PILLOW FIGHTS ARE OUT THIS YEARBlame it on superstition. Blame it on boredom. Blame it on angry campers if you must. But this, the 13th annual edition of Borgess Run Camp, is in for big changes this year. First-time campers may not notice the difference, but veterans will be keenly aware that organizers are abandoning some time-honored traditions of run camp.
"I know a lot of people will miss the Rob Lillie Look-Alike Contest," admitted Chris Crowell, "but face it. Rob has won it himself three out of the last four years. We've got to come up with something new there."
Also gone will be Name That Goldfish, Dress-Up-Your-Dog Day, Rattlesnake Roundup, Wear an Oscar Gown Night and the unfortunately maligned, but always popular Run Through Galesburg.
Sacrosanct, of course, is the Blessing of the Rodents, although maintaining this activity in the lineup necessitated a grant from the Diocesse of Kalamazoo.
Run Camp Event Committee Chairperson Tessa Emenheiser said it was too early to announce the complete lineup of activity replacements for 2009, but hinted that going on e-Bay and looking for used camel saddles would be advisable before Week 5.
DEFINITELY OUT.
