~A - N 100, f 2 $1 Vb 6 t J!assi11g on the P.leasures of Nature Volume VI, Number 1 Vogel State Park,_ Georgia 2000 Issue Vogel's emergency-First Response team This February, four members of the Vogel staff underwent spe- -cialized training in Wilderness First Response. Greg Brock,_ Ranger; David Foot, Manager; Randy Gambrell, Assistant Manager; and Jen- nifer Rook, Customer Service ,.........,,,.,,.,..,,.. Manager, all participated in this intensive four-day course held at Cloudland Cany9n State Park. The course employed modern.medical techniques for just about any incident; how- ever, a great deal of emphasis was put on trauma care in a wilderness setting where a patient's evacuation may be prolonged. The course consisted of a variety of simulation exercises held . spontaneously throughout the day and night. The instructors, , : . well-trained in moulage tech- _(.. nique (makeup artistry), made r A sure the "victims" of the mock .f drills were as real as possible, and forced the thirty students . , , (primarily made up of members Vogel State Park during February 2000 Campground _hosts Rootl~ss or Nomads~_ of the Department of Natural Resources;._ Mduntaiil Search ~ and_ Rescue Team) to improvise with limited resources on hand without compromising first rate <;are. The Vogel staff continually receives training to be prepared for any unexpected event. We hope that your stay he_re in the mountains of North Georgia is fun and safe. But in. the event that first aid treatment is needed, the rangers of Vogel State Park are ready to respond. Torno an intern with Geo_rgia DNR_ Hello, my name is Tomonori Ishizuka. I go by Torno. 1 am from Japan, and I am currently an intern with Georgia DNR Re- gion I Parks and His- toric Sites, working on Masters degree in Rec- reation Administration- from Georgia Southern University. I also re- ceived Bachelors de- ---,.__ gree in recreation from Georgia Southern in 1995. _l have been_ in the United States for ap- proximately four years and half in 'total. I went back to Japan several matter co rrie. Even though I did not do a lot of research on Am~rican universities, I never regretted selecting Georgia Southem. l chose Recre- atioii for my major because I wanted go back to Japan_ after graduation and work in tourism industry. Recreation is a broad maJor, which consists of commercial recreation, outdoor recreatio~, therapeutic recreation, public recreation, tourism, and sport manage- By Rae Edenhofer_ . Rootless! What does that con-- jure up. in your mind? My husband says "we're homeless".- Actually, that's not quite true because our home is now a motor-home. You see we went from _a 4-bedroom_ ranch home on an acre in Grand Rapids, Michigan to a 37- foot box on wheels. We are rootless in that we . move from state park to state park in three states now. What's it like to be rootless? Most of our family and friends think we are nuts. They have made com- ments like: "you'r"e going 19 _do what," "howcan you live in such a confined area", "sell my home and and die. Ooh, that givt;s me the leave my family? I need these roots", chills. I want you to know, w~ are "what are you going to do when you very much alive and enjoy life! It gee older''? We just smile, in fact would appear_ that a definition or you could call it a silly grin. It's a two is needed here. So it's off to lifestyle we thoroughly enjoy. my New Webster's Expanded Die- When I think of rootless, I - tionary, with-over 360,000 words think of a- plant, tree or shrub that and meanings for the home, school has been uprooted and lying on the or office! ground. They, eventually shrivel up Root: t~at part of a plant which fixes itself in the earth. To fix the root; to be firmly fixed -- to plani deeply. So to be rootless, you would be torn up or out. How about eradicate!!!! -Nomad: One who leads a wandering or pastoral life -- pasto_ral in this sense, meaning rustic and rural. I think a more accurate defi_nition of what my husband and I are would be that we arc two people. who have chosen a lifestyle- of purposeful wandering. Thus we arc purposcful nomads! So with that definition in mind, the title of this article is really "CAMPGROLJ,ND HOSTS -PURPOSEFUL NOMADS". Several years ago, while camping one week-end, we spotted campground hosts and asked them how they got to be hosts. They were over 65 years old, retired and wanted to give their, time to their favorite state park. We thought what a neat way to spend your retirement. However, we were still quite a few years away Continued 011 page 8 times since I came to this county in ment. My emphasis was tourism in late 1991, in Qrder to make money the undergraduate.program. How- for tuition and living expenses while ever, my interest had shifted more I attended school. toward outdoor recreaiion and natu- 1 decided to go to university _ral resource management afte"r be- in the United States mainly because fog exposed to great natural re- l wanted to learn "real" English. I sources in Georgia. I admire the could not speak English at al_l when diversity of resources Georgia of- . I came to this country first though I fers: mountains, coastlines, swamps, kne~ some English. We- study En- and history. glish in Japan, but we seldom prac- After finishing Bachelors pro- tice spoken English. I haven't mas- gram, I went back to Japan, hoping tered English ar- all (especially to get a position in some kind of a Southern English), though I try to _ natural resource-based park in Ja- improve my English every day. So pan. There are 28 national parks . .. _ Vogel is festi,e. especiallv --.,---':_, at Christmas time. Far ~ t ' . 1 '-.l Farley, .John Kuhn and their daughter, Heather ~ ' , Farley-Kuhn of Jacks9n- . . ville, FL, spend Christmas ~;',: \ ar Vogel every year. Dur- ,; ing Christmas 1999, the_\' :, .' stayed in log cabin #33 for '. two weeks 'and took the -: .:.~ time to decorate. To relar. they hike and drive the co1intryside to meet the locals. many people have asked me why I decided to go to Georgia Southern. Actually, I did not care what part of America I was going. I just chose . tJ-ie. most affordable.scho<,h her own game. ~ounding, cutting; . digging, .picking up and putting Winter, time to take on major projects down, the volunteers installed the wind .screen curtain on tlie pavil- ion; constructed nine tent pads in the camping area; cleaned up the beach; corrected some erosion; worked on the Bear Hair Gap Trail; and picked up litter and storm de- bris throughout the park. Every year this particular-day proves ex- tremely successful and fruitful. Ev- eryone enjoyed themselves, and by the end of the day, after exhaustion has set in, everyone knows they have made :a major contributioq to Vogel State Park. Thi_s ccmtribution of.time and energy has proven to be a great ben- $3,360 in labor expenses.' This was efit to Vogel. Many of these projects labor money we do not have. . would go undone because of fund- Will me continue this pro- .ing 'limitations. It is estimated these .gr~m? .The answer is a resounding 80 volunteers contributed 560 hours yes! The volunteers have proven to of labor on this one day. This is not be an integral part of the Vogel counting the days building up to the . operation. . big day when volunteers come in The only change that David early to begin preliminary: work .. Foot, Park Manager will be mak- Had we paid these volunteers $6.00 ing is the date. He promises that the per hour, we would have spent seventh annual Volunteer Day. scheduled for 200 I will be dry and Every winier, the park staff takes on major" projects some of which in- clude. landscaping. for those who are fa- I 1iiini1itom - miliar with the park; know how the lake's -- 0 .-,-.-- .-, .-" ~horeline has be- ~ : /, come. badly ero?ed J:1' ~ ' . ~f- ! ! ~ from wave action J";-:f:' ; . h.. . . and many trampling -:_;, . feet. One project , i' .,_ _;_ -. : _,i;~:..,1i~'t completed last year .. . was_ .the c_onstruction of a retaining wall and dock at cabin 35. This log cabm, bmlt by. the1CCC in, the l930's has stood the test of time, but the grounds ~round the cabin had not. The shoreline was badly t;roded and was ~ maJor eyesore. This, couple is enjoying a quiet moment enjoying the serenity of Lake Trahlyta. Wiidet,-l's.'l}t)ta;relaxjng time for staff . Winter is not a relaxing time for the staff. This is the only time major maintenance projects can . get accomplished. This.past winter saw ,several high visibility projects accomplished. The -folc warm. lowing are a few of the improve- ments that took place this past winter: . . Tent pads we~e built at _selected ca!llpsites in an effort to- expand the camping Sp,!Ce in sites 62 -. 85 .. The wooden bridge at campsite 33 crossing Wolf Creek was dis- mantled and replaced with steel culverts. This was done to accommodate the larger" RV's. .. A ~ei;:k was p4ilt on.cabin #_I~- Thi'js,a,proJotype of'decksthat will. be c;_onstructed 011t all_ th'e, stream side coHages this, next year.,. , :-: ::~: S~~~~:! la~;.~~~pi~r~r~i:.cts ~~re.~o!11pleted. : ., :~;~: ....~ _ _"!__ r, I Page 4-- Voice of Vogel SAFETY .Severe w_eather alert Lost prevention prograin SPECIAL ,:\! ... Vogel is noi iinmune to sev~re weather. w~ have Being iost can b; a very trau- . 'l experienced a stalled hurricane,' thunderstorms, a major. matic and frightening experience,,- I snow storm that dumped 24" of the white stuff on the for both adults and children. Over ..1 - - : ~ , PRECAUTION park, Ut I cho'se to do it because I Mountain State Park as a seasonal rience in the field. . knew I wouldn't be ;ible to get a naturalist this summer. This will be Besides, I started missing job in parks )'lithout decent experi- very challenging to me due to my than Cherokee,: NC; and T,000 feet higher than Gatlinburg,. TN. Leaves.of three let it be. This nasty little plant is very common in the forests around the park: The best America so much that I wanted to ence. Mr. Ralph Turner, Region I English _skill' and lack of experi- ... people once believed that way to avoid "The Itch" is to know come. back to America: Unfortu- manager, assigned me to Tallulah ence. . . . eating bobcat meat cur~d head- _what ihe. plant looks like. and stay nately; going back to school was the Gorge State Park for the first eight . But; I.hate to give' up anything aches. . away. The oils_ from poison.ivy can only option I had to come bac::k to weeks and Voge_l State Park for the before I try. I also believe that I can .'.. a short tailed shrew can be active for a .hundred years and this co1,mtty. rest of my intern&hip program. improve my skills if I try hard. I starve if it doesn't eat every six the smoke from burning the plant -.I came back. to Georgia.again I.felt very fortunate to be able have accomplished many things that hours. can be even more dangernus as it in summer 1998. _to workat those two parks because .I thought I wouldn't be able to do :.. bullfrogs sometimes catch . can get-in tl!e eyes and lungs. -Treat- I studied hard and worked as they are so diffen,rir in terms of re- at the b~ginning. and eat duclclings. ment - Wash the area with soap and a graduate assistant ar Georgia' Southern. Then, I got an opportunity to complete my inter:nship with . . ~r~s !11~ . Georgi~ DNR ~egiqn I, P.ai;k~ fiJ1d, sources, history,- arid managerial concepts. As the matter of ,fad, I never , t9u,crye.d,.:a c,<>l}'lpilJer ot.a,s:a_sq r,eg_,,is-. I will. get a different exposure at Fort Mountain and r hope that ;ill thp's,e ,e;x.perience will h~lp _me.. . : . a barn owl can catch moving prey, in total .darkness. . . ge_t 1: p~_ri:niment job. . . ...__ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __. _water, but do not scrub.- Use cold \Yater ~s warm water _will open the' skin ~nd send oils deep~r. ..- ,' .,. STAFF'. Voice of Vogel - Page 5 David Foot,-.:Vogel State Park manager,-has Wh~t is a park ranger? duties~siniilar to that of a small.town mayor The term park ranger re- _ Rangers are Jaw enforce- ally :does not do justice- to the ment officers; conservationists, - The term park manager ~ especially in the case of Vogel State Park - is hard to define. The duties are similar to the responsibilities bf a mayor of a small city. David Foot has been park manager of Vogel State Park for the past 15 years. Vogel - State Paik is David's seventh assignement in a state park during his 22 total years with the state. -- occupation itself. The actual _ _ environmentalists and coun- job of a ranger encom- ./"'~;-'- selors. passes a m\iltitude of prci- ,;,: . : _(~~-,.. Park rangers also f~ssions that it is s?me- .<)~;t. . ' _'~~'- initiate or assist in umes hard to define - ~ _ ~ - <'~-. search and rescue the occupation in ""'o4c ~,,_,,.-, . operations and one sentence. ~j - - : , . . .s1 bandage up a whole A good ranger is -'-~ . . '-',q/"/ lot scaped up knees and able to get along with and 'f~: ,c,~ elbows. communicates_ well with the .. ' But, don't be fooled public, interpref the .natural en-. , .by this seemingly endless list vironment (such as wildlife - of duties. Being a park ranger signs and types of plants); per- is. a very fulfilling job that gives David and wife Pam enjoy form educational programs one a sense of pride and self- living in the park. They have about _bear awareness, signs worth. three boys who are grown: Said and symptoms of hypothermia, And more importantly, David, Vogel State Park is a Jost prevention and the do's and rangers get to live- and work in great place _to raise kids. don'ts of hiking. breathtakingly beautiful parks. David is responsible fqr maintaiance, public safety, ad- ,_-BenEaves, naturalist at Vogel this summer ministration, interpretation of the park resources, dealing with annual visitation of more than Hello, My name is Ben Eaves, and I will be the naturalist here at Vogel State Park this summer. I spent the last summer working at Hart State I>ark doing the same thing. I \}ave enjoyed being 400,000 guests per year, coor- i:r a naturalist so far, although I do not wish to make a dinating programs, public relations and much -more. Stop in and say hello to David anytime. David Foot speaks to a group of guests at Vogel State Park during a program at the park_'s facility. In addition to his duties at Vogel State Park, ~avid isalso a member of the Union County Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors. _ VE~'. _ .:,;-. :~>,:,j' r.~:,;.,.-,,, ~ ._,-,,,- -,._.,_>;)(.,';t:"-_::j career out of it. -Actually, _I am seeking to become a ~ildlife biol~gist. I will-be attendin~ CI~mson Univers1ty next sprmg. I have many varymg interest. I love ~unting and fl~-fishing. I also enjoy hik_in_g,- backpack- !:,._;....,_ :~ ~ , mg, and campmg. I am somewhat of a C1v1l War buff. I Greg Brock new Senior Ranger . .: J. - Gam- brell new assistant manager . ~,,./ ,;_. '." 'i:: plan to tour some of the battle fields in Virginia _this ,\ . : fall. I have toured Gettysburgh, Manassas, an_d r You may notis:e a new.face working thro.ugho.ut . _ . Ram;ly _Gambrell is the new assistant manager at" 1 Sharpsburg (Anteitam if your- from the North) in the the park. Greg Brock ca~e ,on bc>ard in ,Becember:. . Vogel State Park'. Randy came on board March 1. 2000 past. also enjoy classical literature and poetry. I enjoy poiitics and gov" 1999 as Vogel's Senior Ranger-.Greg ~omesto Vogel from Hart State Park in Hartwell; GA. He had been emment, and I do have- certain political aspirations, though I will spare with an excellent background in maintenance and an there since 1998 as assistant manager. Prior to that, h~ you of those. I am a big sports fan. My favorite is college football. I especially strong knowledge base and experience in . had been a park ranger at Fort Yargo State Park in usually attend most SouthCarolina Gamecock home games. Speakingof, ;,:,--~ :~._;;~.\j) the electrical field. He has come ,,, _/ Winder, GA. since 1993. He has I call South Carolina home. 1 was born there and have spent the better i,:~,: t/~"':'~:.-, tk~:;1',-~ ; ' :;ifi:f,?;i~;'.l up with some excellent ideas ';j)-{ii on renovations and regula~ p- :<~!-keep of the park. Greg does not.. ,. o::{;~ hesitate to get down and dirty, i .{:-_-~ fil1: attribute _that is essential-in :.-"-' ,-./ a very good background in pro/ ;.;.r.; gramming and' maintenance,. J, '1 arid .is an active member of th~ _/ '-;;: Mountain Search and Rescue _.,-,~,r_,,:- Team of North G~orgia. part of my life there. However, I have lived in Texas (Ft. Worth), Florida (Melbourn), and Maryland (Baltimore). That is enough about me; I do hope to see you at the park t~is SUII).mer. Please, come out and participate in some of our exciting programs. -~~-:;:~ this field of work. . Greg'.s_ ~ife, <;>f twe~ty 'it( H ,, \~ Randy a native of Ander- so~. S.C. and his wife Lynn a years, Rena1 1s the Exec_uuve _,.,, , _ h _ native of Greer, S.C:have been , Directo,r of the Union County _,;a; ' '' i~,, ' living in Georgia since 1984. _' Cha/ii,l;>e,~. ~f,qo_!l}l}l~~ce. :Greg_ , ,Ynn is an ac~omplis_hed_ wildlife artist sp~cializing in This guest ~ the and. Rena1 make an excellent team: Renal helps make North Amencan w1ldhfe scenes. Obv10usly, the right idea! Kick off people aware of the breathtaking beauty and splendor Gambrell family is dedicated to preserving our natural of Vogel State Park and Greg helps to maintain it that resources in any way possible! Randy and Lynn have the shoes and ttike way! a si~-month-old baby girl named Leannah who will- a nap on the porch - After Greg's first day on the job, however, Renai wasn't .so sure that her husband had made- the right career choice. She _wouldn't let Greg in the door and undoubtedly carry on this admirable tradition. Please welcome the Gambrells. If Randy can help you in any way, just let him know--we need to initiate of the visitor.'s Center. This told him to strip down outside and get a shower be- _ him into the Vogel family! fore she would even kiss him, His very first assignmenfwas to remove a dead skunk from under a cabin RhOnda,MCIIrath n ew. C Ierk- that had decided to make one fast' hurrah by spraying We have a new clerk-working in the-Visitor Cen- a profuse amount of "natural perfume." Greg didn't ter. Rhonda Mcilrath, of Ft. Wayne, IN, joined the complain. He probably thought it could only get bet- Vogel family in April of 1999. In the past, Rhonda ter from here on out. Little does he know, there is spent a considerable amount of time in the commercial more in store for him as the years go by. - . trucking business and has. some experience in the food When Greg is off work and not being assaulted 0 service industry. However, Rhonda ha~ found her call- by odors, he spends a great <:teal of time ~ith his fam- ing in life at Vogel as a Cus- ily: Greg and Renai have two daughters: Amanda, age tomer Service Representative. 12 and Madison, age 8. They enjoy swimming and H_er hopest, forthright, and se- hik,ing. Greg a certified swimming coach works closely rene personality has made her with Amanda's local youth swim team. a great asset to the office staff Please welcome Greg to the Vogel family and let and customers find her fun him know if there is anything he can do to make your sense of huinor very refreshing. stay at Vogel State Park more enjoyable. When not at the office, Camper to Park Rariger: _ ,dfl "That squirrel ran all over the place. It was -~_...,11 _ going crazy. It ran up her ~ pantl'egs, down my brother-in-laws arm. I was in my tent and it ran . Rhonda fulfills her other (more important) calling in life as a full-time supermom of four wonderful gi~ls. Rhonda and the girls: Sarah, 17; Delana, 15; Erin 13; and Sherri, 11 spend a great deal of time together picnicking,- shop~ ping; reading, or 'just hanging out. _ Please come by the office to get a~quainted with all over the roof, up the ,z I Rhonda and make her feel at home. screen arid all over. '-" ' By the way, where are Little boy seeing the detainees in the bears? That's why I came camping. I _saw their tan jumpsuits working on the on the news wh~re you 'had lots of bears. Then again, after seeing that squirrel, maytie I don't want to ~ee a:ny, bears." J park. "Mom, look at those Boy "':" .Scouts, I want to be just like them lt'f/Af&:811',-~1 when. I,grow up!" Mom, somewhat -- distr~ssed:- "You beher not.'' gentleman is the best advertisement" . . for the relaxing atmosphere at Vogel. There is no better place to catch a few Z's. Corn to chewing gum- _(i/~ . ------- \ Close to hal( of the worlds' food supply caine ~ ~~~~-\ \ from crops not known to .white man until 14Q2. _ [( _ _ That was when it was discovered how much the \ \ ~ American Indians had progressed in the_ ~ 1 1// / domestication of crops. It is well known that com . wall a staple with Indians; but it is not as well known that they planted potatoes, peanuts, squash, peppers, tomatoes, pumpkins, as: well as cotton and chicle for chewing gum. Tobacco in the form of cigars came from Cuba via Columbus. - ~ore than 60 drugs originated from the Indians as well, including coca (for coc.;aine and novocaine) datura (a painkiller), ephedra (a nasal remedy), curare (muscle relaxant) ari_d cinchona bark (a source of . quinine), That's not .a bad legacy to be left by such "savages" with such b!it:kward" -~?y.s. :-"' Page 6 ~ Voice of Vogel CCC Trivia-~ c.c:c I __ Did you kno_w that the restored 3980 historical structures? 2. Did you know that the CCC spent 2,094,713 man. days razing . undesirable structures and obliterations frorri the country side? 3.'Didyou know that the CCC spent 6,111,258.2 man-days in the First-100.daysofthe N~w D.eal -The C1v1han. C.onsln~v-at1on Corps. . - ~ . ... .. . - ::;:1.-...,,-=. '.,;,,,,..:;.;o,;:::-~,::c;~. HISTORY ' - - .. . , In the eariy 1930's the United . . - . And there, was ~r;:mklin gold shipments; penalized: Roosevelt, who on :March 4;. hoarding gold, authorized the. 1933, promised that "This great _government to issue new cur- States was financially and morally bankrupt and the spirit of the people was at an all time low. It has beert nation will endure as it has en- rency. tnrough the Federal Re- estimated that'more than two mil- dured, will revive and pros,-. serve Banks (Federal Reserve lion youths were aimlessly wander- per." _ Notes), placed failed banks into ing the cities and country in search . Not too many people government receivership, and of jobs an4 a future. On March 4, operation of 4. Did, you nkunrosewrietsh?a.t, the..CCC thought so. Unemployment was above thirte_en million. The b- uilDt )b.uilt '186d030,2y4sot6aute;bk.unpioaldwrkinsg?ths?at. . h .t e ccc . nation,s _mcome had d ropped f.rom over e1ghty bI11ion. m 1929 6. Did you know that the CCC buqt. to forty billion 'by 1932..For-. a.rranged for .the orderly reopening of. those banks with suff1c1ent funds left 1n the1r vaults. some of the other. pro- grams passed in the first ".Hun- . 7,622 impounding and large. eign_ tragi_J}~_d_ cle~Hn_ed sixty_ clr~d Days" .helpgress Administra- 9. Did you know that the CCC 'ing daily. Even sound banks tio'n. It had build or improved de_veloped 6,966.7 miles of wildlife were closing and. locking doors 2,500 hospitals,' 5,900 schools, streams? . amid yelling of the p~ople for 1,000 airports anq nearly IO.: Did you know. that,_the C~.::/;the cou~tr.)~...relief offices.had- The Public Works Admiriistra- .. I 1: Did you' l,q10w ,th<;tt .the. 9.C,C_.;,. {closed for .latk'-of "funds.- Hun- :tipn ,bl}ilr couril}ouses, post of-. .. puilt 28,087. _8 1Iriilef,9f-;fo_ot_; a_~9;. :gef.'m~rchers~ we1e aemonstrat-' f.ic:;es, schools; hospitals .~nd hoFse trails?-~ .- .: .' ,~ '.' ..;_ :.- : ; ing" ,,' :-,:. ..r;;... - .. roads .. TVA -'The Tennessee 1933 Franklin D. Roosevelt became president of the United States. In. the first 109 days in office he initi-. pleted natural resources or this ated numerous programs to get the country the other _primary purpose country back on. its feet again. The of the CCC was to provide finan- most widely acclaimed and accepted cial support for the families at program by nearly .all of the people . home. Many of .the men who were at the time was the Civilian Con- in Roosevelt's Tree Army said it servation Corps. The plan was to was the best years of their lives. The recruit young rrien into a p~ace time . Civilian Conservation Corps was army. An army that would reclaim the only. government conservation the land, waters and forests ihat had organization that worked to s,ave been -so abused, in the pre~eding our country's environment on a years; as well as build parks _such national scale. It still holds that title. as -Vogel while at the same time at- While many youth work programs tempt to save the youths themselves.. have been initiated, no~e ha\fe come The Depar:tment of Labor re- close io the accqmplishm~rits of the. . cruited the youths from the- reli~~ CCC. roles. Clothing was provided by the With the buil~up of the war.. Army which also managed the effort in 1942 the various CCC camps. Control of the work accom- projects were completed and the ,-or: plished by th~ CCC was under the ganiiatiori was shut :ctown. Many of direction of the US Forest Service, the CCC Boys enlisted in the vari- 12:: Did you :kn.ow Presi_de'nt Many' peopl_e believed_, Valley Authority built dams Roosevelt decreed in April that. 250,000 inei:i be in CCC ramps by America had settled into a rut; : a,11d ydroelectric projects to July 1, 1933? The g<;>al W!}S met. that poverty and unemploy- , i;:otrorflooding and to provide 13:. Did you know th~_usands of Il)ent had become permanent ., power throughout the- South. . yo_uil).s gained','high' scliool diplqmas' fixtures in.the :American way of:' REA - The Rural Electrification in.the CCC? ' ' life. . :A~ministration ran power to 14. Did you .know the CCC had --This is. what Franklin rural areas where it-was too ex- many'poets, song writers ;ind artists? RQosevelt faced on fnaugura-. pensive 'for private companies 15. Did you ~now Robert Fechner, tion day, 1933_ Then followed to serve . . a vice president of the 1AM, was the a hundred days of the most. ccc: The Civilian Conser- CfirCsCt ?d'irector and a true hero of the frenzied activity that the. nation . vation Corps: Soil Conservation Service, Fish and ous branches of the military. These Wildlife Service, Bureau of Land boys wete unique as they were al- Managemerit, .Bureau of Reclama- reaoY disciplined, having worked tion and Bureau of Indian Affairs. under military commande.rs in t~e Voge\ State Park was under_ the di7 CCC camps: They were in excellent re_ction_of l?e National .Park Servi9e;1:,, _P,JlY,sical. and mental shape ha~ing Life m the 3 C's app~a,led.;l9 .-;,worked at hard labor and been given the American frontier spirit.' The ' an education, good (ood arid medi- 3,240,399 young rrien worked for a. cal care. Because of their training,; dollar a day plus room and..board. the t>oys spent. little time in t>opt (This was referred to three hots and 1_ camp, oui went straight to the war a flop) .. Besides restoring th~ de_: front. ' : 16. Did'you.know thOl!Sands_ of 'has ever seen. . This .was : President CCC boys learned their life's. trade ., . In Roosevelt'~ vie~, the_ Roqsevelt's pet project., He in the CCC? , . . nation faced a crisis as serious . came up with the original name f7. Did you know Nationai Park as war itself. of. CC.RY.RM or the- Civilian -Service super.vised CCC work in the. He asked for and received Conservation Reforestation . National Parks and mcist of the 800. wartime power to meet and con- Youth .,-Rehabilitation Move- CCC built State Parks? quer the paralysis.that had _ment.- 18. Did you know 3,462 beaches stricken the nation. The most For obvious reasons; he. were improved by the CCC? . urgent. matter 'Pre~ident was encouraged'to shorten the 19. The final after action report on Roosevelt faced in 1933 was the. name. the CCC stated we needed 5,000 . _..:amps'pcryearafterworld war two. nation-wide collapse of the._. Someagencies of.the New .20. Did you know there was a CCC banking system. . Deal were more successfu~ than before there was an Earth Day? The banking act passed others. It was the intent of each a 21 .. Did you know the National. only few hours after Congress program to help bring the na- Vogefinstalling a: time capsule; open 2050 Archives has records of CCC work convened at a special session tion 'back to its feet. . . accomplished in each state? . held on_ March. 9, 19..33 through-'. .Each program contributed 22. Did you know the CCC built June J 6 I 933. . to this effort, but the unfortu- ' To celebrate t.lie new millennium, Vogel is installing a time c_apsule 3, 116 lookout towers? In' ~ffect,; the new banking mite reality was, that it took a on July 4, 2000. This will be placed in the curb of the new bridge in the a 2v3e.terDan1'ds oyfouW WknIowgotnaenaroIYpp2o2r5tu,n00it0y. to rebuild their.lives in'the CCC? 24. Did you know t.hc CCC was atacntceexttoeripdrei.vdatgeovbearnnkms,egnat vaesstihsePresident complete control o~er ~ war to revit.a'lhizeh the Amerdican econol11y wit t e tremen ous war machine buildup capping area with a plaque placed over the location. Th.e plaque-will ask that the time capsule be opened' o_n July 4, 2050. We chose this date because we felt that the youngest generation visiting now would enjoy being around. when it was opened: What' do you put in time capsle? refered to. as the College in- the Where d1"d'the Vogel,nam_e c_.o.m.e. from_?_ This park paper will be one.item, along 'Yith the Atlanta paper, photoc Woods, the Collosssal College of graphs of the park, a park brocliure with rates, a copy of the .park budget_ Calluses amt the Canvas Covered , The Vogel family emigrated.to. .The bark was the only resource (just to see.if it increases ariy ovei: a 5.0 year peri~d), a listing of who was Convicts? . . the united States from Germany in rieeded from 'the trees, allowing the registered in the park at the time the capsule was sealed. , .25. D.id you know there were:over . 1848. Seitling in Milwaukee, Wis- remaii:ider of the tree to lay and rot. So if you are around on Jly 4, 20.50, come by the park, you will be (500 CCC camps during_ the nihe consin, t!Je Vogel's began to build During the peak of production, the able to say, I remember when that capsule wassealed." . ~~~riiid y~u know ioo,ooo CCC a leather,_tan,nery which eventually Pfister~ Vogel Tanning Company Vogel seeking photos from-ihe past 50 years.~, boys consumed ~,625,000 _lbs. of became the-largest of hs kind in the . bought 65,000 acres of forest in the potatoes in 30 days? . , world: T.he,cofi!pany .J>'rospere~ be- Geor-gia. Mountai~s. These forests The pirk is loQking for photo&raphs of the par~ during its 27. Did you know. 300,000 cc_q tween.the CivihWar and World War 'were -neecled to supply the ever earlier years taken by park guests who have. been commg to Vogel. boys consumed 9,000,_000 eggs in 1.- At the peak of operation, the growing thirsi for leather produc- for over 50 years. Guests. are. encouraged to rummage throu~h thirty days? -Vogel's had three tanneries in Mil- tion. Soon after \he land was ac- their attics 'in search. of.old photos. We. know cameras were m~ 28. Did you know ove.r 85,_000. waukee. They specialized in .calf quired, a -synthetic method of tan- vented "w~y back then:' so that perfe~t Kodak moment could be native Americans worked in .the skin tanning. . . . ning leather was developed and the <;:aptured. If any <;CC program? . . . . . To- supply th~ needs of the for_esi~.- were riot needed for further 21926.2D3id05yo mu ilkensowof the CCC built truck tra_ils or. boot, spoe, anq glove industry .in ihe fate' 1.8. 00's the company had to tanning .resources._ .. . . In 1917; Fred and Augustus . 3m0i.noDridroyaodus?know the CCC w.as alsq expand _its. raw .material ~ources. . VogeF donated la:nd to the State of referred to as Woodpe_cker \Yarriors, T.h,1s reqi.m ed. the pf1st.er - Vo.geI Georgi.a ,or a State Park. 0th.er Iands , .. ~ . -~ . photos of- Vogel are . fou nd ; M ~EP-.:-ial~!lll..?,Zd;>x.~..-. . please them to_ .bring the at- " tention o_f pa.rk Roosevelt's Jree Army,-~_oil Tanning <;:ompaily.io.search.as far. were given to.the United States manager, David Soldiers and Peaveys? sou1h: as the rl)o\mtairis of North qovemment for the Ch<1ttahoochee Foot. He would 31. Did you know.-there were no Georgia. . . .. National Forest.. like to get cop- national foresis in some states prior : :These forests h,eld tremendous ' To recognize this gift of land, . -.ies of them so , _,.- :":: to the CCC? stores of chestnut, oak,. and hem- the park was named for the Vogel's. that-they can be Y t ii 3in2.1B93e_3fo,rem.tahneyCgCuCrojw:>ae~sIei sctl.iil,snhtreieds Jock. ,The bark. tromthese trees was .1t, 1s quite .appropriate that, "v.ogeI,. suitil'Ql'e for u1Ifr!h}g. Th1paw ma-',' ,w}i~n.rranslated from German'nieans . .C~.,~ , . 0 !~ Id. lify ,t?n 1. . .~h(!re h. t is . k Iv t' is? ihts was' a d d e d t.o 0 ~. cu er.; .. .. -~userr,, ~Q the. :c:;~ . V ,,~,:;::,~.;}("<::t)\',:, >, /.'./\: ::/:/[ ,'. . .. , .. h'~iTidt+.esiabl,ished0 yo,utl\ work ca111ps7 te.r'i/a~4:/w.,a:s.,-',:.t,a'n/~,a--.rk '.' \ -~ , , : .,. . , .il;j::tibi(d!'i.;,, _. ;./ ;,, . ; _: :.;fi;:.i-.' ,;,; '~?'.,;\::>:::, .. 4th bicycle 1 . ,, parade ha_s ~ become trad1- . ,c,,, ,~-i- tio~ at_ Vogel. 1 ~"i;t' tChildren par, 1:,,::~r Enjoy Vogel for a simpler vacation. N right, Park Manager David Foot judges.,a:sand castle.on July 4. . Don't ever let it be said that children get bored at Vogel State Park. If a picture is worth a thousand words then the expression on the,se children's faces (right) tells it. all. r4 child can-learn and have fun all a~ the same time ticipate ip this . at Vogel. Proud.of /!er trophy, this young- .r. early rriorn- ing event by ster (left photo) displays her muddy smile ':' ,, , .followi'!g. . fhe , ,le- . . i!j'\\\. decorating their bicycles penny-in-the-mud . contest. There aren't ;~Y:": ,at.Tl and Wc!gons. Every child is . many times where I, Mom will let you get ~ ::,a"winner in . dirt,J as much as you . - , this parade. It is never 'tp9 early 'JO. celebrafe our 'freedom.'-w.haLbetter ,- . place to practice being fret: ~an, '-'.'ogel _St~te/ark;? ,- .. .' ... ~ _,- ,': 1 'lV~~t ,ll{l4, nqt yell YOU.'\' Vogel: meets., i . everyone's _n~etjs! l .. Page 8 - Voice of Vogel VOLUNTEERS Campground hosts".' Rootless or Nomads? Continued from page JA lives while we can. We are all so fr9m retirement._ We started to pray spread out and life is so short! We about what the LORD would have wanted to share our relationship us do in our retirement years and: with GOD and to serve others to the thus began an exciting year as He best of our ability. Camping had ,Jed us into our life of purposeful becom-e an activity that we love and . wandering. enjoy so giving our time to the park It wasn't long after that we had - systems that make that enjoyment an opportunity to try oui)iosting possible was also important to us. in one of Michigan's most popular We were developing a purpose here state parks--Holland,State Park. Our so we sought out the counsel of our . length of stay was to be one month pastor, family, friends and work . but turned into two. We had filled .constituents, people who knew us ciut - another _appiica,tion for well .and could ask the'hard ques~ Muskegon State Park,. which_ is -on tions and give us valable:feedback. . Lake Michigan, and much to our There were .no red flags! .surprise, were c;illed to be hosts for. The decision to go. full time one month there. It was like trying or retire wasn't made until later that on a pair of new shoes that catch year when it was obviqus that ev- -your eye while shopping. Do they ery door that could be opened was, fit? Did hosting fit? Yes indeed! It Some of those doors were things was a good fit and we couldn't get such as finances in. a position that enough of it. We lived in a pop-up would allow Joe to retire at 59 rather camper for those three months, Joe commuted daily to work_ while I hosted during the day."-He was there evenings and for all of the summer holiday weekends. I'm the talker than 65. GOD made that possible!. Also the cost of living would be reduced by pot having property taxes, utilities, etc to pay. Joe, who had always enjoye!l his job, became It may not be -,the B~ooklyn Bridge, but this proje~t was .an engineering -feat none. the les_s. Th~ prob~ , while niy hubby is "the Jack of All incr"e_asingly unhappy and in fact, lem was how to access the Trades" s9 there was -some really came home one day stating that his out~ide of the pavilion -to interesting situations that I found job was no longer fun. That had drill holes and install bolts -,, myself in while he was at work. One been one of the concerns expressed on an aqditional rail? _such- experience occurred when an by family and friends, namely that_ Ray Lebeouf is shown elderly gentlemen knocked on my Joe wouldn't have enough of a chal- standing on the platform he Vogel State Park's youngest volunt_eer, Ryan. Chastain,. age 5, is sho~n working on the pa".ilion on . '. a volunteer project. Ryan ' is the grandson of William. -and Gail.Diibeck of Jasper;. Georgia. The Dilbecks have been Vogel Voluntee_rs for six years. On this_ particu- door asking me for some special lenge doing what we were propos- designed to safely access the lar work day, Ryan and his help. He and his wife were on their ing. Another_ door was parks to outside perimeter of the co-workers were construct- maid!;!n voyage in their new Georgie work in for .the next two years that pavilion. This is one more ing an _additional safety rail _ Boy motor~home. His problem? He were in the. states where family example of how Vogel on the pavilion. Come join. couldn't get his stove to -work. He lived. We had also talked about ,State Park utilizes the skills the Vogel Volunteers. It is asked if I could come and take a down sizing since our kids were no look, at it. Now that srrnnrl~ ~imnlP - lon!!:er around and travellin!!: to but you see I just know what time .it_ come spend holidays with us was is not how the watch works! How- more difficult for them than Jor us. ever, I agreed tocome. take a look . As my husband so deli~ately put and while in route quickly ran it--"Hey, that's a no-brainer! " through my mind what Joe does We_ were so.excited! There was when he sets us up. No, I didn't fix much to do in order to get ready. it! I had.Joe go over and take a look for our first hosting commitment in Iaier-that evening, I di~ do- all the May of '99. We had a h(?use and right things though such_ as making car to sell; -a motor-home to pur- sure the propane tank had been - chase; 35 years of accumulating to filled. and turned on etc._and checked pare down; health care insurance to of it's volunteers. --:v 1~7 1 . '. a fami_ly .affair._. Walt Isaac is shown serving up breakfast to Steve Hadley of the DNR Mountain Search -& Rescue Team. Walt, from McDonough, :volunteered to cook ten meals during traintng exercises. _ _. Walt and his wife Nancy have been voiunteers and: campground hosts .~t Vogel. During the summer of 1999, the Isaac's hosted in parks in South Dakota and Texas. .. . Walt is retired from the Federal Corrections Bureau . . wherehe was director of food service. Nancy retired from the manual. This particular problem look into, _(we. felt at our age any- Emory University. _r- had to be solved by_ the dealership thing could happen so we also -These fine folks have found that volunteering i_n parks and they were only a stone's throw looked intoJong term tare insur- has kept them healtl)y and feeling younf - away. . , ance); au1omatit bill. paying and They have met all _sorts- of interesting people and Both park managers asked if rental property management to at- have made -lifelong friendships." we would be interested in coming r_ange; a temporary address to set back the-following.year. Would we up, we are'using our good friend's -- a resounding "YES" rang out address for our mail. We haven't . from both our mouths in unison! . decided as of today what_ our perWow, our minds bt:gan working manent state of residency will be. It overtime with all the possibilities. ~eemed best to live for one-year That same July we drove to Geor- using Michigan residency and see gia to spend two weeks with our what develops.- Our driver's license, married daught~r: Our plan was to car and motorhome registration is take our .three grandchildren camp- our biggest .problem, which will ing fo~ a week and half and then need to be resolved very soon. take a few days to look at several of Credit cards have rpade living much Georgia State Parks. I think we hit easier for all of us, but for_ us has somewhere between 6-8 parks talk- been a real asset in our situation. It seems the volunteers can't work at Vogel unless the weather is miserable. This crew (from left to right are Carl- Smith, Carmelo Infantino, Ray Lebeouf and Blaine_ _Carey) were found working on the pavilion in October. Despite a wind. chill of 10 degrees, these volunteers kept working. Park Manager, David Foot has b'eeri accused of scheduling volunteer work _on the .worse days ..He was overheard saying, ing with' managers finding out what We can. purchase just about any: ."the volunteers have to keep mov- the opportunities were. To our de- thing we need wjthout having a lo- ing to 'stay warm so I put this en- lighi, not. only are Georgia State cal checking accouni. Ho~ do we ergy .to good use." Parks absolutely gorgeous and so keep in touch with family and inviti~g 'for families. who e~j_oy _ friends? T~at wa~ solve~_wit~ e-mail. . .. The _Yog~i Volunteers, Inc;. was the recipient of a $500 grant 'from camp11~g._ But, ~h~ opportumt1es (w_hen w_e,cl!n fmd ,a prov1de_r for. Eastman Kod,a~ Company. I