14, 1921, a daughter of the late Samuel B. She had entered the hospital in early September. Showers, age 83, of 508 Woods Ave., Flemington, died Nov. Miscellaneous Clinton County, Pennsylvania ObituariesĮva G. Antietam Recreation becomes incorporated.Ģ003: Cowboy Christmas dinner shows begin.Ģ005: The summer Wild West Show goes public.Ģ009: The Valentines Show begins a junior camp for 5 & 6 year olds was started.Ģ011: The Century of Song & God & Country Shows begins.Ģ012: Our summer camp is expanded to include two weeks of Adventure camp for age 14.Ģ013: Antietam Recreation's Cowboy Christmas Dinner & Show celebrates it's 11th year!Ģ015: The Christmas Experience, a new holiday show, debuts to general - Miscellaneous Clinton County, Pennsylvania Obituaries A stone fireplace, sound and lighting system added. Summer Wild West shows begin.Ģ001: The pavilion was enclosed in glass. Antietam Recreation opens its doors as a summer day camp.ġ991: The boatslide, rope swings, barge, tennis court, badmitton court, volleyball court, horshoes pits, and four square area added.ġ992: Our school field trips program begins.ġ995: The falconhurst tree house is finished.ġ998: The chapel and creek pavilions are built. Since 1971 the Rotz family has grown to include 5 children and five grandchildren who are all actively involved in the camp.ġ971: The Rotz Family purchased the 32 acres known as the Turner Farm.ġ974: The barn construction was completed.ġ975: Vision of Antietam Recreation was put on paper and a feasibility study was done.ġ976: Tennis court, pool, and field layout construction is completed.ġ977: The bathhouse is completed. Groups rent the facility on Saturdays and school and home school groups utilize the facility May through August. Families and bus groups enjoy the exciting dinner shows, performed in the fall and winter months. The day camp has grown from 20 campers to 350 campers per week. In 1977 when Antietam Recreation opened their doors, their earlier vision of a camp for children became a reality. Since then the couple has planned, designed, and worked at camp while home-schooling their 5 children. The couple completed graduate work at the University of Southern Mississippi where they received their Master Degree and Master Equivalency in Physical Education and Recreation in 1975.Īntietam Recreation's secluded 32 acre site was purchased in 1971 after a long search for a piece of ground that would contain both water to facilitate a recently inherited canoe, and fields and pasture to accommodate their two horses. High School from 1971 until the birth of her daughter in 1981.
She taught health and physical education at East Jr. Mary, an outstanding athlete both in high school and college, went on to play for the Mid East USA Field Hockey Team for a number of years. Upon finishing high school they both attended Lock Haven University, graduated in 1971 and were married a few weeks later.īob, who grew up with horses, designed the horse barn and the other buildings at Antietam Recreation while teaching 4th, 5th, and 6th grades in New Baltimore and Mowry Schools in the Waynesboro School District. He retired from teaching in 1985. Bob held summer jobs at Camps Wohelo, Swatare, and Comet Mary worked as a counselor and program director at camps in Waynesboro, Maine, Maryland, and Mississippi. Bob Rotz and Mary Overington grew up in Waynesboro, Pennsylvania and were high school sweethearts.
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