Monday, September 7, 2009

Summer 2009

Today is Labor Day, September 7, 2009. I have been back in Dallas since September 2nd. The 2009 summer at Sky Ranch at Ute Trail was outstanding. We had good attendance in all three of our programs, Family Camping, Quest Sigma leadership Camp and our Wilderness Ministry.

Our staff did a great job and exemplified servant leadership at its best. Our kitchen staff prepared wonderful meals that everyone enjoyed. Our guests all seemed to enjoy the camp program and we have had a good signup for next summer so far. All in all it was one of our best summers ever.

Also, we had a scholarship family camp week for military families and a reunion for Ute Trail Boys Camp 1946-1973.

Tomorrow we get underway with our 9 month building program which should result in our having 4 new cabins, a meeting room, a new wastewater treatment plant, a fire protection system and new road in place by June 1, 2010. Our builders, Matt and Luke Ventura and Nick Spallone are ready to start and continue this project until completion.

We will be able to accomodate 10 families per week next summer as well as our two other programs usual numbers.

This month of September is possibly the most beautiful month of the year at Ute Trail Ranch with the Aspen trees turning gold and yellow.

Next week we have a fishing retreat planned for Park Cities Presbyterian Church of Dallas, Texas with 19 men attending. The fishing has been good all summer and we now have 3 beautiful Golden Trout in the river. We have been catching 10 inch to 22 inch trout this summer.

Our museum in the old barn was completed last month and presents a history of Ute Trail Ranch since its founding in 1883,

Until next time,

George Seay