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Randy Crowe announces UCC camps at N-Sid-Sen

Randy Crowe, manager at N-Sid-Sen Camp and Retreat Center on Lake Coeur d’Alene, announced plans for Pacific Northwest Conference UCC summer camps and gave an overview of other groups using the site, resulting in the camp ending the fiscal year in the black, despite expectations at Annual Meeting that it would be behind.

Randy Crowe does road work to prepare for camps. Photo courtesy of N-Sid-Sen,

“It has happened because of incredible gifts of time, talent and money in the last nine months,” said Randy.

From April 20 through September, N-Sid-Sen has only a few open dates. Groups using the camp include Temple Beth Shalom, quilters, a wedding, three Montessori schools, a yoga retreat and Catholic youth before the summer.

The camp staff will be young adults from PNC-UCC churches.

The Women’s Retreat, May 15 to 17 will be led by Andy CastroLang of Westminster UCC in Spokane and Lara Crutsinger-Perry of Olympia.

The theme of the ecumenical curriculum to be used for summer camps is “In the Wilderness.”

Intermediate and Junior High camps will share the week of July 12 to 18. Senior High Camp will share the week of July 19 to 25 with You and Me camp July 19 to 22 and Kids Camp July 22 to 25. Family Camp is July 25 to Aug. 1, and Camp Together is Aug. 2 to 8.

Randy announced the camp directors.

Mary Lu Vait and her husband John Hubbe of Westminster UCC in Spokane will lead Intermediate Camp for fifth and sixth graders.

Amara Oden, pastor of Suquamish UCC, will co-direct Junior High Camp with Leah Bilinski, pastor of Fauntleroy.

Aislyn Crane of Admiral UCC in Seattle will co-direct Senior High Camp with Bob Feeny, pastor of Westminster UCC.

Becca Hughes and Debbie Peterson of Fauntleroy UCC in Seattle will lead You and Me Camp, just before Kids Camp, led by Kim Kotlan of Westminster UCC.

Leading Family Camp are Ryan Lambert, pastor of Kirkland UCC, and Emily Hanson of Fauntleroy UCC.

Camp Together co-leaders are Linda and Randy Crowe of Westminster UCC, along with Dee Eisenhauer who just retired as pastor of Eagle Harbor UCC in Bainbridge Island.

Randy has hired five staff for the summer, four of whom are from PNC-UCC churches. The staff roles include kitchen tasks, cleanup of buildings and grounds maintenance. Two will also be lifeguards.

The lifeguards are Marin Lambert of Kirkland UCC and Freddy Tanner, whose family has a cabin nearby and who was lifeguard last year and an earlier year.

The other staff are Terrance Belletoone from the Chewelah UCC, Sonia Cassell of Bellevue First and Eva Bernard of Plymouth UCC in Seattle.

With the process underway for hiring a new manager at N-Sid-Sen, Randy and Linda said they would be flexible to stay to orient the new manager as long as needed.

“This site deserves and demands good management,” Randy said. “A lot goes into running this site well, and that includes both love and a sense of ministry.”

For information, visit n-sid-sen.org.

 

Pacific Northwest Conference United Church of Christ News © April 2026

 

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