?) it took Zak to achieve this miracle shot (the wall is about 16 feet high and 4 inches wide at the top). He shares, “I got to raise or lower the flag for this.... The 5th greatest moment of my life.” Given Zak’s career as a screenwriter, we’ll certainly settle for “top 5” recognition.

Bring on the Summer

Among many special events on the horizon—the 4th of July: dressing up in red, white, and blue for the full-camp BBQ; the Talent Show at the amphitheater; and (of course) fireworks on the golf course.

CONGRATULATIONS- The Next Generation

Maya Skylar on 11/3/20 to Ethan and Jodi Needleman. Ethan and his brother Josh were campers in the 2000s. Their mom Jill Smiley Needleman and grandmother Marilyn Morris Smiley also were Scatico campers.
Hudson Ira on 11/2/20 to Liberty Thomas McAteer and Rachel Seebacher. Rachel and her siblings Lauren and Paul were campers and counselors in the 1990s-2000s. Their dad Bob spent more than 20 summers at Scatico as a camper and counselor (1960s-70s) and camp doctor (1990s-2000s). Note to the current generation of boys side campers: Bob built the “pit” next to the nature building as a pioneering counselor in the early 1970s.
Logan Samuel on 11/7/20 to Sam and Jess Abrams. Sam and his brothers Joe and Mike were campers in the 1990s. Their dad Jeff was a Scaticonian in the 1960s-70s.

Weddings

Audrey Lew and Ian Strickman on August 1, 2020. Audrey was a camper and counselor from 2002 to 2011 and the younger sister of longtime campers and counselors Ben and Michael.
Helen Quigley and Horton McKinney on September 26, 2020. They met in law school and both now work in the real estate department at Shearman & Sterling in New York City. Helen and her siblings Sally, Doris, Joe, and Rodger (and many cousins) covered a lot of Scatico divisions in the 1990s-2000s. In the photo below, Helen drives to the basket at the Nat Holman Basketball Tournament in 2003 (her Sooper summer). For current campers—that’s the court at the Pavilion before there was a Pavilion.

Rodger, Doris, mom Theresa, Helen, Horton, Sally and Joe

100th Reunion-- September 25, 2021

While there is still plenty of uncertainty in the world, we continue to plan for a special 100th celebration on Saturday, September 25, 2021, in Elizaville. Updated event information and registration (if you have not done so already) is at Scatico100.com. Want to get your camp nostalgia itch scratched before September? We’re still collecting objects for our Artifacts Timeline, which paints a picture of Scatico over time through camper and counselor-submitted photos of objects (see adjacent page). The current timeline—which features everything from Mallow Cup cards to Color War emblems—can be found at Scatico100.com/artifacts-timeline, and new submissions can be sent to nicki@scatico.com. Our Ultimate Scatico Playlists are also still growing, and can be listened and added to at Scatico100.com/playlists. (No surprise here, songs like “The Circle Game” appear in nearly every decade’s song list.)

Staying Connected....

Follow us on Instagram (@campscatico_official (1500-plus followers and counting) and Facebook (@campscaticoofficial ). Visit the Alumni Section at www.scatico.com to read back issues of the Alumni Newsletter and to purchase Scatico-wear.

Yes, the front gate did have an arch (until a 1940s laundry delivery)

Those paintings in the Dining Hall really were painted by campers in the 1940s-50s

Camp Scatico 7/23/20 Camp Scatico 7/23/20

Spring 2020, Edition 99

In 1978, Radisa Borisavljevic traveled from Serbia (then part of Yugoslavia) to Elizaville to work for one summer as a camp driver…

News from Elizaville

In 1978, Radisa Borisavljevic traveled from Serbia (then part of Yugoslavia) to Elizaville to work for one summer as a camp driver. He found the experience so formative that his son Aleksander spent a summer at Scatico in 2006, holding the same position. (Certainly all sorts of Scatico father-son “firsts” established here.) In 1997, Mickey Kim arrived at Scatico from South Korea, speaking very little English, but proving to be an incredible piano accompanist. She was also a counselor for my older daughter Nicki (then in her first summer as a camper). Despite the language barrier, the kids loved Mickey, who spoke the universal languages of kindness, caring, and patience.

What do Radisa and Mickey have in common? They both took a leap of faith in their early 20s, challenging themselves to travel alone halfway around the world to have a camp experience. They knew little English and maybe even knew less about what to expect. And they both thrived. They also both recently emailed to reflect on their Elizaville summers, respectively 42 and 23 years ago, and how their Scatico adventures helped define and form the people they were to become.

1997 Jinter Beanie Babies (Divisional Sing theme): Nicki Fleischner, Dayna Roberts, Mickey, Lindsay Greenberg, and Jackie Wainer — 1997 Jinter Beanie Babies (Divisional Sing theme): **Nicki Fleischner, Dayna Roberts, Mickey, Lindsay Greenberg**, and **Jackie Wainer**

Radisa wanted to see how his camp family was doing during this difficult time. He was quarantining in Belgrade and hopes to make the 100th Anniversary celebration (now scheduled for 9/25/21—see below) with his son Aleks.

Since her summer at Scatico, Mickey has married, had a son, lived in Illinois and California, and then moved back to South Korea (from 2010-19). She has now returned to the United States, living near Seattle: “I am so happy and thankful that I am being remembered. As a pianist and a counselor, I am always thankful to camp for giving me unforgettable memories. Scatico has always been in my heart and memories all these years.”

As we read through the pages of the Alumni Newsletter or visit www.Scatico100.com it’s easy (and awe-inspiring) to focus on the multigenerational families or the many campers and staff who spent the better parts of 2 or 3 decades of their lives at camp. Of late, I find myself even more amazed at those who spent just one summer at Scatico, who were not only enriched by their few months in Elizaville, but also so positively impacted the community. They often traveled long distances to arrive at camp, whether geographically or culturally. They were prepared to open themselves up to something new and different, to meet it head on, to teach and to learn.

Scatico, when at its best, has managed to perform this juggling act: embracing traditions and welcoming the new. Understanding that while what has come before is part of our collective history, that what will be in the future should always continually improve on the past. A core value and call to action to cling to during these times of challenge and self-reflection. During these days of pandemic, as we grapple to contemplate a first Scatico summer without campers and staff since Opening Day 1921, we look more than ever toward a celebration of both our past and future. Thanks to all of the alumni and current Scaticonians who shared vintage camp photos and reflections about this moment in our lives on our Community Bulletin Board, which you can view and add to at www.scatico.com/10-for-2.

A Scatico Work Connection

Sammy Wolfin, an account executive at DKC/O&M (and a Scatico camper, counselor and division leader from 2000-18) had an intern this past year whose grandmother, Sybil Erland, attended Scatico for one summer as a sailing counselor in 1962. Only one summer in Elizaville, but a trove of vintage photos that she was kind enough to share.

Bunk slumber party in the Lodges. Judging by the hoard of food, maybe Visiting Day night?

Sign located at the intersection of Routes 9 and 78.

1962 at the Girls Waterfront: hairstyles and swimsuit fashion will undergo a rapid evolution over the next few years. For current Scaticonians, the boat slips (in the picture to the left) made it to the late 1960s.

Discovering a Scatico Neighbor

Current camp mom Nicole Greenblatt (sons Isaac and Elliott) was thrilled to discover that her neighbor in West Hartford, CT, Judith Ugelow Satlof attended Scatico in the 1940s. Once the connection was made, a quick trip to the attic followed, yielding her 1949 “Report Card” (below on the right). Among many recognitions, she received one star in “Quoits” and two stars in “Choral Singing,” but (alas) no stars in “Stamps.” Stamp collecting? Writing home? Making rubber stamps in crafts? The photo below and to the left is from a 1940s “Circus Day” (rebranded as the “Carnival” by the 1960s). We’re not quite certain which building this is, given the fence railing she is standing on and the awnings. Can anyone help?

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Back in the day (that day being pre-1960) there weren’t half pints of chocolate milk and packages of cookies at taps, but whole milk in glass bottles with trays of sheet cake served after Rest Hour.

Early 1940s—with a shortage of male counselors be- cause of WWII, female staff were hired for the young- er boys divisions. Cubby areas in Freshman cabins are curtained off to create “private” sleeping areas.

We Will Miss You

Sue Skollins Friedman on 4/28/20. Sue attended Sca- tico from 1944-59 and was on the planning committees for Scatico’s 75th anniversary celebration (held in Manhattan in 1995) and for the 100th. Her sister Karen, daughters Stephanie and Andrea, and grandson Cooper are all Scaticonians. At the June 2019 orientation for first-time campers in Elizaville, she spoke eloquently about her lifelong camp friendships to current Scatico parents.

Ira and Sue at a 2012 Scatico reunion in Florida. — **Ira** and **Sue** at a 2012 Scatico reunion in Florida.

Sue, bottom left, with bunkmates on the Clubhouse steps in 1953, proudly displaying the Friends plaque. — **Sue**, bottom left, with bunkmates on the Clubhouse steps in 1953, proudly displaying the Friends plaque.

Ira Briskman, on 4/7/20, was a camper and a counselor in the 1950s-60s and his daughters Anna and Emily attended camp in the 1980s-90s. Born in Toledo, Ohio, and a graduate of the University of Michigan, Ira had a long career in magazine circulation and distribution, working for Time Warner, Playboy Enterprises, and Rolling Stone.

Steve Florin, on 12/30/19, was a camper and counselor in the 1950s-60s. Steve was the patriarch of a large Scatico family that included his children Doug, Matt, and Jen and grandchildren Charlotte, Mason, Jake, Max, and Sophie. Steve was the president of Florin Creative Film Service, which distributed films to independent theaters. Steve’s brother Richard was also a Scaticonian.

Scatico riflery team with coach Bill Powley. Steve is the third from the right. — Scatico riflery team with coach **Bill Powley**. Steve is the third from the right.

Diane Terman Felenstein, on 12/8/19, was a camper in the 1950s. She founded Diane Terman Public Relations (whose clients included artist Salvador Dali and weightloss guru Dr. Robert Atkins) and was the New York Times best-selling co-author of “The Money Club” (written in 1997 as a guide for women to take control of their financial situations). Diane’s brother David (“Tookie”) also was a Scatico camper.
Jerome Maliner, on 6/22/19, was a camper in the 1930s with his brothers Robert and Martin. Born in Brooklyn, Jerome had a long career as a dermatologist in Eugene, OR. Passionate about the outdoors, he hand planted hundreds of trees during his lifetime.
Aaron Schechtman, on 4/16/20, was the husband of Carol Schechtman, the girls head counselor from 1967 to 1984. Campers from the era will remember Aaron for his elaborate marionette and puppet shows when he visited Scatico during the summer.
Bill Dodge on 1/23/20. Bill was a regular weekend visitor to Scatico in the 1990s-2000s when his wife Lisa Paymer Dodge worked as the girls athletics director and assistant head counselor. The combined Scatico careers of their children Jessica, Trevor, Tory, and Aliza covered more than 40 summers and ran from 1994 to 2015. Is there another Scatico family with four siblings elected by peers to be Color War leaders?
Bob “Bobo” London, 77, on June 17, 2020. Bob was a Scatico camper, counselor, division leader, and waterfront director from 1952 to 1973. He taught a generation of boy campers how to swim (this writer included). Bob’s former camper Matt Weinstein shared the origin of his nickname: “While on a canoe trip (I did three with him) he revealed that to make some money he wrestled professionally and used the name Bobo.... He remains one of the most influential people in my life.”

1960s lifeguard staff. Bobo, the waterfront director, is the second from the left.

1974 Color War break, Bobo is attacked by the sea monster

STAYING IN TOUCH

As always, we like to start off with RSSes (Random Scatico Sightings).... One of the more interest- ing RSSes in recent memory (okay, stretching the definition a bit) was reported by Melissa Marques Goldberg (1970s-80s): “I’ve been a huge fan of this podcast that does recaps of “Survivor” and other shows I watch. I’ve been listening to it for years . Someone had asked where the title to one of the segments came from and the host said it came from the camp he went to—Scatico! I was floored! The host is Josh Wigler. I reached out to him afterwards and we have corresponded since. He is hilariously funny. I’ve been listening to him for years!” Josh was a camper, counselor, and division leader from 1996-07 and has hosted several podcasts and written extensively about television....

Katie Mazarin Derasse and Michelle Brandt King spotted each other while skiing in Colorado in February.... Jeff Hellman (1970s-80s) was introduced to Jen Hyman (1990s) at the annual gala of the Fashion Scholarship Fund. Jen, an honoree at the event, is the co-founder and CEO of Rent the Runway.... On family vacation together in February, Mike Madorsky and Rob Rosen (both 1970s- 80s) struck up a conversation with someone next to them on the beach. Talk (what a surprise) turned to camp. The third person was Larry Leibowitz, who helped run the canteen and was a head waiter in the early 1970s. Larry got his job at Scatico through his high school principal (and future employer) Irwin “Flick” Fleischner....

In non-RSS news.... Fern Zipser Feldman reported that her sister Lyn Zipser Rosen received a Century Award from the Dressage Foundation for competing in Dressage where the horse’s age (24) and the rider’s age (77) totals 100 or more. Fern and Lyn (Scaticonians in the 1950s-60s) are the second generation of a four-generation Scatico family that started with their dad Fred, a former camp doctor....

Caren Himelson Cummings (1958-64) sent in the photo to the right from a December event with camp contemporaries (and brothers) Danny and Eric Baron.... Jill Ostrower Trovillion checked in recently by email. She and her sister Penny Ostrower Rezeppa attended camp in the early 1960s. Their parents Donald and Roberta Serden Ostrower met at Scatico as staff members in the 1940s and were married for more than 60 years....

Carol Schectman was the girls head counselor from 1967 to 1984. On a recent Zoom she connected with four of her former campers AND their Scatico children (covering more than 200 camp summers).

Zoom with Carol. Clock wise from the top left—Leslie Wayte Heineman with Emily and Jack; Laura Danford Mandel with Lucy; Carol; Lisa Paymer Dodge with Aliza and Jessica (on the phone); Jackie Olensky; and Wendy Sheldon Brown with Maggie.... — Zoom with Carol. Clock wise from the top left—**Leslie Wayte Heineman** with **Emily** and **Jack**; **Laura Danford Mandel** with **Lucy**; **Carol;** **Lisa Paymer Dodge** with **Aliza** and **Jessica** (on the phone); **Jackie Olensk**y; and **Wendy Sheldon Brown** with **Maggie**....

Siblings Steven and Lauren Bisk attended camp in the late 1960s and early 1970s. Steven has lived in Israel since graduating college in 1982 and not been back to camp since his last summer in 1975: “I think about the waterfront. Building the nature pit and capturing snapping turtles and snakes from the nearby swamp [on the way to the Elizaville falls]. Frogs from the lake. Screaming, pushing yourself to the end of one’s energies for Color War. My counselor Manny Toonkel smashing a tape deck with a bat. Mudsliding on the baseball field. Morning line up. . . .”

From the nature pit (built in the late 1960s and still standing) to mudsliding—memories from 50 years ago are still vivid (or somewhat vivid!) .... Thanks for staying in touch. E-mail news and photos for the Fall 2020 issue of the Alumni Newsletter to info@scatico.com.

100th Reunion Celebration Rescheduled

After planning, prepping, daydreaming, and several reunion committee meetings... we've made the difficult decision to postpone our 100th anniversary celebration to September 25, 2021, due to the coronavirus. With hundreds of Scaticonians already registered—many of whom would need to fly by plane—our priority is everyone's health and safety. Silver lining? An extra 357 days to plan a spectacular centennial event.

The reunion website Scatico100.com has been updated with all the new schedule information. We are still working on rescheduling the Friday night event for 1970s+ Scaticonians, but that event will not be part of the September 25th weekend. For now we will simply be "rolling over" everyone's registration, so if you'd already registered for the 2020 event there is no need to do anything! You can see the current (and still growing) guest list at the event website.

We have been in awe of our community's spirit these past months-- from campers, to parents, to alumni, to staff-- and we know that spirit will carry us through to an even more magical celebration in one year's time.

Visiting Scatico in Summer 2020

This summer looks very different for Scatico, but one silver lining is our availability for visits. We've already welcomed dozens of alum to the 12523 in the past few weeks. Want to stop by? Please just email us in advance, so we can be mindful of numbers on any given day.

On the "Radio"

Well, maybe not on the radio in the traditional sense... but on Spotify! During quarantine we created 6 collaborative camp music decade playlists and we haven't stopped jamming since! Visit www.scatico100.com/playlists to listen and add the many tunes we know are still missing. Our favorite component of the project? You can see which Scaticonians added which songs.

Virtual Camp

The Strauss family (Stacey, Jacob, Matthew and Eliza) enjoys Cooking with Ally!

Although not quite the same as jumping in the lake during general swim on a hot afternoon, there does seem to have been some correlation on the uplift and energy front. Visit the Scatico Blog and Scatico Podcast pages to see (and listen to) some of ways we have stayed connected over the last few months: podcasts from boys head counselor Cory Schwartz (1980s- 20s) and art direct Ken Vallario (1990s-20s); a cooking class from Chef Ally Lipton (1980s-20s); an activity book from media director John Hickey (1980s-20s); yoga with CIT trip supervisor Brian Helfman (1990s-20s); renditions of the girls Alma Mater and “I Don’t Want to Go Home” sung by alumni and current campers and staff; art and talent shows, Apache Relays, and behind-the-scenes Scatico tours.

Looking for a School or Camp in Ecuador?

Ishai and Laura Gold Eshed may spend typical summers in Elizaville running the boys waterfront and girls art program, but they are also embarking on a new adventure, organizing the founding of a school/camp program (see ad below) in San Jose, Ecuador (population 7,243 in the 2010 census). The curriculum will be environmentally focused: “Build a garden; Flora/ Fauna investigations; Butterfly garden; Pollution investigation.” They promise to return to Scatico in 2021 with daughters Eden and Bar. For Ishai, it will be his 3rd summer (honor society threshold for staff members!), while Laura will entering her 4th decade at camp (having started her career as a camper in the 1990s).

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CONGRATULATIONS

The Next Generation (for the best deal ever... send in a birth announcement and receive a Scatico onesie and bib!)

Randy, Kael, Matty (with Rory), Sam, Alex, and Cameron

Rory Lee on 2/2/20 to Matty Carroll and Kael Au- Carroll. Mom and dad first met as Scatico counselors in 2008. Grandparents Randy Au (the current boys athletics director) and Lynette Santoro-Au as well as Uncle Cameron Au have all worked as staff members. Two of Matty’s former campers, Sam Josephson and Alex Jaramillo, both studying abroad in February in Copenhagen, made a trip to London to visit their former division leader, Kael, and Rory.
Henry Delaney on 12/16/19 to Ben Lew and Alexis Delaney. Ben was a camper, counselor, and division leader from 1996-2010. His siblings Audrey and Michael were also campers and counselors.

Alexandra Evette on 7/2/19 to Allie Fass and Todd Markowitz. Allie was a camper and counselor in the 1980s-90s. Her brother Jarret was a camper in the 1990s.

Mollie on 8/30/19 to Jenny and Oliver Johnson. Oliver (1999-2003) and his sister Emily (2003) traveled from the U.K. to Elizaville to work as Scatico lifeguards. Those who remember Ollie’s skills as a counselor will not be surprised that he has pursued a career in education and is now the executive principal of four primary schools

Leah Avery on 1/20/20 to Kevin Khani and Dana Wattenberg (1990-97). Dana’s brother Aaron was also a camper in the 1980s- 90s.
Devyn Rose on 4/2/20 to Scott and Randi Schwartz Gross. Randi was a camper, counselor and division leader from 1989-2003. Uncle Cory Schwartz (the current boys head counselor) began his Scatico career in 1988. Plus, a special shout-out to big brother Sander, who began his Scatico career as a 1-week camper in 2019.

Hudson on 2/13/20 to Ellen and Sol Hayon. Sol and his twin brother Ben were campers, counselors, and division leaders from 1997-2012. Their sister Rachel Hayon Trinidad was a camper and waitress from 1997-2005. Sol is a urologist and lives in Chapel Hill, NC.
Corey Logan on 6/4/20 to Michael and Rachel Rothman Sackman. Rachel and her sister Hillary attended Scatico in the 1990s-2000s. Rachel is the Director of Special Events and Operations at Temple Emanuel of the City of New York.

Scatico in 100 Objects (more or less)

Objects and letters paint a remarkable picture of moments in time— providing insight into the social norms, pop culture phenoms, trends, and little (though meaningful) moments that “official history” can sometimes fail to capture. The New York Historical Society once displayed “A History of New York in 101 Objects” with things like a subway token and a black and white cookie; the MoMa has a design wing with items like the first edition of the iPod. You see it, and you get it; you are transported to a time and a place.

As we worked on an official Scatico timeline in honor of the 100th— chronicling things like when camp opened and when it moved locations— we realized there was so much of the story missing. The songs played on the radio and belted out in bunks, the snacks devoured, the hot bus rides, the making of friends, the individual creative and athletic triumphs.

And so we had the idea to create a second, alternate timeline. A timeline of artifacts, crowdsourced from the entire Scatico community. The signs that hung over your bed, the pieces of mail family received at home, the many mementos that, while not significant in the grand big picture sense of things, are personally significant. The items that when you see them, bring you back to that feeling, that sense of camp. We hope this will be an ever-expanding chronicle, with Scaticonians sending in new items to be added over time. Because who knows what camp looks and feels like better than all of you. To view items “collected” to date, visit www.scatico100.com/artifacts-timeline.

From Maggie Brown (2007-18): "I dug up these medals which were my grandma's [Barbara Lehman Sheldon] from the 1940s/ 50s."

From Kerri Berkman Winderman (1980s-2020s, as in Kerri, the current girls head counse- lor): “I played Ping Pong with Adam Curry, MTV VJ, during the filming of Camp MTV in 1989. It was a major highlight as 1989 Kerri loved her some MTV. He signed it: ‘You won fair & square’—Adam Curry.”

From Samantha Derasse (2009-19): "My mom [Katie Mazarin Derasse] and my Tribes clipboards from our Sooper summers in 1988 and 2016 respectively."

The definitive canteen candy from the 1960s70s, each Mallow Cup (think chocolate, coconut, and marshmallow) came with a “play money” card ranging in value from 1 to 100 points. Once or twice each summer someone would get a “50” or a “100”—a major event. The card included instructions on how to “receive (10) 5 cent or (5) 10 cent candy bars free of charge.” Of course, given how long it took to collect 500 points and the 30-day delivery disclaimer, the candy never quite seemed to arrive before the end of camp.

From Alli Levy (1988-98) the “Run of Show” for the 1994 Opening Campfire (her Sooper summer).

Scorebook pages from Nat Holman basketball tournaments. From Jake Wolfin: 2006 finals victory.

From Jon Gross: his first-round buzzerbeater in 2012

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Fall 2019, Edition 99

As Scatico’s 100th anniversary celebration approaches (see below), the thoughts of many alumni naturally turn to camp and camp memories.

The Awesome Power of Childhood Memories

The attached picture is a 1948 Bunk 2 group of freshmen. I was 7 years old and this was my first year at Scatico. I remember it like yesterday.

- Roger Goldman, Camp Scatico 1948-55

As Scatico’s 100th anniversary celebration approaches (see below), the thoughts of many alumni naturally turn to camp and camp memories. Though it’s a bit of a challenge to explain the magical relationship of neurons and synapses in the cortices of the brain (maybe leaving a few things out?) that allow us to recall in detail events from years passed (71 years ago in Roger’s case), it is easier just simply to marvel at the wonder and power of such childhood memories. In the case of camp, the memories seem to fall into three general categories. Most common and easiest to articulate? A memory of a specific event or moment. Maybe a Color War activity decided on a last-second play or an act of kindness by a bunkmate or counselor who was there for you when you most needed someone to be there.

Other memories don’t recall a specific instant etched in time, but an accumulation of things that happened repeatedly at camp or were part of the daily routine. Julian Bregman (a camper from 1953-56) wrote in June to share some of these kinds of memories: “Haircuts next to the social hall, shuffleboard outside Flick’s office, Nat beating the seniors in basketball, canteen, reveille and taps, flag raising, the BIG war canoe we used during Color War, Dave Goodman and his horses (particularly Blaze, his champion jumper). Seems like yesterday. Time went so slowly.” We all have our list.

Finally, there are those memories so enmeshed with our senses that they can be triggered spontaneously. Unexpectedly. And these are almost the most powerful memories of all. The infinity you saw (or tried to fathom) when you looked at the night sky in early August. The sound of wood popping in a campfire or bullfrogs bellowing their nightly songs along the lake path. The smell of chocolate chip cookies when you walked past the kitchen. The taste of a Mallow Cup when you were at the canteen (pre-1980s) or of a half-pint of chocolate milk at Taps (post-1990s). The rejuvenating jolt of energy you felt on your skin when you jumped in the lake at general swim on a hot afternoon. Sight, hearing, smell, taste, and touch. How is it that the five senses can be so bound up to memory?

At the 100th anniversary celebration at camp on October 3, 2020, be prepared for a little bit of everything. Rekindled friendships. Recollections of specific moments and daily camp routines. And even a few memories bound solely to our senses. We promise to have plenty of Mallow Cups and half-pints of chocolate milk ready for consumption.

100th Reunion— Don’t forget to register!!

Scatico's centennial is officially T-10 months away and planning is already in full swing! Comprised of three events—a Friday 10/2 reception in NYC for pre-1970 Scaticonians, a full-on camp day at Scatico on Saturday 10/3, and a Sunday "Lazy Morning" at camp for those staying in the area overnight—Scatico's 100th promises to be a weekend to remember. Register for the event, learn more about the weekend's schedule, and read up on some helpful FAQs all at scatico100.com. We're also collecting photos for the ULTIMATE scatico 100 slideshow, so if you have any throwback gems please email them to scatico100@scatico.com or mail them to: Camp Scatico, PO Box 6, Elizaville, NY 12523. We promise to send back your originals!

Staying in Touch

Stay connected with fellow Scaticonians by e-mailing news, photos, and recollections to info@scatico.com. If you prefer the regular mail and printed pictures, that works just as well. We will even return the photographs after reproducing them for the Alumni Newsletter.

We always love to hear about Random Scatico Sightings (RSSes).... Absolutely one of the best RSSes in recent memory came to us from Margie Ostrove (1978-88). Margie sits on the Board of Trustees of Temple Israel in New Rochelle, NY, and when discussion with a longtime fellow board member turned to sleepaway camp, he indicated that he had attended Camp Scatico beginning in 1927. Leroy Fadem will turn 100 in February. He shared the following: “I am still in surprisingly good health, but not as athletic as I once might have been, but still get in 9 holes of golf occasionally.”... Pam Caldara (1984-96) is on the board of the Friends of Peter Alderman, who died in the 9-11 attacks on the World Trade Center (and was a 1980s Scatico alumnus). At the annual dinner, Pam spotted current boys head counselor Cory Schwartz (1988 to present), who was working as the event photographer.....

Jim Moscou (1970s-80s) ran into his former counselor Andy Paymer (1960s-80s) in Boulder, CO. Joining them for the photo were Jimmy’s children (and current campers) Leah and Austin....

In non-RSS news.... On a visit to The National Museum of American Jewish History in Philadelphia, Tom Rosenberg (1965-82) found that Scatico was included in an exhibit on education. At a kiosk, visitors could look up the name of a school or camp, and the Scatico “page” featured 13 photographs (of which Tom appeared in several)....

Jason Levine (1990s-2000s) has opened Sammy J’s Kitchen & Cocktails in Boca Raton, FL. You can find him managing “the front of the house” and may even spot his parents Chas and Ellen dining and ready to talk about all-things Scatico....

Ben Krull (1960s-80s) reflected on the 50th anniversary of the New York Mets 1969 championship (and its impact on him as an 11-year-old at the time) in a recent essay in the Westside Spirit.... Jake Feinberg (1980s-2000s) has written “The Cats! Volume 1: on the Bandstand of Life with Master Musicians” (available on Amazon)....Fern Zipser Feldman (1950s-60s) received a lifetime achievement award from the United States Dressage Federation (a form of highly-skilled horseback riding performed in exhibitions and competitions)....

Checking in.... Jon Jenkins, from England, a golf counselor in 1986, worked for Mercedes Benz UK corporate hosting special events for 25 years and is now designing and fitting out operating theaters for hospitals..... Rosemarie Wilton, from Australia, a lifeguard in 2000, works on the New South Wales police force as a Forensic Supervisor and hopes to attend the October 2020 reunion with her husband and 2 daughters.... Michael Dolberg, 1980s-90s, is a surgeon in Florida and also hopes to make the 100th anniversary celebration. He shared that his brother Jordie (a fixture on the Scatico courts as a camper) played tennis at the University of Florida and won the SEC championship two times. After spending 10 years running sports and tennis centers in New York, he now lives in Ohio and is an Executive Recruiter for Action Management Services....

Elena Werksman helped run the office from 1999-2004. She stopped by camp in September (for the first time since her last summer) with her sons (and former campers) Joey and Matt (who work for Hilton Hotels & Resorts in Orlando and Nashville respectively). Elena had lunch this fall with her fellow Scatico office-mate Judy Jagoda....

Norbert Kilmer, living in Finland, ran the girls waterfront from 1992-98 and works at the International School of Helsinki as the diploma coordinator (making sure students graduate with an appropriate qualification) and Film teacher. Married and with four sons, Norbert also does public speaking and has co-authored textbooks for Finnish high school students learning English. “I wanted to say how grateful I am for those summers. I learned so much about working with others and with kids especially. I tell anyone that will listen that the two best preparations for teaching are working at sleepaway camp and teaching kids how to swim.” ....

Thanks to all for staying in touch—please email news and photos for the Spring 2020 issue of the Alumni Newsletter to info@scatico.com.

Scatico and Music

On October 14, a concert at Brooklyn Bowl featured former Scaticonians (1990s-2000s) Josh Schwartz (from the band Turkuaz), bunkmates Michael Lew and Matt Kochen (from the band Coach Z), and Sam Lisabeth (a former Scatico music counselor— from the band Guerilla Toss). The event benefited the charity GrooveSafe, which aims to create safe spaces free from sexual assault and unwanted touching in the live music community. Michael Lew engineered and organized the evening, attended by Scaticonians (and maybe not a full list) Ben Klein, Jon Jacobs, Ben Stern, Brian Helfman, Rachel Modica, Ben Hayon, Michael Bukantz, Jacob Kochen, Jon Kochen, Ben Lew, Jake Lisabeth, and Joey Smilgiewicz. Visit GrooveSafe.com for more information. You can also watch a video of the concert on the YouTube page of concert videographer MKDevo (YouTube.com/MKDevo). Ben Klein also saw Turkuaz perform this past summer in Maplewood, NJ, and sent in the photo of Josh Schwartz (on the left) playing saxophone. With Ben in the audience that night were Josh’s former bunkmates (2000 Upper Seniors) Ben Lew and Matt Brown as well as (their division leader that summer) Chris Harwood.

1996 Girls Nat with Coach Dusty Fox

1998 Boys Nat with Coach Matt Truding

New York Met Ed Kranepool visits camp in 1978 and poses with the Under-13 softball team. Ed had attended James Monroe High School in the Bronx, where Flick was the principal.

REUNIONS

Thanks for sharing news about Scatico get-togethers large and small.... When the Yankees and the Red Sox played a game in London this past June, 5 recent counselors from England and Ireland saw it as a wonderful opportunity to relive Scatico memories: Jim Hosking, Matt Hillson, Matty Carroll, Mick Devlin, and Barry Davis. Matty filed the following report: “Seven hour game, 16 pitchers, 30 runs, Yankees won.” He also shared that the infield dirt was imported from the United States....

Ten 1999 Upper Seniors and 3 of their counselors got together for a September reunion that began at camp (softball, basketball, and a general swim) and ended in a restaurant in New York City. From left to right: (seated) Scott Kaufman, Ben Amsterdam, Lawrence Thaler, David Sarraf, and Charlie Stein; and (standing) Simon Schwam, Mitch Polay, Jon Jacobs, Dan Zabar, Michael Heller, Eric Held, Ryan Meltzer, and Kyle McKenzie....

A group of 1970s-80s Scaticonians met recently for dinner and to watch the Beverly Hills 90210 “reboot.” Clockwise, from the bottom of the photo, Stefanie Friedman Feidelson, Janet Lapidus Nova, Beth Gustave Bochner, Alison Max Rothschild, Andrea Friedman Voorhis, Elisa Segal Madorsky, and Patti Klyde Press. As Alison explained: “Back in the day we used to take turns hosting dinners at our apartments to watch the shows together, when we were all living the single/child-free life in the City!”....

A November Grateful Dead show provided the venue for a reunion of Scaticonians spanning 5 decades. From left to right (roughly) Ben Klein, Sharon Beck Kochen, Jon Braunstein, Elisa Segal Madorsky, Jeff Bernfeld, Chase Madorsky, Mike Madorsky, and Wendy Schindler. (Dana Tannenbaum Savitsky missed the photo.)....

Lori Hirsch started her Scatico career as a camper in 1972; Scott Lief (a friend from home) followed her to camp in 1973. They hadn’t seen each other in 34 years when they re-connected in May. Lori lives in California; Scott in New Jersey....

An Elizaville reunion of 1990s-2000s Scaticonians not surprisingly included dinner at Osaka in Tivoli. Marko (the sushi chef) and his family joined the photo along with former campers Michael Bukantz, Justin Grodman, Ray Serina, Ben Hayon, Brian Helfman, Katie Berman, Natalie Polen, Nicki Fleischner, Fiona Wood, Joey Smilgiewicz, and Rachel Modica (and “plus-ones”).

In Memoriam

Lauren Abrams, 58, was a camper in the 1970s along with twin sister Linda and brother Jeffrey. She had a long career in the hotel industry, running marketing for many boutique hotels including the Morgans and Royalton Hotels (in New York City) and Casa Morada in the Florida Keys (which she helped found and co-owned).
Mortimer Caplin, 103, was likely the oldest Scatico alumnus at the time of his death. During the Kennedy and Johnson Administrations, he was the Internal Revenue Commisioner. His New York Times obituary detailed how he aggressively took on tax evasion, making corporations itemize all deductions over $25. As quoted from a Time magazine cover story in 1963: “The hunting lodge,the yacht, the safari, they’re going to be out.But I can see $24.95 specials developing allover the country.”
Jeff “Chow Chow” Roslow, 55, was a camper in the 1970s with his sisters Bonnie and Nancy. His dad Richard also attended Scatico. Jeff had a long newspaper career, culminating in his serving as the editor of the Polk County Democrat and Winter Haven Sun in Florida. In the photo to the right, sitting on top of the fireplace in the boys social hall in 1979: Jim Jacobson, Greg Legon, Jeff Roslow, and Michael Smiley.
Gerry Cantor, 84, met his wife Dorothy Wolf Cantor at Scatico as staff members in 1956. In the photo to the right, they are visiting camp in June 2017 to celebrate their 60th anniversary.

Larry Gershman, 83, was a camper and staff member in the 1940s-50s. As an executive in the entertainment industry, he was a former president of MGM/UA, a vice president at Viacom, and the station manager at WNBC-TV in New York. His children Leslie and Gerry also attended camp.
Jake Vandercar, 18, spent 10 summers at Scatico as a camper and tennis counselor from 2010-19. In the photo to the right, he’s receiving his 10-year fleece this past summer at the boys Sing from head counselor Cory Schwartz, while his campers give him a standing ovation.

1950s Staff Basketball Team: Larry Gershman, Jerry Smith, Nat Holman, Merv Shorr, Stan Silverberg, and Sam Bernstein

Joel Fass, 72, was a Scatico counselor and lifeguard in the 1960s-70s, along with his wife Susan Silverberg Fass. Their children Lisa and Andy were campers in the 1980s-90s. Joel co-founded the law firm Colodny Fass in Florida in 1976 and also served as a prosecutor for the Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation. At camp, Joel was a lifeguard and finished his camp career as the head of the girls waterfront. He also famously was the counselor in the plane over boys campus, planning to drop a dummy filled with Color War flyers for the 1969 “break” (the mannequin crashed through a window in bunk 3A-B). In the photo to the right, Joel Fass with Randy Shapiro, Peter Ehrenberg, and Hank Alpert at a 2012 reunion in Florida.

Joan Silverberg, 78, was the wife of Stan Silverberg, who spent 24 summers at Scatico (1950-73), including the final 10 as a the boys head counselor (when Joan joined Stan at camp). Stan and Joan’s children David and Dana were campers in the 1970s; her niece was Susan Silverberg Fass.
Mark Goldstein, 56, was a camper from 1974-78 and (as reported by his former bunkmate Keith Barbarosh) known fondly as “Bear, Goldie and a brief time Pops.” Mark lived in Roswell, GA and had a 25-year career in telecommunications with AT&T and Bell South.

Planting Trees at Scatico

One of the nicer camp traditions to emerge in recent years? Alumni who have planted trees in memory of Scaticonians. This fall, a group of family and friends (organized by Steve Hanft—1955-74— donated a tree for Jack Atkins that will now provide shade behind the 3rd-base dugout on the main baseball field (a fitting location to honor Jack). Hank Alpert, Roger Granet, and Peter Ehrenberg (1950s-60s and part of this group) also gifted trees to camp in memory of Beth Gerson, Joan Silverberg, Joel Fass, Mortimer Caplin, Sam Rosenblum, and Barbara Goldman on boys campus, in front of the Pixie House, by the back entrance of the girls’ social hall, and on the girls’ athletics fields.

Like Father, Like Son

A camper-counselor exchange from last summer that we loved hearing.... Current camper Aidan Lapatine was in the canteen with his division, looking at group photos from summers passed. He pointed at a picture of the 1988 Upper Seniors and proudly told his division leader Mack Madorsky, “That’s my dad.” Mack pointed at the group leader in the picture and told Aidan, “See that guy. That’s my dad.” Twenty-one years previously Mike Madorsky had been Justin Lapatine’s division leader.

Right: Judging by the tube socks, we’re guessing late 1970s or early 1980s. The white t-shirt is now de rigueur.

1950s—fencing on the girls’ athletics fields. Green (not white) t-shirts for the uniform and the campers are wearing saddle shoes.

The Next Generation

Sasha on October 20 to Mark and Rachel Wang Levey. Rachel was a camper and counselor at Scatico in the 1990s-2000s along with her brother Andrew, sister Lauren, and dad (camp doctor and chess coach) Fred. Rachel was the Sooper division leader in 2009 and the “Future Sooper” onesie (photo to right) was sent to Sasha by Rachel’s former campers.
Quinn on September 3 to John and Maggie Cohen Landers. Maggie and her sister Lizzie were campers, counselors, and division leaders in the 1990s-2000s; grandpa Frank attended Scatico from 1965-72.
Leo on August 23 to Jackie and Michael Lipson. Michael was a camper from 1997-2000 and his mom Irene Yellon Lipson was a camper from 1964-70.

Sylvie on August 22 to Jeff and Rebecca Fleischner Tatom. Rebecca was a camper and counselor in the 1990s-2000s, along with her siblings Adam, Greta, and Jesse (and just a few dozen cousins). Grandpa Ben was a camper and counselor in the 1950s-70s.

Charlotte on July 10 to Leslie and David Sarraf. David was a camper, counselor, and division leader (along with his brother Harris) in the 1990s-2000s.
Eden on June 21 to Rachel Hollander and Michael Heller. Rachel and Michael were both campers, counselors, and division leaders in the 1990s-2000s.
Jordan on August 8 to Ethan and Lauren Sherrard Azizian. Lauren was a camper and counselor from 1996-2005.

Weddings

Amanda Cohen and Matt Kochen on September 1. Matt was a camper, counselor, and division leader from 1998 to 2011. More than 25 Scatico alumni were in attendance including Matt’s siblings Leah, Jacob, and Jon; mom Sharon Beck Kochen; and grandparents George and Kara Lorberbaum Beck.
Jaime Herbster and Steven Kahn on August 3. Steven was a camper and a counselor from 1995 to 2006. Joining in the celebration were his siblings Laura (1999-2014) and AJ (1993-2006) and mom Eileen Fleder Kahn (1960-64).
Adam David Kinory and Julie Blaufarb on September 8. Julie and her brother Jon attended camp in the 1970s-80s; their dad Gene was the boys’ waterfront director.
Jamie Fried and Harris Sarraf on November 23. Harris and his brother David were campers, counselors, and division leaders in the 1990s-2000s. Scatico contemporaries joining in the celebration represented Sooper and Upper Senior divisions spanning from 1992 to 2001 (and included 3 Scatico marriages): Zach and Lara Stahl Miller, Scott and EB Berwitt Strauss, Eric and Stacey Koretsky Strauss, Jesse Strauss, Jared Dansky, Josh Koretsky, Scott Sable, Simon Schwam, Brett Bush, Anthony Serina, Teddy Feinberg, Mike Parlato, Cory Schwartz, Ryan Meltzer, and Charlie Stein.

To the right—Though it’s a little more than two years since the wedding of Faith Taraskus and David Adam on September 9, 2017, we so loved this photo from the event (that just reached us) of David with former bunkmates that we decided to make up for missing coverage in an earlier issue of the Alumni Newsletter. From left to right: Jacob Putkowski, Matt Brown, Ben Lew, Nathaniel Loewenthiel, David, Ben Stern, Max Lieberman, and Josh Wigler. David and his brother Ross were at camp in the 1990s-2000s; their mom Signe Adam Polen attended camp from 1963-69.

Vintage 1940s. To the left, Uncle Nat runs a basketball clinic on the A Court. To the right, photo from the lakeside of the top three cabins on back campus. The water tower in the background, atop the hill along the path to the campfire site, provided water pressure.

Camp Scatico 11/25/19 Camp Scatico 11/25/19

Spring 2019, Edition 99

As Scatico’s 100th anniversary draws near it has turned thoughts toward the passage of time—and the essential conundrum of how it can pass so slowly in the moment and yet also in an instant through the years….

News from Elizaville

Each summer, campers arrive and embracethe slow, rich progression of the hours and the days. Childhood at its best—outdoors and nestled within a nurturing community. Morning line-ups. Afternoon general swims. Taps at night. Divisional activities. Full-camp special events. Just sitting and talking with friends. The moments of childhood seem like they will linger forever. And then, in an instant, it’s the closing banquet. Another season etched in memory.

As campers annually sit around Opening Campfires, sparks rising into a star-filled sky, they think of the adventures awaiting them in the days ahead. This is a ritual begun in 1921 that has spanned the decades, continues today, and will carry on into the future. Excitement. Nervousness. Wonder. Brotherhood and sisterhood. The thought that where you sit right now, around a campfire envisioning the summer to follow, is a place where someone has sat before and a place where someone will sit in years to come.

All Scatico campers and counselors have sat on those campfire benches and embraced these fundamental emotions. This is true whether you dreamed of ice cream cones at Coons or Holy Cow; if your caretaker was Fred Petersen or Al Adams; if your flagpole was in front of the Social Hall or on girls back campus; if your talent show performances included songs from Gilbert and Sullivan or “Hamilton”; if your tennis was played with wood racquets on clay courts or carbon fiber composites on all-weather surfaces; or if you had California Fruit Salad for lunch weekly or drank half-pints of chocolate milk at Taps in the evening.

With the approach of Scatico’s 100th anniversary, we think of the thousands of campers and staff who have created our community, culture, and collective memories, and the thousands still to come who will build on this legacy. And as this milestone nears, we will plan how best to celebrate and capture the sights, sounds, and smells (it’s 1980, you’re walking past the bake shop, and you know for certain there will be chocolate chip cookies for dessert at lunch) as well as the less tangible (and more lasting) embrace of friendships and memories.

The years of childhood pass slowly.... and way too quickly.

Mark Your Calendars—Scatico Is Turning 100!!

Camper or staff, green or gray, we want to see YOU at Camp Scatico’s sure-to-be epic 100th reunion celebration on October 3, 2020! The summer of 2020 will be Scatico’s centennial, and we’re marking the occasion by bringing together Scaticonians of every generation for a special reunion event AT CAMP. Canteen and campfires, speeches and s’mores, time on the ballfields and time at the lake, the 100th will bring together little pieces of all things camp, as well as honor Scatico’s legacy and tradition. The event will be free to everyone, and all are welcome, from those who experienced Scatico in the 1920s and 1930s to current campers and their families. Please visit www.scatico100.com for more information, and keep your eyes peeled for an official Save the Date going out via email soon.

Carrying On the Tradition

More than 120 alumni will have children at camp this summer as campers or staff members. In no particular order: Eric Strauss, Stacey Koretsky Strauss, Margie Ostrove, Andrea Friedman Voorhis, Jen Florin Finkel, Ken Senior, Doug Florin, Emily Malech Florin, Dave Kedwards, Alyssa Sourifman Percival, Randi Schwartz Gross, Jon Reitzes, Lindsay Newblatt Reitzes, Todd “Bulldog” Weiss, Chris Harwood, Allie Doliner Harwood, Pam Blomberg Schwartz, Jon Cooper, Andrea Baron Cooper, Stef Birbrower Greer, Ian Ranzer, Larry Max, Michael Vickers, Dori Popkin Chait, Randy Goldstein, Justin Lapatine, Debb Falk Zerwitz, Kara Horowitz Bockstein, Roger Lowenthal, Marc Stiefel, Jeffrey Hellman, Shawn Chudnoff Goldberg, Greg Mazarin, Gary Orseck, Josh Weiss, Hillary Nahoun Krane, Jimmy Moscou, Pavel Mozga, Magdalena Parwinicka Mozga, Tom Rubinson, Jennifer Fleischner, Beth Gustave Bochner, Samantha Nahoun Gornstein, Eric Kleiner, Alan Ranzer, Arthur Roses, Rob Rubin, Andrew Tannenbaum, Kerri Berkman Winderman, Andrew Zuckerman, Katie Mazarin Derasse, Laszlo Nemeth, Stacey Lipton Schumer, Gregg Rosh, Barry Pisetzner, Melissa Rosenblum, Brian Kanter, Whitney Scott Jacobson, Mandi Zucker, Rob Klafter, Melissa Koehler, Jen Kahn Feuer, Ali Stiefel Lobel, Jessica Clark Newman, Judd Henry, Iris Henry Warren, Todd Garber, Samantha Safran Bodner, Rebecca Roses Harrison, Ben Klein, Sara Michaelson Yarkon, Aaron Ziff, Dana Tannenbaum Savitsky, JJ Shapiro, Scott Yurdin, Randi Madison Zelkin, Pam Weiss Caldara, Alison Goodman Ecker, Hillah Wiczyk Mendez, Kate Deutsch Eichel, Scott Madison, Jason Sanders, Dusty Fox, Ken Vallario, Aaron Wattenberg, Sloan Zuckerman, Kara Haback Freeman, Julie Nahoun Hartstein, Lara Holzer Miller, Beth Yurdin Metzendorf, Jeff Araten, Linda Lowenthal Tolstoi, Adam Holzer, Patti Klyde Press, Todd Fass, Julie Strauss Greeley, Melissa Fass Karlin, Gerald Stein, Leslie Wayte Heineman, Andrew Rubinson, Susan Gross Greenbaum, Mike Madorsky, Elisa Segal Madorsky, Becky Feuer, David Rothenberg, Richard Croland, Larry Hamburg, David Rosh, Michael Smiley, Jessica Weiner Mester, Stephanie Deutsch Clendenin, Susie Oshatz Perlman, Jon Feldman, Dick Hecker, Nancy Klyde Hecker, Dave Berger, Felicia Berger, Elyssa Berger Schecter, Ketti Krieger, and Courtney Chiddick.

Not included are many grandparents (and even a few great-grandparents). Special shout-outs to Laszlo Nemeth, Dave Kedwards, Pavel Mozga, and Magdalena Parwinicka who began their Scatico careers as International staff members.

Camp Friendships

Rick Frishman (1960s-70) is an author, publisher, and speaker who provides advice on publicity and publishing for entrepreneurs and businesses. He shared the excerpt below from a weekly online column he writes called “Sunday Tips” (and which reaches more than 30,000 subscribers):

I have an interesting story about old friendships. I was a camper at Camp Scatico in Elizaville, NY, from 1965-67. I was a counselor from 1972 to 1976.

Last week I reached out to two kids that were in my bunk when we were 10 years old in 1965. First kid was Jimmy Roberts. NBC Sportscaster (and legend). I sent him an email last Sunday and said: “Don’t know if you remember me, but you were my bunkmate in 1965.”

Within 15 minutes he replied, “Hey Ricky—great to hear from you....” We have been emailing each other throughout the week.

Kid #2 was my best friend George who slept in the bed next to me. I Googled him and sent an email to his assistant. I explained I may have the wrong George, but please pass it on.

Well, today I got an email from him: “Hi Ricky—great to hear from you. What have you been doing the past 54 years?”

So, reach out to old friends. You never know what can happen.

The bunkmate Rick mentions above is George Rohr, who attended Scatico as a camper for several summers in the 1960s.

The Day the Laundry Truck Took Down the Front Gate with the Arch.... 1950s? There would seem to have been a major miscalculation. Amazingly, caretaker Fred Petersen was able to save the side stonework. And as a testament to his craft as the original mason, the truck did not crumble any of the mortar work. Next photo: Beulah and Fred Petersen.

We Will Miss You

Steve Sertner passed away on Janiary 19, 2019. Steve was a Scatico camper from 1963 to 1972. His sister Ellyn Sertner Lavigne was also a Scatico camper.
Sam Rosenblum passed away on December 30, 2018. A Paterson, NJ, native, he was a camper in the 1950s-60s and the patriarch of a Scatico family, with 4 children (Sara, IJ, Melissa, and Ali) and 4 grandchildren (Eliana, Daniel, Jared, and Max) as campers from the 1970s to 2010s.
Sam Sergy, who passed away on April 27, 2018, also traveled from Paterson, NJ, to Elizaville as a camper in the 1950s, along with his brothers Alan and Bruce.
Jack Atkins passed away on March 23, 2019. He was a Scatico camper and staff member from 1955 to 1969. His father Steve and younger brothers Dick, Chick, and Bob were also Scatico campers.
Neil Schain passed away on April 28, 2019. Neil spent more than 25 summers at Scatico, beginning as a counselor in 1983 and through to his final season as an assistant in the Admin Office in 2015. He introduced the “final night” slide show to camp and produced more than 15 versions of this through 1997.

Early 1960s: younger brother Dick (left) congratulates Jack Atkins after winning a Sportsmanship-Spirit Award.

Former bunkmates on a golf outing in 2015: Roger Polisar, Larry Hamburg, Chick Atkins, and Steve Sertner.

Right: Neil Schain as a counselor in the early 1980s. Four of the campers in the photo are current Scatico dads— Brian Kanter, Scott Yurdin, and brothers Alan and Ian Ranzer.

Staying in Touch

As always, we like to start off with RSSes (Random Scatico Sight-ings)....

A rare 3-way RSS (and, no less, in the bleachers at Yankee Stadium) brought together Moises Torres (2013-19—current assistant head of girls athletics), Ryan Kenny (2005-16—former camper, counselor, and division leader), and Daniel Kovacs (2013-19—current Junior Counselor)...

Wear your Scatico gear! Andi Arnold (1980s-2010s) was attending a Broadway show in her Scatico vest when she was stopped by Harriet Koretsky (mom of Stacey and Josh, mother-in-law of Eric Strauss, and grandmother of current camper Jacob Strauss)....

Jill Ettinger (1980s-90s) was having coffee in Los Angeles with Joanna Jacobs, a mom of one of her daughter’s classmates. Talk naturally turned to summer camp and they soon discovered that the friend’s older brother, Cooper Jacobs, is a current Scatico camper....

A second L.A. RSS spanning 50 Scatico summers—Mike Samuels (1980s-2010s) and Doug Herzog (1967-78). Mike was most recently at Scatico as an assistant head counselor in 2017 and is a newly-transplanted Californian. Doug is currently on the Leadership Team at Quibi, a short-form video content streaming service founded by Jeffrey Katzenberg that is slated to launch in the spring of 2020....

In non-RSS alumni news.... Congratulations to Jeff Bukantz (1970s-80s) who was an honoree at The Jewish Sports Heritage Association’s recent annual dinner for his lifetime contributions to the sport of fencing in the United States and his term as President of Maccabi USA. Jeff’s dad Daniel Bukantz (a Scaticonian in the 1930s) was a 4-time member of the U.S. Olympic fencing team....

Jon Gross (2006-16) was featured in a recent article in Penn State News, highlighting his career as a broadcaster at the University over the past 4 years (including coverage of the Rose Bowl). In the fall, he will become the lead sports broadcaster (football, basketball, baseball, and softball) at UNC at Pembroke...

On a recent visit to Los Angeles from his home in Boulder, CO, Jim Moscou (1970s-80s) connected with a slew of contemporary Scaticonians over the course of several days: brothers Tom and Andrew Rubinson, sisters Julie Strauss Greeley and Margie Strauss Featherstone, Mike Samuels, Brett Moore, and Jill Ettinger....

A photo to the right shows Michael Lasker (1980s-90s), holding an Oscar after this year’s Academy Awards: “I was the CG Supervisor for the Look of Picture for Spiderman: Into the Spider-Verse at Sony Pictures Imageworks. I supervised the team that figured out how to take Sony Animation artwork and bring it to life on screen”....

Bob Siegel’s Scatico career began in 1929. He lives in Palm Coast, FL, and emailed recently to ask, “Am I your oldest camper?” Readers?....

Bob Singer (a counselor and division leader in the 1960s) reports the he is “still doing scheduling and summer work at Crestwood Day Camp” in Melville, NY....

A 2010s staff reunion in the Czech Republic: Moises Torres and Robin Guzman recently traveled from New York to visit Katie Simova and Ondrej Podrasky in Prague, sending in a photo from the John Lennon Wall.... Dominika Komarova, Peter Makuch, and Barbara Bodai traveled from Slovakia to work together in the Scatico kitchen in 2017. Barbara recently sent in a photo from their mini-reunion in Bratislava and wrote: “I spent 3 months at Scatico and made life-long friendships which I will be forever thankful for and I have never felt so welcome anywhere else. As cheesy as it sounds—the best summer of my whole entire life”...

Former bunkmates Laura Kahn and Tory Dodge (both 1990s-2010s) are now co-workers at Ernst and Young in Manhattan....

...Since marrying at camp in the spring of 2016 and then moving to London after the summer, Matty Carroll and Kael Au (who first met as staff members in 2008) have clearly established the unofficial European headquarters for Scatico: the photo to the right shows Kael with fellow 2010s counselors Kristina Hilling, Dani Vaughn, and Laura Corder; a Scatico reunion is planned for a June Yankee-Red Sox game in London; and other recent Scatico connections have included get-togethers with Ali Levine (1990s-2000s), Emily Mester (2000s-2010s), and Kate Rosenfeld (2000s-2010s). (And we’re thinking this is not the full report!)....

Scott Lief and Liz Croland (1970s-80s) see each other regularly at meetings of the Ridgewood, NJ, Chamber of Commerce. Scott is the current president and Liz is a board member.... A January reunion in Maryland of Scatico past and present, organized by current camp moms Debb Falk Zerwitz, Dori Popkin Chait, and Jen Finkel Florin, brought together three camp families and three generations of campers. Every camp decade from the 1950s to the 2010s was represented (except for the 1970s). Steve Heyman Florin, the senior statesman, began his Scatico career in 1955....

A reunion above the clouds (see back left of photo) atop a mountain in Jackson Hole, Wyoming (left to right):Jesse Prager (current head of Scatico’s outdoor adventure program and a ski instructor), Jon Feldman (1970s-80s), Jon’s daughters Ally and Sarah (2000s-2010s—Sarah a 2019 Division Leader), and Amy Rosen Moran (1970s-80s—cousin and aunt).... A May dinner in New York City brought together 1960s-70s Scaticonians Jeff Abrams, Doug Herzog, Ben Krull, Andy Levine, and Richard Croland....

David Epstein (1980s-90s) will move to Colorado Springs this summer to begin a 2-year assignment with the Department of State to teach foreign affairs and international relations to Air Force Cadets...

And to close this issue’s “Staying In Touch” column, we were especially touched by an email received from Linda Jueckstock, who spent one summer as a Scatico nurse in 1972: “I was searching Google Earth and came across Elizaville, so I just had to look up Camp Scatico. It was so nice to see the pictures of all the kids.... The friendships and experiences of the campers were a joy to watch. It truly was a beautiful camp then. Congratulations on continuing the traditions. I enjoyed my 8 weeks as one of the camp nurses and have many fond memories of that summer.” ...

Thanks for staying in touch. E-mail news and photos for the Fall 2019 issue of the Alumni Newsletter to info@scatico.com.

What’s new in Elizaville? The dining room gets widened by 8 feet and a nearly 2,000-square-foot deck is added alongside. Plus, a new covered picnic area by the girls tennis courts will seat more than 125 campers and staff.

Weddings

Anna Briskman (1980s-90s) and Darin Rakowsky on December 28, 2018. Anna’s dad Ira and sister Emily were also campers.
Lauren Seebacher (1990s-2000s) and Daniel Hamersma on May 4, 2019. Lauren’s dad Bob and siblings Paul and Rachel were all Scatico campers and counselors.
Dale Margolin Cecka (1980s-90s) and Rich Clarke on December 30, 2018. Dale is a family law attorney in Atlanta.

The Next Generation

(for the best deal ever... send in a birth announcement and receive a Scatico onesie and bib!)

Sebastian Elliott on April 4, 2019, to current boys head counselor Cory Schwartz (Scatico career from 1987 to the present) and Emily Smith. Sebastian will definitely be the youngest “camper” this summer!
Penelope Rei on February 19, 2019, to Anthony (1990s-2000s) and Angela Ela Serina. Grandma Marie Serina was a Scatico head nurse from 1999 to 2012 and currently helps chaperone the CIT service trip to the Dominican Republic (where Scatico helps run a day camp);
Maya on February 21, 2019, to Hannah Sunshine (1990s-2010s) and Devon Nee.
Myles Jacob on January 26, 2019, to David and Robyn Polansky Morrision (1980-90s)
Natalie Claire on December 18, 2018, to Ben and Hope Mandel Amsterdam. Ben and Hope were both campers, counselors, and division leaders in the 1990s-2000s.

The 1980s...

Big hair and short shorts. Jill Ettinger (1980s) sent in a collection of photos from the Reagan Administration era. Here’s a sampling....

1. 1986—Madonna Night. Every girl camper and counselor dressed up as their favorite Material Girl. Second from left? That’s current girls head counselor Kerri Berkman Winderman—with Danielle Smolen, Caryn Gordon, and Jamie Kurzban.

2. Division leaders Mike and Elisa Segal Madorsky. For current boys side campers following along at home, they’re the mom and dad of longtime 2000s-10s Scaticonians Chase and Mack Madorsky.

3. As a Division Leader, Jill with campers Andrea Baron Cooper and Katie Mazarin Derasse at the Carnival.

4. 1984 Waitresses Alison Max Rothschild, Liz Clark Zoia, Jill, and Beth Gustave Bochner with Dining Room Head Peggy Adams. Peggy and her husband (and camp caretaker) Al Adams spent more than 30 summers at Scatico, beginning in 1967.

As for the yellow Williams shirts? For about 10 years in the 1970s-80s, the Soopers and Upper Seniors took an overnight trip to the Berkshires and stayed at Williams College.

Scatico Museum

John Hickey, the current head of Scatico’s media department, began his camp career as a staff member in 1981. Along the way, no one else has envisioned and executed more Color War breaks, full-camp game shows, or Carnival Haunted Houses. After camp last summer (and in anticipation of the 100th anniversary celebration), John re-created the Scatico Museum display case in the Canteen (a project he first constructed in the late 1980s). On this page, we share some of the items highlighted in the exhibit.

1. 1920s, directions to camp when it was located in Wingdale, New York (pre-1934). The tuition of $300 required a $50 deposit, but did not include “Railroad fare, auto hire and baggage from and to the depot, laundry, etc.”

2. Uncle Nat solemnly awaits the new day as the bugler sounds reveille.

3. Today’s campers might be surprised to learn that the daily milk snack was served in glass bottles, after rest hour, and with only a whole milk option (not low-fat chocolate milk, in half-pint containers, served after Taps).

4. A shortage of male counselors during World War II led to the hiring of female staff to run the youngest boys divisions. One alumnus has shared that female staff slept in what are now the cubby areas of boys lower hill cabins with a curtain closing off the space for privacy.

5. 1935. Hall of Fame baseball player Lou Gehrig visits (in the middle of the season when he was still playing for the New York Yankees) and gives batting tips to campers.

Vintage tennis: wood racquets and white shorts

Camp Scatico 12/17/18 Camp Scatico 12/17/18

Fall 2018

The tradition of staging a July 4th Talent Show for the entire Scatico community dates back at least 50 summers, to my days as a camper in the late 1960s…

July 4, 2016—Opening Night at the Amphitheater. Jake Lisabeth and Jane Rosenfeld (both 2004-16) are ready to host the Talent Show. — **July 4, 2016**—Opening Night at the Amphitheater. **Jake Lisabeth** and **Jane Rosenfeld** (both 2004-16) are ready to host the Talent Show.

The tradition of staging a July 4th Talent Show for the entire Scatico community dates back at least 50 summers, to my days as a camper in the late 1960s. Like most successful camp traditions that survive through the generations, it has evolved over time, remembering what came before while simultaneously embracing new ideas and values. There’s now an annual BBQ at the deck by the girls tennis courts; campers and staff dress in an eclectic mix of reds, whites, and blues; the talent show is hosted by representatives from boys and girls sides at the 4-year-old outdoor amphitheater (location of the cornfield for you pre-1965 Scaticonians); the show ends at sunset (the sun’s rays reflected off the lake in view behind the stage); and then divisions walk together to the hill above the 50-yard marker to sit and watch fireworks set off at the far end of the driving range. Somehow (and I’m a little nervous about writing this) it never rains.

At the BBQ last summer, a 10-year-old camper turned to me and said, “This is my favorite night of the year.” From socks to hat, she was decked out in a spectacular mash-up of stars, stripes, reds, whites, and blues. “Don’t you mean favorite night of the summer?” I gently corrected. “No, no, for the whole year. I love the 4th of July at camp.”

While I also love the 4th of July at camp, her emphatic statement got me thinking more specifically about the elements that made the night special for her and the other members of our summer community—campers, counselors, support staff.... There’s the familiar routine that sweeps first-timers up and into the middle of the action. There’s the silliness of the dress-up and the excitement before the fireworks launch, but also the moments of quiet thought as the sky darkens and stars emerge. There’s the sense of being removed from the world at large in a small community (less than 400 campers and staff combined), sitting in the amphitheater prior to the start of the show and not a cell phone in sight. It’s all of the above.

I think what resonates most for me is the universal and genuine support from the entire audience for every camper and staff member who ventures on stage. There are the two 8-year-old girls performing a standup comedy routine for their very first appearances in a Scatico production. And also the three girls side counselors singing in harmony, who have transfixed 4th of July audiences with their voices for more than ten summers. There are dance routines, singers, a magic act, karate and Devil Sticks demonstrations, and a contortionist. Campers cheer on their bunkmates. Numerous standing ovations. Plus, deep silences at just the right times.

Later, on the hills of the driving range, campers and counselors sit together by division, moving to their spots without specific direction, intuitively knowing that this is just something you do without being told. Everyone together. It is a camp moment you want to put in a bottle and carry with you throughout the year. To open and take a sip of the elixir whenever you yearn for a feeling of connection or to become more grounded in your-day-to-day life. It’s the essence of what makes camp special for today’s campers and staff—and what made camp special for previous generations.

STAYING CONNECTED…

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Way Back When at Scatico (or at least the 1980s and 1990s) with Current Senior Staff

1999: Girls Athletics Director Audrey Fleischner with Art Director Ken Vallario.

Mid-1980s: Boys Athletics Director Randy Au with brothers Dan and Jon Deutsch. — Mid-1980s: Boys Athletics Director **Randy Au** with brothers **Dan** and **Jon Deutsch**.

1989: Film Program Director John Hickey with Bertha Blai on the 200th anniversary of Bastille Day. Bertha ran the ceramics program for 10 summers in the 1980s and 1990s, starting her Scatico career at the age of 76. — 1989: Film Program Director **John Hickey** with Bertha Blai on the 200th anniversary of Bastille Day. Bertha ran the ceramics program for 10 summers in the 1980s and 1990s, starting her Scatico career at the age of 76.

1992 Breakneck Ridge Hike: Boys Head Counselor Cory Schwartz (center) with counselors David Locke and Jon Cooper and bunkmates Adam Wachtel and Jack Abramson. — 1992 Breakneck Ridge Hike: Boys Head Counselor Cory Schwartz (center) with counselors **David Locke** and **Jon Cooper** and bunkmates **Adam Wachtel** and **Jack Abramson.**

Late 1980s: Girls Head Counselor Kerri Berkman Winderman with Jen Florin Finkel and Dana Tannenbaum Savitsky. — Late 1980s: Girls Head Counselor **Kerri Berkman Winderman** with **Jen Florin Finkel** and **Dana Tannenbaum Savitsky.**

1993: Assistant Girls Head Counselor Dusty Fox (bottom left)— her CIT summer. Top (left toright)—Caryn Ecker Rappaport, Susan Solomon, Alison Goodman Ecker, Debra Sloane, Amy Rosenblatt, Amy Paul Tunick, and Dale Margolin Cecka. Bottom (left toright… — 1993: Assistant Girls Head Counselor Dusty Fox (bottom left)— her CIT summer. Top (left toright)—**Caryn Ecker Rappaport, Susan Solomon, Alison Goodman Ecker, Debra Sloane, Amy Rosenblatt, Amy Paul Tunick,** and **Dale Margolin Cecka.** Bottom (left toright)—**Dusty, Allie Fass Markowitz, Robyn Polansky Morrison**, and **Jen Kornreich Geller.**

VINTAGE 1964…

The photo to the right (yes, a little blurry) was sent in by Elaine Koch Fantin, who worked one summer as a counselor. Elaine, who currently lives in Wisconsin, visited camp in September, her first trip to Scatico in 54 years. That summer she joined the staff with her friend Kathy Arman Yach, both having just finished their Junior years at college. “We both majored in Education at Alverno College, a small all-girls Catholic college in Milwaukee.... At the staff meeting in New York City the night before we traveled by train and bus to the camp, we met two other girls from the Midwest, Barbara Davis and Carol Zuvers.... Kathy and I had been friends since grade school and we have remained friends through the years.... Thanks to Scatico for the wonderful time I had over 50 years ago.”

VINTAGE 1934…

From the first summer in Elizaville after the move from Wingdale, NY (in order to open a girls camp). The arrow (top right) points to Walter Rostow. Thirty-two years later, he was President Johnson’s National Security Advisor (and a proponent of escalating the war in Vietnam). In the summer of 1934, he was a 17-year-old counselor who had just completed his Sophomore year as a full scholarship student at Yale.

1933— “Pioneer” Division Before the move to Elizaville, shorts with belts, triangle “CS” in white on green (not green on white), and “sensible” walking shoes.

1979— Mike Madorsky sent in the photo to the left. From left to right (roughly): Rod Friedman, Jeff Bernfeld, Steven Ross (behind Jeff’s left shoulder), Jay Cannold, Mike, Rob Levene, Andy Ney, Matt Penn, Fred Eisman, David Wagman, and Lance Gould.

1995 Winning Nat Holman basketball team.

Calling All Photos… We are looking for classic (and even not-so-classic) photos to print in future issues of the Alumni Newsletter. Send by e-mail as an attachment to info@scatico.com or by mail to: Camp Scatico, PO Box 6, Elizaville, NY 12523. We will return the originals, if requested.

Staying in Touch

We always love to hear about Random Scatico Sightings (RSSes).... Jeff Bukantz (1975-59—and frequent RSS reporter) ran into Manny Toonkel (1950s-90s—skipping the 1980s) on a lower Manhattan street in August and then spotted Greg Danford (1960s-80s) at a Bar Mitzvah in Burlington, VT, in September....

Andi Arnold (1980s-2000s) runs Lifesaving Enterprises, a company that provides first aid, CPR, and lifeguard training to schools and businesses. Arriving to train staff at the Collegiate School in New York City she had an RSS with Ben Klein (1980s-2000s), who started as a school psychologist at the school this fall....

Doug Herzog (1960s-70s) made his Scatico connection with current Scatico mom Robin Schwartz Tarlow at a September fundraiser in Los Angeles to benefit autism research. “I had met her a few years ago when she was working at Brillstein Entertainment [a talent management and production company] run by former Scaticonian (and my Bunk 2 bunkmate in 1967) Jon Liebman.” A few weeks later (although maybe not a full-fledged RSS), Doug connected with screenwriter and director Zak Penn (1970s-80s)....

An RSS that spans the gemerations! Zach Chait (2016-18) ran into Danny Altchek (1986-94) in September at a Wegmans in Baltimore. How was the connection made? Zach was with his mom Dori Popkin Chait (1980s-2000s)....

Adam Holzer (1979-88) met Leigh Klein (1980s) at a Sports Business Conference in June. Adam works for Learfield Sports and Leigh, a former CEO at 5 Star Basketball Camp, is a sports consultant and the executive producer and host of “That Bracket Show” on SB Nation Radio....

Danny Savitz (2004-13) is currently a senior at Skidmore College and a drummer in a band that played a summer concert at a Brooklyn venue. He was thrilled to discover that his group was the opening act for “Jak Lizard”—better known to Scaticonians as Jake Lisabeth (2004-16). In Jake’s last summer at camp he ran the music program. As a Scatico footnote to the story, when Danny joined the Skidmore band he replaced Ben Stolman (2006-13—and also a former music counselor), who had recently graduated....

In non-RSS news (and non-news).... Lance Gould (1970s), the co-director of The Silicon Valley Story Lab, reports the launch of www.movinggiants.org, covering the mass moving of elephants from a park in South Africa (with an overpopulation of elephants) to an underpopulated park in Mozambique....

When Judi Fleischner Ecochard (1960s-70s) was in South Africa in September to compete in the Ironman World Championships, she visited with Angela Sarga (1990s-2010s) in Cape Town. Angela, who first traveled to Scatico in 1998 as an international counselor, has run the girls waterfront the past three summers. In June, Judi competed in a triathlon titled “Escape from Alcatraz”, which started with a 1.5 mile swim in San Francisco Bay....

Gail Chaikin Golden (1954-60) called camp from her home in Murrells Inlet, SC, during the summer, sharing memories of her camper years as Lesley Gore’s bunkmate....

Stand-up comedian and actor Modi Rosenfeld (1980s) performed at Gracie Mansion on June 26 for Mayor de Blasio at an event in celebration of Jewish Heritage....

Thanks to all for staying in touch—please email news and photos for the Spring 2019 issue of the Alumni Newsletter to info@scatico.com.

We Will Miss You

Phyllis Weinzimmer Botoff, who at- tended Scatico from 1937-40, passed away on November 1 at the age of 93. Her daughters Ellen Schoenfeld Fischer and Nancy Schoenfeld Eisenberg both attended camp in the 1960s.

Best Summer Purchase at a New England Antiques Store

Imagine how surprised/thrilled Tom Rosenberg (1965-82) and Jeff Bukantz (1975-79) were when, venturing out for a little innocent summer antiquing in Great Barrington, MA, they discovered the Elizaville sign pictured to the right. They negotiated the price down to $85 and we can only imagine what an eBay auction could yield. On a side note, congratulations to Jeff for being named as an honoree in an upcoming Maccabi USA event. Jeff represented the United States as a fencer in several international competitions in the 1980s-90s and is the current president of Maccabi USA.

CAMP T-SHIRT DAY…

is the kind of Hallmark Holiday we can wrap our arms around. When we reached out to Scatico Instagram followers we heard from many current campers as well as a few alumni. From left to right, top to bottom: Emma Williams (2016 climbing instructor); Aaron Ziff (1980s-90s) with Maya (2018-19); Alan O’Neill (2016-17 golf instructor and division leader); Nicolette Strobing (2002-08); Alex Langenberg (2016 lifeguard); Laura Kahn (1999-2014); Jon Gross (2006-16); Dori Popkin Chait (1980s-2000s) with Zach (2016-19) and Samara (2019); and Natalie Polen (1998-2011).

A SHOUTOUT TO BRIAN HELFMAN (1990s-2010s) who has been a chaperone on Scatico’s mid-summer service trip to the Dominican Republic the past two year (for CITs to run a day camp program in cooperation with The DREAM Project). He is also the founder and co-director of Startup Island, a networking and career-boosting travel/retreat business that brings together “entrepreneurial-minded students and young professionals.” Recent programs included trips to Costa Rica and Mexico as well as an August postcamp retreat at Scatico. In November, Brian was profiled in a feature interview with Medium (an online publication), sharing his thoughts on how experiences gained through programs like Startup Island (and maybe even summers at camp) inspire and energize.

REUNIONS

NASHVILLETen 1992 Soopers celebrated their 40th (plus 1) birthdays with a destination get-together. From left to right.... Kneeling: Allison Fass, Amy Paul Tunick, and Dusty Fox (the current assistant girls head counselor). Standing: Alison Goodman … — **NASHVILLE**
Ten 1992 Soopers celebrated their 40th (plus 1) birthdays with a destination get-together. From left to right.... Kneeling: **Allison Fass, Amy Paul Tunick, and Dusty Fox** (the current assistant girls head counselor). Standing: **Alison Goodman Ecker, Jen Kornreich Geller, Caryn Ecker Rappaport, Brooke Kalick, Debra Sloane, Robyn Polansky Morrison, and Amy Rosenblatt.**

NEW YORKA November reunion brought together 1979 and 1980 Soopers Beth Friedman Mobilian, Laura Danford Mandel, Jackie Olensky, Whitney Scott Jacobson, and Wendy Nedlin. — **NEW YORK**
A November reunion brought together 1979 and 1980 Soopers **Beth Friedman Mobilian,** **Laura Danford Mandel**, **Jackie Olensky, Whitney Scott Jacobson,** and **Wendy Nedlin.**

NEW YORKDivisionmates Adam Birbrower (1980-86) and Adam Schefflan (1981-89) met for lunch in New York City last spring and sent in the photo to the right. Adam Schefflan spends much of his summer in Rhinebeck, where he works part-time as a Lyft driv… — **NEW YORK**
Divisionmates **Adam Birbrower** (1980-86) and **Adam Schefflan** (1981-89) met for lunch in New York City last spring and sent in the photo to the right. Adam Schefflan spends much of his summer in Rhinebeck, where he works part-time as a Lyft driver. A call for a pickup at a certain location in Elizaville “was inevitable.” His dad **Ralph Schefflan** worked at Scatico from 1954-57 and played basketball under Nat Holman at CCNY.

LONDONWhen Moises Torres (2013-18), the assistant head of girls athletics, and Support Staff member Katie Simova (2016-18) vacationed in London after the summer they were welcomed by 5 former division leaders (variously 1990s-2010s)—Liam Duffy, Matt… — **LONDON**
When **Moises Torres** (2013-18), the assistant head of girls athletics, and Support Staff member **Katie Simova** (2016-18) vacationed in London after the summer they were welcomed by 5 former division leaders (variously 1990s-2010s)—**Liam Duffy, Matty Carroll** (current assistant head counselor), **Kael Au Carroll, Jim Hosking** (twenty Scatico summers and counting), Caroline Chambers, and **Nick Goodacre**. Two Scatico marriages were represented: Matty and Kael; Jim and Caroline.

BUDAPESTJames Wexler will celebrate his 14th summer as Scatico’s head chef in 2019. On vacation in Hungary after the summer, he got together with former international staff members Martin Major, (2015-16), Judit Salai (2014-15) and Domi Haag (2014-1… — **BUDAPEST**
James Wexler will celebrate his 14th summer as Scatico’s head chef in 2019. On vacation in Hungary after the summer, he got together with former international staff members **Martin Major**, (2015-16), **Judit Salai** (2014-15) and **Domi Haag** (2014-16).

NEW JERSEYWhen Steve Hanft (1955-74) traveled with his wife Annelie from their home in Bielefeld, Germany, to the United States in May, he, of course, made time to visit Scatico friends. In the photo to the right, Steve and Annelie are joined by Jac… — **NEW JERSEY**
When Steve Hanft (1955-74) traveled with his wife **Annelie** from their home in Bielefeld, Germany, to the United States in May, he, of course, made time to visit Scatico friends. In the photo to the right, Steve and Annelie are joined by **Jack Atkins** (1955-69), and **Marc Hellman** (1960-71).

NEW JERSEY1970 Divisionmates Scott “Beef” Lief and Keith “Barber” Barborosh sent in a photo from a September get-together. For students of Color War final-night history, Barber still refuses to disclose whether or not he “broke” (judges ruled “not”)… — **NEW JERSEY**
1970 Divisionmates **Scott “Beef” Lief** and **Keith “Barber” Barborosh** sent in a photo from a September get-together. For students of Color War final-night history, Barber still refuses to disclose whether or not he “broke” (judges ruled “not”) in the final Chicken Fight.

CONGRATULATIONS

Weddings

Leah Recht (1997-2005) and Rick Jacobsen on August 25 at the family’s weekend home in Elizaville (just across the lake from camp). The celebration continued in the Scatico Pavilion and Leah was joined by camp friends (all 2002 Soopers and Upper Seniors) Nick Joseph, Zach Reiner, Jeremy Ross, Jessica Lilly, Jessica Dodge, Jenna Mandel, Rachel Hayon Trinidad, Emily Cohn, Sarah Leiner, and Claire Jaffe, as well as her sister Lilly.

Nicki Fleischner (1997-present) and Michael Braverman on September 15 (ceremony in the Scatico amphitheater), with more than 60 alumni in attendance, representing every decade from the 1930s (Marjorie Holman Sunshine) to the present. In the photo to the right (taken on the driving range), Nicki is flanked by 2004 to 2008 graduating Soopers in attendance.

Jessica Arisohn (1994-2002) and Ken Knowlton on November 16. Jessica’s brother Josh was also a camper and they were joined at the wedding by Michael Heller and Jessica’s bunkmates Rachel Herbstman, Laura Malick, Ali Green, and Rachel Hollander. (Rachel Hollander and Michael, now married, first met at camp.) Jessica writes: “I text [my bunkmates] literally every day, sometimes all day. They are my best friends in the world and Scatico is still to this day such an important part of our lives.”

Ethan Needleman (2001-2007) and Jodi Kleiner on June 23. Ethan’s mom Jill Needleman Smiley (1970s-80s) shared that the couple appear together in an ESPN photo of a 2013 college football game even though they didn’t actually meet until several years later. Ethan’s younger brother Josh currently plays professional water polo for a team based nearby Haifa, Israel. Jill, a former tennis counselor, reports she is now a Pickleball aficionado, recently winning a bronze medal in a Women’s Open division at a Florida tournament.

The Next Generation

Leila Burke on October 26 to Laura and Adam Fleischner (1980s-1990s).

Emilio Jackson to Ramon and Rachel Hayon Trinidad (1990s-2000s) on April 3.

Benjamin born on March 18 was adopted by El Thomson on August 17. From South Africa, El worked at Scatico between 2002 and 2011, starting as a lifeguard, then running the girls waterfront, and finishing up as an assistant head counselor .

Pia looks ready to follow in her dad Sergio’s footsteps.

Pia Beatriz Rojas Tessel on May 25 to Sergio Rojas Tessel (2008-16) and Alexandra Byrne (2016). From Argentina, Sergio spent 5 summers as a tennis instructor at Scatico, the final two heading the girls program. He brought Alex (an Australian native) with him to camp in 2016 as a yoga instructor, where she famously introduced “bedtime yoga” as a night-time after-Taps activity to help younger girl campers fall asleep.

Zachary on May 26 to Jonathan and Lauren Kessler Rose (1995-2001).

Henry on May 25 to Zach Miller (1993-2006) and Lara Stahl (1995-2004).

1978—with division leader Lee Spole (top row)

1973—with division leader Jon Dreazen (top row, middle)

Camp Scatico 6/11/18 Camp Scatico 6/11/18

Spring 2018

During staff orientation prior to each summer from the late 1960s into the early 1990s, Flick Fleischner (as camp director) would talk with counselors about the significance of their work with children. To paraphrase: “No matter what you do for the rest of your life, no matter what successes and fame await you, this may be the most important job you will ever have—for you will have the chance to make a difference in the life of a child.” I reflected recently on my father’s words after an email exchange with a current camp parent.

One of his sons, a first-year camper, was excited for the summer, but also a little nervous. Especially about his swim test. (This stir a few memories for many of you out there?) Boys head counselor Cory Schwartz had already been in touch and offered to swim alongside his son during the afternoon test on Opening Day. The dad loved this, remembering his own first day as a camper more than 40 years ago, when a counselor named Rob swam alongside him when he felt nervous— and how that had made all of the difference.

I remember the Rob of whom he speaks. He had been a college classmate of mine and spent exactly one summer at Scatico as a waterfront counselor. I wish I knew where he was today, so I could share with him how one small act of kindness as a camp counselor during the summer of 1977, helped launch a Scatico career that covered 6 camper years and now carries over to a next generation, how he is still remembered more than 40 years later by that then 9-year-old boy.

We talk with counselors all of the time about the positive and lifelong impact they can have on children. How a single moment of empathy can resonate for years. How they should reflect on any adults who made a positive difference in their lives when they were growing up and consider how they want their campers to remember them through the years to come in the future.

Of all the big and little magic that happens in any given summer—gazing into a campfire or admiring a sunset; an achievement or memorable moment at an activity; the energy of a fullcamp special event or the calm when talking with bunkmates on a cabin porch during an in-between time— so much can come down to the culture embraced by the camp community and the caring shown by a single counselor in a single instance.

...And when this year’s first-year camper becomes the parent of a first-year camper 40 years from now in 2058, he/she may just remember how a counselor took the swim test alongside them on Opening Day in 2018. Little acts of kindness reverberating and spreading to others from generation to generation….

Staying Connected….

Follow us on Instagram (@campscatico_official — 780 followers and counting); Facebook (@campscaticoofficial ) and Twitter (@CampScatico ). Visit www.scatico.com to read back issues of the Alumni Newsletter and purchase Scatico-wear (in the Alumni Section) and view recent summer-end slideshows (in the Media Section).

Yesterday and Today…

To the left: Six of ten 1993 Soopers got together in November in New York City to celebrate the upcoming 25th anniversary of their graduating summer.Front—Sara Michaelson Yarkon and Beth Herbstman Weinberg. Back— Melissa Green, Carrie Levitt Kaplan, Dori Popkin Chait, and Stacey Koretsky Strauss. To the right: On the long-since-dismantled Vomit Wheel on back campus in 1993.

How Much on eBay?

This issue’s award for best found piece of Scatico memorabilia goes to Cathy Fine, daughter of Stanley and Sandra Delson Fine (1940s). Cathy recently found the pin to the right while going through her mom’s possessions. Sandra passed away in 2009. She was a French Professor and the Founding Director of the Roslyn Artists String Quartet. Stanley, who currently lives on Long Island, followed up with the following email: “I first became a camper in 1943 (age 10) and stayed for about 6 years through Junior Counselor and my last name in those days was Finkelstein. 1943 was the year cut short by a camper developing polio. Harry Kaplan was the head counselor. I have home movies (now on DVD) of those days, including the ‘war canoe,’ waterfront carnival, and Uncle Nat shooting (and missing) foul shots. Also of two Knicks who were visiting, Carl Braun and Ernie Vandeweghe (father of Kiki). Ernie later went to Columbia Medical School while playing home games for the Knicks, two classes ahead of me. I am still practicing.”

Scatico Friendships

Left—vintage 1960s-70s— “A quick green and gray gathering” in March in Washington, DC, with Rona Schmutter Siskind, Roberta Goodman Rosenberg, and Jill Herzog Phillips. Jill, who sent in the photo, reports that it was her first time seeing Roberta (who lives in Los Angeles) in 45 years. Jill and Rona live in Maryland.
Right—vintage 1950s-60s—a fall dinner with Stephen “Scooter” Schneider, Dennis Plehn, and Larry Fabian. Dennis reports: “Scooter is a psychiatrist practicing in San Francisco, I recently retired as a real estate broker and have recently relocated to Venice, FL, and Larry is an attorney and lives in New York City.”

Best Way to Take Your Mind Off of Politics? Think Camp.

We received the following email from Richard Trachtman, an Elizaville neighbor: July 2017: I was walking down Broadway, approaching 72nd Street, when I noticed two, short, elderly white-haired ladies stopping passersby on the corner. One of them came up to me and asked, “Are you a registered Democrat?” I replied, “I am. In Columbia County.” She raised up her hands on either side of her face and smiled widely, exclaiming “Columbia County. I love Columbia County. I went to camp there.” I asked which camp she went to. To which she replied, with great enthusiasm, “Camp Scatico.” I said, “That’s in Elizaville.” She replied, again with her hands raised and a huge smile, “Elizaville. I love Elizaville.” And I said, “Elizaville is my zip code.” With smiles on both of our faces she went back to collecting signatures for her preferred candidate and I went on my way, marveling at what a positive impact one summer camp could still have on someone 65 or 75 years later in life.

Carrying on the Tradition

More than 100 alumni will have children at camp this summer as campers or counselors. In no particular order: Jon Cooper, Andrea Baron Cooper, David Feldman, Marc Stiefel, Eric Strauss, Stacey Koretsky Strauss, Pam Blomberg Schwartz, Margie Ostrove, Andrea Friedman Voorhis, Chris Harwood, Alison Doliner Harwood, Dave Kedwards, Kara Horowitz Bockstein, Dori Popkin Chait, Jen Florin Finkel, Randy Goldstein, Stefanie Birbrower Greer, Ian Ranzer, Justin Lapatine, Roger Lowenthal, Larry Max, Ken Senior, Michael Vickers, Debb Falk Zerwitz, Jeff Hellman, Corey Gluckstal, Shawn Chudnoff Goldberg, Greg Mazarin, Josh Weiss, Gary Orseck, Hillary Nahoun Krane, Pavel Mozga, Maggie Parwinicka Mozga, Tom Rubinson, Jennifer Fleischner, Scott Yurdin, Beth Gustave Bochner, Samantha Nahoun Gornstein, Eric Kleiner, Jodi Kleiner, Alan Ranzer, Arthur Roses, Rob Rubin, Andrew Tannenbaum, Kerri Berkman Winderman, Andrew Zuckerman, Katie Mazarin Derasse, Laszlo Nemeth, Gregg Rosh, Stacey Lipton Schumer, Whitney Scott Jacobson, Barry Pisetzner, Melissa Rosenblum-Pisetzner, Melissa Koehler, Stephanie Deutsch Clendenin, Susie Oshatz Perlman, David Rothenberg, Jared Shapiro, Randi Madison Zelkin, Harley Sourifman Goodfriend, Dana Tannenbaum Savitsky, Brian Kanter, Alison Goodman Ecker, Jessica Clarke Newman, Aaron Ziff, Ben Klein, Sara Michaelson Yarkon, Rebecca Roses Harrison, Jen Feuer Kahn, Carlyn Ross Schlechter, Allison Stiefel Lobel, Pam Weiss Caldara, Kate Deutsch Eichel, Doug Florin, Scott Madison, Hillah Wiczyk Mendez, Jason Sanders, Ken Vallario, Dusty Fox, Aaron Wattenberg, Todd Garber, Sloan Zuckerman, Kara Haback Freeman, Lara Holzer Miller, Julie Nahoun Hartstein, Beth Yurdin Metzendorf, Jeff Araten, Linda Lowenthal Tolstoi, Adam Holzer, Patti Klyde Press, Melissa Fass Karlin, Julie Strauss Greeley, Todd Fass, Gerald Stein, Michael Ditkoff, Rob Klafter, Laura Danford Mandel, David Rosh, Jill Herzog Phillips, Jessica Weiner Mester, Jon Feldman, Elyssa Berger Schecter, Dave Berger, Felicia Berger, Wendy Sheldon Brown, Dick Hecker, Nancy Klyde Hecker, Michael Smiley, Leslie Wayte Heineman, Mike Madorsky, Elisa Segal Madorsky, Susan Greenbaum Gross, Carolyn Mitchell Kane, Todd Sherman, Becky Feuer, Randy Au, Lynette Au, Larry Hamburg, Richard Croland, Brandt Josephson, Courtney Chiddick, and Wendy Nedlin Schindler.

We Will Miss You

Carol Rubinson Strauss, who passed away on January 29, 2018, attended Scatico from 1947-56. Her daughters Julie and Margie were at camp in the 1970s-80s and her granddaughters Kate and Jane Greeley return for their 7th and 10th summers respectively in 2018. Carol’s brother Richard Rubinson was also a camper as were/are Richard’s children and grandchildren. Carol was the co-president and managing director of Travel Four/Altour in Paramus, NJ. She maintained many Scatico friendships throughout her life. To the right—the summer of 1955, Carol and Dennis Rinzler as Laurie and Curley in a production of Oklahoma.

Sandy Resnick Green, who passed away on May 8, 2018, attended Scatico from 1943-52. She was in the Pixie division her first summer at the age of 6 and stayed straight through until her graduating Sooper summer as a 15-year-old. She remained in touch with camp friends throughout her life and attended the 2012 reunion in Florida, where the photo to the right was taken. From left to right, Sue Kaplan Rudavsky, Joan Greenwald Halpern, Ilene Somkin Lowenthal, and Sandy.

Trevor Isaac, Jr. who passed away on January 7, 2018, worked in the Scatico kitchen in 2005 and 2006. A fixture on the A court for afternoon “rec hoops,” Trevor managed the boys’ dining room in his second summer. He came to Scatico after serving as a youth leader at Fresh Youth Initiatives, a Washington Heights, NY, community organization founded by Scatico alumnus Andrew Rubinson.

Staying in Touch

How about two RSSes for a former Scatico parent? When Dori Popkin Chait (1980s-2000s) sent her a Scatico car magnet it wasn’t long before Leslie Popkin was flagged down on Northern Boulevard on Long Island by Ryan Ditkoff (a camper and CIT from 2009-17). Two days later, Leslie met Shawn Chudnoff Goldberg (1983-91—who was a few divisions ahead of Dori at camp) at a nearby JCC fund-raiser….

Largest RSS based on numbers of participants? When Diana Wallerstein, Andrea Arnold, and former girls head counselor Nancy Kleiner (lots of summers from the 1980s-2000s!) were out to dinner in Manhattan, a few tables away were former 1970s-80s bunkmates Patti Klyde Press and Melissa Kantor. Patti returns to Scatico in 2018 for her 6th summer as a camp nurse; Melissa is the president of Yorkville Staffing (a New York-based and tech-focused employment agency); and Andi owns Lifesaving Enterprises, a company that provides first aid and lifeguard training (including annual certification of Scatico counselors)….

In Memphis for a JCC conference, Rabbi Samantha Safran Bodner (1980s-2000s) ran into Scatico contemporaries Eric Kleiner and Ali Doliner Harwood, who were there for training as Lay Leaders in their communities….

Attending the show “Mean Girls” in Washington, D.C. Shira Savada (1990s-2010s) spotted siblings Zach, Gaby, and Halle Phillips with their mom Jill Herzog Phillips (1960s-80s) and aunt Jane Herzog (1960s-70s). Gaby and Halle return for their 11th Scatico summers in 2018 (third as counselors); Shira’s mom Andrea Matles Savada was a Scatico contemporary of the Herzog sisters 40+ years ago….

When Jane Rosenfeld (2004-17) attended a NYS-mandated training at the Bank Street College of Education as part of her Masters program, she ran into her former division leader and current school psychologist Rachel Wang (1997-2009)….

And possibly the most random of all RSSes—as reported by Charles Curtis (1990s): “I was with my son on a Q train platform [in Manhattan] recently, when a fellow New Yorker started chatting with him, asking if he liked trains. The voice and face were unmistakable—it was Lawrence ’LT’ Thaler, my former group leader. So great to catch up with him. Weeks later, I spotted former bunkmate David Herman on the subway on my way to a Brooklyn Nets game, also great to catch up with him.” Charles works for USA Today as a sports writer on their For the Win blog and has just published his second book in a sports and superheroes series aimed at kids 9 to 12 years old called Weirdo Academy….

When Maggie Brown (2007-18—daughter of Wendy Sheldon Brown and granddaughter of Barbara Lehman Sheldon) showed up for the first day of her Constitutional Law class at Washington University this spring, she was wearing a Scatico sweatshirt. It turns out that her Professor was Lee Spole Epstein (1960s-70s), who stopped her on the way out of class to tell her that she also went to Scatico. Maggie returns to camp for her 12th summer in 2018—and first as a division leader.

As for non-RSS Scatico news…. Manny Toonkel (1950s-70s) had a one-person art show for his work in mixed media at a Tribeca gallery in March. Scatico attendees included Doug Herzog, Jimmy Rosenzweig, Howard Kaplan, Dick Atkins, Andrew Levine, Jeff Abrams, Roger Warren, and Manny’s sister Arlene Toonkel (not everyone made the photo)….

Ben Krull (1960s-80s), an attorney by day and a freelance writer by night, has had recent essays published in the “On Parenting” section of the Washington Post and in the Queens Chronicle. In the latter, Ben shared his musings about sharing a Park Slope, Brooklyn, health club with New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio….

…Congratulations to Jeff Bukantz (1974-79) who was elected president of Maccabi USA, a position held by Scatico founder Nat Holman from 1973- 81. Jeff fenced in the Maccabiah games in 1981 and has been a board member of Maccabi USA since 1993. His dad Dan Bukantz (a Scatico alumnus—1930s) was an Olympic fencer, representing the United States four times between 1948 and 1960….

Lance Gould (1978-1979) recently cofounded Silicon Valley Story Lab, a media strategy firm that works “primarily with purpose-driven organizations, many tied to the United Nations and the Sustainable Development Goals.” Recent travels on behalf of his company have taken Lance to Denmark, Sweden, Singapore, and Botswana, where he moderated a panel on youth and entrepreneurship at the University of Botswana (and with nine-time Olympic Gold Medalist Carl Lewis)...

Adrian Bennett traveled from the United Kingdom to work as an Outdoor Adventure counselor in the early 1980s. Today, he is the founding director of Broadwater Training, a company that develops and runs team development, management, and leadership programs for companies around the world...

Mike “Sandlot” Abrams (1990s) opened Dog Rock Resorts in January, “A luxury dog resort located in New City, NY, offer[ing] daycare and boarding for four-legged family members.” Mike is the son of Jeff Abrams (1960s-70s)….

Jon Gross (2006-16) danced for 46 consecutive hours (in a Scatico jersey) at a danceathon fund-raiser to benefit the Pediatric Cancer Center at the Penn State Children’s Hospital. The son of Susan Greenbaum Gross (1971-80), Jon was one of more than 700 university students who danced, raising more than $10 million during the event….

Rebeka “Rebi” Toth, from Hungary, has worked in the girls dining room the past two summers. Now graduated from University, she is planning the launch of Rebeer, a maker of craft wine and beer….

Kate Landis is a nursery school teacher living in Hastings-on-Hudson, NY. On a recent camp appointment in Hastings to welcome a first-time camper, we discovered that not only had Kate been the teacher of the camper-to-be, but that she lived a few blocks away. We couldn’t resist a quick visit….

It had been more than 20 years since 1990s staff members Lynette Au and Vanessa Bowcock last saw each other, but they re-connected in March in London. Lynette and her husband Randy were in England to visit their daughter Kael and assistant boys head counselor Matty Carroll. Matty and Kael met at Scatico as counselors in 2008 and were married in a ceremony at the girls campfire site in June 2016….

Mitch Tandet (1960-65) visited camp on May 15 for the first time since his last Scatico summer more than 50 years ago: “I can now check off an item on my bucket list. My wife and I spent a wonderful hour and a half walking down memory lane this morning! I loved walking around the boys camp and seeing how Scatico has both changed and remained the same since 1965…. My 6 years here were about the happiest times of my childhood!"...

In December, a “team” of 1980s-2010s alumni (standing—Nicki Fleischner, Natalie Polen, Michael Samuels, Hillary Rothman, and Brian Helfman; and kneeling—Rachel Modica, Melissa Samuels, and JoAnnna Datz) banded together at a Manhattan Soul Cycle to raise money for Experience Camp, a free one-week overnight camp for children who have lost a parent, sibling, or primary caregiver. Brian and Melissa will be returning for their third summers as volunteer counselors in 2018, and Melissa is also a member of the NYC Regional Advisory Committee. For information about volunteering or donating, visit www.experience.camp.com….

In closing, Brian Lewis wrote from his home in Switzerland: “When going through some old photos and memories, I came across a photo of camp from 1953. I was a counselor that year and enjoyed coming across this pleasant summer memory. Shortly thereafter I was drafted for the Korean War.” Sixty-five years can pass pretty quickly….

Thanks to all for staying in touch—please email news and photos for the Fall 2018 issue of the Alumni Newsletter to info@scatico.com.

Vintage 1930s

Girls’ Side dance recital on the Driving Range

That’s a “youthful version” of the tree-lined drive to the dining room in the background.

A Court hook shot— maybe just a little staged?

Wood backboard and no pads on the poles; A Court stands yet to be built; and woods between the A Court and the Ballfields still relatively open after conversion of the property from farmland in the early 20th century.

Scatico Postcards. Captions read...

“Paddling at Camp Scatico, Twin Lake, Elizaville, NY“

“Class in Arts and Crafts, Camp Scatico, Twin Lake, Elizaville, NY”

Congratulations

Weddings

Jenni Levine and Geoff Michener on May 5. Jenni spent 17 summers at Scatico (1993-2009) as a camper, counselor, and 3 -time division leader. There were quite a few Scaticonians present to help with the celebration: the proud parents of of the bride (Chas and Ellen); brother (Jason); uncles Peter and Andy Levine; cousins Ali Levine and Chelsea Levine; former bunkmates Stephanie Bukantz, Lauren Sherrard Azizian, and Robyn Mohr; current camp parents Jeff and Rebecca Googel; contemporary 3- time boys side division leader Josh Wigler; and Diana Wallerstein and David Fleischner with their daughters Audrey and Nicki.

The Next Generation

Ava on 7/29/17 to Kevin and Dana Wattenberg Khani (1990-97). Dana’s brother Aaron was also a camper; Ava’s cousin Ellie is a current camper.
Nathan on 10/6/17 to Todd Markowitz and Allie Fass (1987-94). Allie’s brother Jaret was a camper from 1990-95.

Diane Appel Rotmil sent in the photos below from the summer of 1977 (or 1978?). Left— “Sub Soaps” at the Divisional Sing. Right— “Double Trouble” evening activity. From left to right: Gail Belmouth, Jill Brown, Niki Berger, Amy Sheldon, Jill Reisel, and Amy Brown.

More than 30 years ago—vintage mid-1980s tournament-winning tennis team with Coach Simon Walker. Kneeling (left to right)—Eric Singer and Todd Polay; Standing—Bobby Weinberg, Brian Kanter, Simon, Ken Senior, and Corey Gluckstal. Brian, Ken, and Corey will all have sons at camp this summer.

Calling All Photos:

We are looking for classic (and even not-so-classic) photos to print in future issues of the Alumni Newsletter. Send by e-mail as an attachment to info@scatico.com or by mail to: Camp Scatico, PO Box 6, Elizaville, NY 12523. We will return the originals, if requested.

Camp Scatico 12/15/17 Camp Scatico 12/15/17

Fall 2017

News from Elizaville

As each Scatico summer unfolds, it reveals its own unique blend of friendships and memories.
Much of the magic of any camp experience comes through careful planning pre-season: staff to hire and train, facilities to add, programs and special events to design and implement... Then, summer arrives, and the thoughtful preparations merge with the spontaneity and joy of day-to-day Scatico life. Sometimes, the “organic” magic even evolves over the course of several days (or weeks) in a given season, providing a unique identity to the year when.....

For example, consider the two major capital projects completed for the summer of 2017: the renovation of the girls gymnastics building (an outdoor deck, a new wall-to-wall spring floor, opening up the interior space...) and the addition of a flag football field on boys’ side (relocating the existing archery range, clearing an additional 2,000 square feet of woods, bringing in several thousand tons of fill to level the surface...). The new deck on the gymnastics building became (as mostly envisioned) a wonderful place for divisions to meet—to rehearse talent show acts or Sing performances, to conceptualize and complete group projects, to generally bond with bunkmates.... The flag football field created an even more organic and spontaneous use of space to bring divisions together. For the fill to level the field, we moved dirt from a dip in the woods that stretched from the former archery range to the back of the boys tennis courts. This created a circular open “bowl” at the low point between the two spots that was surrounded by woods with a trail leading upwards to the flag football field. Over time, we assumed the opening would grow back in and “disappear”....

Fairly early in the summer (and “organically”), groups began using the space for divisional meetings. A large stone circle was slowly but surely constructed over the span of several days to create a space to build small campfires. The Crater (it now had an official name) then be-
came an activity area for the outdoor adventure program and the spot at which boys Color War was broken during the now-annual “Legends of Scatico” (this is a story for another day). It’s safe to say that the Crater (which became a beloved location in camp) received more use than the Flag Football field.

Pre-activity warm-ups in the renovated gymnastics building... Tribes plaques from before 1990 decorate the walls (overflow from the Girls Social Hall).

What does all this say about camp? Certainly, the incredible pull for divisions to find spaces to sit together, to talk, to share, to bond, to plan group projects... Equally, the opportunity for campers each year to create their own magic and then have that be embraced by the community at large—the balance between the carefully planned and the spontaneous. And underlying everything, an ethic that values simple pleasures and the opportunity camp
affords to slow down life and unplug.

Making the Trip to Camp...

Off-season and summer visits from Alumni reflect the staying power of the camp experience throughout a lifetime. A few highlights from recent visits (and not a complete list):

On June 8, Gerry and Dorothy Wolf Cantor drove through the front gate to celebrate their 60th wedding anniversary. They had met at camp during staff orientation in 1956 and were married the following year, just after Dorothy graduated from City College. That summer Gerry was a drama counselor and Dorothy was a division leader. When the photo to the right of Gerry and Dorothy was posted on Scatico’s Instagram account (600-plus followers on November 1 and counting), we received the following comment from Marjorie Koff Zuckerman: “Dottie Wolf was the best counselor ever! Fantastic story teller with perfect foreign accents, suspenseful. She was a great listener too! Also wore cool red polish on her long fingernails, which impressed her young admiring campers!”....

Barry and Carol Greenstein Stone also met as counselors at camp in 1956 (on July 2 to be precise) and also celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary in 2017! Their walk around camp in mid-July included a stop in the girls’ dining room to see Carol’s name on a Color War plaque (Green 1953 general)....Former campers, counselors, and division leaders Hank Alpert, Roger Granet, and Peter Ehrenberg spent a morning at camp in early June to celebrate their joint 70th birthdays. They even managed to get in a few shots on the A court....

Claudia Coenen and Zhanna Dhobkina Buzharsky celebrated the 25th anniversary of their friendship (begun in the summer of 1992 when they were roommates living on top of the canteen) with an August trip to Elizaville. In 1992, Claudia traveled from the Netherlands to work as a housekeeper. Zhanna, who was born in Russia and emigrated to the United States as a teenager, ran the canteen....Mom and daughter Eileen Fleder Kahn and Laura Kahn bonded across the generations (from the 1960s to the 1990s-2010s) when they stopped by Scatico in September....

On a very cold November morning, former bunkmates Emily Berger, Nicki Stuttman, Sydnee Fried, and Julie Miller trekked around camp, sharing memories of their 2009 Sooper summer.... Julia Jaffe (2002-07) was in the Hudson Valley on an October weekend and on a detour to camp was thrilled to connect with her 2006 Sooper Division Leader Laura Gold Eshed. For Laura, who spent 10-plus summers as a camper, counselor, and division leader in the 1990s and 2000s, it was her first time back at camp since her last summer in 2006. In the interim, the Queens native married, had two children, and had been living in Ecuador and Israel. “Being back at camp has the craziest effect. While it’s been just over 10 years since I was here last, walking through the gate it’s felt like I never left. I guess that’s the true meaning of something staying with you forever. Scatico has definitely made me the person I am today and I am grateful for every moment spent there.”

If you want to visit camp, just call (845-756-4040) or email (info@scatico.com) beforehand. We love welcoming alumni as they re-live Scatico memories and each season in Elizaville (from winter snows to fall foliage) provides a unique perspective.

Vintage Scatico

When Dave Kushner (1965-66) visited camp in July, he shared the “Camper Evaluation” written after his graduating summer by Irwin “Flick” Fleischner. It was clearly an era of typewriters and handwritten corrections. Dave also provided the photo above—with Don Cohen and receiving the Nat Holman Basketball Tournament team trophy from head counselor Stan Silverberg (left)
and Uncle Nat (with his signature straw hat).

Sylvia Simmons Sanders worked as a Scatico nurse for several summers in the early 1940s. Her son, Joe Sanders, shared the pictures below (with original descriptions). Included is a photo of Fred Peterson, who was the Scatico caretaker from 1934 to 1966.

We Will Miss You

Trudy Palinsky Solin passed away on June 27. She attended Scatico from 1945-53 and was a lifelong fine artist. A graduate of Sarah Lawrence College, she studied painting and sculpture at the Skowhegan School in Maine, the Art Center of Northern New Jersey, the Art Students League of New York, and the Sarah Lawrence Extension in Lacoste, France. During her career, she was featured in many solo and collaborative exhibitions in the Northeast and taught art to senior citizens for two decades.

Staying in Touch

Send submissions for the Spring 2018 issue to info@scatico.com.
As always, we like to start off with RSSes (Random Scatico Sightings)....

Andrew Rubinson (1969-79 and then 2000s) met Michael Grenadier (1960s-70s) at a New York City fundraising event for Green Guerillas. Andrew was attending as a resident of Washington Heights; Michael was there as the owner of Windy Farm Garden Center in Yonkers (which provides supplies to the nonprofit community gardening group)....When boys head counselor Cory Schwartz (1988-2017) attended an October performance of Springsteen on Broadway he spotted Doug Herzog (1967-78) and then his former campers Zach Reiner and first Nick Joseph (both 1990s-2000s). Also in audience that night was Doug’s former bunkmate Jeff Abrams (1968-77), although Doug and Jeff didn’t make that connection until posting “reviews” on social media after the show....

Orthopedic Surgeon (and current camp doctor) Eric Strauss (1986-1999 and then 2010s) didn’t realize the “M. Weisman” on his patient list was actually his former camper Michael Weisman (1990s) until they met for a pre-op examination....When Andi Arnold (1980s-2010s) represented her Riverdale apartment complex at a recent event sponsored by the Council of NY coops/condos, she was wearing a “Scatico” vest. Josh Goldman (a camper in the early 1980s) was also in attendance, presenting information about his company, which constructs storage units for buildings. Although, Josh and Andi did not overlap summers at camp, they quickly embraced the Scatico connection. Andi owns Lifesaving Enterprises, a business which provides first aid and lifeguard training (and now similar training for pet owners) ....

And for other non-RSS news.... A November dinner in NYC brought together 12 boys side alumni from the 1980s-1990s. In the photo to the right (from left to right): sitting—Scott Strauss and Greg Mazarin; standing—Matt Popkin, Eric Kleiner, Jeff Araten, Todd Fass, Eric Strauss, Charlie Bernard, Michael Vickers, Andrew Tannenbaum, Jon Cooper, Lawrence Thaler, and Jon Jacobs. All spent summers at Scatico as both campers and counselors....

Under the heading of Best Scatico Memorabilia Discovery for 2017, Rob Solomon found in a box in his basement two Maxell c-60 cassette tapes with the play-by-play of the 1977 under-13 softball tournament—with broadcasters Doug Herzog and Hillel Italie. The game and award ceremony coverage includes interviews with Ben Krull and Marc Lupa. Rob was the tournament MVP....

Former divisionmates Katie Hecker and Dani Josephson spent a spring semester abroad in Prague (as college Juniors), where they sent in the photo to right from the John Lennon Wall (an ongoing and evolving work of art and protest). Dani writes: “We shared the experience of a lifetime and we would have never been able to do this together if it weren’t for Scatico.”....

Mike and Elisa Segal Madorsky met Robyn Kahan at a June Grateful Dead show at Citifield. Connected through social media, they hadn’t seen each other since the summer of 1981. Mike reports that he has also been in touch with former bunkmate Andy Markoff, who runs a pond in Austin, TX, where children learn how to fish....

Nate Loewentheil (1995-2000) is running in the 2018 election for the Maryland General Assembly....Adrian Bennett checked in from the United Kingdom, where he is the founding Director of Broadwater Training, organizing unique experiential training for individuals and corporations. Adrian headed the boys’ Outdoor Adventure program in the early 1980s and had reached out about possibly hosting a future event at Scatico for clients in the United States. Adrian is married with four children, lives in a small seaside town (“everyone says ‘hello’” on the street”), and coaches and umpires field hockey in his free time....

Josh Camhi and Pam Caldara Weiss (both 1980s-90s) are neighbors in Scarsdale, NY, and have a son (Ryan Camhi) and a daughter (Parker Caldara) who are hockey teammates. When the team traveled to Massachusetts for a tournament, aunt Melissa Camhi and sister Nealie Caldara joined Josh and Pam to cheer them on. Parker and Nealie are current Scatico campers....

Keith Barbarosh traveled to Roswell, GA, to visit his former bunkmate Mark Goldstein (both 1970s). The long weekend not only was about sharing Scatico memories, but also golf and taking in the first game at the Falcons’ new stadium.... A July dinner in New York City brought together camp friends Sue Skollins Friedman (1945-59), Dennis Rinzler (1950-62), Carol Rubinson Strauss (1947-56), and Joan Haskell Berlly (1950-60)....

Jake Sussman (2005-11) and Jeff Bukantz (1974-79) may not have overlapped at Scatico, but they were both representing the United States at the Maccabiah Games in Israel and sent in a photo from the Western Wall in Jerusalem.... Annelie and Steve Hanft (1955-74) visited Joanne and Bob Seebacher (1962-73 and then a second stint as a Scatico doctor in the 1990s-2000s) on a recent trip from their home in Bielefeld, Germany, to New York....

Craig Fichtelberg (1977-90), co-founder of AmTrav, was interviewd on the Today Show in July, commenting on the Trump Travel ban. Craig was spotted on air by Adam Krulewitz (1980s-90s). Adam and his wife Monica Weiner met at Scatico in the 1990s as staff members and now live in Germantown, TN....

Argentinian Sergio Rojas Tessel first joined the Scatico tennis staff in 2008. From 2014-16 he headed the girls’ program. He wrote recently from Australia, where he lives with 2016 yoga instructor Alexandra Byrne: “I have a job working as a tennis coach at the Frensham School, a prestigious private school for girls.... I would like to say to all of girls side, thank you for so
much love for Alex and myself, and for all of our magical summers together. I love and miss you all. My heart will always have a tint of green and grey.”

Thanks for staying in touch. E-mail news and photos for the Spring 2018 issue of the Alumni Newsletter to info@scatico.com.

Scatico Honor Roll

When it comes to finding arcane and random Scatico memorabilia online, Bert Holman (1960s-70s) clearly establishes the gold standard. In the past, he has shared images of Nat Holman Wheaties boxes from the 1930s, a matchbook cover from the Sawdust Trail (a nearby restaurant closed 40 years ago), and vintage pictures from the Scatico Wingdale era (before the camp’s move to Elizaville in 1934). To the right (an EBay purchase)—the back of the postcard received by June Patron’s parents when their daughter made the Honor Roll as a first-year camper in 1955 (“for the second time this season”). In her final summer in
1966, June was the girls assistant head counselor.

Congratulations

Weddings

David Morrison and Robyn Polansky on September 3, 2017. Robyn and her sister Cindy were campers in the 1980s-90s. Joining in the celebration, were 9 former bunkmates (and they were also celebrating the 25th anniversary of their Sooper summer in 1992). From left to right: Alison Goodman Ecker, Allison Fass, Dusty Fox, Amy Paul Tunick, Caryn Ecker, Robyn Polansky, Debra Sloane, Brooke Kalick, Amy Rosenblatt, Cindy Polansky, and Jenn Kornreich Geller. (On the next page of the newsletter, you can see them all as 15-year-old Soopers in 1992.)
Alexander Foster and Ali Levine on September 2, 2017, in Midhurst, England (Alexander’s home town). Ali was a camper and counselor in the 1990s-2000s. Scatico friends JoAnna Datz, Jaime Hollander, and Alexa Naas traveled overseas for the wedding. Other Scaticonians in attendance included a slew of Levines— dad Andy, uncles Peter and Chas, aunt Ellen, and cousins Jenni and Jason. The party was re-convened in Brooklyn on November 4, 2017, with two generations of Scaticonians (friends of both the bride and the father of the bride).

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The Next Generation

Colbie Madison on 8/12/17 to Alexis and Matt Popkin (1980s-2000s)
Olivia on 6/8/17 to Michael Shafrir and Ally Luck (1990s-2000s)
Camilla on 10/27/16 to Katrina and Jared Dansky (1990s-2000s)
Ezra on 3/10/17 to Andrea and Jon Braunstein (1980s-2000s)
Braelyn on 5/25/17 to Jenn and Teddy Lydon. Teddy started as a member of the Scatico maintenance team in 1997 and has been the on-site caretaker since 2015.

London Calling

A few recent Scatico reunions to report on from the United Kingdom....
When Chas and Ellen Levine traveled to the England for their niece Ali’s wedding, they couldn’t resist making a few Scatico connections. First, with their daughter Jenni and her fiancé Geoff Michener they met up with sisters Maggie and Liz Cohen (both abroad on business). A few nights later, (and joined by Ali’s former bunkmates also attending the wedding—see above) they got together with recent staff members Tom Stevenson, Jim Hosking, and Matty and Kael Au Carroll....

On a May trip, Scatico media director John Hickey (1982-2017) coordinated an Edinburgh reunion with (left to right in the photo) Nicola Rowbotham (2010), Susan Bell (1994), Morven Young Cadell (1997-99), and Mateusz Chojnowski (2010). While in England, John also visited separately with Guz Matthews (1980s), Becky Hall (star member of the office staff in the 1990s-2000s), Neil Seligman (1990s-2010s), and Andy and Vicky Bowdon Tarry (who first met while counselors at Scatico in 2011 and have since married). John “observed how (in general) people’s fondest memories were not the big [events].... But always moments of getting caught in a rain shower...”

Calling all sunset photos!

We're currently collecting photos of the all-time best Scatico sunsets for a countdown
to be featured on our Instagram! If you have any shots (can feature any location at
camp, and include people or not) please send them along to info@scatico.com, or send them as a Facebook message. If you don't already, follow us on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter to stay up to date with camp news all season long!
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1940s: The Driving Range without tee boxes and the A Court without stands. Plus, the woods haven’t grown in yet.... You can see the buildings across the road beyond the end of the driving range and there are no trees yet blocking a view of the A Court when approaching from the ballfields.

Survey Says

We wanted to share a few results from our end-of-summer camper survey, just to show how much camp has changed (and not changed) through the years. Many of the this year’s favorite special events and evening activities are easily recognizable to campers from previous generations; some, not so much!

Favorite Special Events

Boys Side Girls Side
Color War Color War
College Bowl Divisional Sing
MiniCamp MiniCamp
Divisional Sing Carnival/ Tribes/ Birthday Ball

Favorite Evening Activities

Boys Side Girls Side
Human Stratego Miss Ugly Contest
Twilight League Family Feud
Soccer League Camp Sisters/ Lip Sync
Downhill Tennis Baseball SCATO

1987 Sophs—John Hickey, who now runs the Scatico media program, is in the back row, third from right.

1992 Soopers—that’s current assistant girls head counselor Dusty Fox, front row, center.

1987—Counselor David Rosh with a few Inters and Subs.

The Merry-Go-Round (also known as The Vomit Wheel) was no longer a fixture on girls back campus by the early 2000s (and our insurance company did not complain).

Camp Scatico 6/6/17 Camp Scatico 6/6/17

Spring 2017

When Scatico first opened in 1921 as a boys camp in Wingdale, New York, the sleepaway camp industry in the northeast United States was going through a period of considerable growth. Many parents wanted to provide opportunities for their children to escape from urban areas during the hot summer months—to provide simpler, less crowded, and healthier environments with lakes, trees, sunsets, and star-filled skies. The programs would focus on physical activity, creative and performing arts, and outdoor living skills (then called nature and pioneering). From the very beginning, learning how to be a positive citizen in a community, instilling values, and character building were at the core of the mission. A look at roster lists from Scatico’s first summers in the 1920s and 1930s confirms the sense of camp as an urban escape; right through to the beginning of World War II, more than 75 percent of the campers came from New York City (all 5 boroughs) and other nearby urban areas like Newark and Paterson.

A lot has changed in the United States in the ensuing 97 summers. Eighteen presidents and too many wars. The invention of antibiotics, television, space travel, personal computers, and the internet. Greater awareness of the rights of individuals—the distance traveled in this pursuit and the realization of the distance still to travel.

A lot has changed at camps.... Campers don’t just travel to Scatico from “urban” metropolitan New York, but from many different communities, including 12 states in addition to New York and New Jersey and 4 other countries. The range of activities offered has also evolved and expanded. Climbing towers, cooking centers, mountainboarding, film-making, gymnastics buildings... were not part of camp landscapes in the 1920s and 1930s.

But a lot has not changed.... Parents are embracing the principal objectives of Scatico (and camps like Scatico) more than at any time during the last generation: getting kids outdoors and active; teaching them to work and live in groups; and helping them form the kinds of friendships and life values that will serve as signposts as they navigate the journey through adulthood. Although the “escape” now isn’t so much from cities, but time spent in front of screens and indoors, the foundation provided by a summer at camp endures.

At Scatico this summer, it will often be the simple routines of day-to-day camp life that will cumulatively make the experience so impactful: walking to and from meals and activities with bunkmates; afternoon general swims at the lake; morning and evening full-camp line-ups and announcements; the minute-by-minute creep of darkness blanketing the campuses at the end of the day....Maybe even clean-up after breakfast!

New to Scatico in 2017

A renovation of the girls gymnastics building includes new siding; addition of a deck with built-in seating for about 20; wall-to-wall gymnastics flooring; and garage doors on both sides of the building to open up the space.
A new flag football field. The archery range has been relocated to the former riflery range (by the boys campfire circle) and all the woods are now cleared from the C court out to the ballfields (grass soon to follow!). The leveled ground will allow for a 60- by 40-yard field. (Sorry, no more “cheap” homeruns into the right-field woods on Field 1 during Twilight League.)

Gymnastics building, not quite finished yet

Nat Holman—Still in the News

In the buildup to Madison Square Garden hosting the NCAA Division I basketball tournament Eastern Regionals (rounds of 16 and 8) this past March, feature stories about Nat Holman and the 1949-50 City College team that he coached appeared in The New York Times and the Daily News. Nat was even mentioned by Villanova head coach Jay Wright in an interview on ESPN television. When asked about the fashionable suits he wears during games, Coach Wright said he was following in a tradition started by Nat Holman at City College.

All of this shouldn’t be too surprising since perhaps the single most memorable moments in MSG college basketball history occurred in March 1950 when CCNY won both the NIT and NCAA tournaments in a single year (back then they weren’t played concurrently). CCNY’s team, comprised entirely of players from the metro-New York area, was the first integrated team to win either of these tournaments. In the excitement that followed in the wake of the victories, Nat made an appearance on The Ed Sullivan Show and was featured in a cover story in Newsweek.

Remembering Nat

During the off-season following the summer of 1951, Bob Hirsch received the postcard to the right from Nat Holman congratulating him on winning the MVP award when his Englewood, NJ, Junior High School team won a championship. It is a classic Uncle Nat letter—formal, uplifting—and equally wonderful that Bob has saved it as a camp souvenir for more than 65 years. Bob and his wife Ellie now live in Baltimore and they shared the postcard along with the photo with Uncle Nat from an early 1970s Visiting Day when their children Karen, Elizabeth, and Eric were campers.

Calling all Photos

To the right—Visiting Day 1957 (outside the canteen)— Larry Fleder (1960s-70s) sent in this photo with (left to right) his grandmother Jennie Sirota, sister Cheryl Fleder Sloane, and Ruth Jackson Holman (Nat’s wife).

Carrying on the Tradition

More than 100 alumni will have children at camp this summer as campers or counselors. In no particular order: Doug Florin, Sloan Zuckerman, Pam Weiss Caldara, JJ Shapiro, Shawn Chudnoff Goldberg, Randi Madison Zelkin, Shana Madoff Swanson, Katie Deutsch Eichel, Hillary Nahoun Krane, Dusty Fox, Ken Vallario, Hillah Wiczyk Mendez, Scott Madison, Jason Sanders, Aaron Wattenberg, Stefanie Birbrower Greer, Kara Haback Freeman, Andrew Tannenbaum, Alan Ranzer, Lara Holzer Miller, Julie Nahoun Hartstein, Beth Yurdin Metzendorf, Jessica Clark Newman, Pam Weiss Schwartz, Jeff Araten, Corey Gluckstal, Barry Pisetzner, Melissa Rosenblum-Pisetzner, Linda Lowenthal Tolstoi, Debb Falk Zerwitz, Justin Lapatine, Greg Mazarin, Adam Holzer, Pavel Mozga, Maggie Parwanicka Mozga, Patti Klyde Press, Todd Fass, Julie Strauss Greeley, Dan Rubin, Gerald Stein, Melissa Fass Karlin, Andrew Zuckerman, Gregg Rosh, David Rosh, Laura Danford Mandel, Jessica Weiner Mester, Rebecca Feuer Holden, Katie Mazarin Derasse, Carolyn Mitchell Kane, Todd Sherman, Michael Smiley, Larry Max, Dave Kedwards, Ian Ranzer, Randy Goldstein, Dori Popkin Chait, Jen Florin Finkel, Ken Senior, Michael Vickers, Jon Cooper, Andrea Baron Cooper, Marc Stiefel, Kara Horowitz Bockstein, Roger Lowenthal, Samantha Nahoun Gornstein, Tom Rubinson, Jennifer Fleischner, Scott Yurdin, Beth Gustave Bochner, Eric Kleiner, Arthur Roses, Kerri Berkman Winderman, Stacey Lipton Schumer, Whitney Scott, Mandi Zucker, Joel Beck, Rana Grossman Leibowitz, Susie Oshatz Perlman, David Rothenberg, Andrew Rubinson, Wendy Nedlin Schindler, Laszlo Nemeth, Wendy Sheldon Brown, Richard Croland, Jon Feldman, Mark Goldner, Larry Hamburg, Susan Greenbaum Gross, Mike Madorsky, Elisa Segal Madorsky, Leslie Wayte Heineman, Dick Hecker, Nancy Klyde Hecker, Sharon Beck Kochen, Brandt Josephson, Ketti Krieger, Michael Lippman, Jill Herzog Phillips, Rob Rosen, and Elyssa Berger Schecter.

Literary Scatico

References to Scatico appeared in two recently-published novels....

In Paul Auster’s 4 3 2 1 we follow Archie Ferguson through four “versions” of his life (choices can make a difference). In each life he attends a fictional Camp Paradise. In life number three Paradise plays Scatico in an intercamp game.

When mystery writer Lisa Lutz’s protagonist is running from the law and her past in The Passenger, one location at which she chooses to hide for several weeks is a summer camp during the fall. If the description of the mattresses and names in graffiti on the ceiling may seem familiar to Upper Hill boys side campers (as well as scenes in nearby towns of Rhinebeck and Red Hook), that’s because the author lives near camp and visited to case out (research) what a summer camp looks and feels like when empty during the off-season.

We Will Miss You

Aline Greenberg Lawrence passed away on November 23 at the age of 96. Aline met her husband Seth Lipsky at Scatico when they were 16 years old and they married at 20.
Bess Hurwitz Shay passed away on March 7 at the age of 82. Bess attended Scatico with her brothers David and Eddie in the 1940s-50s. A graduate of Cornell University, Bess received a Masters from the University of Maryland and was a middle school guidance counselor in Howard County, MD. After retirement, she worked as a substitute teacher and volunteered at the National Zoo and the Holocaust Museum.

Staying in Touch

Stay connected with fellow Scaticonians by e-mailing news, photos, and recollections to info@scatico.com. If you prefer the regular mail and printed pictures, that works just as well. We will even return the photographs after reproducing them for the Alumni Newsletter. We always love to hear about Random Scatico Sightings (RSSes)....

Jeff Bukantz (1980s-90s— son of Scatico alumnus Dan and father of alumni Michael and Stephanie) may have set all sorts of RSS records both in terms of distance and single-issue total. While in Israel in March as the General Chair for the Organizing Committee for Team USA for the 20th World Maccabiah Games, he had to return a call to Madison Square Garden. His contact wasn’t in, but when the person taking the message heard Jeff’s name, he asked if he was a “Scatico Bukantz.” Taking the call for MSG? Eli Rousso (a camper, counselor, and division leader from 2004-13). Eli’s Sub Senior division leader also happened to be Michael Bukantz.... Clearly on an RSS roll, Jeff later in March ran into Jeff Abrams (1960s-70s) at Palm Beach airport (one Jeff exiting a flight from Newark, the other ready to board the same flight). Prior to his Israel trip, Jeff also had a n RSS on a conference call with more than 100 coaches and sports chairs. While “coaching” the coaches, Jeff said, “as we used to say at my beloved Camp Scatico, ’The counselors make the summer.’” A little later, he received an email from Jake Sussman (2005-11), who as it turns out is the Maccabiah Team’s Triathlon Chair. (And, if you’re keeping score at home, Jake also had Michael Bukantz as a division leader)....

Another RSS record may have been set in terms of number of people involved in a single sighting. A softball team comprised of recent college grads (and 2000-2010s Scaticonians) working in New York City—Eddie Case, David Case, Quinn Hood, Jon Kochen, Jacob Kochen, Eli Rousso, Jacob Pargament, Dan Rubin, Charlie Kramer, Sam Beck, Rob Perlmutter, and Noah Rosenthal— had an April game on a Lower East Side field. They were just a little perplexed when a delivery man showed up with a bag filled with cold Gatorades and asked for fellow Scatico alumnus, but not a member of the team, Adam Ilowite (1990s-2000s). And then who should come running over infull uniform from a neighboring field?....

Finally, yet another RSS record may have been set in terms of time spent in close proximity before realizing a Scatico connection. Hayley Durward traveled from Scotland to help run the theater program for 5 summers in the 2000s. At work, she recently shared how she was getting together with camp friends at a reunion in London. When her supervisor Susan Bell casually asked where she had worked at camp in the United States because she had had a similar experience in the 1990s, they discovered that they had both worked at Scatico....

And, for more traditional RSSes... Jeff Araten (1970s-80s) with his daughter and current camper Sophie ran into Marc Stiefel (1980s-90s and a current camp doctor) with his sons and current campers Adam and Ben while skiing at Jiminy Peak in MA.... While volunteering at a food pantry on Martin Luther King Day, Mike and Elisa Segal Madorsky (both 1970s-80s) and their son Mack (2000s-10s) discovered that fellow volunteer Barbara Starr Gross attended Scatico from 1955 to 1965.... Chas (1960s-2010s) and Ellen Levine (1990s-2010s) spotted siblings Mike (1980s-90s) and Melissa Samuels (2000-08) in Grand Central Station in April....

Other news (and non-news).... When Steve Hanft (1950s-70s) traveled from his home in Germany to the United States in January and February, he made Scatico pitstops in New York (to see Bob Seebacher and Marc Hellman), Virginia (to see Jack Siegel, Matt Weinstein, and Larry Fleder), and Florida (to see Neil Littauer)....

Mark Ostow’s (1960s-70s) series of photographic portraits of the Obama Cabinet went live on Politico on January 16.... Nina Zipkin (2001-05) is a staff writer for Entrepreneur.com.... Kyungmin Park (a Scatico art instructor from 2008-10), visited retired Scatico caretakers Ian Slater and Bren Karcich in December. Kyungmin is currently an Assistant Professor of 3D Studio Art at Endicott College in Beverly, MA....

Girls side alumni from the 1990s to 2010s got together for an NYC dinner in April—from left to right—Jaime Hollander, Ali Levine, Natalie Polen, Rachel Modica, Nicki Fleischner, JoAnna Datz, Joanna Smilgiewicz, and Alyssa Bush....

...Five former bunkmates traveled in February from five different states to run together in the New Orleans Rock ‘n’ Roll Half-Marathon—Marcie Braunstein Roth, Melissa Rosenblum-Pisetzner, Julie Nahoun Hartstein, Stacey Lipton Schumer, and Hillah Wiczyk Mendez (all 1980s-90s)...John Hickey (1981-2017) competed in the race as well, running for a team sponsored by the Crohn’s and Colitis Foundation of America (CCFA). John raised more than $6,000 to help send children to CCFA overnight camps, including one program hosted at Scatico for more than 10 years after our season ends in mid-August....

Andi Arnold (1980s-2000s) owns Lifesaving Enterprises, a company that provides first aid, CPR, and lifeguarding training to businesses and schools. She appeared on WPIX 11 News on January 12, demonstrating how to administer first aid to a choking infant....

When five 1979 Soopers—Wendy Nedlin Schindler, Whitney Scott, Ellen Scheiber Segal, Leslie Wayte Heineman, and Eileen Schwartz Lomonaco got together on March 3 in Riverside Park in New York City, one stop was to see a park bench dedicated to Ruth Fleischner on 101st Street....Angela Hotaling spent four summers on staff (2009-2012), including three as a division leader. She lives in Astoria, Queens, and is the Research and Development Coordinator for The Community Service Society, a not-for-profit providing a range of support services to New York City residents. Paintings by Angela where featured by the organization in a recent exhibit and are now displayed on items (like tote bags and postcards) sold to raise money for the charity....

Wendy, Whitney, Ellen,Leslie, and Eileen

Andrew Tannenbaum (1980s-90s and a current camp parent) has joined the board of S.C.O.P.E. (Summer Camp Opportunities Promote Education) a not-for-profit that provides scholarships for underserved children to attend summer camp. At the annual dinner, Andrew and his wife Wendy were joined by Jon Cooper (Andrew’s former bunkmate and also a current Scatico dad) and Nicki and David Fleischner. Also attending the event was Jaime Horowitz Millman (1990s—sister of Kara and daughter of Jerry). Jaime’s husband Dan is an owner/director of Meadowbrook Country Day Camp in New Jersey. In the photo to the right, to the far right, are close friends Remy and Gary Greenstein. Gary has known Andrew and Jon since childhood, and although he attended another sleepaway camp Andrew reports he will be thrilled to get a shout-out in the Scatico Alumni Newsletter....

Nicki, Jon, Andy, Wendy,David, Remy and Gary

Harry Einbinder (1980s-2000s) is the Manager, Amateur and International Scouting for the To-
ronto Blue Jays.... Lucas Held (1980s-90s) had a feature role in a national Bud Lite television commercial that ran regularly during the NFL playoffs (that’s Lucas making the toast). In addition to work as an actor and standup comic, he is the creator of Lucas Held’s International House of Relax with “Cartoons that are none of your business”....

On December 28, Dick Rubin (1942-56) had his sixth lifetime hole-in-one at the Atlantic County Country Club in Lake Worth, FL. With a round of 78 for the day, he shot below his age (something he does regularly)....A December reunion in New York City brought together 2001 Soopers Stephanie Bukantz, Jenni Levine, Robyn Mohr, and Lauren Sherrard Azizian (and Eden Sophia Azizian)....

Congratulations to NYU Langone Medical Center orthopaedic surgeon (and one of our current camp doctors) Eric Strauss (1980s-2010s). Eric was named an ABC Teaching Fellow and will spend the month of May giving a series of 19 lectures throughout the United Kingdom and South Africa....

...Barry Pisetzner (1970s-2010s) recently had a collection of his paintings displayed at the Holtzman Gallery in the JCC Building in Margate, NJ.... Former bunkmates Judi Fleischner Ecochard and Ellen Woloshin Shilowich attended a December taping of “Watch What Happens Live” on Bravo TV and sent in a photo with host Andy Cohen....

Steve Ross (1951-56) volunteers through his synagogue to help drive housebound elderl people to doctor’s appointments. In April, while driving a woman, talk turned toward summer camp—and it turned out that she was the mother of 1960s-70s campers Ken, Roger, and Andrew Lerrick....

Congratulations to Mitch Polay (1980s-2000s), a 6th-grade teacher in Yonkers, NY, for winning a statewide Education Department award that recognizes educators dedicated to teaching about the Holocaust and other human rights violations....

To close, we wanted to share two letters from alumni from more than 50 summers ago. Alice Silverberg Horning wrote: “I visited camp 2 summers ago and was happily astonished to find it just as I remembered from 3 summers in the early 1960s. Songs learned in Color War still played in my head, and the campfire site was the source of a number of happy memories as was the lake. I recently retired from a long career as a college professor, teaching writing and linguistics at a state university in Michigan.”

From Julian Bergman: “It has been a while since I returned to Scatico, but I hope to do so when I attend my 50th reunion at St. Lawrence University in Canton, NY, in May/June 2017. My twin brother James and I attended Scatico for 4 summers in the mid-1950s along with our cousins Dick and Tommy Weiss. Our grandfather Sen. Ben Feinberg from Plattsburg, NY, was a close friend of Nat and it was because of him that we attended. We were fortunate to have known Nat and watch him play basketball at the camp and beat any senior who had the guts to play him one-on-one. I’m looking forward to seeing how camp has changed. I miss Color War and the BIG war canoes.”

Thanks to all for staying in touch—please email news and photos for the Fall 2017 issue of the Alumni Newsletter to info@scatico.com.

Scatico Playdate

When seven 1998 Soopers got together last August—Shira Savada, Ashley Green Sheen, Jamie Nowak Noe, Jamie Jacobs Siegel, Lauren Leiner Darmody, Emily Buchbinder Hutton, and Hope Mandel Amsterdam—Shira, a longtime camp photographer, organized a makeshift photo day with the next generation in green/grey and white. From left to right: Declan Sheen, Sam Dermody, Jack Dermody, Grant Amsterdam, Miles Noe, Annabelle Noe, Elyse Hutton, Ryan Hutton, and Drew Siegel. The “division” expanded on January 21, 2017, with the arrival of Mia Faith Dermody.

The Next Generation

Quinn Lion to Daniel and Kara Haback Freeman (and big sister Dylan) on November 16. Kara was a camper in the 1980s along with her sister Pam. Dylan was a first-year camper last summer.
Molly Grace to Megan and Jon Blaufarb on July 21. Jon and his sister Julie were campers in the 1980s when their dad Gene ran the boys waterfront.
Kiara to Romesch and Janja Markus Due on February 24. Janja, who was born in Slovenia, worked as a counselor from 2008-14, running the girls waterfront during her final summer.
Emma to Dan Pearson and Melissa Green (1980s-90s) on March 22.
Mia Faith to James and Lauren Leiner Dermody (1980s-2000s) on January 21.
Cameron Cecelia to Jeff and Rebecca Fleischner Tatom (1980s-2000s) on April 23.
Penelope Blake to Leslie and David Sarraf (1990s-2000s) on April 18.

Congratulations

Boys head counselor Cory Schwartz (1987-2017) and Emily Smith on May 12. Photo to the right— ex-changing rings in Central Park with David Fleischner officiating; photo to the far right—Cory and Emily at camp on July 4th last summer. Cory’s sister Randi was a camper, counselor, and division leader from 1987 to 2003.

Sol Hayon (1997-2012) and Ellen Wiesemann on March 25, in Captiva, FL. Sol was joined by former bunkmates Ben Hayon (his twin brother and Best Man), Ray Serina, Brian Helfman, Trevor Dodge, Max Bosch, and Justin Grodman. Big sister Rachel Hayon Trinidad traveled to the celebration from the Boston area, where she is a teacher. Ben is a partner and co-founder at Athos Health and is currently living near the company’s headquarters in Minneapolis. Sol is a resident urologist at UNC Medical Center at Chapel Hill, NC. Under the heading of it’s a very small world indeed, UNC also recently brought on a urologist from Pennsylvania who was also a Scatico alumnus (a former counselor of Sol’s from the 1990s)—Brad Figler.

Allie Fass (1987-94) and Todd Markowitz on October 15. Eight former divisionmates joined Allie—Dale Margolin Cecka, Ali Goodman Ecker, Jen Kornreich Geller, Robyn Polansky, Caryn Ecker Rappaport, Amy Rosenblatt, Amy Paul Tunick, and Dusty Fox Vallario—along with her brother Jarret and his longtime camp friend (and fellow Chappaqua native) Jason Becker. In 2017, Allie’s group celebrates the 25th anniversary of their Sooper summer.

Sally Quigley (1996-2004) and Norberto Lopez on August 24. Sally was the oldest of 5 Scatico siblings—Helen, Joe, Rodger, and Doris (in chronological order).

Maggie Cohen (1996-2009) and John Landers on April 22. Maggie and her sister Lizzy were both campers, counselors, and division leaders; their dad Frank was a camper from 1965 to 1972.

Days of Yore (only about 70 years ago)

Lodge 2 at Rest Hour. The camper, second to the left, in saddle shoes; towels hanging at the ends of beds;and, to the discerning eye, the bunk light on a pull change rather than a wall switch.

The lawn in between the health center (then infirmary) and the Pixie House when it boasted basketball and volleyball courts and a swing set. For today’s camper, yes, that’s the flag pole in the middle of everything, before it was re-located to its present-day spot closer to the entrance of the dining room.

Camp Scatico 12/8/16 Camp Scatico 12/8/16

Fall 2016

When people visit Elizaville they often reflect on the role camp played in making them who they are today. Not just in terms of friendships and memories (though there are plenty of these) or even skills learned (at activities or in group living), but how summers at camp helped create who they are in terms of core values and character.

WHEN PEOPLE VISIT ELIZAVILLE...

they often reflect on the role camp played in making them who they are today. Not just in terms of friendships and memories (though there are plenty of these) or even skills learned (at activities or in group living), but how summers at camp helped create who they are in terms of core values and character.

Each year many alumni make the trip “home” to Scatico. Quite a few are current camp parents or are touring as prospective future camp parents. Camp is something they want to share with their children. Others are traveling nearby in the Hudson Valley and feel the magnetic pull as they pass the Jackson Corners exit on the Taconic Parkway. For others, it’s the planned destination and something they anticipate eagerly.

While the number of visiting alumni naturally peaks during the summer, it’s a flow that never fully ceases through fall foliage, winter snow, and spring blooming, each season offering its particular magic. Many visiting alumni had camp careers that spanned multiple years (and decades), working their way through the camper and counselor ranks. A few passed just a single season at camp, yet still retain vivid Scatico memories.

1930s: Arline Morris Lubin and her brother Rem. Arline is dressed as a princess and Rem as a pirate for an “Aquacade” — 1930s: **Arline Morris Lubin** and her brother **Rem**. Arline is dressed as a princess and Rem as a pirate for an “Aquacade”

Two Alumni that we loved having visit this year straddled both ends of this spectrum. One came just prior to Opening Day and one just a few weeks after final campfires and candles on the lake. In June, Arline Morris Lubin (1934-50) visited with her daughter Wendy Lubin Aglietti (1962-68) and their husbands during our staff orientation. (Wendy’s siblings Kenny Lubin and Carol Lubin Hundert also attended Scatico in the 1960s, but live now in Colorado and were unable to make the trip.)

Scatico’s girls camp opened in 1934, when the camp was relocated from Wingdale, NY, to Elizaville, so Arline was there for girls side’s first 17 summers! She joked that whenever the years where called at a campfire she was always the first to stand and that the only thing that kept her from returning in 1951 was that she was married that year after camp. Arline gifted to the Scatico archives three incredible photo albums, meticulously labeled, that span the 1930s-1940s. She joined us for lunch in the dining room and the staff marveled at meeting someone who could claim during every one of her Scatico summers (from the Great Depression through WWII) she was at least tied for the girls side record of most seasons at camp.

Thomas Tael at the Admin: 54 years since his last time at Scatico. — **Thomas Tael** at the Admin: 54 years since his last time at Scatico.

Then, in early September, we had a visitor that we found equally inspiring. Thomas Tael spent just one summer at Scatico as a 14-year-old camper in 1962, traveling from Sweden: “It was my aunt and uncle in New York who made it possible for me to come to the United States and Scatico. It really was the thrill of my life and the time at Scatico had a great impact on me. I have such great memories from my old bunk 16, the tennis courts, the baseball fields, where we had our meals, the lake….”

With 2017 fast approaching (Scatico’s 97th summer), we look forward to seeing who will make the trip “home” this year, sharing both specific memories of people and events and also convictions on how the camp experience helped shape who they are today.

WHAT'S NEW IN ELIZAVILLE...

The new Camphitheater was the site for many memorable events in its inaugural season: the 4th of July Talent Show; a mid-simmer Open Mic Night; the opening ceremony for a coed Olympics; Color War breaks on both boys and girls sides; several shows…. You get the idea.

The Camphitheater is located to the right of the tree-lined road as you travel from the canteen to the dining room (on the site of the cornfield if you were at camp prior to 1970). Built into a natural hillside, surrounded by trees, with the sun setting over the lake behind the stage, the Camphitheater seats approximately 400 people (room for both camps and staff).

Camphitheater Productions —4th of July Talent Show (first full-camp evening activity); Boys Color War Break. What else? A presidential debate; Open Mic Night. The girl one-week campers perform a dance routine. This summer’s Scatico-in Training session (for 7, 8, and 9- year-olds) will run from July 23- 29. If you’re interested in more information….

We will miss you

Kippa Matthews died on July 28 at the age of 54. Kippa traveled from England to spend four summers as a Scatico counselor from 1984-87, first heading boys arts and crafts and then photography. At the time of his death, he was a renowned freelance magazine and newspaper photographer based in York. Kippa’s brother Guz joined him at Scatico for one summer as a sailing instructor. The photo is from a Scatico reunion in London in 1994, from left to right, Kippa, Paul Neil, Kym Bosley, Robin Pembrooke, and John Hickey.

lifelong friendships

1940s-60s—April in NYC: Dennis Rinzler, Carol Rubinson Strauss, Joan Haskel Berlly, and Sue Skollins Friedman. — **1940s-60s**—April in NYC: **Dennis Rinzler, Carol Rubinson Strauss, Joan Haskel Berlly,** and **Sue Skollins Friedman.**

Thanks for sending in these photos of Scatico get-togethers, friendships that span 60-plus years. We were especially touched by the note Dennis Rinzler (1950-62) wrote to his dinner-mates after their April mini-reunion in New York City: “Who would have thought, in each of our wildest dreams, that the four of us would be together more than 60 years from the time we met. I know it’s difficult for us to comprehend that all of those years have passed, but here we were in NYC enjoying ourselves the same way we did in Elizaville.... It’s been a fantastic ride since our Scatico days with the memories of our “puppy years” still indelibly embedded in our minds.”

1960s-80s—June in Nashville: Dan Deutsch, Greg Herman, Jim Rosenzweig, and Larry Hamburg. — **1960s-80s**—June in Nashville: **Dan Deutsch, Greg Herman, Jim Rosenzweig**, and **Larry Hamburg.**

May in Stamford, CT (clockwise from bottom left): Griff Trow, Steve Hanft, Roger Warren, and Michael Aronow. Griff reports that Michael confirmed the story that he and his dad took the Beatles for a speedboat ride in Miami Beach after their 1964 app… — May in Stamford, CT (clockwise from bottom left): **Griff Trow, Steve Hanft, Roger Warren**, and **Michael Aronow.** Griff reports that Michael confirmed the story that he and his dad took the Beatles for a speedboat ride in Miami Beach after their 1964 appearance on the Ed Sullivan Show.

2000s-10s—November in Elizaville (former bunkmates): Zoe Goldstein, Sydnee Fried, Emily Berger, Jane Rosenfeld, Barrie Modica, and Nicki Stuttman. This trip, of course, included a stop at Holy Cow in Red Hook! — **2000s-10s**—November in Elizaville (former bunkmates): **Zoe Goldstein, Sydnee Fried, Emily Berger, Jane Rosenfeld, Barrie Modica,** and **Nicki Stuttman**. This trip, of course, included a stop at Holy Cow in Red Hook!

1950s-70s—Left, October in Roseland, NJ: Steve Hanft, Jack Atkins, and Marc Hellman. — **1950s-70s**—Left, October in Roseland, NJ: **Steve Hanft, Jack Atkins,** and **Marc Hellman.**

1970s-2000s—November in NYC: Seated—Cory Schwartz, Josh Friedman, Lawrence Thaler, Eric Strauss, Josh Camhi, Ging Vann; Standing—Josh Koretsky, Aaron Wattenberg, Jon Tucker, Eric Kleiner, Greg Mazarin, Todd Fass, Michael Vickers, and Doug Florin.&nb… — 1970s-2000s—November in NYC: Seated—**Cory Schwartz, Josh Friedman, Lawrence Thaler, Eric Strauss, Josh Camhi, Ging Vann**; Standing—**Josh Koretsky, Aaron Wattenberg, Jon Tucker, Eric Kleiner, Greg Mazarin, Todd Fass, Michael Vickers**, and **Doug Florin.**

StAying in touch

Send submissions for the Spring 2017 issue to info@scatico.com.

As always, we like to start off with any RSSes (Random Scatico Sightings)…. This issue’s RSS champion? Jeff Bukantz (1974-79)! While working as an NBC color analyst for fencing at the Summer Olympics in Brazil, he ran into Forest Sussman. Jeff reports that Forest is still complaining about Steve Victor’s call in the 100-yard dash at a mid-1970s Color War track meet… In May, Jeff spotted his former camper, David Greenbaum, while dining at a restaurant in New Jersey….Sam Katz had an RSS with former bunkmates Eli Rousso and Dan Rubin at a September Mets game. Sam, Dan, and Eli were campers and staff members in the 2000s-10s…. While sightseeing in Washington, DC, in late August, Jim Hosking (1990s-2010s) ran into Nate Loewentheil (1995-2000). Jim, a teacher in London, has a Scatico career that now spans 20 years (surely a record for an international staff member). Nate is a Senior Policy Advisor for the White House National Economic Council….

Fellow 1960s-70s campers and counselors Judi Fleischner Ecochard and Nancy Lippman Halis had their RSS moment at the Design and Decorating Building in Manhattan in October. Judi was covering an event for her blog Lyra Mag; Nancy was looking for ideas for a home re-decoration. Congratulations to Judi who competed in November in the USA Triathlon National Championship (a half Ironman) and finished in 13th place in her age bracket (55 to 59), qualifying her to compete in the World Championship in Canada in 2017....

NiJo, Trevor, and Lara — **NiJo, Trevor,** and **Lara**

Other news on Scatico and Scaticonians…. Scott Goldberg (1980s) is also a triathlete, completing an Ironman competition in Coeur d’Alene, ID... Scatico was featured in an August 23rd article in the Hollywood Reporter titled “13 East Coast Camps Where Hollywood Stars Spent Their Summers”. In the story, Doug Herzog, the president of Viacom Music and Entertainment Group (and a camper and counselor for 11 summers in the 1960s-70s), explains, “I’ll tell anyone who will listen that I learned everything I needed to know at camp.”... “Color War Politics,” a personal essay by Ben Krull (1969-78), appeared in the August 2 issue of the Roslyn News. In it, Ben explores the voting intrigue surrounding the 1975 election of captains and co-captains on boys side. Ben, is the system rigged?... When Trevor Dodge (1997-2009) showed up for the Welcome Reception for 1st-year Associates at Proskauer, Rose LLP, he knew two fellow Scaticonians would be part of the welcoming committee as attorneys at the firm’s New York office—Nick “NiJo” Joseph (1999-2006) and Lara Stahl Miller (1995-2009)….

Kyungmin Park helped run the boys art program from 2008-10 She is currently an assistant professor of 3D Studio Art at Endicott College in Beverly, MA, and won the 2015 Emerging Artist Award from Ceramics Monthly. You can view her latest work at Kyungminpark.com…. Continuing on the art front, Barry Pisetzner, whose Scatico career spanned four decades (art director, athletics director, girls head counselor, boys assistant head counselor,…) retired as an art teacher in June and is now a full-time artist. His paintings “reside” in Los Angeles, New York, Hawaii, and Paris. He now works out of a studio in Linwood, NJ, and recently won a cash award from a nearby gallery for his painting on economic inequality. View his latest works at Pisetzner.com... And if you are ever in Asheville, NC, Scatico’s current art director, Ken Vallario (1990s-2010s), has his works on display at Wedge Studios in the River Arts District...Singer/songwriter Ellen Woloshin Shilowich (1971-74) is performing at the Triad Theater in Manhattan on December 12…

When Josh Wigler (1996- 2007) was out walking in Brooklyn this summer, he ran into a former neighbor, Colby Hall, who asked Josh about the Scatico shirt he was wearing. It turns out they had a Scatico connection and were not even aware of it. Colby’s two sons were first-year campers in 2016. In October, Josh and his wife Emily Fox traveled to Tuscany to visit Ben Lew (1996-2010) and his wife Alexis Delaney. Ben and Josh were longtime bunkmates. Alexis was finishing a 3-month stint as the head chef in residency at Villa Lena, an artists’ resort, where Ben was the food and beverage manager. Josh is a freelance writer and reporter covering television. He also has a podcast Post Show Recaps, on which he reviews series such as “Game of Thrones” and “Westworld”

.... Last summer, Melissa Samuels (2000-09) volunteered as a counselor for one week at Experience Camps, a not-for-profit program with sites nationwide that provides summer camp experiences to children who have lost a parent. When Melissa organized a fundraiser for the charity at a Soul Cycle in Manhattan, Scatico contemporaries Sammy Wolfin and Nicki Fleischner joined her for the event…. Brian Berusch (1983-94) has coauthored Food to Write Home About: Hawaii with restauranteur Bill Tobin, owner of Tiki’s Grill & Bar in Wakiki. It’s a book crammed with great photos and recipes as well as profiles of celebrity chefs in Hawaii….

Jeff Adams (son of Al and Peggy Adams, Scatico’s caretakers for more than 30 years from the 1960s-1990s) checked in from Flagler Beach, FL, with a family update. Jeff, who retired as Chief of the Clifton, NJ, fire department, now has his Coast Guard Captain’s license and is heading dolphin/manatee spotting cruises. Jeff’s wife Annette, who ran the girls art program for many summers, is keeping busy as a substitute teacher in Flagler County. Their daughter Samantha (1994-2002) is working as an office manager at Florida Healthcare in Daytona Beach, FL. Their son Justin (1991-2002) is a chef at The Village Inn in Wayne, NJ….

And to close the Staying In Touch column for this issue, we were thrilled to have recent visits from two international staff members who worked at Scatico more than 25 summers ago and had not been back to the United States since. Begona Pecharroman, a support staff member from 1988-92, was in Washington, DC, this summer for the Smithsonian-sponsored Folklife Festival, which this year celebrated Basque culture. Begona, naturally, could not resist a weekend train ride to visit camp. In October, Vanessa Bowcock (1991-94), who works for the Labour Party in England was in New York as part of a delegation to help with Hillary Clinton’s presidential campaign. Vanessa did not have time for a trip to Elizaville, but we were able to meet up for dinner in Manhattan….

Thanks for staying in touch. Email news and photos for the Spring 2017 issue of the Alumni Newsletter to info@scatico.com.

congratulations

The next generation

Rose Marie on August 3 to Laura and Adam Fleischner (1980s-2000s).
Jake Gordon on May 19 to Allen and Hayley Durward McIntosh (2000-03 and 2009).
Eden Sophia on October 25 to Eitan and Lauren Sherrard Azizian (1990s-2000s).
Jack on September 30 to Michael and Rachel Hollander Heller. Michael and Rachel were Scatico campers and counselors in the 1990s-2000s.
Luke on July 12 to Shira and Brett Bush (1980s-2000s).

Weddings

Liz McAllister and Zach Lisabeth on October 1. Zach, the older brother of Harry, Jake, and Sam, was a camper, counselor and division leader in the 1990s-2000s. The “two Lizzes” (as it said on the wedding invitation) met while working together for Americorps in Vermont.
Kael Au and Matty Carroll on May 28, at the girls campfire site at a certain camp in Elizaville, NY. Kael (from Ohio) and Matty (from Northern Ireland) met as staff members at Scatico in 2008. Last summer, Kael helped run the main office and Matty was an assistant head counselor on boys side. Needless to say, there were many Scaticonians in attendance, including the bride’s father Randy Au, whose Scatico career began as a basketball counselor in the 1980s and continues today as the boys athletics director.
Another Scatico couple! Julie Feinsmith (1990s) and David Locke (1980s-90s) on September 24, in nearby Rhinebeck, NY. Many Scaticonians joined in the celebration, including brothers David Feinsmith and Sean Locke.

Julie and Dave pre-wedding photo on the Admin rockers

Vinny Rua and Laurie Gruberg (1960s-70s) on August 2. Several of Laurie’s camp friends from 50 years ago attended—Jane Herzog, Betsy Nosonowitz, Lee Gelb, and Judi Fleischner Ecochard.
Judd Mcarthur and Ally Lipton (1980s-90s and 2010s) on October 22. For the past three summers, Chef Ally has headed Scatico’s cooking program, inaugurating the facility constructed in 2014. How many Scaticonians made the event? More than 40, including many friends from her camper and counselor days as well as current senior staff, her big sister Stacy Lipton Schumer, and her nephews Jacob and Matt Schumer. The photo above shows Ally with former bunkmates Hillary Nahoun Krane, Cindy Brown Klein, Shawn Chudnoff Goldberg, and Aryn Lieberman Grossman. Scatico’s 2016 Music Counselor Jake Lisabeth even DJed the after-party, and 2016 Drama Head Jane Rosenfeld (a former member of her college's Acapella group) sang during the cocktail hour.
Devon Nee and Hannah Sunshine on March 24. Hannah, a camper and a counselor in the 1990s-2000s, is a 4th generation Scaticonian. A teacher in the nearby Hudson Valley, during the past two summers she has led hikes and overnights for camp.

Caitlin McStay and Matt Hillson on July 30. From England,Matt was a mountainboarding counselor and lifeguard in 2011-12.
Brian Goldwasser and Jaime Hollander (2002-08) on October 23. Jaime was the middle of three Scatico sisters, with older sibling Rachel (see earlier birth announcements) and younger sibling Jackie.
Justin Grazioli and Jenna Mandel on September 10. Both Jenna and her sister Hope were campers, counselors, and division leaders in the 1990s-2000s.
Mark Levey and Rachel Wang (1997-2009) on August 6. Rachel’s younger siblings Lauren and Andrew were also campers and counselors, as was her older brother Brett Bush. Her dad Fred Wang was a camp doctor (and standout chess coach) in the 1990s-2000s.
David Schaeffer and Jessica Dodge (1994-2007) on September 17. Jessica’s siblings Eliza, Tory, and Trevor , and mom Lisa Paymer Dodge were all campers and counselors.
Ryan Skeen and Ali Green (1994-2006) on October 30. Ali’s mom Susan Ross was a camper in the 1950s. Ali may have set a Scatico record with four former bunkmates as bridesmaids: Laura Malick Bren, Jessy Arisohn, Rachel Herbstman, and Rachel Hollander! Her cousin Max Green (1995-2004) was the best man.

Chelsea Handler’s Favorite Teacher? Carol Bloomgarden Schectman!

Talk-show host Chelsea Handler’s first guest on her new Netflix show on May 11, 2016, was the United States Secretary of Education, John B. King Jr. Chelsea told him about her favorite teacher growing up, but surmised that she was probably no longer living. Chelsea said: “I had one teacher who really made me believe in myself in third grade.”

Well that teacher happened to be Carol Bloomgarden Schectman (the girls head counselor from 1967 to 1984). Carol immediately heard from students, campers, and friends, and so wanted to get in touch with Chelsea to let her know that she was alive and well, and living in Florida.

With the help of Laura Danford Mandel (1970s-80s), a Scatico alumnus and current camp parent (and founder and director of LDM/PR in Manhattan), Carol and Chelsea eventually spoke on thephone and exchanged emails. (Laura and Carol play nightly games of Words with Friends.) Chelsea then invited Carol to appear on a show which was posted on Netflix in June. She said to Carol on the set: “I feel in everyone’s life you have someone who really, really impacts you when you’re a kid. For me, that person was you.”

After Carol’s whirlwind trip to Los Angeles with her husband Aaron, she flew to New Jersey to visit her family, including 5 great-grandchildren. While there, a group of her former Scatico campers got together for a reunion. As Laura describes, “we talked and laughed like no time had passed.” Carol, now 90 years old, wants everyone to know that she is living a full life in Florida—singing in her temple choir, taking water aerobics, playing bridge, and traveling extensively (including 2 extended round-the-world cruises).

Now and Then…

Above Left—August reunion with Laura Danford Mandel, Susan Greenbaum Gross, Lisa Paymer, Carol, Sue Rubin Wolfin, Elisa Segal Madorsky, and Wendy Sheldon Brown. Above Right—with counselor staff in the early 1980s, Jackie Olensky, Nancy Klyde Hecker, Leslie Mitchell Schneider, Leslie Wayte Heineman, Carol, and Laura Danford Mandel.

Below— Division photo of 1979 Soopers, That’s Carol standing in the middle of the back row.

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Spring 2016

As another Scatico summer approaches (number 96 if you’re keeping score at home) it’s easy to focus on the traditions and spirit that never seem to change....

As another Scatico summer approaches...

(number 96 if you’re keeping score at home) it’s easy to focus on the traditions and spirit that never seem to change—from Opening Night campfires straight through to candles on the lake (and all of the things in between)—and lose sight of the never-ending evolution that camp also embraces.

First, there are the changes to the physical site, both the subtle (tree saplings growing into generous shade-givers from more than 20 trees planted around camp over the last decade) and the not-so-subtle— recent large additions to camp including the Basketball Pavillion (2008); new waterfront dock systems on girls (2012) and boys (2015) sides; lights on the girls athletic fields (2013); and the cooking center (2014). For 2016, we can’t wait to applaud the first production at the new outdoor amphitheater. Built into the hillside on the lakeside of the tree-lined road, there will be seating for 400 and a view of the lake behind the stage. Through time, this was the location of a cornfield (pre-1970) and then an open lawn.

Amphitheater—3 rows down and 4 to go. That’s the dining room in the top background. — **Amphitheater**—3 rows down and 4 to go. That’s the dining room in the top background.

Second, there is the evolving nature of the changes to seemingly timeless camp traditions. On boys side, when was the first Color War chicken fight or the first time a rock was thrown into the lake at a Friday night service (campers and staff silently reflecting on the ever-expanding ripples)? On girls side, when did the first candles float on the lake or when was the first time a song was sung about a certain green frog meeting an unfortunate demise? Last summer, art director Ken Vallario created a midsummer art show opening and Open Mic night. A reprise (with some new twists) is planned for this season. Will future generations of campers and staff look forward to this event as fixed in the Scatico calendar as the Carnival?

Most important is the growth and change seen in our campers as they begin their journeys from Jinters to Soopers and Sophs to Upper Seniors. Soft skills—gaining self-confidence, bonding with bunkmates around group projects and activities, learning how to build consensus in a community, appreciating the un-plugged pace of camp life…. And hard skills—building a campfire, shooting a basketball, hitting a tennis ball, completing a project in woodshop or ceramics, performing on stage as part of a Divisional Sing…. At Scatico, our summer-to-summer camper return rate of more than 90 percent has made it especially possible to watch these personal evolutions up close and on a broad scale. With more than 65 staff members in 2016 who are former campers (from first-time JCs to head counselors Cory Schwartz and Kerri Berkman Winderman), we have also been lucky enough to watch many former campers grow into adulthood.

The secret ingredients that make for a memorable camp experience? A recipe that calls for equal parts of embracing change and tradition.

Calling All Photos:

Bert Holman (1960s-70s) sent in this 1939 photo of an “away” intercamp baseball. That’s Bert’s father Merton, third from the right in the top row. We love that Uncle Nat accompanied the team and wore a suit and tie.

These two photos from the summer of 1966 arrived courtesy of Bob Singer, a counselor and divisionleader in the early 1960s. To the left, Rich Hanft and Paul Jellinger on the ballfields. To the right, Steve Weinstein, Bob London, and Stan Silverberg on campus. The current Scaticonian might note the “skinned” infield and the porch on 3A-B (which is now enclosed). Between Bob and Stan is a steeltopped, wooden net ping pong table that weighed approximately 500 pounds.

This mid-1970s social night photo was sent in by Jim Rosenzweig (1971-80). From left to right—Jim, Jeff Rosen, Rob Sussman, Jamie Raphael (with the very impressive afro), Steve Friedman, and Scott Lief. Just a slight evolution in male hairstyles from the 1939 and 1966 photos found above and to the left.

Sharing Scatico with Your Children

Our annual roll call of alumni with children at camp as campers or counselors includes many new names for the 2016 season. If your next-generation son or daughter might be ready to share in the magic, let us know. We would love to schedule an in-season tour. Visit www.scatico.com for general information. This summer’s alumni parents (more than 100 and in no particular order):

Pam Weiss Caldara, Julie Nahoun Hartstein, Hillary Nahoun Krane, Samantha Nahoun Gornstein, Hillah Wiczyk Mendez, Scott Madison, Lara Holzer Miller, Andrew Tannenbaum, Katie Deutsch Eichel, Kara Haback Freeman, Jen Florin Finkel, Andrew Zuckerman, Sloan Zuckerman, Roger Lowenthal, Stefanie Birbrower Greer, Beth Yurdin Metzendorf, Scott Yurdin, Jessica Clark Newman, Alan Ranzer, Ian Ranzer, Dusty Fox, Ken Vallario, Pam Blomberg Schwartz, Lance Gould, Linda Lowenthal Tolstoi, Cory Gluckstal, Justin Lapatine, Debb Falk Zerwitz, Jeff Araten, Adam Holzer, Greg Mazarin, Pavel Mozga, Maggie Parwanicka Mozga, Barry Pisetzner, Melissa Rosenblum Pisetzner, Patti Klyde Press, Michael Ditkoff, Melissa Fass Karlin, Rob Rubin, Gerald Stein, Todd Fass, Julie Strauss Greeley, Laura Danford Mandel, Pam Hougnou Nivasch, Gregg Rosh, David Rosh, Becky Feuer, Todd Sherman, Katie Mazarin Derasse, Carolyn Mitchell Kane, Jessica Weiner Mester, Michael Smiley, Jon Feldman, Ketti Krieger, Michael Lippman, Shana Madoff Swanson, Kara Horowitz Bockstein, Shawn Chudnoff Goldberg, Larry Max, Randy Goldstein, Doug Florin, Dori Popkin Chait, Jennifer Fleischner, Tom Rubinson, Andrew Rubinson, Marc Stiefel, Michael Vickers, Beth Gustave Bochner, Jon Cooper, Andrea Baron Cooper, Eric Kleiner, Arthur Roses, Kerri Berkman Winderman, Stacey Lipton Schumer, Whitney Scott Jacobson, Rob Klafter, Jamie Raphael, Mandi Zucker, Joel Beck, Stephanie Deutsch Clendenin, Rana Grossman Leibowitz, Susie Oshatz Perlman, David Rothenberg, Wendy Sheldon Brown, Wendy Nedlin Schindler, Mike Madorsky, Elisa Segal Madorsky, Susan Greenbaum Gross, Leslie Wayte Heineman, Mark Sanders, Stefanie Klein Bressman, Rob Rosen, Richard Croland, Brandt Josephson, Randy Au, Lynette Au, Mark Goldner, Dave Berger, Felicia Berger, Nancy Klyde Hecker, Dick Hecker, Andrea Matles Savada, Cheryl Fleder Sloane, Elyssa Berger Schecter, Jill Herzog Phillips, and Sharon Beck Kochen.

Three generations of Scaticonians ...

came together for Ryan Feldman’s Bar Mitzvah. Kneeling: Brandt Josephson, Ally Feldman, Mike Madorsky, Steve Paymer, and Rob Rosen Standing: Ryan Feldman, Fern Zipser Feldman, Jon Feldman, Sarah Feldman, Eliza Rosen, Isabel Rosen, Lyn Zipser Rosen, Amy Rosen Moran, Elisa Segal Madorsky, Danny Rosen, and dad David Feldman

December Reunion of 1977 Soopers

Left to right (roughly): Amy Wayte Zagin, Sharon Beck Kochen, Liz Croland Sarakin, Lisa Spizer, Stacey Katz, Carol Robbins Stein, Pam Gould, Susan Greenbaum Gross, and Elyssa Berger Schecter

Soopers from the 1980s

At a January gathering in Manhattan: Front row: Suzanne Zimmerman Soleimani, Patti Klyde Press, Stefanie Friedman Feidelson, Ilene Segal, Beth Gustave Bochner, Elisa Segal Madorsky, Beth Yurdin Metzendorf, and Alison Max Rothschild Back row: Janet Lapidua Nova, Margie Ostrove, Kerri Berkman Winderman, Heather Goldman, and Andrea Friedman Voorhis

Staying in Touch

Keep connected with fellow Scaticonians by e-mailing news, photos, and recollections to info@scatico.com. If you prefer the regular mail and printed pictures, that works just as well. We will even return the photographs after reproducing them for the Alumni Newsletter.

As always, we love to start with Random Scatico Sightings (RSSes for the uninitiated)…. Vintage 1980s: Chudnoff and Brandt family reunions connected on vacation in December in Jamaica. In the photo to the right—Perry Chudnoff, Michelle Brandt King, Shawn Chudnoff-Goldberg, Brooke Brandt Fishkind, and Larry Brandt. Missing from the picture were Lois Brandt (mom of Michelle and Brooke, and Larry’s wife), Mady Drazin Chudnoff (the mom of Perry and Shawn attended camp in the 1950s-60s), and Aaron Goldberg (Shawn’s son who started his Scatico journey in 2015). Larry set the standard for future generations of camp doctors during his 10-plus year run, starting in the 1970s. During most of those summers, Larry and Lois would spend 4 weeks at camp….

When former bunkmates (and current teammates) JoAnna Datz (1999-2008) and Jaime Hollander (2002-08) showed up for their adult softball league game in Central Park on a Sunday in April, they were exited to discover two Scaticonians on the opposing team—Jamie Meyers (2015-16) and Audrey Fleischner (2000-2016)….

Traveling from Florida to Los Angeles to visit daughter Jenni (1994- 2009—and currently an agent at William Morris Endeavor) Chas and Ellen Levine ran into Ricky Frishman (1965-76) in LAX airport. Chas and Ricky were bunkmates in the 1960s-70s as were their daughters Jenni and Rachel (1996-98) in the 1990s. For Chas and Ellen, 2015 marked their final summers at Scatico (after remarkable 20-plus year runs). They were the summertime parents of campers and counselors alike, always ready to listen, comfort, and advise. We wish them much love as they take on new adventures and travel…. While in L.A., the Levines met up with Bob Seebacher (1960s-2000s) and his wife Joanne for a tour of SpaceX’s facility in Hawthorne, CA. Tour guide? Propulsion Design Engineer Paul Seebacher (1990s-2000s)….

Jeff Bukantz (1974- 79) and Tom Rosenberg (1965-82) played on the United States Maccabiah Masters (over 50 years old) Golf Team at the Pan Am games in Santiago, Chile, from December 27 to January 3. More than 6,000 athletes from 24 countries participated in a range of sports. Tom reports they won the gold medal (helped just a bit by two country club pros that were also on the team). Jeff continues to do color commentary for fencing competitions for NBC Sports ….

Rose Wilton traveled from Australia to Scatico to work as a lifeguard in 2000. She works for the New South Wales Police Force as a Forensic Investigator and is the proud mom of two daughters…

Mark Ostow’s (1960s-70s) photographs of Republican presidential candidates on the campaign trail were featured in the January/February issue of The Atlantic….

Rachel Katz (2005-13) is a freshman at SUNY Geneseo. Her article “10 Reasons Why Sleepaway Camp Helped Prepare You for College” appeared in the December 14 issue of The Odyssey, a website produced by students at universities across the United States…. Former bunkmates

Tom Rubinson and Gary Orseck met up for dinner in Los Angeles. Tom is a judge for the Superior Court of L.A. County; Gary is a D.C.- based attorney….

When Ally Lipton (1980s to present) had a December housewarming party at her new apartment in Manhattan, she was joined by current girls head counselor Kerri Berkman Winderman and 1980s-90s boys side campers and counselors (left to right in the accompanying photo) Justin Lapatine, Mike Samuels, Randy Goldstein, Brian Berusch (all the way from Petaluma, CA), Jared Shapiro, and Scott Yurdin. Ally returns to Scatico this summer to once again head our culinary program. Brian was then back home in California to host Howard Luks, who currently works for Oracle in London, but was in San Francisco for business. Brian is a principal at Story House, a boutique video production agency….

Former bunkmates Amanda Gerzog, Hayley Blumenreich, Maddie Bianchi, and Tara Suchait held a reunion in Paris, France. Amanda, Hayley, and Maddie are studying abroad in Europe and took the opportunity to meet up in Tara’s home town….

Spanning the generations—Doug Herzog (1960s- 70s) and Chase Madorsky (2003-present) took in a UCLA baseball game together. Doug lives near the university and regularly attends games; Chase is a sophomore at the school (and returns to Scatico this summer as a division leader). At UCLA, Chase works on the radio station and this fall interviewed former major league baseball player (and Cy Young award winner) Bret Saberhagen.….

1992 boys side Color War leaders Jon Tucker, Aaron Wattenberg, Eric Kleiner, and Eric Strauss got together for dinner in Manhattan in December….

Stephen Dorochovich, the camp driver from 1968-71, retired recently as a chef at USMA West Point. He is now splitting time between homes in Brooklyn and lake Ariel, PA….

Brian Helfman, (1997-2009), has co-founded Startup Island, a retreat for aspiring young entrepreneurs. After a successful first trip in March to Costa Rica, they are planning another outing to the same site from August 6-12, and then a weekend getaway to Camp Scatico August 26-28! You can learn more at joinstartupisland.com….

Brian’s bunkmate Ben Hayon (1997-2012) has also co-founded a business: Athos Health. As Ben describes: “Athos is a team of patient advocates who work to give individuals the assurance they’re paying a fair and accurate amount for their care. Think of it like a AAA card for your medical bills. When you get a bill, you can call Athos for help and/or a discount”….

Larry Gershwin (1953-57) has written “A Kid from Brooklyn: Lessons Learned,” an autobiography available on Amazon. The book not only covers Larry’s long career in the entertainment industry as the founder, chairman, and CEO of World International Network, but also “my time at camp and what the whole Scatico experience has meant to me and the direction my life has taken.”…..

Thanks for staying in touch. E-mail news and photos for the Fall 2016 issue of the Alumni Newsletter to info@scatico.com.

Congratulations

The Next Generation

Maya on July 8 to Andrea and Jon Braunstein (1987-2000). Jon’s sisters Hayley and Marcie attended camp as did their mom Lynda Malkin Braunstein.
Eliza Brooke on February 24 to Eric and Stacey Koretsky Strauss (and a sister now for Matthew and Jacob). Eric and Stacey attended camp in the 1980s-200s, as did their brothers Scott and Jesse Strauss and Josh Koretsky. Eric, currently part of the summer doctor rotation at camp, wrote that they went with “Eliza” because “they thought Elizaville would cause some trouble in the schoolyard.”
Drew on October 27 to Shawn and Jamie Jacobs Siegel. Jaime and her brother Jon were campers and counselors at Scatico in the 1990s-2000s.
Samuel Joseph on July 18 to Jaymes and Lauren Leiner Dermody. Lauren and her sister Sarah were at Scatico in the 1990s-2000s.
Lainey Amelia on December 2 to Jonathan and Amy Paul Turick. Amy and her brother Sandy were campers and counselors in the 1980s-90s.
Caleb Mason on January 14 to Scott and Katie Deutsch Eichel. Caleb’s big sisters Summer and Billie are current campers. Katie was a camper and a counselor in the 1980s-90s; her brother Adam and sister Stephanie were campers in the 1970s.
Miles Reed on April 5 to Chris and Jamie Nowak Noe (1990s-2000s).
Ryan William on February 16 to Marc and Emily Buchbinder Hutton (1990s- 2000s).

When bunkmates (1998 Soopers) Ashley Green-Sheen, Lauren Leiner Dermody, Jamie Jacobs Siegel, and Shira Savada recently got together, the next generation joined in the fun. From left to right— Declan Sheen, Sam Dermody, Drew Siegel, and Jack Dermody. Shira returns to Scatico in 2016 for her 26th summer (a seriously big number). Once again she’ll be taking camp photos and helping to run the girls’ one-week Scatico-in-Training program with running mate Deb Sloane (who was Shira’s division leader back in 1997 and 1998).

Weddings

Doug, Andy, Jeff, Richard, Ben, Forest, and David

Brenda Schachter and Ben Krull (1960s -80s) were married on December 13. Ben’s mom Judy Weinstein Krull and brother Spencer (masterful toast as Best Man) were also Scaticonians. At the celebration, Ben was joined by camp friends Doug Herzog, Andy Levine, Jeff Abrams, Richard Croland, Forest Sussman, and David Fleischner.

When bunkmates (1998 Soopers) Ashley Green-Sheen, Lauren Leiner Dermody, Jamie Jacobs Siegel, and Shira Savada recently got together, the next generation joined in the fun. From left to right— Declan Sheen, Sam Dermody, Drew Siegel, and Jack Dermody. Shira returns to Scatico in 2016 for her 26th summer (a seriously big number). Once again she’ll be taking camp photos and helping to run the girls’ one-week Scatico-in-Training program with running mate Deb Sloane (who was Shira’s division leader back in 1997 and 1998).

We Will Miss You

Alex Holman was 96 years old when he died on April 3. He was born in New York City, was a graduate of New York University, served as a U.S. Army Captain in World War II, and had a long career in the fashion industry. When he visited camp in 2010 for Scatico’s 90th anniversary, he entertained campers with songs from his days at camp in the 1920s-30s.
Margie Feinberg (1960s-70s) passed away on June 4, 2015. She served as the deputy press secretary for the New York City Department of Education for 15 years, and was a reporter for The New York Post from 1981- 90, covering NYC transit. Her brother Richie also attended Scatico.
Hilde Blum Fischman (1952-59) passed away on January 7. Hilde’s sister Donna attended Scatico, as did her sons Mike and Matt Madorsky, daughter-in-law Elisa Segal Madorsky (Mike’s wife) , and grandsons Chase and Mack Madorsky. As Mike wrote: “There truly was never a day that she didn’t dream of the green and the grey, the mist on the lake, and the comfort of a campfire.”

Vintage 1970s: All those group photos… Invariably the hottest day in July. In order to get a group to stop fidgeting so as to make the “serious” picture possible, generations of camp photographers (from Vernon Findlay and Ted Blody through to Cory Schwartz and Shira Savada) have proffered the promise of a “funny picture.”

Scatico In the News….

Scatico was featured in two recent magazine articles. In “Rethinking Service” (CampBusiness, May/June 2016) Nicki Fleischner describes in detail Scatico’s CIT Service Trip to the Dominican Republic, partnering with The Dream Project (dominicandream.org) to run a 1- week day camp for 7 to 11-yearolds who have never had a camp experience. Nicki also did a presentation on the program at the TriState Camp Conference in March.

“Turn on the Radio,” by David Fleischner (Camping Magazine, March/April 2016) describes how campers sit out on the boys HC porch nightly during the summer to listen to baseball games on the radio (just a tad throwback).

Scatico early 1940s…. Missing? The “Boys Side-Girls Side” shaded seating area has not yet been built. That’s the girls social hall in the background. The “Guest House” was re-branded the “Long House” in the early 1950s. In the 1930s-50s parents could rent rooms throughout the summer.

Scatico early 1940s.... Missing? The “Boys Side-Girls Side” shaded seating area has not yet been built. That’s the girls social hall in the back- ground. The “Guest House” was re-branded the “Long House” in the early 1950s. In the 1930s-50s parents could rent rooms throughout the summer.

Camp Scatico 1/5/16 Camp Scatico 1/5/16

Fall 2015

Sun shining? Check. Faces smiling? Check. Memories flowing? Check. Everyone looking exactly the same? Check. What could be better than a pristine day in Elizaville spent connecting with camp friends new and old.

95th Anniversary Celebration

Thanks to the nearly 500 alumni and current families that made the journey to camp, the 95th Anniversary Celebration was all about just what it should have been all about: the people. As fun as it might have been to swim in the lake, spot your name on a Tribes plaque in the social hall, or take a shot on the A Court (and certainly any of those actions can magically transport you back in time), it’s the relationships with bunkmates and counselors that form the foundation of any great camp experience. And while it’s certainly wonderful to see friends you’ve stayed in touch with since your Scatico days, the true joy comes when recognizing someone from your formative years that you haven’t seen in years. Talk about instant time travel.

Above- Three generations of FlorinsRight- Vintage 1950s-1960s: Matt Plehn, Steve Hanft and Hank Alpert. (Steve's Scatico career actually made it into the early 1970s...) — Above- Three generations of Florins
Right- Vintage 1950s-1960s: **Matt Plehn, Steve Hanft** and **Hank Alpert.** (Steve's Scatico career actually made it into the early 1970s...)

Ninety-five is a nice, big number (especially when talking years for a summer camp and single family ownership). The loyalty and support of so many generations of campers and counselors is not something we take for granted. The next major in-season celebration will come in 2020 to celebrate our 100th (now that’s a really big number). By then, we will have welcomed yet another generation of campers and counselors to create their own lifelong friendships and memories.

Above- 70s-80s bond with 00s-10s: Stefanie Friedman Feidelson, Lucy Feidelson, Chloe Mann, Lizzy Lefcort, Ally Zagin, Janet Lapidus Nova, and Beth Gustave Bochner.Left- Vintage 60s-70s, clockwise (starting at 9): Jane … — Above- 70s-80s bond with 00s-10s: **Stefanie Friedman Feidelson, Lucy Feidelson, Chloe Mann, Lizzy Lefcort, Ally Zagin**, **Janet Lapidus Nova**, and **Beth Gustave Bochner.**
Left- Vintage 60s-70s, clockwise (starting at 9): **Jane Rosenberg, Julie Eisner Davison, Judi Fleischner Ecochard, Wendy Wolf**, and **Hope Kellman.**

To see more photos of the 95th Anniversary Celebration, click here. If you have photos to add, send them to info@scatico.com.

We Will Miss You

Arnie Horowitz at camp in the 1950s. — **Arnie Horowitz** at camp in the 1950s.

Susan Nan Fichtelberg died in June. She attended camp from 1949 to 1961 with her brother Lenny. Her nephews Craig and Eric were campers and counselors in the 1970s-90s. Susan ran a Florida-based insurance agency specializing in Long Term Care Solutions.
Arnie Horowitz a Scatico camper from 1947 to 1954 died on May 10. His children Kenny, Caryn, and Laura were campers, as well as his brother Gerry, nieces Kara and Jaime, and grand-nephews Brett and Jesse. His brother Gerry wrote: “Arnie was an advocate for Scatico up till the day he died…. He still maintained friendships with people he went to camp with [more than 60 years ago].”
Tom Dolan, a counselor for several summers in the 1960s, died on May 18. As a Freshman division leader, Tom helped launch many Scatico camper careers.
David Lawrence (ne Lipsky) died on November 1. The youngest brother of Dan, Carl, and Seth, he attended Scatico in the 1930s, both at the Wingdale location and (starting in 1934) in Elizaville. David’s father Harold and Jack Holman were teachers together in an elementary school on the Lower East Side in the early 1900s, which is how the family found its way to Scatico.
Daniel Ferro (ne Eisen) died on November 18. He attended Scatico in the 1930s and was a member of the Juilliard School’s voice faculty from 1972-2006. From his New York Times obituary: “In a career that stretched across five continents and included decorations by three governments for his extraordinary contributions to the arts, Daniel Ferro has taught some of opera’s most legendary voices.”

Scatico friends: Hide Fischman and Susan Nan Fichtelberg at camp in the 1950s (right) and at the 2012 Florida reunion (above). — Scatico friends: **Hide Fischman** and **Susan Nan Fichtelberg** at camp in the 1950s (right) and at the 2012 Florida reunion (above).

The Scatico camper basketball team played at Madison Square Garden in the early 1950s. That’s Arnie, kneeling, in the middle of the bottom. — The Scatico camper basketball team played at Madison Square Garden in the early 1950s. That’s **Arnie,** kneeling, in the middle of the bottom.

planting trees at scatico

When Richie Hanft (1950s-60s) died last February 6, his longtime Scatico friend Hank Alpert reached out to camp about a suitable tribute to remember the longtime camper and counselor (and legendary Color War judge). Hank was so touched by the idea of planting a tree at camp in Richie’s memory that this fall he donated 11 trees to camp to honor Riche and 10 additional camp friends who have passed away. We have now added lines of evergreens in two locations at camp: by the large tree opposite the Admin and along the road by the boys flagpole. An additional tree was planted by the bench in front of bunk 11-12, to replace the large maple that was such a fixture on boys campus and had to be taken down several years ago. Thank you, Hank.

calling all photos...

From Stan Silverberg—Counselor basketball team from the 1950s (and everyone played college basketball): Larry Gershman, Jerry Smith, Nat, Merv Schorr, Stan, and Sam Bernstein.

From Steve Florin—1960s Riflery Team from the 1950s: Paul Goodman, Scooter Schneider, Dennis Plehn, Coach Bill Powley, Steve, Drew Drazen and Frank Gunsberg (love the red jackets).,

From Larry Fleder—1981 Upper Seniors get ready to go on their end-of-summer overnight trip.

From Carrie Kahn Bianchi— 1970s: Carrie, Joni Leibowitz, Debbie Goodman, and Lori Stein.

From Dennis Rinzler— 1950s: Ira Briskman and Dennis are flexing their muscles.

WWW.SCATICO.COM

Lots to see and do at our site which was revamped last winter. In the Alumni Section, scan back issues of the Alumni Newsletter, see photos from this summer’s 95th Anniversary celebration (absolutely no one has aged), and purchase Scatico-gear/wear. In the Media Section, view aerial video of Fall foliage in Elizaville as well as our 2015 Summer Yearbook.

staying in touch

Stay connected with fellow Scaticonians by e-mailing news, photos, and recollections to info@scatico.com. If you prefer the regular mail and printed pictures, that works just as well. We will even return the photographs after reproducing them for the Alumni Newsletter. We always love to hear about Random Scatico Sightings (RSSes)….

Peter and Andrea Katz both worked at Scatico, Peter as a pioneering counselor in the 1980s and Andrea helping to run our summer office for 9 summers (starting in 2005, when their children Rachel and Sam began their camper careers). They were involved in two 2 RSSes. First, they met Matty Carroll (2008-14) and Ian Meltzer (1990s-2010s) in Las Vegas in July. Matty and Ian where on a 4,000-mile cross-country road trip that included planned meetings Mike Green (1990s-2000s) in South Carolina and retired caretakers Bren Karcich and Ian Slater (1990s-2010s) in Alabama. Then, getting set to bring their daughter Rachel to college orientation in August, Peter and Andrea ran into Jenni Levine (1990s-2010s) at an NYC airport. Jenni, who lives in Los Angeles and is an agent at William Morris Endeavor, was “fresh” off a Red Eye flight….

Above: Mike and IanLeft: Matty, Bren and two Ians. — Above: Mike and Ian
Left: Matty, Bren and two Ians.

Out to dinner in Boca Raton, FL, Bruce Holman (1944-56) and Peggy Kalish Goldberg (1960s) made a Scatico connection….

When a group of camp friends (Andy Levine, Doug Herzog, Andy Paymer, Jeff Abrams, and Jim Rosenzweig— 1960s-80s) got together for a concert by The J. Geils Band at the Beacon Theatre in New York City, they were thrilled to spot Scatico contemporary Bob Lapides….

Other alumni checking in…. Jason Keller (1994-98) couldn’t make Scatico’s 95th birthday celebration at camp in August because he was competing in the North American Scrabble Championship. He is the top-ranked player in New Jersey (56th in the United States) as determined by the North American Scrabble Players Association. In 2016, he will travel to Perth, Australia, to represent the United States at the English-language Scrabble Players Association Championship….

Lucas Held (1990s) appears in a Hyundai television commercial that airs regularly during NFL football games. He’s the Houston Texans’ fan screaming in the car by himself in celebration after a fictional last-second win….

Leah Recht (1997-2005) is in the second year of a Masters program at Drexel University for certification as an Art Therapist…. Larry Fleder (1962-80) and Matt Weinstein (1961-65) got together for a Scatico breakfast in Virginia Beach this summer. They did not realize they were neighbors until reading an email string set up by alumni after the death of longtime Scaticonian Richie Hanft last February. Larry writes that he also sails with fellow alumnus (and Virginia Beach resident) Jack Siegel (1968- 81)….

When Sue Greenbaum Gross (1971-80) opened a new showroom for her family business Greenbaum Interiors in Ridgewood, NJ, she was joined at the launch celebration by Richard Croland (1966-76) and Scott Lief (1973-80)….

And speaking of launch parties, as mentioned in a previous Alumni Newsletter, former bunkmates Brian Helfman (1997- 2009) and Max Bosch (2003-2009) have co-founded TAABS (an app “making nightlife easier to find”). At the event, they were joined by camp friends Matt Kochen, Ray Serina, Ben Hayon, and Michael Lew…

Judi Fleischner Ecochard (1960s-70s) finished in second place for her age bracket (55 to 59) in the Toughman Triathlon (1.2 mile swim, 56 mile bike, and 13.1) this September in Croton-on-Hudson, NY. She was the oldest female competitor….

Mountain Jam, an annual 4-day spring music festival on Hunter Mountain (less than one hour from Scatico), has grown into an annual mini-camp reunion that this June included (1970s-90s vintage) Judd Henry, Randy Goldstein, Mike Samuels, Ally Lipton. Andy Bernard, Jeff Bernfeld, Julie Feinsmith, Jordan Weiner, and brothers David and Sean Locke. Somehow, no full group photo exists, but Judd did send in a picture of himself with Mike Samuels….

Juan Carlos Saavedra, who worked as a member of our support staff in 2003 and 2004, emailed from Colombia, where he works as a professional referee for FIVB (Federation International of Beach Volleyball). This past summer, he officiated during FIVB’s world tour….

Howard Luks (1980s-90s) now works for Oracle and is temporarily living in London. When he had to travel to San Francisco on business, he made sure to take a detour slightly north to visit Scatico contemporary Brian Berusch, who lives in Petaluma, CA. Brian is a free-lance travel writer, the editor of Hawaii Polo, and a principal in Story House Hawaii (a full-scale production company that provides marketing and branding strategies)….

Singer/songwriter Ellen Woloshin this fall headlined shows at libraries in Southampton, NY, and Montvale, NJ. For upcoming dates or to download music visit ellenwoloshin.com….

Congratulations to Doug Herzog (1960s-70s) who was recently honored alongside Jasmine Cephas Jones (star of the Broadway musical Hamilton) by the Hamilton Partnership for Paterson. Fellow Paterson natives (and camp friends) Andrew Levine and Jeff Abrams joined Doug at the October event….

Bob Singer (1961-65) last spent a summer as a counselor at Scatico 50 years ago, but is still involved in camping, just having completed his 38th year working for Crestwood Country Day School’s summer program. Currently, Bob writes the activity and rainy day program during the winter and spring and does other scheduling during the summer. He retired from teaching in 2012….

Dori Popkin Chait (1980s-2000s) has joined The Camp Specialists as a camp consultant working with families to place their children in summer programs (like Scatico). For those who remember Dori as a camper, counselor, and division leader, there is little doubt that this a vocation for which she was born. Dori now lives in Baltimore and will become a first-time Scatico mom in 2016 as her son Zachary joins us for the one-week Scatico-in-Training program….

Former camper, counselor, and camp doctor Bob Seebacher (1962-2003) brought us up to date on the adventures of his three children (campers and counselors in the 1990s-200s) : Paul (1996- 2008) is an engineer at SpaceX and living in Los Angeles; Lauren is a free-lance production artist and graphic designer (Lauren Seebacher Design Studio) and lives in Ossining, NY; and Rachel works as an attorney for the DEC and lives in Brooklyn ….

As a camper and counselor from 2001 to 2009, Sam Lisabeth (and brothers Zach, Harry, and Jake) provided a lot of musical entertainment at campfires, talent shows, and midsummer concerts. Sam now plays keyboards for Guerilla Toss, a group that is getting a lot of positive press (“Brooklyn’s best new band”) and gaining a loyal following with a sound that has been described as “dance punk” and “noise funk.” You can download music and see upcoming tour dates at guerillatoss.com. Not to be outdone by his older brother, Jake Lisabeth (a senior at SUNY Purchase) is a lead singer for 99 Sublime, “a NY hip hop/soul collective” that has toured numerous college campuses throughout the summer and fall. Jake plans to return to Scatico this summer as the head of the Music Program (the third Lisabeth brother, following Harry and Sam) in this position….

Barry Pisetzner (1970s-2010s) was one of 12 featured artists with works displayed at a November art show in Margate, NJ. You can see his latest paintings at Pisetzner.com….

Glenn Parker (1950- 59) sent in a photo from a September lunch he had with Stu Schwartz (1954-59) and Alan Menachem (1953-62). Glenn writes: “I was Stu and Allen’s counselor in 1959 and, among all their Scatico counselors, their ‘third favorite.’ Ok, ‘maybe second.’ I was, however, the tallest.”

Thanks to all for staying in touch—please email news and photos for the Spring 2016 issue of the Alumni Newsletter to info@scatico.com.

congratulations

weddings

Louise Holman Roth (1947-54) and Mel Spaeth on July 30.
David Keller (1990s) and Lisa Resnick on October 31. David’s dad Mal and brother Jason were Scatico campers. His uncle Larry Fabian (1956-65) and cousins Andrew and Daniel (1980s-90s) also attended.
Erik Zamkoff (1980s-90s) and Alison Dick on November 1. Erik’s cousins Andrew and Sloan Zuckerman joined in the celebration.
Zach Miller and Lara Stahl—a Scatico marriage!—on June 22. Zach and Lara were campers and counselors in the 1980s-90s. Former bunkmates Harris Sarraf and Maggie Cohen were in the wedding parties and among many Scaticonians in attendance.
Michael Hanft (1980s-90s) and Kara Willenburg on August 28. Michael’s dad Richie spent nearly 20 summers at Scatico in the 1950s-60s.
Becky Feuer (1980s) and Gary Slatko on September 26. More than 20 Scaticonians were in attendance, covering the 1980s and present generation. Becky’s dad Michael was a camp doctor when Becky and her sisters Jennifer and Liz were campers. Her son Bryce and daughter Hannah are currently at camp (counselor and 2016 Sooper respectively).

the next generation

Ethan and Melissa visited camp in August.

Grant Michael on October 13 to Ben and Hope Mandel Amsterdam, who each spent ten-plus summers at Scatico as campers, counselors, and division leaders (1990s- 2000s). Aunt Jenna Mandel and Uncle Joey Amsterdam were also Scatico campers and staff members.
Ethan Ross on July 5 to Dan and Melissa Green Pearson. Melissa and her brother Brad were campers and counselors in the 1980s-90s.
Isla on August 5 to Jeff and Rebecca Fleischner Tatom (1990s-2000s). Space dictates that we don’t descend too deeply or broadly into the roots of Rebecca’s Scatico family tree, but dad Ben and siblings Adam, Greta, and Jesse were all longtime campers and counselors.
Michael Andrew on August 17 to Leslie and David Sarraf (1980s-90s). David’s brother Harris was also a Scatico camper, counselor, and division leader.
Declan Bryce on September 14 to Lauren and Ashley Green Sheen. Ashley was a camper and counselor in the 1990s-2000s.
Lucy Hazel on December 2 to Lea and Matt Bush. Matt was a camper, counselor, and division leader in the 1990s-2000s along with siblings Brett and Alyssa. Congratulations as well to the grandparents Mike Bush and Nedra Rosen—both longtime camp doctors in the 1990s-2000s). Mike was also a camper and counselor in the 1960s-70s.
Matt Weinstein (1961-65) reports that he became a proud grandparent for the fifth time as his daughter Ileana gave birth on November 11 to Sebastian Elia Ramirez.

A slightly different sports vibe in 1978—on the ballfields with Mike “Maz” Madorsky, Steve Paymer, and Andy “Tex” Markoff. — A slightly different sports vibe in 1978—on the ballfields with **Mike “Maz” Madorsky, Steve Paymer,** and **Andy “Tex” Markoff.**

1930s Scatico: Morris “Ace” Goldstein works with Merton Holman on his two-hand, overhead set shot. After playing under Nat Holman at City College from 1935-38, Ace went on to have a 10-year professional career in the era before the founding of the N… — 1930s Scatico: **Morris “Ace” Goldstein** works with **Merton Holman** on his two-hand, overhead set shot. After playing under Nat Holman at City College from 1935-38, Ace went on to have a 10-year professional career in the era before the founding of the NBA in 1946.

giving back-- exporting the scatico experience

Last summer, 23 Scatico CITs traveled to the Dominican Republic to run a 1-week day camp for The DREAM Project (www.dominicandream.org) and bring a first camp experience to more than 70 8– to 12-year-olds. Activities included sports, art projects, and many traditional camp games and events (including a 1-day Color War and a lot of singing). Feedback from the trip was so positive that plans are underway to recreate the memories and magic with the 2016 CITS. In addition, Scatico will present a session about the program to the camping industry at large at the annual Tri-State Camp Conference this March in Atlantic City, NJ. You can still read the blog from the 2015 service trip here.

scatico 2015: same as it ever was (almost)

We always like to include a few photos from the summer just past in the Fall Alumni Newsletter. Left—A jump shot on the A Court during the Nat Holman Basketball Tournament as the fans look on. Right—the Girls Color War Sing.

days of yore

Sights no longer seen at camp (our insurance company wouldn’t complain):

Merry-Go-Round (better known as the Vomit Wheel) on girls back campus.
Wood backboards on the A Court (and no padding for the support poles).

VINTAGE SCATICO

Above: 1983 Frosh. In the photo of the Frosh, that’s Marc Stiefel seated, far right. Marc is currently part of the summer doctor rotation.

Below: 1984 Jinters. That’s Ally Lipton, third from the right. Ally runs Scatico’s cooking program (in the Cooking Centre built in 2014 on the site of the old bake shop).

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Spring 2015

Every 5th summer, to celebrate a big, round anniver- sary number, Scatico hosts an in-season reunion at camp. Just think, the next one after this will be 100!

95 Years and Counting...

Every 5th summer, to celebrate a big, round anniver- sary number, Scatico hosts an in-season reunion at camp. Just think, the next one after this will be 100!

Where: Camp Scatico
When: August 2, noon to 4PM
Details: Lunch will be served and the waterfront will be open for an afternoon General Swim

More than 500 alumni, current camp parents, and family made the pilgrimage to Elizaville for the 90th anniversary in 2010, and we look forward to an even greater turnout to celebrate our 95th.

Please RSVP at eventbrite.com. There is also a Facebook page on which to post vintage photos: Camp Scatico’s 95th Birthday Party.

FIVE GREAT Reasons to visit camp for the 95th anniversary celebration

1. Walk the tree-lined path to the dining room

2. Check out the plaques in the social hall

3. Hang out with friends on a picnic table

4. Take a dip in the lake

5. Play basketball in the pavillion or on the A court

First to 95...
Below: Alex Holman (1929-40) beat Scatico to a 95th birthday celebration. Fellow camp alumni there for the fall party in Palm Desert, CA, were Marge Holman Sunshine, Leslie Fadem Childs, Pam Fadem, and Robert Holman.

Calling All Photos: We are looking for classic (and even not-so-classic) photos to print in future issues of the Alumni Newsletter. Send by e-mail as an attachment to info@scatico.com or by mail to: Camp Scatico, PO Box 6, Elizaville, NY 12523. We will return the originals, if requested.

Bert Holman (1960s) sent in the two photos above, found in his dad Merton’s archives. To the left—the Camp Mother with the Pixies (pre-1934 at the location in Wingdale, NY); to the right (1936 in Elizaville) —Uncle Nat in the driver’s seat, Merton sits on the running board far right.

The two 1987 team photos below are courtesy of the Shira Savada archives. Shira (1991-2015) returns to camp this year to once again help head the 1-week Scatico-in-Training program.

Stan and Flick (early 1970s) were the boys’ side head counselors from 1952 to 1973. Thanks to Stan for sending in the photo to the right. — **Stan** and **Flick** (early 1970s) were the boys’ side head counselors from 1952 to 1973. Thanks to Stan for sending in the photo to the right.

David Poritzky (1981-91) sent in this photo to the left from 1987: Back row—Judd Henry, Brett Moore, and Eric Diamond (with his signature hat); Front row-- Jimmy Moscou, JJ Shapiro, Brandt Josephson, and Randy Au. As demonstrated by Jimmy and Brandt, it was the era of the non-safety baseball helmet.

Sharing Scatico With your children

Our annual roll call of alumni with children at camp as campers or counselors includes many new names for the 2015 season. If your next-generation son or daughter might be ready to share in the magic, let us know. We would love to schedule an in-season tour. Visit www.scatico.com for general information. This summer’s alumni parents (more than 90 and in no particular order):
Sue Wolfin Rubin, Leslie Wayte Heineman, Joel Beck, Randy and Lynette Au, Rob Rubin, Mike and Elisa Segal Madorsky, Mark Olensky, Susan Greenbaum Gross, Larry Hamburg, Elyssa Berger Schecter, Fred and Anne Wang, Dick and Nancy Klyde Hecker, Brandt Josephson, Sharon Beck Kochen, Ben Goldner, Beth Gustave Bochner, Michael Smiley, Jeff Araten, Justin Lapatine, Roger Lowenthal, Kate Deutsch Eichel, Stefanie Birbrower Greer, Pam Blomberg Schwartz, Adam Holzer, Lara Holzer Miller, Greg Mazarin, Pavel and Maggie Parwanicka Mozga, Jessica Clark Newman, Barry and Melissa Rosenblum Pisetzner, Patti Klyde Press, Linda Lowenthal Tolstoi, Debb Falk Zerwitz, Michael Ditkoff, Todd Fass, Julie Strauss Greeley, Beth Yurdin Metzendorf, Gerald Stein, Andrew Zuckerman, David Rosh, Gregg Rosh, Pam Hougnou Nivasch, Laura Danford Mandel, Katie Mazarin Derasse, Becky Feuer Holden, Carolyn Mitchell Kane, Jessica Weiner Mester, Todd Sherman, Lisa Paymer Dodge, Jon Feldman, Julie Nahoun Hartstein, Ketti Krieger, Shana Madoff Swanson, Michael Lippman, Jill Herzog Phillips, Dan Rosen, Wendy Sheldon Brown, Rana Grossman Leibowitz, Eric Kleiner, Jon and Andrea Baron Cooper, Hillary Nahoun Krane, Samantha Nahoun Gornstein, Lara Horowitz Bockstein, Andrew Tannenbaum, Marc Stiefel, Jennifer Fleischner, Michael Vickers, Melissa Marques Goldberg, Alan Ranzer, Stacey Lipton Schumer, Kerri Berkman Winderman, Whitney Scott Jacobson, Mandi Zucker, Stephanie Deutsch Clendenin, Suzie Oshatz Perlman, David Rothenberg, Andrew Rubinson, Wendy Nedlin Schindler, Jamie Raphael, Mark Sanders, Stefanie Klein Bressman, and Robbie Sussman; plus first-time Scatico parents Lawrence Max, Tom Rubinson, Nancy Ginsberg, Shawn Chudnoff Goldberg, Meredith Lew Peirce, Arthur Roses, Scott Madison, Dusty Fox, Ken Vallario, and Corey Gluckstal.

home again...

Left photo: Dusty Fox (first row, far right) was the Nat Holman basketball team coach in 1996. She started her career as a camper in 1985 and was last at camp as a division leader in 2002. She returns this summer as an assistant head counselor, with her husband Ken Vallario (who will head girls ceramics—a position he held in 2001), and daughter Poppy, a first-year camper. Dusty and Ken first met while on staff together in 1999.
Right photo: Nancy Ginsberg (1970s-80s) starred on the Scatico stage with Tom Gladstone in a mid-1970s production of “The Fantasticks.” She returns this year to head the girls water- front. During the “off-season” she is both a swim instructor and coach (previously ran a water- front at a camp in West Virginia) as well as a Cantor (first-rate Bar/Bat-Mitzvah lessons avail- able). Her sons Michael and David will be first-year campers.

Staying in touch

Keep connected with fellow Scaticonians by e- mailing news, photos, and recollections to info@scatico.com. If you prefer the regular mail and printed pictures, that works just as well. We will even return the photographs after reproducing them for the Alumni Newsletter.

Celebrating their 10th anniversary as graduating campers,five bunkmates reunited this fall in Las Vegas. From left to right—Ali Levine, Rebecca Cohn, Jaime Hollander, JoAnna Datz, and Alexa Naas. JoAnna wrote: “There’s nothing better than spending a weekend with your camp friends”....

Swiss counselor Dominique Buerki (2010-11) is living in Micronesia, doing fieldwork for her PhD in Linguistics, researching new emerging English varieties....
Artist Claudia Aronow (1960s) recently had an exhibit at the Gerald Peters Gallery in Manhattan.... Twin brothers Ian and Alan Ranzer were joined by former bunkmate Dan Rosen for a mini-reunion in February and sent in the photo to the left (holding pictures from the 1980s with them standing in the same order). When Ian recently moved to Montclair, NJ, he discovered that Stef Birbrower Greer (1980s) was a neighbor. Their sons are in kindergarten together.... Amy Paul Tunick (1988-96) is the President of Grey Activation & PR. The firm is preparing to launch a 2-year public engagement campaign in honor of the National Park Service’s centennial.... Hal Bauman was Stu Schwartz’s counselor in 1957 and 1958. They saw each other for the first time in 56 years this past October and sent in the photo to the left.... You can view Barry Pisetzner’s (1970s-2010s) latest artwork at Pisetzner.com. He currently has several paintings on display at galleries in and around Atlantic City, NJ.... Scott Holland (1997-2006) is the co-founder of HireCanvas, a mobile tool for employers and students to better manage career fairs. Last spring, two weeks before graduating from NYU Stern’s Langone MBA for Working Professionals program, Scott and a fellow student won the top prize in the school’s annual $200K Entrepreneurs Challenge for creating the business startup.... When Jeff Landis (1990-2001) was re-locating from New Jersey to California and needed to drive his dog cross-country, he reached out to his Scatico friend Cory Schwartz (1980s-2010s) to keep him company on the road trip.... Former bunkmates Rob Sussman (with his son, a 2015 graduating Upper Senior, Darren) and Jimmy Rosenzweig (and his son Dustin) ran into each other on the ski slopes of Hunter Mountain.... Steve Atkins (1930s-40s—father of Jack, Dick, Chick, and Bob) was profiled in a Veteran’s Day article in The Star Ledger, sharing memories of being part of the first wave landing on D-Day in 1944.... 1993 Soopers Beth Herbstman Weinberg, Sara Michaelson Yarkon, Dori Popkin Chait, and Stacy Koretsky Strauss got together for an NYC dinner this fall.... Another NYC dinner reunited Fred Herman (1970s—visiting from his home in Albequerque, NM), Jack Atkins (1950s-60s), and Manny Toonkel (1950s-90s) got together for an NYC dinner this fall...

Lizzie Swerdlin (2002-11) currently works for Jane Street Entertainment, a company that produces realty TV shows. A 2014 graduate of Emerson College, this past fall she worked as a production assistant for Peter Pan Live! , which aired on NBC in December...

Front: Amanda and StaceyBack: Alana, Hailey and Maddie — Front: Amanda and Stacey
Back: Alana, Hailey and Maddie

Five 2010 Soopers (now college Sophomores) made a winter pilgrimage to Elizaville and shared this photo from the steps of the Admin: front—Amanda Gerzog and Stacey Blumenreich; back—Alana Pollack, Hailey Blumenreich, and Maddie Bianchi.... Mitch Polay (1980s-2000s) ran into Matt Schumer (a 2015 Upper Senior and son of Stacey Lipton Schumer—1982-1992) at a January performance of Medieval Times in Lyndhurst, NJ. Mitch, a Yonkers, NY, school teacher, is receiving a Leadership-in-Education Award from JCY-Westchester Community Partners.... Becky Hill helped run the Scatico office from 1996-2002. She’s now a barrister in London, specializing in Court of Protection work. She reports that her new office is located in London Bridge at the 1607 birthplace of John Harvard.... A reunion in Los Angeles brought together 1970s-80s Scaticonians Dan Oshatz, Jon Deutsch, Rob Rosen, Mike Madorsky, Dan Deutsch, and Dean Silverman....

Thanks to all for staying in touch—please e-mail news and photos for the Fall 2015 issue of the Alumni Newsletter to info@scatico.com.

it was 20 years ago today...

(well almost, the summer of 1994)

Yet another Roman Day with counselors David Locke, Andrew Tannenbaum, Randy Goldstein, and Eric Kleiner

Ging coaches during a Nat tournament time out

Jinters during the Girls Sing

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congratulations

Send announcements to info@scatico.com

The Next Generation

Markus on 2/14/15 to Romesch and Janja Markus due. A native of Slovenia, Janja spent 6 summers on staff, beginning in 2008 and running the girls waterfront in 2014.
Sophie Ryan on 10/17/14 to Alex and Jen Florin Finkel (1980s-90s). Jen’s father Steve and brothers Doug and Matt also attended Scatico.
Quinn Ivy on 10/16/14 to Rachel and Jared Shapiro (1980s-90s). Uncle Nick Shapiro was also a camper.
Crispin Gene on 12/8/14 to Jonny and Dale Margolin Cecka (1990s).
Ryder Jacob on 1/8/15 to Dan and Jaime Horowitz Millman. Jaime’s dad Gerry and sister Kara also attended Scatico (1990s).
Jules on 12/11/14 to Seth and Andrea Wagner Alhadeff (1985-2013). Uncle Josh Wagner was also a camper.
Max and Eli in January 2015 to current camp parents Giles and Jillian Cueff. Big sister Chloe will be a Jinter this summer after graduating from the 1-week Scatico-in-Training program in 2014.

Weddings

Jim Hosking (1997-2015) and Caroline Chambers (2001-2011) first met at Scatico as international counselors in 2001.They were married this past July in England. Neil Seligman (1998-2014) and Andrew “Troy” O’Brien (1999-2002) helped celebrate, with Troy flying in from Australia.
Andrew Fabian (1985-94) and Rebecca Packer were married on December 6, 2014, in Jamaica. Scaticonians joining the celebration were (see photo above): back row—Lawrence Thaler, David Keller, Mal Keller, Dennis Plehn, Dan Petroff, Jason Keller, Josh Alper and Greg Mazarin; and, front row—Dan Altchek (who co-officiated the wedding), brother and Best Man Dan Fabian, Andrew, father Larry Fabian, Steve “Scooter” Schneider, and Marcia Thaler. Larry, Dennis, and Scooter were bunkmates in the 1950s and 1960s.

Scaticonians help Andrew celebrate in Jamaica

Bunk 4 in 1953: middle two campers are Scooter Schneider and Dennis Plehn

ww.scatico.com

New and improved—re-launched this winter.... Thanks to former camper, counselor, and division leader Max Bosch (2003-09) for creating and implementing. Max is a freelance website designer. The site includes back issues of Camper and Alumni Newsletters as well as (in the media section) camp videos and photo albums. Max has also partnered with his former bunkmate and co-counselor Brian Helfman (1997-2009) to launch TAABS, an NYC nightlife search App.

we will miss you

Singer and song-writer Leslie Gore on February 16, 2015. Leslie attended camp in the 1950s and 1960s. Scatico legend recounts how her younger brother Michael sold autographs for $1 when she visited camp in 1963 as a 17-year-old with the #1 song “It’s My Party.” She received an Academy Award nomination in 1981 for “Out Here on My Own,” co-written with Michael for the film “Fame.” Michael won the Academy Award that year for writing the title track to the film—the first time two songs from the same movie were nominated in the same category. Bunkmate Karen Behrman Shearer shared the following: “Lesley was a great individual besides her great singing talent. When we were kids at camp, she was a strong, compassionate, and empowering person, curious, insightful, not to mention her wicked sense of humor. It was a gift for anyone to have known her and for me to call her my friend.... She and her brother sat at the piano singing and writing songs when they were just kids! They were amazing.”
Tom Holman on March 16, 2015. Tom and his brother Bert attended camp in the 1960s. Tom was an art historian, author, and private art advisor. During the past 40 years he served as the Chief Curator at the Norton Museum of Art, Curator of Collections at the Minnesota Museum of American Art, Associate Director at Forum Gallery, and Executive Director at the Hudson River Museum, Albany Museum of Art, and Marietta/Cobb Museum of Art.

Mid-1960s—Boys Side DLs: Roger Lorberbaum, Bob “Bobo” London, Randy Shapiro, Head Counselor Stan Silverberg, Richie Hanft — Mid-1960s—Boys Side DLs: **Roger Lorberbaum, Bob “Bobo” London, Randy Shapiro, Head Counselor Stan Silverberg, Richie Hanft**

Richard Hanft (1950s-60s) on February 6, 2015. For nearly twenty summers, Richie’s presence loomed large on boys side as a camper, counselor, division leader, and longtime Color War Judge. The latter title prepared him for his career as a judge for Rensselaer County Family Court and his work for the NYS Office of Children and Family Services. His brother Steve and son Michael were also longtime Scaticonians. Former boys head counselor Stan Silverberg (1950-73) and his wife Joan recalled Rich fondly: “We knew Richie as a camper, counselor, division leader, and a friend. We were not surprised that his personality and ability took him to a career as a Judge. We were thrilled to see him on the podium as a speaker at the University of Albany graduation of our daughter Dana. We remember the days when Dana would only trust Richie to take her on the horse ride at the Carnivals year after year. Richie was a great kid at camp, one of the good guys you could always count on. We have no doubt that our lives and the lives of many others were enriched by this exceptional person.”
Susan Kaye Melchner (1950s) on October 13, 2014. Susan attended camp with her brother Robert and sister Brenda Kaye Pace.

Vintage 1950s Bunk Scene: Maybe staged just a little bit for the camera? The boy in the foreground is reading “The Wailing Siren Mystery,” a Hardy Boys adventure first published in 1951. Current campers should notice: the towel folded on the end of … — **Vintage 1950s Bunk Scene:** Maybe staged just a little bit for the camera? The boy in the foreground is reading “The Wailing Siren Mystery,” a Hardy Boys adventure first published in 1951. Current campers should notice: the towel folded on the end of each bed; the wood door to the bathroom, metal army cots (very tough on knees when you caught a corner); windows on the other side of the screens that open out rather than up and down; no comforters in sight (only wool blankets); and a basically empty shelf over the bed (except for 5 tennis balls, a mitt, and a metal canteen).

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Fall 2014

Fall is always a season at camp to look back at (and be thankful for) the magic of the summer passed, and also excitedly to begin plans for the year to follow. This has proven especially so this September as we celebrated the retirements of three long- time Scaticonians, while simultaneously welcoming in a next generation that’s been waiting in the wings.

News From Elizaville

How can you say enough nice things about Nancy Kleiner’s incredible 29-year run on girls side (28 as head counse- lor)? No other girls’ head counselor in Scatico’s history has had a longer tenure. (Many of her first campers now have children at Scatico.) The sense of spirit, tradition, and community fostered on girls’ side has grown year after year under her leadership
(as has enrollment—up more than 33 percent since the mid- 1980s).

The husband-and-wife team of Bren Karcich and Ian Slater can’t quite match Nancy’s total of 29 summers, but certainly hold their own with 21 and 22 years respectively as Scatico’s caretakers. They started working alongside Al and Peggy Adams (Ian’s stepdad and mom), making for 48 consecutive summers of a single family heading maintenance at camp. A quick walk around camp and you’ll see Bren and Ian’s work everywhere: all the wooden beds and nightstands in cabins; flower beds; the deck by the dining room; the octagon meeting area by the Admin... The list goes on and on.

Yet you don’t make 95 summers as a camp without embracing the future. We are thrilled to welcome Kerri Berkman Winderman as our new girls head counselor. Kerri was a camper, counselor, and division leader in the 1980s-90s and has worked the past two summers as Nancy’s assistant head counselor. During the “off- season,” she’s a curriculum specialist for the Rye, NY, school district. The photo from 1989 to the left shows Kerri with former bunkmates who were then all working (under Nancy) as counselors.

Edward Lydon (Teddy) started at Scatico as an 18-year- old maintenance assistant in 1997 and in October moved onto campgrounds (with his wife Jenn and son Mason) as camp’s new caretaker. If your keeping score at home, that’s only four generations of Scatico caretakers in 95 years: Fred Peterson, Al and Peggy, Bren and Ian, and Teddy.

At Scatico, looking both back into the past and ahead into the future, we feel lucky and blessed by so much commitment and loyalty.

Above: Scatico founder Nat Holman graced a Wheaties box more than 50 years before Michael Jordan (also of basketball fame) made his first appearance on one. Nat ap- peared on two “back box” panels in the late 1930s. The cartoon was part of a late 1940s advertising campaign and describes Nat as being “generally acknowledged as the greatest player and coach in the history of basketball.” The first athlete to appear on a Wheaties box was Lou Gehrig in 1934.

We Will Miss You

􏰀􏰁 Doris Brody Rosen passed away on September 27, 2014. She attended Scatico from
1940 to 1948. Her daughter Nancy Rosen Rosenblatt and granddaughters Amy and Barbara
Rosenblatt were also Scatico campers.
􏰀􏰁 Wilfred Feinberg passed away on J uly 31, 2014. He attended Scatico fr om 1929 to
1941. His children Jack and Susan were campers in the 1950s and 1960s. Judge Feinberg was appointed as a Federal Appeals Court Judge by John F. Kennedy in 1961, and served into the 2000s. (Current Scatico father and alumnus Andrew Tannenbaum clerked for Judge Feinberg in 2002-03.) Among many notable rulings, in the late 1970s Judge Feinberg helped determine that a North Carolina textile company was required to allow its workers to unionize (this case inspiring the 1979 movie “Norma Rae”—with Sally Field earning a “best Actress” award in the title role). Alex Holman, Judge Feinberg’s longtime camp friend, tells how through his entire career the Judge left standing orders in his office to put through any phone calls from people asking for “Billy” as they must be Scatico friends.

Calling All Photos: We are looking for classic (and even not-so-classic) photos to print in future issues of the Alumni Newsletter. Send by e-mail as an attachment to info@scatico.com or by mail to: Camp Scatico, PO Box 6, Elizaville, NY 12523. We will return the originals, if requested.

Two vintage photos (left and below) from Dennis Rinzler (1950-62):
Top—Dennis in 1950 outside Bunk 9 with his counselor Paul Sar- banes. Paul (nicknamed “Tyke”) was 17 years old at the time and still 27 years away from serving in the United States Senate. His 30-year tenure (1977-2007) as a Senator from Maryland, is the longest in the State’s history.

Below—Bunk 12 in 1951. From left to right: Steve Manis, Billy Grossman, Dennis, Billy Manis, Mike Atkins, and Alan Harris. The counselors are Don Herzog and Ed Brenner.

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Zak Penn sent in this photo from his 1981 Bar Mitzvah. That’s Zak bottom left (“with the bounce in my hair”) and bunkmate Jon Reinsdorf bottom right (“too tight jeans”). In the middle (left to right) are Mike “Maz” Madorsky (a 1981 Upper Senior) and coun- selors Hillel Italie and David Fleischner (Zak’ s 1980 division lead- er). Zak, a screenwriter and film director, lives in Los Angeles.

This photo arrived from Emily Friedman Stamaris.(1980-82).She’s with her dad and sister Carrie on Visiting Day in 1980. Hear- ing impaired, Emily taught her bunkmates
to sign “You Light Up My Life”—leading to a memorable group performance at a 4th of July Talent Show.

Staying In Touch

Stay connected with fellow Scaticonians by e-mailing news, photos, and recollections to info@scatico.com. If you prefer the regular mail and printed pictures, that works just as well. We will even return the photographs after reproducing them for the Alumni Newsletter.
We always love to hear about Random Scatico Sightings (RSS).... Lauren Felsen

Klein (1980s) recognized her former counselor Lisa Paymer Dodge (1960s-2000s) on the beach in Naples, FL... Bunkmates Jennifer Fleischner (1960s-80s) and Amy Herfort Gelman (1960s-70s) ran into each other at an ice cream parlor in New Buffalo, MI (first RSS ever in this town of under 2,000 residents!), and discovered that their husbands had a Chicago family connection and had actually been together at a large reunion 6 years previously without realizing it... When Ira Briskman (1953-60) moved into a condo in Quogue, NY, someone knocked on the door to welcome him to the neighborhood. Ira was wearing a Scatico shirt (from a reunion) and the woman at the door said to him, “My husband went to Scatico.” Ira then reconnected with camp contemporary Daniel Fein- berg.... Jeff Bukantz (1974-79) and Rob Solomon (1977-79) spotted each other out- side Madison Square Garden just prior to a Rangers’ playoff game last June. Jeff also sent in a photo of him with former heavyweight boxing champion Evander “The Real Deal” Holyfield, taken at a youth fencing competition in Atlanta (where Jeff was ref- ereeing). A month later, Jeff was reffing at a meet in Columbus, OH, when he met up with Tom Rosenberg (1960s-80s)....

The 40th anniversary of the 1974 graduating class of New Rochelle High School included Scaticonians Ellen Woloshin Shilowich, Bob Lapides, Lainie Isaacs Ortiz, Judi Fleischner Ecochard, and Jay Finkelstein (who missed the photo op to the right). Ellen, a singer and performer, has released a newbEP titled “The Words,” which you can purchase (and also find dates for upcoming performances) at www.ellenwoloshin.com..... Modi Wiczyk checked in from Los Angeles, where he co-founded and is the current co-CEO of Media Rights Capital, an independent film and television studio. Recent projects include Netflix’s “House of Cards”
and the film “Ted”.... Leah Recht (1990s-2000s) is receiving her Masters in Art Therapy (a medical degree) at Drexel University.... Bert Holman sent in a copy of a page from the 1923 City College yearbook (“The Microcosm”) detailing highlights from that school’s baseball season. In that year, Uncle Nat not only coached the basketball team, played basketball professionally for the Original Celtics, and directed Camp Scatico (then in its third year), but also managed the CCNY baseball squad. An Opening Day loss that year came against Columbia (15-5) with it’s star player Lou Gehrig pitching. By the summer of 1923, Lou Gehrig was a New York Yankee....

Congratulations to Maggie Parwinicka Mozga (1990s-2000s), who completed the Rhinebeck, NY, half-marathon in 2h:00M:42s.... Fall visitors to camp included Liz Rashkin
Hartzell (1962-73), who was in New York from her home in Atlanta, and Jamie Meltzer Truman (1994-2001), attending a wedding in nearby Tivoli.... A front-page article in The Star Ledger on Veteran’s Day (November 11th) fea- tured Steve Atkins (1930s-40s), recalling what it was like landing on Normandy Beach on the day after D- Day (June 7, 1944). At the time, he was a 19-year-old Army combat engineer.... Steve’s oldest son Jack At- kins (1955-69) reported on a 1950s-70s alumni dinner with Mitch Herzog, Steve Hanft, Marc Hellman, and Howie “King of Chum” Kaplan.... A July dinner at the NYC apartment of Sue Skollins Friedman (1945-59) brought together Sue, Joan Haskel Berlly (1950-60), Dennis Rinzler (1950-62) and Bruce Holman (1945-56). When Peter Katz (1980s-2000s), an executive at Wizard World (the compa- ny that organizes Comic Cons), was in Columbus, OH, for an event, he con- nected with Randy Au (1980s-2010s) and Jason David Frank (the Original Green Power Ranger) and sent in the photo to the right. Randy, currently the boys’ Athletics Director at Scatico, started at camp as a basketball counselor in 1984... Congratulations to Doug Herzog (1960s-70s) on his induction into the Broadcasting & Cable Hall of Fame at an October 20th event at the Waldorf Astoria Hotel in New York City. Doug is currently the president of Viacom’s Entertainment Group, com- prised of Comedy Central, Spike TV, and TV Land. Fellow in- ductees that evening included Bud Selig, Commissioner of Ma-
jor League Baseball, and Robin Roberts, co-anchor of “Good Morning America.” Doug’s sisters Jane and Jill joined the cele- bration as did Scatico friends Jeff Abrams, Andrew Levine, and David Fleischner.... Back in his camper years between 1980 -86, few at Scatico could match Adam Birbrower’s baseball fan- dom. His article “Baseball Jersey Numbers: A n A rchetypal Analysis” appeared in the October 23rd issue of bronxbanter- blog.com.... Andy Bernard, Dan Fabian, Scott Strauss, Brad Green, and Randy Goldstein (all 1980s-90s) connected at the 2014 New Orleans Jazz Festival and sent in the photo to the right.... Mitch Polay (1980s-2000s) sent in the photo to the right just in case it was a “slow news cycle”(no such thing)—a dinner outing with Scott Kaufman, Ben Stern, Josh Wigler, and Max Lieberman (all 1990s-2000s).... Four Koren siblings—Kate, Jon, David, and Georgia—attended camp in the 1990s-2000s. Jon pro- vided a family update: Kate is married, has one daughter, works in the pharmaceutical industry, and lives in Seattle; David graduated last June from the Kellogg Business School at Northwestern, now works for Discover, and lives in Chicago; Georgia graduated from Lynn University last May; and Jon lives in Connecticut

with his wife Anna and daughter (see birth announcements on next page). While on business in London in December 2013, Jon visited Neil Seligman and Jim Hosking... Josh Wigler (1996-2007) shared the fol- lowing story about a June outing with fellow 2000 Up- per Seniors Eric Sable, Max Lieberman, Ben Stern , and Ben Lew: “W e participated in “Scavenge for Life,” a scavenger hunt held in Manhattan that raises money for cancer research. You have to find items

around the city (a squirt of pink soap in a bag, four kinds of mints, perfume strips, etc.) as well as take photos of other assort- ed weirdness. One of the items was to pho- tograph a team member cradling a stranger on the street—a stranger who just happened to be Joe Hamm from “Mad Men.” He fell right into Ben Lew’s arms.”

Thanks to all for staying in touch—
please email news and photos for the Fall 2014 issue of the Alumni Newsletter to info@scatico.com.

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Weddings

􏰀􏰁 Ainslee Schreiber and Scott Kaufman (1995- 2006) were married on 8/31/14. Joining Scott’s brothers Rob and Josh in the celebration were David Sarraf, Harris Sarraf, Ryan Meltzer, Ben and Hope Mandel Amsterdam, Zach Miller, Lara Stahl, Mike and Rachel Hol- lander Heller, Charlie Bernard, Ian Meltzer, Mitch Polay, Melissa Plush, Simon Schwam, Adam Lasker, and Josh Wigler.
􏰀􏰁 Eitan Azizian and Lauren Sherrard (1996- Scatico friends join “Scotty K” at his wedding 2005) on 8/24/14. Lauren’s former bunkmates Jenni, Levine, Robyn Mohr, and Stephanie Bukantz attended along with Chas and Ellen Levine.
􏰀􏰁 Liberty Thomas McAteer and Rachel Seebacher
(1990s-2000s) on 10/18/14. Joining Rachel’s parents (Bob and Joanne) and siblings (Paul and Lauren) were sister and brother Eiko and Yosuke Suzuki , Ste- ve Hanft, and Chas and Ellen Levine (who clearly had a busy fall wedding calendar). Bob’s Scatico ca- reer began in the 1960s as a camper and ran into the 1970s as a counselor. Then after taking the 1980s off, he returned for 10-plus summers as a camp doctor in the 1990s and 2000s.
􏰀􏰁 Kevin Khani and Dana Wattenberg (1990-97) on 10/12/14. In addition to her big brother Aaron, Caryn Ecker attended. Ally Lipton, who ran Scatico’s new cooking program this past summer (see next page) technically was also present, but in the role of full-service event planner and caterer.
The Next Generation

􏰀􏰁 Chase Samuel on 10/26/14 to Sharon and Ryan Meltzer (1992-2006).
􏰀􏰁 Luke Levon on 8/15/14 to Laura and Adam Fleischner (1980s-2000s).
􏰀􏰁 Zoey Lake on 9/5/14 to Laura and Josh Koretsky (1990s-2000s).
􏰀􏰁 Ezra Hudson on 8/30/14 to Sacha and Samantha Safran Bodner (1988-2005).
􏰀􏰁 Charley Alexa on 8/12/14 to Jon and Alison Goodman Ecker (1987-1994).
􏰀􏰁 Laine on 9/11/14 to Sasha and Josh Friedman (1991-97).
􏰀􏰁 Olivia Main on 6/19/14 to Anna and Jon Koren (1990s-2000s).
􏰀􏰁 Jack James on 5/14/14 to Jim Hein and Carrie Tendler (1991-95).

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Shay Rubinson’s Bar Mitzvah: Three generations of Scaticonians
Left to right: Andy Rubinson, Tom Rubinson, Roger Goldman, David Fleischner, Julie Strauss Greeley, Richard Rubinson, Amy Rubinson, Francesca Rubinson, Cessy Goldman Rubinson, Jane Greeley, Noah Wagner, Diana Wallerstein, Kate Greeley, Carol Rubinson Strauss, and Shay. (Margie Strauss Featherstone missed the photo.) Grandma and Grandpa Richard and Cessy Goldman Rubinson met at Scatico in the 1940s.

What’s New at Scatico?

Just in case it’s been a few years since you last made the pilgrimage to Elizaville, here’s an up- date on some of the more recent additions at camp:

For 2015—Plans are underway for a new dock system for the boys waterfront.
2014—A new “Culinary Center” (photos to the right) constructed on the site of the former bake shop; a new Squash Court wall on boys side; and bathroom renovations for the 5 back campus cab- ins on girls side.

2013—Lights for the girls athletics fields; a new Squash Court wall on girls side; and two new Gaga courts.
2012—A new dock system for an enlarged girls waterfront; construction of a music studio on boys’ side; the expansion and renovation of bunk 1A-B; and bathroom renovations in the Club- house and in Coves B and C.

The Cooking Center Ally Lipton (1980s 90s) returned “home” to head the new Cooking Center during the summer of 2014. Ally, a NYC- based events planner and caterer, ran (we must say) an incredible program, with campers of all ages.

1970 Soopers Reunion
Jane Herzog writes: “W e organized a long overdue bunk reunion in Manhattan last August when I was on the East Coast (to drop off my son at Pratt Institute as a freshman. Nancy Lippman Halis hosted and people traveled into the city by car, train, and airplane to be there. It was so exciting to see each person arrive, and amazing how everyone looks so much the same, sounds so much the same, and has done so many good things with their lives. For some of us it’ s been over 30 years since we were in touch, but the Scatico bond is so strong, it seemed just like yesterday. We had the best night ever!” From left to tight: Laurie (Lou) Gruberg, Barbara Schulman, Ellen Greystone Kalikow, Jane Herzog, Nancy Lippman Halis, Robin Herfort Healy, Lee Gelb, and Jennifer Fleischner.

Color War 2014: The more things change, the more they stay the same!

Whether you were at camp in the 1940s, 50s, 60, 70s, 80s,... (you get the idea) these Color War images from last summer will look very familiar: Girls’ Sing and the Boys’ Potato Races on closing night.

Vintage Scatico: 1930s? The driving range before dividers between the tee boxes and with the trees along the road newly planted. An alumnus has shared that there was so little tree cover (at camp and in the surrounding area) that you could stand by the pagoda, look out across the lake, and see Hunter Mountain (on the other side of the Hudson River) 35 miles in the distance.

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Scatico founder Nat Holman from a 1930s
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