When I was a little girl, I never got to go to summer camp. Pretty sad, huh. My family operated a small farm and there was never time for anything like that, let alone money to go. So my time was spent taming barn kittens, which provided hours of cheap entertainment. Too bad there wasn't a Camp Lookout back then. In 1990, College of the Ozarks opened a summer Christian camp for area children, ages 8-12, who didn't have the opportunity to attend a camp. Students participating in the College's Summer Work Program serve as camp counselors to this week-long Christian camp. And since it's opening, it's been a summer hit to many youngsters. There's no cost for the fun, and all children have to do is bring their clothes for a week. Everything else including sheets, pillows, tolietries, even a Bible are provided. One thing there isn't a shortage of is entertainment. The college students help plan loads of activities for the children, including water balloons and playing under water falling from a firehose via a firetruck. They even spend a day at Silver Dollar City, http://www.silverdollarcity.com/. Of course you can't have camp without a camp fire and s'mores. Surely, those are memories that will last a lifetime for some of the lucky kids who come to Camp Lookout.
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