Modern Times

Camp has gone digital. Out with the old and in with the latest and greatest – phones. We have converted our phone system to a new digital one. The change in phones is mostly internal and has no real outward affect (thought it will require a new training for those on ‘phone duty’). The main line remains the same: (715) 385-2312. HOWEVER, the one change that is significant is that everyone in the office now has an extension. Gone are their old, direct lines. In order to reach someone directly, you will have to dial a new number (715) 385-9270 and then enter the extension of the party with whom you are trying to speak. 

To recap:
Main Number = (715) 385-2312 (unchanged)
Extension Line = (715) 385-9270 (new)

Extensions for the Program Crew:
Brandt = 230
Drew = 233
Jay = 231
Mark = 234

MLC Office = 255

Not just a new system, but new phones as well.

Meet Dianna

Get to Know the Year-round Staff Series

Dianna Schuenemann has many long-standing connections to Manito-wish. Her father-in-law, Henry, worked on the property staff at Camp for over 25 years (you can find a picture of him on page 135 of the History Book). One of her childhood friends form Peoria, IL, Cathy Berch, has worked here with the Leadership Program for many years. Cindy Spencer, a member of our current property team, worked with Dianna at Dairymen’s long before each worked here at Camp.

Dianna is our Registrar. Many of you have spoken with her on the phone and have had your OLS registrations processed by Dianna. As registrar, she handles all the participant registration and transportation (convoys) for the entire organization. She is also responsible for the Fall/Winter/Spring contracts and helping to keep our database, iMIS, current and accurate. If it requires ‘signing-up,’ you can bet that Dianna has had a hand in making it go smoothly.

Though she is not a native of Boulder Junction, Dianna has spent the better part of the last thirty years as a Boulder resident. She lives just past Airport Road on Highway M with her husband of 32 years, Helmut. When she was in High School in Peoria, Dianna began coming to Boulder to help the Galloway family manage the Northern Highland Lodge in town and she never left. Prior to coming to Camp, she worked at Jolin’s Marine Center for over twenty years as the office manager. She has two sons, Mark, 23, lives in North Carolina and Grant, 19, who is preparing for a career in the Air Force.

Dianna is beginning her seventh summer with Manito-wish. During her tenure she has provided great leadership and stability with our costumer service and has been instrumental in helping families begin their Manito-wish experiences. Dianna always enjoys speaking with the seasonal staff, so stop by and say hello.

Did you know Dianna's...

• Favorite HS Subject: any business course
  
• Hidden Talent: short order cook (on weekends she whips up breakfasts upon request for her family)
  
• Memorable Gift: any new card/memento from her parents (ages 83 and 81)
  
• Pet Peeve: calling her Dianne – it is Dianna, with an ‘a’
  
• Best Holiday: Christmas, because it is the one time when the whole family gathers from the different parts of the country and she has a lot of good memories from past Christmases
  

Dianna Schuenemann - Registrar Extraordinarie

Mike Marches On

Mike likes to share. Here are some tidbits and photos from his travels.

“The Erie Canal played an important part in the early commerce of the nation. The movement of goods and information along this route was a key part of the industrialization of the Northeast. With all that history, I knew I should see it for myself when I was out in western New York.  

Today, it is a bit run down and in disuse. Long gone are the sounds of industry and the mule teams hauling barges. Most of the canal now is quiet, surrounded by sleepy towns and a minor part of the pastoral landscape. However, the canal is slowly being restored. There are now miles of bike and hiking paths along its banks as well as places for picnicing and parking. I guess it is still playing a part in the transportation and leisure in that part of the country. Plus, local farmers use many of the canals ‘tributaries’ for irrigation. It is not much of a tourist destination, though.”

Sign of the Times - the Canal's new uses

“If you could not tell, the years have not been too kind to me recently. The paint is starting to run and I have lost my arms and legs (ironic since I was the Lost-and-Found Guy for so many years). I need ‘some work done.’ I thought, where better to go for my elective procedure than the famed Mayo Clinic in Rochester, MN? I had already been through Rochester and had seen the Clinic once before, so I was comfortable with my choice. I met with the doctor and was placed on the schedule. I was treated well and they took great care of me there. And, I feel the results speak for themselves.”

Before - heading into the Clinic

After - back home