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Todays Date : August 18, 2005
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Name : Robert Raab
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Years at Camp : 1947,49-52
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E-Mail Address : [email protected]
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Comments : Good times!
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Date : August 12005
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Name : Woody Frankel
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Years at Camp : 69-74
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E-Mail Address : [email protected]
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Comments : What year did the helicopter fly over the flag pole to break color war??
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Date : July 20
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Name : Rick Solomon
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Years at Camp : 5
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E-Mail Address : [email protected]
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Comments : JON KAHANE????? The man who brought soccer to Onota? GREATEST COLOR WAR BREAK EVER-1969-KAHANE GETS FIRED.
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Date : July 13, 2005
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Name : Stuart Sacks
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Years at Camp : 1964 - 1972
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E-Mail Address : [email protected]
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Comments : Mindblowing! Great memories. Will Color War break at the reunion?
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Date : July 9,2005
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Name : Paul Klein
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Years at Camp : Camper 55-62 Counselor 64,73,74
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E-Mail Address : [email protected]
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Comments : I remember many of your names. Fond memories......
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Date : 7/3/05
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Name : Jon
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Years at Camp : Kahane
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E-Mail Address : [email protected]
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Comments : Jr. Camp lives! Mitch Forman where the hell are you? Who was the guy who killed that skunk with a knife under Bunk 4? Trout Fishing In America!
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Date : 6/29/05
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Name : Larry Glassman
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Years at Camp : 1960-1969
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E-Mail Address : [email protected]
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Comments : Neal Zank told me about this site. I am looking forward to the reunion in August. Hope to see you Old Onotans!
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Name : Scott Busch
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Years at Camp : 69-72
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E-Mail Address : [email protected]
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Comments : This is so exciting! Brings back some wonderful memories. Cant wait to see all you guys! Ill be there with my golf clubs, basketball sneakers, and baseball glove. See ya soon boys!
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Date : 6/21/05
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Name : Larry Rosenthal
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Years at Camp : 66-71
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E-Mail Address : [email protected]
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Comments :
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Date : 06/20/2005
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Name : Billy Spitalnick
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Years at Camp : 70-73
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E-Mail Address : [email protected]
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Comments : Where are the Berger Brothers? And why hasnt Steve Rubin logged in?
How many horsepower was the ski boat motor that rarely worked?
what an amazing lake front it was...
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Date : 6/20/2005
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Name : Woody Frankel
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Years at Camp : 1966-1973
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E-Mail Address : [email protected]
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Comments : WOW!! Just ran into Billy (always break my balls)Spitalnick, in the garment center. He told me to check this out. I still have an album full of pictures from 1968-1973. Unreal! How do I get them posted? Anyone know where Beep Etra is (from Allegro)?? Im s
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Date : 6/20/05
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Name : Sam Ziegler
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Years at Camp : 1968-1973 (or there abouts)
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E-Mail Address : [email protected]
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Comments : Hi. Great memories of fun and friends and fribles and donuts and socials and color war and bug spraying and flag football and the clay tennis courts and ... Hope to see you in August!!!
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Date : 061905
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Name : Scott Leveton
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Years at Camp : 1964-1974
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E-Mail Address : [email protected]
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Comments :
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Date : 16 June 2005
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Name : Richard Eglow
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Years at Camp : 1969-1972
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E-Mail Address : [email protected]
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Comments : Should Have never lost Color-War in 1972 because of a poor Sing performance
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Date : June 15, 2005
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Name : Rich Garfinkel
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Years at Camp : 1969-1972
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E-Mail Address : [email protected]
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Comments : I remember so many of the people in the guestbook and the memories of Camp Onota are incredible.
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Date : 6/14/05
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Name : Richie Spitz
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Years at Camp : 1970-1972
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E-Mail Address : [email protected]
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Comments : Wow, so many great memories. Color war, the gazebo, TGR (Tennis, Golf or Riflery?, Goodie and the subbies. Would love to hear from other subbies.
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Date : 06-09-2005
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Name : L. Barry Fliegel
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Years at Camp : 1945 - 1952
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E-Mail Address : [email protected]
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Comments : Flying Fliegel will make an effort to be there, if the engine is still running
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Date : June 9, 2005
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Name : Steven Certilman
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Years at Camp : 1968-1972
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E-Mail Address : [email protected]
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Comments : So many memories, so little time. The place was a gem (still is to those who live there). One of my claims to fame: I may have the largest collection of Onotans still in existance.
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Date : 6/9/2005
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Name : leonard berkowitz
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Years at Camp : 1946-1953
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E-Mail Address : 516 791 3294
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Comments :
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Date : 06/09/2005
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Name : mort berkowitz
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Years at Camp : 1945-1953
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E-Mail Address : 516-792 2285
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Comments : staff 1949 -1953
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Date : June 9, 2005
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Name : Brad Berkowitz
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Years at Camp : 1971-1974
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E-Mail Address : [email protected]
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Comments :
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Date : Monday June 6, 05
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Name : Billy Spitalnick
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Years at Camp : (3)70-73
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E-Mail Address : [email protected]
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Comments : Wow, this is way to far out...I never imagined in my wildest dreams that Dave Hort would return!
The voice and guitar plus the genrousity with which you gave of yourself on every campfire, bus ride or when we begged you to play after lights out was trule
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Date : June 5
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Name : Rick Solomon
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Years at Camp : 69-73
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E-Mail Address : [email protected]
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Comments : DAVE HORT?????????????????
Seeing your addition to this website is the greatest thing ever. Mentioning Spitalnick is going to make his year.
Billy, Lee Certilman, Roy Horowitz and I have all mentioned you many times over the years. Not only were yo
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Date : 6-4-05
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Name : David Benrexi (Hort)
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Years at Camp : 1970-73 (counselor)
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E-Mail Address : [email protected]
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Comments : Wow, this is too cool!!! Im having my own Camp Onota re-union this week, visiting Sir Miller Caldwell in Bonnie Scotland. Weve both been in touch with Larry Bart. Yes, those were fabulous summers. Would love to hear from any of you, and Billy Spitalnik, y
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Date : 3 June 2005
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Name : miller caldwell
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Years at Camp : 1971/72
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E-Mail Address : [email protected]
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Comments : www.millercaldwell.org
Remembering all the Cubbies - Snipe walks, Remember me from Scotland? Alan Klein, Larry Bart, Steve Rubin et al Notice I did not add David Benexi previously David Hort? Thats because he is in my house this week with his wife Jo Ret
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Date : May 17
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Name : Rick Solomon
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Years at Camp : 5
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E-Mail Address : [email protected]
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Comments : Fineberg,
You were an institution. You spanned whole families(my brother Steve and I, Lee and Steven Certilman, not to mention many more), you must know how to get some of the counselors. The Berger brothers, the Levitan brothers... You are the dean of
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Date : May 17
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Name : Rick Solomon
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Years at Camp : 5
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E-Mail Address : [email protected]
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Comments : How can we publicize this site to attract more Onota alumni?
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Date : 5/15/2005
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Name : Stan Lane
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Years at Camp : 1965 to 1974
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E-Mail Address : [email protected]
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Comments :
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Date : May 15, 2005
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Name : Chuck Forgang
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Years at Camp : 1966-1974
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E-Mail Address : [email protected]
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Comments : Hi, Guys! This is the absolute best! I learned about this site from my oldest daughter (I have 2) who, by coincidence, is good friends with Billy Spitalnicks daughter, who filled her in! Who created this site? We owe you our gratitude!
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Date : 5/13/05
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Name : HUEY Zaplin
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Years at Camp : 9 great summers
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E-Mail Address : [email protected]
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Comments : So sorry. but in my haste, I forgot to mention that I was talking about the TOTEM POLE location.
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Date : 5/13/05
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Name : Huey Zaplin
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Years at Camp : 9
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E-Mail Address : [email protected]
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Comments : If memory serves me well, it was near the top of the amphitheatre not to far from the pool.HUEY
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Date : 5/12/05
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Name : Roy Horowitz
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Years at Camp : 1966 - 1973
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E-Mail Address : [email protected]
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Comments : The horrible Horowitzs are all doing well. I think about camp all the time. Hey Lee whats up.
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Date : May 11 2005
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Name : steve roberts
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Years at Camp : 1954-1959
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E-Mail Address :
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Comments : HEY GUYS--- WHERE IT SAYS YEARS AT CAMP DONT PUT A NUMBER PLEASE PUT THE DATES. MY MEMORY IS BAD ENOUGH. IM TRYING TO THINK IF I REMEMBER SOME OF YOU.
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Date :
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Name : Bill Spitalnick
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Years at Camp :
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E-Mail Address : [email protected]
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Comments : was the totem pole near the barbeque? Dave Hort and Bill Berger were great counselors. I got called up by leneord bernstien himself to lead the boston philharmonic at Tangelwood, (life changing). Joel Spitz is my kids dermatologist.
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Date : 05.09.2005
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Name : Bill Spitalnick
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Years at Camp : 3
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E-Mail Address : [email protected]
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Comments : Whens the reunion?
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Date : May 5, 2005
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Name : Lee Certilman
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Years at Camp : 7
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E-Mail Address : [email protected]
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Comments : My brother Steve and I have wanted to put together an Onota reunion for some time now. Thanks for getting the ball rolling. I have some pictures Id like to share.
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Date : May 5,2005
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Name : Rick Solomon
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Years at Camp : 5
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E-Mail Address : [email protected]
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Comments : I cannot tell you how many times Lee Certilman, Bill Spitalnick and I discussed how sad it was that there was nothing like this.
Thanks so much.
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Date : 4/23/2005
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Name : Andy Fineberg (Fines)
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Years at Camp : 1959-1973
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E-Mail Address : [email protected]
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Comments : Great to have web meeting place for Onotans. Looking forward to planned August reunion. Great memories and friends!
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Date : April 8, 2005
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Name : Andrew Watkins
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Years at Camp : 1959-68
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E-Mail Address : [email protected]
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Comments : Looking forward to reunion. Will meet up with my brother, Miles and head up to Pittsfield from Florida. Hope the rest of JAPAM will be there, too
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Date : 4/6/05
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Name : Peter Heyman
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Years at Camp : 70-73
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E-Mail Address : [email protected]
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Comments : I cant believe this site exists!
My summers at Onota were the best of my life, until I started thinking about girls! So many great memories....Color War (I still remember some of the songs), socials with Camp Allegro..By the way - Steve Rubin (a 2nd cous
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Date : APRIL 3, 2005
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Name : FRANK BENSON
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Years at Camp : 1957--1962
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E-Mail Address : [email protected]
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Comments : JUST FOUND SOME OLD BUNK PICTURES. ANYONE REMEMBER THESE COUNSELLORS--CHET ZABECK, BUCK ENSELBUCK, JOE FISHER,LOU REUBINS, DAVE ZLOTNICK, DAVE BENFIELD, GARY FIELDS.. ALL MY OLD COUNSELLORS. BUMPED INTO MIKE SWERDLOW, HE OWNS A BUNCH OF SHOPPING CENTERS D
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Date : 3/9/05
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Name : Steven Raab
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Years at Camp : 73-74
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E-Mail Address : [email protected]
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Comments : Feel free to send me an email if anyone remembers me.
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Date : Feb 21, 2005
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Name : Ellis Golub
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Years at Camp : 50-55
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E-Mail Address : [email protected]
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Comments : Glad to see the site, since the actual camp site is gone. Great summers out of, the hot and dirty city because my kind, loving and generous parents sent me to beautiful Camp Onota on beautiful Lake Onota in the beautiful Berkshires (Uncle Lou Williams ser
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Date : 1st February 2005
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Name : Tony Wood
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Years at Camp : 1974
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E-Mail Address : [email protected]
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Comments : Great to see this site - I had one wonderful summer as a camp counsellor from England in 1974 looking after the youngest group and coaching soccer. My co - counsellor was Scott Taylor who I still see on his visits to England and I recently made contact wi
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Date : 12/20/04
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Name : Hugh Jay Zaplin
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Years at Camp : 57-66
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E-Mail Address : [email protected]
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Comments : Wow... just stumbled on to this site. Great memories. 9 years there. started in bunk 1-b and ended up as a waiter my last season. Miles and Andrew Watkins... great to see your still around. Miles and I were bunkmates for many years. Some other campers tha
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Date : 12/14/04
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Name : Andrew Andy Schorr
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Years at Camp : 1971-74
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E-Mail Address : [email protected]
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Comments : Gary:
I am working with Dan Harris and Rich Ginsberg on organizing a reunion. I have a few photos that I will send along.
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Date : November 5, 2004
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Name : Neal Zank
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Years at Camp : 1964 - 1966, 1968 - 1971
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E-Mail Address : [email protected]
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Comments : Gary - I am organizing an Onota reunion for August 2005 in Pittsfield. If you are interested, contact me at [email protected] and I will send you some additional information. - Neal
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Date : 12/2/04
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Name : Gary Linder
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Years at Camp : 68-72
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E-Mail Address : [email protected]
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Comments : Hi Dan,
It was my pleasure. Im no IT guy, but I really couldnt believe there was no place for us Onotans to call home. I would be happy to hand over the reigns to someone more qualified than I...A reunion sounds great, let me know how I can help.
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Date : 12/2/04
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Name : Dan Harris
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Years at Camp : 70-74
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E-Mail Address : [email protected]
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Comments : Gary,
thanks for setting this up. There are many of us faithful alumni out there Rich Ginsberg, aka Ginna and I are trying to put a reunion together. Neil Zank, another alumni who I didnt know, is also working on one for summer of 05. Ill send him a link
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Name : Gary Linder
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Years at Camp : 1968-1972
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Comments : Well, I might as well be first in...
I went back several times since camp closed, and unfortunately was never able to find the totem pole! Am I the only one who remembers where it was?
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