It’s hard for us campers to imagine just how recently Heart O’ the Hills Camp as we know it now was even a possibility. The history is unusual, but one of love and tenacity. Here’s the tale. Nearly a century ago, the Texas Hills Country was certainly a different place, very rustic. Kerrville was barely on the map at all …
Can a parent help a child find their passion? Can a camp?
Having a child develop a passion early in life is a blessing, I often tell parents. Jeeper Ragsdale developed his passion for horses at a very young age! Note: There is no better place to develop a passion than camp, because of the exposure to a wider range of activities than most have at home or school. Jeeper, the Camp …
Where do we find our inspiration? -Jane
It’s easy enough for me to find inspiration to work on camp and at camp, even when nobody else is here, and to keep on going after I’m tired. My inspiration is all around me, in the very air I breathe. It’s camp itself! When I was a small child, my daddy would bring my brother, sister and me down …
To honor a veteran
My dad was a veteran of WWII, one of the youngest. He was made Captain by the age of 21. For his actions at Normandy, he received a Bronze Star–and didn’t even know what it was. Here are my notes regarding the Bronze Star and events leading up to it, from an interview conducted with Si Ragsdale on May 27, …