My Happy Memories of Dorion Bible Camp
CSSM Ministries
Richard Pepper

"When the roses fade and I'm in the shade,
I'll remember you." -- Bob Dylan 1985

[Seventies] [Eighties] [Nineties] ['01] ['02] [Misc.] [Andy James]

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Dorion Bible Camp Songbook from 1993

Camp Gitchigomee, Manitoba Pioneer Camp


2000
(The Final Year of the Twentieth Century)

News From 2000 (in roughly reverse chrono. order)

Tullochs Hamblys Ken D. Kitchen Crew
Smiles Super Dave Super Dean ELK visits
Pie in Face Jamie V. Ben K. Raili O.
Karen Mc Craig R. Em & Car Luke C.
Secret Pals? Pedersens Campfire Nov. 2 Dinner
Don Edwards VSW & Jenn Peter James! Pastors
Miss Moyer     Shroom

Don's Shaver's trumpet   Becky's Bronze Sewer Pipe   Shalom!

Banana Man   Making Rain   Kangaroo Court   

"Eat it or wear it?"   Lobo the Working Dog   Christmas Carolling

Super Dean the Dishwasher   Pictures of Djibouti and Yemen

Golden Broom challenges

The Big Storm and Power Outage!!!   Isabel Ringing   Gold Rush

The Champ   Leemark in Fijian clothes

The Smugglers Game   Sandcastle and sailboats contests

584 campers    7 weeks of overnight camp   

1 week of day camp

1 week and Labour Day Weekend Family Camps


Aerial Photo Postcards
After 1965     After 1969         1992


Some of the Pictures Shown at the Nov. 2/2000 Fund-Raising Dinner
(Some have been removed, not to whitewash history, but to respect the sensitivities of the abuse victims.)

Howard Hancock & Andy James

Miss Moyer, Monty, Mo, Millie & More

Fifty Flamingos

The New Girls Washroom 1996

Joel Brigham inaugurating the Jeff Thiessen Memorial
Basketball Court 1998

Miss Moyer cutting the ribbon for Eagles Nest
April 16, 2000

Elaine Kalnbach: Director '92 - '98

Alain & Bonnie Pleau:
Maintenance Management '98/'99

Stephen & Melanie Hambly:
Maintenance Management '00/'01

Richard Pepper:
Programme Director '87-'03/Registrar '97-'03

Don Shaver

Don & Helen Tulloch:
New Property Development '89 to '99

Erin Harbron & Vern Martin '96

Becky Wright

Rosalie Harris

Carly McKever '96              Pat Cain '97 & '98               David McGratten '99 & 2000


Assistant Programme Directors:

Tim Lappala & Darren "Shroom" Foulds '96

Jesse Jones '98 (also Head Lifeguard '99)

Jamie Vieira (& David McGratten) 2000

Chris Minor '97

Dustin Vieira '99 (It's actually Andrew Shaver in the pic!)

Led by their fearless leader, Richard Pepper.


David James &

Canoe Trip ('94)

Horsemanship Leaders: Michele Riegle & Ruth Van Nieuwenhuizen &
Heather Dickson

Canoe Leaders: Dave Shaw, Kevin Pollock & Gord Sakiyama

Note that the Horsemanship Activity has been discontinued.

CEY Camp '99

Hannah C. '97

Eleanor Q. '94

Beth M. '99

Jeanie P. '97

Rose Mc. '91

Jen S. '97

Sherry S. 2000

Katie, Courtney & Sarah '99

Jenni & Kristi 2000

Mike H. '99

Aaron M. '98

Deano & April 2000

Phyllis T. '94

Many kitchen staff '96

Willie, Wayne & Carol '88

More kitchen staff '92


2001
(The First Year of This Century)

Jan. '01 Trip to Briercrest and Providence Colleges

Katie Underhill and Sarah Jansen, Jesse and Liz Jones, Doctor Michael Gilmour


Monty Parks: 1979
In memoriam
Monty Parks

March 18, 1933 -- March 17, 2001

On Saturday March 24 there was not a seat to spare in the sanctuary of First Baptist Church as family and many, many friends gathered to remember and to celebrate the life of Monty Parks. Lamont Royce Parks, age 67 of Thunder Bay, passed away peacefully on March 17, 2001, following a lengthy illness. Monty has gone home to be with the Lord Jesus he loved and worshipped.

For 48 years Monty served at Dorion Bible Camp every summer, singing, playing his guitar and telling Bible stories to the children in a way that only he could. Eventually, a small cabin was furnished for his use and is still called "Lamont".

In 1996 Monty shared these recollections of his summers at Camp Dorion:

In the Summer of '52 I arrived to be a counsellor at the camp after a two day bus trip from Michigan--a green American in a foreign country. What I found was a rather small clearing on the shore of Black Bay. There were five cabins, a rustic dining room and kitchen, a chapel with dirt floor, no hydro, no running water (except when we ran for it and drew it from the well with a bucket) and a small staff which included Eleanor Moyer, "Mo" Mouland and Millie Pytyck. I loved it. This became "home" for each summer.

Years came and went and so did many campers and staff. Lifelong friendships have been formed here. We changed from oil and gas lamps to hydro power and from outhouses to flush toilets and other modern conveniences. But I'm glad to say that one thing hasn't changed: The purpose and message of the camp is still the Good News of Jesus Christ; to know Him and make Him known.

Monty was born and raised near Grand Rapids, Michigan. After graduating from the Grand Rapids School of the Bible and Music, he worked for Youth For Christ in Belleville until 1968, when he moved to the Lakehead to work for ARC Industries. Many of Monty's friends from ARC Annex attended his Memorial Service.

Monty contributed to his new community in many ways, many of them musical. He led the Monty Parks Chorale and more recently The King's Heralders. It was always special to hear Monty, when, with guitar in hand, or accompanied by friends, he stood to sing. With his clear voice he lifted the hearts of his listeners to join in worship of the One he loved most, his Lord Jesus Christ.

A highlight for Monty was his trip to Israel, a gift from Camp Dorion in 1982 in honour of his thirty years at Camp.

His brothers and sisters at Westmount Gospel Chapel, Dorion Bible Fellowship and Farrand St. Bible Chapel, where he worshipped for many years, will miss the music he brought, his time spent teaching children and his clear teaching of God's Word. Many others from other churches were blessed as well as Monty shared his life in Christ with them in Bible Studies or over breakfast or coffee at the Golf Dome or at the Great Northwest Coffee Company. Monty was known for his confident faith and firm convictions expressed in a gentle and respectful manner.

Again in his 1996 reflections on Camp life, he expressed how he had learned not to jump to quick conclusions:

God's work in lives is often not visible at the time. There were campers who seemed to be intensely interested in the Gospel, but grew up choosing not to follow the Lord. But there were also campers who appeared uninterested, but who were actually trusting Him and today are serving Him. We must faithfully sow the seed and water it, but only God can do a real work in hearts.

Donations in memory of Monty Parks may be made to Dorion Bible Camp.

Click below to view pictures of Monty. Use "Back" button to return here.

|Hauling Water: 1953| Twins Supper: 1979| Candace Kydd's Wedding: 1979| 30 Years at Camp: 1982|
|Monk Supper: 1982| Christmas Carolling: 1984| Monty the "Elephant": 1989| Miss Moyer and Bob Parks 2001|

(Tribute written by Marilyn Shaver)


Dorion Bible Camp Work Weekend
May 18,19/2001

 Stephen's Leaf Collection

A Playlist of Videos from 2001

News From 2001 (in roughly reverse chrono. order)
(Repeats some of the above)

Aerial Photos Taken by Darren "Shroom" Foulds, Aug. 6, 2001

Photos He Took at Camp That Day

A Closer to Complete 2001 Collection

Richard's
dead tire
The Bug
Killer
RC
Lawnmower
DBC
Flag
Bird
Feeder?
Washing
Machine
Dave's
Boat
Bug
Trap 2
Richard's
Place
Kim
Extinguishing
Ramon 4:33 Mr. & Mrs. Marshall
visit.
Super Dave Super Dave's
back
The Front
Street Men
Shaving
Doug
The True
Magda
What's with
the big head?
Hockey
70's
Suits
Drawing
Vieiras
Mr. & Mrs.
Missionary
Karen
Snoozing
Leah
Female Staff "A Place
For Fun"
Millie Mary
& Gabriel
Tuck
Time
Doug with
Veggies!
A Little
Angel(?)
Bubble
Brains
The First
Joel
Dustin
Pied
The Worship
Team
Jennifer's
been beaned
Kayla
Cuffed
Karen
Sleeping
Again!
Lifeguarding
must be
rough.
About to
be dumped
Richard
& Nephews
Hippos Giving
Thanks
Eating
Erin
& Emma
Sheldon
& his woman
Lumberjills And Ian Pipe
Dreams
Too Many
Grapes
Andy
Visits
Ray
Bourque?
Smammin'!! Team
Photo
Just who
won the
War of
1812?
Dustin
loves kids!
Fond
Farewell
Karen
& Raili
Karen, Dave
& Raili
Dave
& guitar
Luke &
Chris
Jim &
Becca
Unlucky
Luke
Behind
the Fur
EikelBOOM! Homeys Win
at Last!
Staff on
the bench
Another
Staff line
The
Gooners
Karl! Gimme the
hockey ball.
Iantense
action
On the
attack
On
defence
Screaming
fans
The Winning
Goal
Team
Photo
Dustin bursting with joy Move Towards the Light

Faces of 2001

Jennifer Doug Dustin Pam Becky
Amanda Chris Jacob Victor Ben
Paul Adrian Garron Carla Jeff
Andrew Ian Melissa Karen & Raili Tara
Kathy Jen Beth Julie Ben H.
Magda Donna

Memories

The Vision of Dorion Bible Camp is....

Team-building inventions; Richard's Crown Contest; Dragon Tails

Stephen & the fire hose; Staff O. Testimony Camp Fire; The Swings

The Front Street Men; 4:33

Shine Like the Stars Forever and Ever

Staff O. Chapel at the Bell; The Forum

Guess Who's Toast; Bucket Ball

The Longest Cabin Poem; Teens Ed's Alley Tourney

Whose Line Is It Anyway?; Canoes vs Kayaks

Sweet Caroline (Ba ba ba); "The Ultimate Talent"

Shaving Doug's Head; The Front Street Men; The Broom Trick

The Cool Clapping Crew; Deep Thoughts; What did the pig say to the horse?

"It's My Swing."

Fire Bunnies; Magda doesn't like margarine or butter.

Bob's drawings

Dutchies

Barbie versus GI Joe

The balloon that wouldn't pop

Mega Thunder Storm at Senior

Soccer in the Rain (not Lightning!)

Jack and Rose

Hans, Frans & Gwendolyn; The Jamaican Oracle

The Side Street Girls

Staff Hunt

Rocket Rays; Super Rock Star Dawgs; Bubbleteer

The Story of Ruth at Primary Camp

Derek as the Angel Gabriel

Those Naughty Kitchen Sheep

Christmas Tree Hunt

The Christmas Play

Bram's Bottle Rocket

Hit King Herod

Bunnies on the Conference Centre

Amy & 3 Lost Things; Dave's Ski Shop in Morocco

Dainty Derek; Robin's vs Tim Horton's Donuts

Butterflies in Doug's Stomach

Stephen in his Fire Fighting Gear

"Yes, No, Yes"; Deep Thoughts; Thomas & Sheldon's Jokes

The Boys Fashion Show

Jacob: "When God Ran"

Staff Hunt & Kangaroo Court

Cowmen; Yeti Avengers; Superior Yanks

The Helicopter flying by over & over again

Chapel in the basement

The OPPies

Captain Canada and the Magnificent Rabbi

"Hockey, touques and ... poutines!"

Jeff & Tim's Poem for Derek

Staff Hunt

Karen buys an ice cream for Jennifer.

Carly/CJeff; Sweet Smamin'; Crazy Campers

Statues Playing Dragon Tail (Ouch!)

The Jamaican Oracle Defeated

Tim & Mike and the Obstacle Course

Mars Bars versus Coffee Crisp

The Story(?) of Noah

Marilyn's Mercenaries; Sgt. Peppers

Golden Brooms and Silver Dustpans for All at Hi-Teens!!

Mouth to Nose Resuscitation; Cooking Perogies in the Oven

Radio Shack Man meets Captain Heresy

Foreign Language discussion of driving skills

Potato buffet

The Man Without

The Return of the Bear Who Went Over the Mountain

Happy Birthday, Pam!!

Table Tennis tournament

Sylvester and Tweety (Stephen's Favourite)

Watermelon football

Dustin (the Inspector) wins the Pipe.

To further memories of Dorion Bible Camp, CSSM Ministries
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I still love Dorion Bible Camp and still consider it "my camp" (their new slogan) but other options to consider are Camp Gitchigomee and Manitoba Pioneer Camp (my other camps).

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