Jill Scheer and Mike Vyhovsky (I think) check out the chickens at Gemuetlichkeit Days in Jefferson in September of '78.  Jill competed in the rolling pin toss and did pretty well, if I remember correctly.
	Waiting for the Gemuetlichkeit parade to start on Sunday morning are Harry Kline and Mike Rule.  It doesn't look like Harry got enough sleep the night before.  Maybe the pool table wasn't comfortable!
	Front-row seats and comfortable chairs provided by the Olsen family - the best way to see the parade!  Visible are Dave Olsen, Joelle Horn, and Bridget Brown.  Dave tells me that Lisa Velasquez is seated between him and Joelle. Imagine that!
	Okay, just one more parade picture, I promise!  Jane Ralph and Jim Olsen are hoping the photographer will go away.
	These are just some of the people who invaded the Olsen house for two days to enjoy the Gemuetluchkeit experience.  Mr. and Mrs. Olsen always opened their doors to a big crowd!
	Camp Takedown Day in early October attracted a big group of volunteers in 1978.  Pictured are:  (Front, lying down) Susan Sullivan, (First row, sitting) Jane Piercy, Wendy Jones, Barby Spoehr, Julie Cowsert, ?, Amy Wimmer, Margaret Jones, (2nd row, kneeling) Stephanie Shreffler, ?, ?, ?, Amy Sutherland, Jenny Porter, Sue Baker, Jenny Secrest, (3rd row, leaning over) Heather Chermak, Bridget Brown, (Back row, standing) Jim Meigs, Steve Blumreiter, Mike Rule, Joelle Horn, ?, Jill Scheer, Jane Ralph, Ellen Winchell, Barb Gutting, Bob Holloway, Kathy Nesbitt, ?, Sarah Snyder.  (Help me with these, please!)
	As often happens, a nice group picture degenerates into a big wrestling fest!
	Later in October, Dave Olsen and I drove to Champaign, Illinois to visit Karen Johnson and Denise Winklehake in their apartment at the University of Illinois.  Here, Karen and Denise clean up the kitchen after a breakfast of donuts and cereal.
	On yet another weekend in late October or early November, I took Joelle Horn with me to visit some Phantom people in La Crosse, Wisconsin.  Here, Joelle and I pose in the parking lot on the bluffs.
	Barby Spoehr, Jenny Secrest, Riley Cooper, and Sue Cowsert stand near the edge of a cliff in the La Crosse bluffs.
	To cap off a busy fall of 1978, many staff and campers gather at Phantom for Winter Camp.  Here, Marshall Wolowicz (standing), Jay Wolowicz, Jeff Flor, and Dan Flor pose for a picture before hitting the big sledding slope, Campfire Hill.
	There they go!  Jeff Flor, Jay Wolowicz, Dan Flor, and Tom Loeffel (I think) zoom down the hill, trying to hook up with Marshall Wolowicz who is following on his own innertube.  (This was the safe sledding.  They started jumping over people later on!)
	Mike Rule and Dave Olsen transport some board games from the lodge to the dining hall to help entertain the winter campers (and themselves).
	The last morning of Winter Camp 1978 finds the girls up and dancing to the morning records.  (If you can name the whole chorus line, please let me know!)
	Ready for the long drive back to Champaign after  three hectic days of Winter Camp are Susan Stewart (on the right) and her friend.

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