Of all the events that occur during the
summer at Timberlane, probably the two biggest are U.N. (United
Nations) and Pow Wow Days. For those of you new to Timberlane,
heres how the two days work. There are four leaders for each of
four teams, a junior captain, an intermediate captain, a senior
captain & a staff chief.
The captains sit down and rate all of the campers in athletic ability
and skill. The next morning, there is a draft with each
age division being picked separately. It is incorrect to assume that
the best athletes will only be picked first. An example of this is
Matt Healy, when he was a camper, Matt, although admittedly not the
world's greatest athlete, was always one of the top picks due to his
ability in the many "skill" events.
After the campers are done being picked, the teams go on to pick the
staff. The staff is used to help write the opening program, and to
help put the campers into the right events.
When the big day finally comes around, everyone is emotionally
peaked. Songs & Cheers have been repeatedly practiced and team
spirit takes it from there.
Each camper takes part in three events (for a listing of the types of
events, look on the past score sheets in the lodge), and the fastest
campers and staff on each team compete in relay races. the final
event of the day is the Tug-O-War and in more cases than
not, the outcome is still in doubt coming into the Tug. Many times in
the past a team leading the entire day has lost it in the Tug, while
a last place team has snatched victory from defeat.
Although the winning team does not receive much in a material
prize for winning; the fun of it, and the pride in having
done a good job, is enough to satisfy the victors...as well as the
losers.