Selly the entertainment director taught me how to dance as well as shooting rifles. He also took many of the pictures at the ranch including Scott's BarMitzvah - What a combination.
The name of the restaurant on the corner of 44 & 55 and Libertyville Rd. is "Lombardi's". It is a very nice Italian Restaurant which is run by the next generation.

I can't believe you remember my telephone number!!!!!!! It is true the more I hear the more I remember. Old Robert (Bob) was quite a guy. When I was at the ranch during the week sometimes the only one to talk to was Robert. I always felt so bad for him, he did not have anyone except the Ranch. Jimmy Adducci used to call me a jewwoppi, because what ever food he made for himself, he would give to me also and I LOVED it. Judy Gapin is also a tremendous memory of Ranch days. I actually visited her about a year and half ago at the motel she owns up in Roscoe, NY. She looks the same!!!! (It was great to talk and catch up a little) The Burger Cottage was the girls dorm when I attented camp. -- the year I went. 1963 It was between the Main house and your house. The pool bungalow from I remember was between the pool and the road heading down to the stable. There was another building between the pool and overlooking the riding arena that my Uncle Eddy used to sell candy and other things for a few summers.
The original office was on the side of the Main House with the road across from the skeet shooting field. When the Motel units went from 10 rooms to 42 rooms the offic was built in that new wing, changing the entrance to the Ranch with a circular drive from that road. That is when the indoor pool was built along with the indoor rifle range. Rod and other characters was always shooting their 38 pistols. Sounds confusing, but I can see it all in my head so clearly!!!!!!

Mickel, my father always called you Mickel. He admired you very much, thought you were a great kid. I remember you had two older sisters, one who rode very well, if I remember right.
The RED Willy's Jeep!!! We all took her one time or another for some kind of joy ride. I learned how to drive when I was about 12 yrs. old, driving round and round in the big riding ring with my father spreading salt itn the dead of winter over the ice.
Richie, I can't beleive you remembered the Brooklyn address perfectly. The trip from the Thruway to Newburgh, then made a left onto RT. 52 by the Dairy Queen. Well the Dairy Queen is still there, and I always thinnk about some Ranch memory whenever I pass it.
Your father Morton did take people on crazy trail rides. The more they said they knew how to ride the wilder the ride got. Lots of fun!!
I have pictures from Scott's Bar Mitzvah of all the family standing infront of that beautiful double fireplace. Remember that huge Moose head above the fire place? Remember the TV room upstairs, before ther was such a thing as TV's in rooms?
One of my favorite people was Jimmy Adducci, the cook for many years. But one of the oldies in the kitchen was Frenchie, with the weird eyes. I could go on forever just thinking of this or that.
Hope some of my memories spatked a smile on your faces - it did mine. Let's keep this alive!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

The bungalo that Ralph Cowan stayed in was called the Burger Cottage. Many , many great memories from the "Ranch Days". It was great reading about all the good times we had at the RANCH from the DeMello days all the way to 1975 when I actually left and moved on. Mike and Rich please keep on writing anything about the Ranch you remember, I really enjoy it. Scott has not seen this blog yet, he will flip when he starts to read your interpretations of how things were. I am sure he will have some memories that will make us all laugh a bit.
Happy New Year.