Hej Ladies! Episode 03—Ryan Klint

Hej Ladies! Episode 08 — Emma Holmgren

Join us as we talk with Emma Holmgren, Calla's daughter. Emma grew up spending summers with her family at Mission Springs and later worked as a lifeguard and a camp counselor at Frontier Ranch. She has some fun memories to share. If you have questions or ideas about the Mission Springs Centennial, please email Jenny at jenny@nwrtw.com.

Hej Ladies! Episode 07—Joe and Penny Nokes

In this episode, Calla and Jenny talk to Joe and Penny Nokes, long time high school leaders at Covenant Family Conference at Mission Springs. For nearly 20 years, Joe and Penny served the families of Mission Springs by ministering to the youth and helping to plan a musical with them. For many former high schoolers, Joe and Penny made a huge impact on their lives with their devotion to volunteering at Mission Springs and spreading God's love. If you have any questions, ideas, stories, or photos you would like to share with Hej Ladies, please email jcobbley@nwrtw.com. Talk to you soon!

Hej Ladies! Episode 06—Greg Asimakoupoulos

In this episode, Jenny and Calla speak with Greg Asimakoupoulos, a Covenant pastor who has served churches and other institutions in California, the Midwest, and the Pacific Northwest. He shares some of his favorite memories of Mission Springs after being introduced to the camp while pastor of Crossroads Covenant church in Concord, California. If you have questions or ideas for Hej Ladies, please send us an email at jenny@nwrtw.com. Have fun listening!

Hej Ladies! Episode 05—Alison Holmlund and Kristin Liner

In this episode, Jenny speaks with Alison Holmlund and Kristin Liner, lifelong friends who credit Mission Springs with creating and forming their friendship for the past 50 years. Even though they have lived and worked in different locations—Alison in the tech industry in California and Kristin in the medical field in Texas as a nurse—their bond has remained as strong as their love for the camp that made it happen. They share some of their favorite memories of spending summers at Mission Springs. If you have any questions, comments, or ideas for this podcast, please contact Jenny Cobbley at jenny@nwrtw.com. Thanks for listening!

Hej Ladies! Episode 04—Donna and Dean Erickson

For this episode, Calla and Jenny talk to Donna and Dean Erickson. Donna is originally from the Sacramento area and grew up coming to Mission Springs with her family.  She later settled in Minnesota, where she and  Dean raised their family and Donna served as the executive producer and host of the award-winning cooking and crafting TV series Donna’s Day and wrote a weekly syndicated column. Despite the distance between Minnesota and California, she often returned for summers at Mission Springs. Now she and Dean are part of the Mission Springs leaseholder community after purchasing a cabin of their own. The ladies also spend a little time speaking about Mission Springs trees with Emerson Cobbley, currently a naturalist with the Outdoor Education program.