Ahwahnee Woodbadge

Camp Ahwahnee has many stories and many pictures, and each has a different story.  this is the story of Don Piantoni  my father as he spent some of his Awahnee experiences with other members of the staff, he has givin me these to add to the Awahnee stories i have been posting:

as told by don:                                                                                                                              

Woodbadge

Wilderness/Indian Camp at Ahwahnee

David:

Here are some of the photos I have of Wood Badge at Ahwahnee. The course photos were all taken out at the Wilderness Camp.The list for the staff photos are:

1975, Wood Badge Course 39-5 Staff

          Front row, L to R: Tom LuVisi, George O'Hara, Don Piantoni, Richard Herrick, Frank Rubino, and  

          Stanley Mozeleski

          Back Rowe, L to R: Richard Tevlin, Jack Hall, William Fulton (SPL), Ken Lacrosse (SM),

          George Busdicker (ASM), John Frazier (ASPL), Jeff Vaughn (AQM), Greg Darakjian, and

          Gene Bergner (Camp Ranger)

1976, Wood Badge Course W39-6 Staff

          Front Rowe, L to R: John Frazier (ASM), William Fulton (SM), and Richard Tevlin (SPL)

          Back Row, L to R: Ralph Nordstrom (ASPL), Stanley Mozeleski, Richard Herrick (AQM),

          Frank Gamble, Lewis Leavell, Ken Lacrosse, Fred Glass, Art Wilber, Bob Hatcher (AQM),

          Frank Rubino, Don Piantoni, and Greg Darakjian (QM)

1977, Wood Badge Course W39-7 Staff

          L to R: Don Piantoni (ASPL), Creg Carpenter, Vince Cirritos (QM), Lawrence Shackleton,

          Stanley Mozeleski (SPL), Arthur Wilber, John Frazier (SM), Don Marczeski, Frank Rubino (ASM),

          Richard Herrick, Frank Gamble, Raymond Budzinski (AQM), Larry Luebben, and

          Norman Webb (AQM)

1978, Wood Badge Course W39-8 Staff

          James Troska, Ross Wilson (AQM), Richard Herrick, Creg Carpenter, Don Marczeski,

          Frank Gamble (ASM), Frank Rubino (SM), Stanley Mozeleski (ASM), Greg Darakjian (SPL),

          William Hadley (ASPL), Larry Luebben, Harland McWilliams, Leroy Lance, Robert Richards,

          and Don Piantoni (QM)

Jeff Vaughn is in the 1975 photo. He had just finished Summer Camp Staff, and Ken LaCrosse recruite       him to be on Wood Badge Staff

Photos "1978 Wood Badge" shows a pioneering mary-go-round built in wilderness camp. I am the one shown on the left, and Don Marczeski is behind the pole with the red shirt and beard.

Photo :1979 Wood Badge shows me sitting on a pioneering gate built by one of the patrols to show me how strong it was. In the background is Lighting Ville campfire ring.