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by Virginia Lore Shadowcliff is close to my heart. As a child, I traveled there with a group of people from my faith community (which included Bob & Judith and probably other Shadowcliff volunteers you may know). Different groups from our faith community (then called Ecumenikos) returned a couple of times as more and more […]
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by Jay Liebenguth John and Beth Hoffman and their family have been going up to Shadowcliff since 1975. They met Warren and Patt Rempel in Manhattan Kansas advertising the Grand Lake destination with a small ad in the local newspaper. They visited with Warren and Pat, looked at their photo album and fell in love
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by Bob Mann I believe nature has it right. About diversity, I mean. Nature really does not seem to like monocultures. One summer morning in 2004 we experienced the first signs of the pine beetle infestation at Shadowcliff. Granddaughter Carly and her Mom were visiting, and together with our staff, we used chisels and screwdrivers
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by Carl Sniffen May at Shadowcliff is truly a special time. It is a time of many things—an awakening, a renewal and a reunion. It is a time when on any given day it can be winter, spring or summer. Each May, a wonderfully special group of people return to reawaken Shadowcliff from its winter slumber,
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by Andy Wolfrum and Mariló Herrero Jiménez Sometimes you are guided to places and people who change the direction of your life. In 2002 – I was young, full of energy and ready to discover the world – I decided to come for the first time to the U.S. With a work visa in my
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by Jay Liebenguth Editor’s note: When we were discussing which stories we wanted to tell this year on the Shadowcliff blog, someone mentioned that perhaps Bob Mann could be persuaded to write a series about the Laws of Nature*. I fondly remember my first retreat at Shadowcliff, listening to Bob talk about the LON (I
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by Jay Liebenguth At Shadowcliff, we love a good love story and this one is as good as we’ve heard. (And, we’ve heard a few.) But first, some introductions. In January, Hillary Mizia, Executive Director of Shadowcliff, named Susan & David Haverty as the new general managers, beginning this season. “They have a wide range
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By Jay Liebenguth [SlideDeck2 id=4964] It’s supposed to reach the 70’s here in Kansas City this week, which sets me to daydreaming about the upcoming spring & summer. I’m especially looking forward to late June this year and a vacation with my adult daughters, their significant dudes, and my first grandchild. I’ve convinced them that
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Dear Friends, As the cool air sweeps down the mountains and onto the plains, and the leaves fall gently to earth, the year draws to a close. We are thankful for much at Shadowcliff in 2015. Each one of you helped to make this year a success. From the warm smiles of first time guests
Annual Campaign 2015: We Heard You! Read More »
Authentic. Welcoming. Making friends. Diversity. Opportunities. Safe. Clean. These were all words used to describe Shadowcliff last spring by the eight participants of Experience Shadowcliff. Originally designed as a way to connect Shadowcliff with people who have a group they may want to bring up for a retreat, workshop, or event, this engaging weekend has
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