I thought they were lost. The Pig Pen and Cleanest Cabin Award signs we use for camp each year. I hadn’t seen them since 2001. I’ve asked and asked the whereabouts of them, but never could get a straight answer. Instead, after quite a while, and perhaps that Scottsville’s VBS supplies were stored in the same place, was told where they might be. Mcpherson Appraisal Service’s storage bin. Unlocked. Just off Scottsville’s town square. There they were all along. Spiderwebs and all.
The signs hold alot of history behind them. It was traditional to sign the back of them after winning them. So my name is on them. Along with years worth of other campers. It’s great. No where else can you find years of camp history written in one place. The agony of defeat is said bluntly on the back of the Pig Pen sign which says “This is what happens when your counselor doesn’t make his bed.” One can only imagine the wrath that counselor felt after their cabin got the award.
I was the recepient of the Pig Pen award one time. I, along with the rest of my cabin was found sleeping when it was time for Bible class. I was embarrassed too. So we got the Pig Pen. Major embarrassment at the time.