Your Invitation to the Cono Reunion in June

JUNE 28-29, 2019 ______ ...Singing, eating, playing sports, laughing, reminiscing... on campus at 3269 Quasqueton Ave., Walker, IA 52352 Register online Click here for schedule of events Email for info and schedule: friendsofcono@gmail.com The first Cono reunion in more than a decade will take place this summer on the Cono campus! Join Cono alum, attendees, former faculty and staff for a two-day party celebrating the school's past and remembering your time there, as well as getting a window into Ridge Haven Cono's future. There will be lots of singing, eating, fellowshipping, playing sports, laughing, and reminiscing. We recommend staying in hotels in Independence or Cedar Rapids, and one small hotel is available in Urbana. A limited number of visitors may sleep in the cabins at Cono, sleeping according to gender -- per cabin. Let us know if this is of interest to you by emailing friendsofcono@gmail.com separately. The registration fee for attending is $25 per family toward the general costs of having the reunion. This does not include meals. More details on making this payment at the end of the registration form. Also find us on our Facebook page, "Friends of Cono." Our Contact Information: Ridge Haven Cono (www.ridgehaven.org) 3269 Quasqueton Ave. Walker, IA 52352 828-702-9510

Cono Reunion 2019 - Schedule

Join Cono alum, attendees, faculty and staff for a two-day extravaganza celebrating the school's past and remembering your time there, as well as getting a window into the future. There will be lots of singing, eating, fellowshipping, playing sports, laughing, and reminiscing. 

class of 1974

REGISTER HERE

Tentative Schedule

June 28

8 a.m. Breakfast

9:30a.m. Class Greeters

10 a.m. Choir Rehearsal

Noon Lunch

1 p.m. Work Project for Ridge Haven Cono?

4 p.m. Softball Game

6 p.m. Dinner

7 p.m. Speaker/Singing Time

9 p.m. Bonfire

June 29

9 a.m. Breakfast (Cono Cinnamon Rolls Contributed?)

10 a.m. Alumni Soccer Match

Noon Lunch

1 p.m. Choir Rehearsal

2:30 p.m. Alumni Volleyball Match

4 p.m. Alumni Basketball Game

6 p.m. Dinner/Reunion Wrap Up/Planning Next One……….

Notes:

—Cono Reunion Planning Team: Margaret Smith-Barr, Mark Belz, Rachael Calhoun

Minich, Adrienne McCrory, Bruce Olsen, Casey Reinkoester, Andrew Belz

—$25 Registration Fee per family unit

—Meals provided by Ridge Haven Cono; you must register ahead of time for meals

(bit.ly/2DaVU2V) but can pay at time of meal.

—Housing not provided on campus, but possible use of cabin overnights

Register now at: bit.ly/2DaVU2V

Our email for questions and info: friendsofcono@gmail.com

reunion choir

Brevard Ridge Haven Prayer Emergency

Brothers and sister of faith:

I just received an urgent prayer request from Wallace Anderson,  Ridge Haven's Director. This snow storm hit the camp very hard, with power lines down, no power, trees falling. Pray for safety for all the staff. The temperature is dropping to teens tonight,  and staff is desperately draining the pipes before they freeze. There is significant other damages as well. Please pray now for this situation and pass this along as you can.

Your partner in love for Ridge Haven ministries and prayer partner. 

Andy White for the Board

LATEST UPDATE: As of yesterday (Tuesday), power has been restored to the Brevard campus and damage is limited. Trees and roads still need clearing, but after today, temperatures should be above freezing for most of the remainder of this week. THANKS for praying.

Untouched Classroom Relics

This story just warms my heart, not only because I was taught on chalk boards by my Great Aunt Marian (Gardner) Draper but seeing what looks so very similar to her hand writing has the Belz family believe that the teacher who wrote on these very blackboards could in fact be her teacher. 

The blackboards were discovered in Oklahoma when Emerson High School was going through a remodel and contractors found them behind other blackboards in vibrant condition, with the year 1917 written on them. This blast from the past was written and drawn over 100 years ago!

To view more photos and read the entire story, please click HERE and enjoy stepping back in time to view true American history. 

photo taken from Sharably.net

Mrs. Draper was an incredible teacher, and we knew it at the time. She was determined to make her students proficient in math, spelling and everything else she taught. What a gifted woman. She had a difficult life, but was more influential than the rich and famous of the day. Anyone who sat in her classroom still appreciates her greatly. I got tears in my eyes as I looked at these pictures, remembering her. She was quiet and humble, yet changed so many lives. - Mark Belz

photo taken from Sharably.net

I'd love to hear your stories of past Cono teachers and the impact they made on you. 

Please email me at dbraun2003@gmail.com or you can send me a message on Facebook. 

Good Supper

"Good Supper!"

Eating meals together is a central memory for most of us when we think of Cono. As we get ready for Thanksgiving and eating together with those we love, remember to mark your calendars for a Cono reunion, July 5-6, 2019, where we can break bread together again. - Adrienne Belz McCrory

Photo: Saturday night supper, Spring 2008

Please watch for an update from Cono in your mail

Cono Updates in the works...

This is Mary, from Iowa City. Her smile says it all...she is the reason Ridge Haven Cono exists. (Pictures taken at Cono in July. Please look at our website and look for pictures of more campers and more activities. Click Here)

A paper mailing coming to your mailbox in the next few days is an update on all things Cono, including news of the Ridge Haven Cono board's visit to the campus in October. Please give attention to that when it arrives.

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Cono Reunion set for July 5-6, 2019

The dates are set for us to gather at Cono for a reunion on July 5-6, 2019 (next summer). Please save those dates to be on campus. More details will follow.

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Whether it is playing limbo, sliding down the Mount Cono water slide, we are all about kids being kids, enjoying each other as a way ‘to glorify God and to enjoy Him forever.'


Our Contact Information
Ridge Haven Cono (www.ridgehaven.org)
3269 Quasqueton Ave.
Walker, IA 52352
828-702-9510

His Eye Is On The Sparrow

His eye is on the sparrow and I know he watches me. Written by Civilla D. Martin and composed by Charles H. Gabriel. The inspiration to write the song came to Civilla, when she and her husband were visiting their friends the Doolittles and Mrs. Doolittle commented on their bright hopeful lives even though she had been bedridden for 20 years and her husband propelled himself to and from work in a wheelchair. Her simple reply was sweet and oh so perfect, "His eye is on the sparrow, and I know He watches me." 

This song has been a comfort to so many, it will always hold a special place in my heart as it reminds me of my Grandparents, LeRoy & Marian Gardner. Also a dear old neighbor, who was truly like another Grandmother to me, Francy Fults. 

What are some of your favorite hymns? Click on the link below and listen to the girls group sing, "His Eye is on the Sparrow" and comment a few of your favorites below! 

photo courtesy of Joshua Haveman

photo courtesy of Joshua Haveman