BARN NEWS! FOAL WATCH 2009

We are on foal watch... Jada, one of our miniature mares, is due to give birth any day now. She is bred to Jiggy, our "dalmation" mini driving stallion, and we are very excited to meet this little guy/girl. The video cam is set up in Lornie's bedroom and about every hour, she rolls over to check out Jada's situation. When miniature horses are born, they aren't much larger than baby goats and they are cute, cute, cute!

Nikki, our Swedish warmblood mare, is due May 12th so we have a bit of time for her baby. She is getting quite large though and looks beautiful.

We had a scare a couple of weeks ago when Jiggy colicked during a bad snow storm. Lornie and Sutter rushed him to the vet an hour and half away. We didn't have our horse trailer so we folded up the back seat in our Dodge truck, pushed a hay bale next to the door and up went Jiggy. Fortunately, he has ridden in all kinds of strange vehicles for shows and didn't think anything of riding behind my driver's seat. We made a strange sight! He underwent colic surgery that night and after several days of touch and go (he had trouble with the anesthesia), Jiggy is home and doing well. What a relief! He just returned from having his stomach staples pulled. He has to have stall rest for 90 days but should be ready to pull carts by summer time!

Daisy's Winter Fun!

Daisy, one of our lesson ponies has had the pleasure of spending this late winter/early spring with Laura S! Laura was looking for a pony to do some jumping shows on and she had ridden Daisy all last winter. Daisy was excited to leave the land of snow and ice for green grass and fun with Laura! Laura's family even bought her some new clothes as you can see from the attached photo. She is a very stylin' pony and is loving her winter job! Campers, don't worry, Daisy will be back to Coppercreek in June.

Only 86 more days until 1st Session.

Oh, also, no new baby yet. We are still watching, waiting, watching, waiting, watching, and waiting!

February News

• Enrollment Update
• Help in Tough Economic Times
• The Return of Horse Camp
• One-Week Session Options

I know it's hard to believe, but in just 3 ½ months, we will open for our 45th summer of adventures! It seems like winter has just begun (maybe because winter has just begunJ), but we are starting to gear up and get serious about Summer 2009!

Enrollment Update: If you haven't yet enrolled your camper for this summer, here is an enrollment update. We are full for CITs in 3rd and 4th session. Both TREK and Junior TREK programs (2nd & 3rd sessions) are nearly full. For Traditional Camp, we have room in all sessions and age g roups, but things are getting very tight in 2nd and 3rd sessions in the 11, 12, 13 & 14 year old cabins for both boys and girls. If you haven't yet enrolled your camper, please give us a call. We still have "wiggle room", but now is definitely the time to make your decision about next summer!

Help in Tough Economic Times: We know the economy has hit some of our camp families hard. What a d ifficult time for our country! If your family is struggling to fit camp into the budget for this summer, please call us. We have received some generous donations to our scholarship fund, and we may be able to help offset the costs of tuition.

The Return of Horse Camp: Back by popular demand, we have added our 5-day horse camp to this summer's schedule for those campers who can't get enough horses in Traditional camp. This camp will be offered June 14th to 19th and will only be open to 25 campers. The price for this Equestrian experience is $1195.

One-Week Session Options: We have added one-week options back into our summer schedule. Your camper can attend the first week of First Session (June 21 to June 27) or the first week of Fourth Session (August 2 to August 8).

We can't wait to hear from you!

Home Visits

Thank you to the Cohen-Levinson family for hosting our first Home Gathering of the year! Lornie traveled to LA this weekend for a camp fair and an afternoon visiting with former and future campers and their families. She had a terrific time and she loved the chance to see Tess and Mira, Ruby, Chris M, Danielle S and our new friend Evelyn on their home turf. They spent the afternoon watching our new slideshow DVD and visiting about camp. We have more slideshow reunions planned for February, March and April in the Bay Area, Las Vegas and Arizona. If you would like more specific information, please let us know!

ONLY 130 DAYS UNTIL CAMP BEGINS AGAIN!

Facebook, Old Photos & New Things at Camp

Hello Coppercreek Families and Friends,
I have to admit, I have become a Facebook junkie. It is terrible, but true! I joined a few months ago to see what all of the fuss was about. In those few months, I have re-connected to high school, college, and the best part, Coppercreek friends, old and new. I have been amazed and delighted to hear from and see photos of so many people who were part of Coppercreek over the years. Facebook even has Lornie and I pulling out the archived photos, scanning and uploading them. There are some true gems in the cardboard boxes. I put about 30 up today and there are more to come. The most special thing about re-connecting to all of these Coppercreekers has been hearing how much Coppercreek meant and still means to so many! The walk down Memory Lane has been fantastic. If you would like to see more photos, please feel free to join us on Facebook. We also have an alumni blog coppercreekalumni.blogspot.com, and/or you can join our alumni group from our website. We would love to hear from everyone!
Big Coppercreek hugs,
Becky

Guess who's coming back to Coppercreek!

Hello Everyone,
We are busy this week at camp! It is the time of year when all of the preparation (staff hiring, booking new campers, planning projects and programs, etc.) for next year really begins. The exciting news is that we are starting to hear from the staff who want to return next summer. So, first a disclaimer, we haven't heard from everyone yet, and some of these staff are "maybe"s, but here is the list: Quillan, Jorge, Dave, Kari, Lucy, Lindsay, Sophia, Sean, Katie, James, Maggie, Laura, Cindy & Jonny! You can't miss this summer!!
Happy Thursday.
Becky

January News from Coppercreek!

Happy New Year! We hope your holidays were spent with friends and family appreciating your blessings! We had a wonderful holiday season. After celebrating Christmas here at camp, Sutter and Ilana traveled with me to Truckee to spend the vacation working as ticket sellers at Northstar. It was fantastic. They got to live the "ski bum" life, and I had wonderful employees who I knew would be at work on time (since they stayed with me!). We all celebrated New Year's Eve on the mountain! Ryleigh, Craig, Lornie and Sutter skied. Taylor (a friend of Sutter & Ilana's) and Ilana snowboarded, Kenna and I hung out on the deck people watching and then we all watched the fireworks together at Northstar. I had the pleasure of bumping into Ryan Kirk on the mountain! It was great to see you, Ryan. I am really surprised we didn't see more of our campers. Please look me, Sutter or Ilana up if you ski Northstar. We would love to say hello.

Other happenings at Coppercreek:

Alumni Group

Our alumni group is growing by the day. We have almost 200 alumni registered so far. It has been such a pleasure for all of us to re-connect with so many of Coppercreek's former campers and staff. If you haven't had a chance to register yet, please visit www.coppercreek.com. We would love to get back in touch!

The Coppercreek Memorial Fund

We have recently established the Coppercreek Memorial Fund, a scholarship fund to give local children a chance to attend camp. For years, we have reached out to needy children in our community at our own cost. We would like to continue and grow the scholarship fund and are looking for help. If you or anyone you know might be interested, please give us a call or visit our website http://www.coppercreek.com/scholarship-donations.asp for more information.

Reunion Slide Shows

Lauren is putting together some Reunion Slide Shows. Her first one is scheduled for February 8th in the Los Angeles area. We are also looking for people who would like to host a slide show in Phoenix, Las Vegas, the Bay Area, and any other location, really! Please shoot Lornie an e-mail for more information. lornie@coppercreek.com!

So, there is the exciting news for now.

Happy Thursday!

Becky