Mr. and Mrs. Doublecreek 2018!

This week was our Mr. and Mrs. Doublecreek Week, which always is so exciting! I’m not sure when this contest started, but it wasn’t an annual event until somewhere between 10 or 20 years ago. It’s fuzzy when this tradition started.  I do remember a pair of our early winners were Hanz & Franz!  They spent the week yelling, “We’re going to pump you up!" But what really separated them from the other pairs was the talent show.  While other pairs sang and danced, they wrestled.  It was spectacular!  They dove off tables and playfully pretended to hit each other with chairs!  How can ballroom dancing compete with that?  No, they didn’t get hurt – which I thought was impressive.  The campers loved it!

An issue we have now is choosing the contestants.  I’m grateful I’m not part of that process.  So, I’m not sure how the contestants are selected.  Now the format changes from year to year.  Some years we have formal wear, which usually translates into everyone wearing heels.  Beach wear usually incorporates a water fight of some kind.  We almost always have a relay race of some sort.  Now that’s a Doublecreek concept which would liven up any beauty contest, especially the section where the girls throw a soccer ball at the boys’ faces!  Trust me, it is not as bad as it sounds.

This year our minis kicked off the event with a waving contest. Then the counselors took over and it went downhill, sideways, whatever from there.  Tuesday, we had the ‘Newlywed Game.” This was an entertaining, if dubious affair.  It appeared some contestants had a “heads-up” of some sort.  That is the only way I can explain both contestants saying, “Ice cream,” when asked the question, “What is your spirit animal?”

Wednesday was our singing and dancing part of the contest.  It might be more accurate to compare it to karaoke, but it doesn’t matter.  I don’t know who enjoyed it more – the performers or our audience!

Thursday was the relay race which took twenty minutes to set up and less than a minute to complete.  But, it was an intense minute.

That brings us to the Friday Talent Show.  When I think of talent, I think of singing, dancing, or maybe magic tricks.   But our counselors think outside the box – way outside the box!  We had one song-and-dance routine – a well done song and dance!  Bus we also had counselors showing us how various animals (ranging from a pigeon to a T-Rex) would eat a bowl of cheddar goldfish.  Another pair had an obstacle course which involved painting, eating without hands and feeding other counselors using their feet!  The phrase, “you had to see it,” comes to mind.  And finally, we had a science act which was similar to a physics circus.  They had lots of foam and explosions!  Of course, the foam and explosions won the day!

When told she and her partner were the winners, Madison had the quote of the summer: “I may not be the Prom Queen, but at least I won this!”  I can’t think of a better sentiment to end on!  So, congratulations, Jacob and Madison!!  And thank you: Jaicie and Eric, Brandon and Sydney, and Alex and Alex, for giving us another thrilling Mr. and Mrs. Doublecreek.  It will be hard for the next year’s show to top this year’s show!  But, we’ll have a plethora of counselors who will give it the ol’ Doublecreek try!

-- Joe Ray