a long-timer steps away

Sam Martinelli got a full-time job and knew that his Frost Valley summers would have to come to an end. In 2011 and 2012 he was a village chief. He negotiated a late-July start to the job, and decided to spend half the summer here as a counselor in Lenape, in part so that he could spend another summer with the campers who'd come up through the villages with him: Outpost, then Hemlock, now Lenape. And in part so that he could do his farewell summer in style, as a counselor. Now it's done. He leaves today and starts the job Monday. Farewell, Sam, and thanks for the years of service.