The top ten memories of the Fall Retreat as told by the people who have been there. In another sense, these may be the top ten reasons why you should attend the fall retreat Oct. 3-4 at Cedar Crest Camp in Mexico, MO.

No. 10: Injuries – Sometimes what makes a retreat memorable are the moments when things go a little wrong.

“I remember a football frenzy at the Fall Retreat. Here I am, a big, old dude, taking on Joel “the bruiser” Pinkston. He was intimidating at first with his sly scowl and his dog barking, but I knew I could take him. So when the ball snapped, I took off…and slammed Joel right in the nose. John Madden would have told Joel to get back up again. I apologized profusely. Pinkston took Madden’s advice, and I believe we lost the game. Guess who got the last laugh.”
- Matt Flener (7 retreats)

“Some guys with slower metabolisms than mine were complaining about being stuck blocking on the offensive line and not getting to have any fun. So I decided to suck it up and play the line for a few downs. But the other team’s more generously proportioned males remained on the defensive line, so I was lined up across from KOMU’s Matt Flener. He tried to go easy on me by going around me instead of right through me, but I ended up catching an elbow to the nose on his way by. It bled for about a half hour, and I could feel a little piece of something loose underneath the skin later on but never ended up getting it checked out. It’s doing good now though.”
- Joel Pinkston