Director’s Reports

Breezily

July 1, 2026

Breezily

July 1, 2026

Yesterday was the start of the Baker Valley Tournament (BVT) season. We played round-robin games with three other camps within a short drive from Kingswood.

To be truthful, I always ask how we did, win or lose, but quickly catch myself to inquire about sportsmanship plus Kingswood coaching and refereeing. I got some exceptional feedback from camp administration folk who were on hand for all of these games which were “on the road.”

That we triumphed in eight out of nine encounters was merely the icing on the cake, er ice cream. Both soccer teams , the U9’s (i.e.9 and under in age) and U12’s won breezily and were off Moose Scoops ice cream in nearby Warren, NH right after dinner. There are the U9’s standing on the benches at dinner, taking a bow.

That;s the U12 champs having pizza at the picnic tables in my featured photo. Pizza, then ice cream – who’s to complain?

Now go to Photos, June 30 by Mr. Wiff

I should have known better that Sara would find that family of ducks on the lake before I did. There are no geese so far this summer, thankfully, and the duck family and a shy group of otters are welcome company on Mother Tarleton. Amanda drives the Nautique, dubbed the “Ferrari Boat” for wakesurfing clinics reported the breezes on the lake to be delightful.

I did not get aboard the Ferrari Boat but did capture some paddleboarders during A Block, that activity period from 3-4:30pm. Usually we save lake-related action for B Block, 4:30 to near dinner time at 6. Both blocks had lake options yesterday and that will continue so long as the weather dictates.

I stumbled into some entertaining activity after dinner. Up on the basketball court, Charlie lowered the basket to 8 feet, then challenged any camper to make a basket, goaltending (blocking any shot, regardless of trajectory) permitted. It worked and the kids got nary a basket.

Then, I used my directorial fiat power to command a second encounter with no goaltending by the big guys, who were allowed long shots (three-pointers) only. The campers won!

The next to last pic in my album shows Rob interviewing Isaiah, always good for some comic lines. Staff will be producing a video to be shown on the last night of the session.

Lastly you can meet the Head Inspector of the camp, one Dusty Pipes, from Macon, Georgia. He specializes in Roomba Rock and dances to the theme “The Night They Poured Old Drano Down.”

Pipes visits the cabins every morning during first period, giving each a score of 1-4. Yesterday he announced his peeves at things like not all shoes lined up neatly and pointing in the same direction. He commands brooms stored with bristles up.

Breezily we roll along.