With the help of Dan Broadley folding hundreds of copies hot off the presses
as his first act as a CIT, the latest Northwoodsman will be arriving in
mailboxes across the country shortly! Our final 2001 calendar stuffing will
be on Monday, January 8th and if you are able to help, please drop us a
note - we could always use assistance in the office during this crunch time
for mailings.

Crossing Huntington Avenue on my way to the office last night I bumped into
none other than Nick Taylor. He was ecstatic at being able to finally get
his EC fleece hand-delivered and mentioned how he will be out of school in
early May and is looking forward to participating in ALL the pre-season work
crews prior to returning for the 2001 summer. Even his mother is looking
forward to our Mother's Day work weekend!!

At the local Bread & Circus we both stumbled upon Phil Santoro, who was
excited to hear about the camp gathering at the Rillahan's on Sunday. The
festivities begin at 3pm.

Spread the word and hope to see you there!

The last weekend of the holiday season was as busy as ever! On Friday, Andy
Sherman helped me load a truck full of furniture that had been residing in
the Farmhouse. We were able to beat the snows to Boston the next morning and
unloaded just as the first flakes arrived. Loretta and I are now finally
able to host folks at our Mass. Ave. apartment!

My thanks to John and Cathy Keeler for hosting the Goodwins for a delightful
break on the Cape. I never tire of the wonderful stories and it was an all
too rare moment to sit back and relax among such wonderful camping friends.
John has graciously volunteered to spearhead the Old-Timer's weekend again
and one project that has already made the list is the bridge behind the
Roehrig Center.

We brought the New Year's in with some surprise guests from afar. Both
Jurrit Rodenhuis and Norman Regg were amongst those who were in attendance
from the camping family at our little bash in Boston. We wish them all the
best for the coming year and a safe trip back to Holland and Germany
respectively.

Jennifer and Jason have been working valiantly to deal with the overwhelming
number of Early Bird registrations and they report that we are far ahead of
last year's numbers at this time. There are already five LITs signed up and
the Forestry Patrol and Adventure Trips are likewise receiving tremendous
interest.

Finally, we have just received word that we have been accepted as one of the
branches that will be participating in the YMCA World's Largest Run! For
years we have had staff members and even campers waking up at the crack of
dawn to go running to the sign (and we are not even counting those forays
during the Treasure Hunt). Well, we knew they were training for something
worthwhile! Many more details on this event at the Rillahans...

David B. Goodwin
North Woods Director
"Run to the sign!!"