Today would have been the Camp's annual visit to the County Fair and to celebrate I am now sitting in a shopping centre outside of Bristol. In the foreground is a children's Fairground with an appropriate roundabout and I am sitting having a sliced beef sandwich with gherkins and roasted peppers on rye, accompanied with chipped potatoes and washed down with .......... That is the nearest that I can get to the fun and thrills of the County Fair this year!

Sorry that I got caught between

How many readers can remember sitting out at night on either the upper or lower hill looking north over Honesdale for the shooting stars/meteorites?

Certainly amongst our number is a Unversally known Astronomer and without wishing to tred on David Levy's toes, or indeed upon those of Rob Friedman, the night sky this week ought to bring back many memories for Skycrest Campers.

Situated high in the Pocono Mountains, Skycrest had the ideal vantage point for watching these meteorite

Amongst the highlights of the summer for many campers was the Wayne County Fair. Almost a timeless institution that came around each year without fail. Nevertheless, it was enjoyed by all since it combined the fun of the Amusement Parks with its Fair Ground rides, the fun of the Waterparks when it rained, and the fun of Camelback or a camper hunt when a camper got "mislaid"!

Last evening (Sunday evening) I felt that I could hear the voice of "Doc" during one of his weekly Councelors' M

Today marks the 50^th anniversary of my fist day at Skycrest. I was nine years old and just finished third grade at a new school. It had been pretty mush decided that I would be going to sleep camp that summer after
having been going to day camp the last four years. They only question was what camp.

This weekend I read of a most unfortunate occurance in Upstate NY. A group of Foreign Councellors were standing on the side of a road when they were hit by a car being driven by a drunk driver. Two British Councellors were killed and a third seriously injured and now in hospital in Albany. My thoughts immediately go to their families and I send condolences for the loss of their loved ones.

To think back to the days when many of us arrived in the USA with great expectations of a summer