General News

by Scott Rossiter, Assistant Director of Guest Servicesand Sarah Karstetter, Marketing Associate How time flies! Our 2008 Women's Weekends have come and gone, and we are already accepting church group early bird reservations for 2009! Over 600 women, from 35 different churches attended our Women's Weekends this past month. Churches came from cities around the Northwest, including those from I-5/405 corridor cities of Arlington, Stanwood, Lynnwood, Everett, Marysville, Bothell, Mukilteo, Edmonds, Seattle, Burien, Renton, Auburn, Tacoma, and Olympia. They also ...

Are things piling up around you? Is the garage overflowing; are you afraid to open that hall closet; or worst yet, are you paying every month for storage space? WBC can help! Here is a list of some things we could really use at the Camp right now. Please take a moment to look it over and see if you have any of these items, lying around unused, and taking up space, that you could donate. It will be a ...

Give a Memorial Gift MEMORIAL FOR/Given by VERA IVERSON BOWERMAN Rev. and Mrs. Art LiddleMr. and Mrs. Larry Prigg HAROLD DOWD Connie Kaestner BILL FLIEDER Mr. and Mrs. Raymon Samuelson ESTHER FRIES Jane Fries BERNARD (BUD) HANSEN Mrs. Solveig Arnold ELIZABETH KANEHEN Mr. and Mrs. David Kanehen SARAH HELENE KROEGER Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Grigsby KURT MCMULLEN Rebecca Stripp MYRTLE SPURLING-BISTLINE Mr. and Mrs. Norman Hogg FLORENCE LEASOR GREEN WINEBURGER   Mr. and Mrs. Bruce Bawks IN HONOR OF/Given By BOB ...

When someone close to you goes home to be with the Lord, you want to give something that is fitting, meaningful, sincere. Through the thoughtfulness and concern expressed with a Living Memorial gift, Warm Beach Camp can continue to touch lives for Jesus Christ. When your Living Memorial gift is received, a tasteful and beautiful card is promptly sent to the family of the person honored telling them their loved one has been honored in this way. The amount of ...

Day Camp Around the WorldWarm Beach Camp's Day Camp program takes on different forms to minister to children and youth around the World Online Camp Registration is Now an Option!It is convenient, quick, and simple ... and available 24 hours a day. Director's ColumnCome Away Kids 2 Camp Program Touches Young LivesLast year, $71,161 was given to the Kids 2 Camp fund, which helped 477 children come to Camp. Nurse's Cabin Receives Needed RefurbishmentThis project is a way we can ...

By Keith Yarter, The Lights of Christmas Director It was December, 2006, and the little Polar Express train was chugging its heart out during The Lights of Christmas. It struggled to make each turn around the Nativity Circle with families and friends laughing all the way. When that season ended, so did the heart of the Polar Express engine, Lil Toot. After a number of years of faithful service, it was now time to find a new engine to pull ...

General Admission:Open 5 - 10 pmDecember 4-7, 11-14, 17-23, 26-28 Baylight Dinner Theatre:December 4-6, 11-13, 18-20, 22-23 Sunday Dessert Matinee:December 7, 14, 21 Overnight at The Lights:December 4-7, 11-14, 17-22, 26-27 For more Information:Go to the Camp's Website NEW THIS YEAR - Make your reservationsfor The Lights of Christmas online!

I am glad it is Christmas time As I write this, the global economy is under stress. Recent news talked of local businesses that are closing their doors. By the time you read this, our next president will have been elected. There is a profound sense that we are standing in a place and time we have never been before. By the way - it's Christmas time ... I am glad it is Christmas time: I know who Christmas is ...

By Eugene Barnes, Director of Guest Services A question that comes up often while I am working with Mike and Dakota, the draft horse team, as they pull the big wagon around the Tinhorn Town loop during The Lights of Christmas is, "So, what do you do the rest of the year?" I tell them that, as the Director of Guest Services, I have the privilege of working with a different team - Warm Beach Camp's Guest Service Team. As ...

Behind the twinkling lights and breath-taking displays, there is an incredible amount of careful planning and preparation that goes into the execution of The Lights of Christmas each year. The following information is a collection of interesting (and sometimes fascinating) statistics we have compiled about The Lights. The next time you need a conversation starter, feel free to drop a few of these numbers into your conversation.(Note: Unless otherwise specified, the information is based on annual numbers.) General Event18 - ...

By Nancy Nelson, Development Director After the phone call, I could have danced on my desk! The phone call was to let me know the trustees of the M.J. Murdock Charitable Trust had approved a $490,000 grant proposal for the renovation of the Camp's flag-ship building, Cedar Lodge. This will be the largest grant ever in the history of Warm Beach Camp. As a matter of fact, I have promised the staff that I WILL dance on my desk when ...

By Emily Lambert, Outdoor Education Coordinator Warm Beach Camp's ministry extended far beyond its home in Stanwood, Washington, this past August to a small country in eastern Africa. In partnership with Sister Connection, an organization that helps widows and orphans in war-torn Burundi, a team of staff from WBC traveled to help in the second annual youth camp for the children of widows in Burundi, held at the end of August. The camp took place at a local mission station ...

By Darrell Weiland, Director, Warm Beach Foundation In the United States of America, we have laws. Throughout our lives, different laws apply to us at different times. Our birth is registered as required by law. As teens, we face consequences if we violate traffic laws. As adults, we comply with laws in regards to purchasing a home, paying taxes, and in many more of life's activities. Most of our life is governed by law. When we die, our life's passing ...

Fresh from national competition in Watsonville, California, the Warm Beach Vaulters have already begun their 2008-09 season with competitions in Chilliwack, B.C., and Auburn, Washington. Three teams and more than 20 young people will be traveling this year to British Columbia, Washington, and Oregon for competitions, and finally, to Lexington, Kentucky, for the national competition in July, 2009. Warm Beach Vaulters come from all over the region, from British Columbia to Renton. They range in age from four years old ...

By Scott Rossiter, Assistant Director of Guest Services The Camp's new online registration system now provides guests with an easy-to-use, 24-hours-a-day, way to place reservations for upcoming WBC events. Last April, the online event reservation system went live with an initial focus on summer events like Day Camps, W-Bar-B youth camps and Horsemanship camps. Within a few weeks, the online catalog grew to include Marriage and Engaged Encounters, Dad & Me Weekends, and the Philip Yancey and Tony Campolo Weekend. ...

By Joanie Yonker, Executive Assistant When Randy Cloes said "Yes" to joining the Warm Beach Camp Board of Directors this past summer, little did he know that he was going to increase his mission-mindedness. You see, Randy has been "on mission" for years. Until last spring, Randy knew very little about Warm Beach Camp. Then, he was asked to consider joining the Board. He came to the spring board meeting and began to make inquiries about just what this Warm ...

Horseback Riding and Vaulting Lessons are being offered this winter. These weekly lessons are ideal for riders to sustain the riding improvements they experience during summer camp. For more information, contact Patti at Warm Beach Camp, or log onto the Camp's website. When the cost of fuel was sky-high, some people had to park their full-size pickup trucks, and others tried to sell them. If you have a full-size pickup that you've discovered you no longer really need, would you ...

"Jesus desperately wants you to allow Him to work through you to begin to change His world into the world He wills for it to be." These words, excerpted from Tony Campolo's book, You Can Make a Difference, paint a vivid picture of the message that will be shared at the next Potter's Wheel Weekend, February 13-15, 2009. Tony Campolo will be spending the weekend at Warm Beach Camp and those attending will not only have their views of the ...

By Jessica Beach, Volunteer Coordinator This being my first year as the Volunteer Coordinator for The Lights of Christmas, I have been a little nervous about recruiting, and scheduling more than 500 volunteers into 1,800 shifts for this momentous event. My co-workers have been assuring me (probably due to my periodic hyperventilation) that all will be well. Their confidence, which is certainly not rooted in my years of experience, made me suspicious that they had information that I did not. ...

We would like to say a heartfelt thank you to each of the following individuals and businesses that helped make the August Extravaganza, held on August 23, 2008, a huge success. And we encourage your patronage of these outstanding businesses.   Acai Vida, Lee Smith, Stanwood, WAAce Hardware, Stanwood, WAAdriatic Grill, Tacoma, WAAlpine Fire and Safety Systems, Inc., Steve and Tami Bounds, Burlington, WAAmigo Mexican Restaurant, Jose De La Cruz, Owner, Stanwood, WABob Barber, Stanwood, WABattle Creek Golf Course, Tulalip, ...