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Dear Forest Lake Families:
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Reunion Ahead
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Just a final reminder that
the FLC winter reunion is
days away. Current campers,
staff, alumni and
prospective families are all
welcome to attend. The
festivities will begin at
1:00 pm on Saturday, January
12th at The Crowne Plaza
Hotel in downtown White
Plains, New York.
If you have yet to RSVP,
please respond by e-mail to
gaconfer@aol.com
We do hope to see you
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Now's The Time
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2008 will be a landmark year
for Forest Lake in many
ways. It will be a year
you'll not want to miss. The
Board of Directors has spent
countless hours reviewing
all aspects of camp life and
the 2008 season will reflect
innovation, excitement, and
of course, the "Best of"
traditions. Enrollment has
begun and the pace will, no
doubt, quicken now that the
calendar reads 2008. So,
register now and secure your
spot to be a part of a
special summer.
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Winter Report
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To date (1/2/08) Forest Lake
and the surrounding area
have received over two feet
of snow creating an ideal
landscape for winter sports.
Should this trend continue,
it will be an outstanding
year for skiers,
snowboarders and snowshoers.
Keep in mind that the
Adirondacks offer
exceptional winter sports
opportunities for:
- Downhill Skiing:
- Gore Mtn.- North
Creek, NY
- West Mtn.- Glens
Falls, NY
- Whiteface Mtn.- Lake
Placid, NY *
- XC Skiing:
- Mt. Van Hoevenberg-
Lake Placid, NY *
- Garnet Hill Lodge-
North River, NY
If you venture to the
area this winter, stop by
Forest Lake to see a very
different camp. |
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Camp Coup
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Forest Lake is very proud to
announce that Bob Duffy has
signed on to be the 2008
Boys Camp head counselor.
Bob is well-known to
Forest Lakers from the late
90's to the present. He has
worked in many areas of the
camp program- program
director, athletic coach,
lifeguard, rafting guide,
and most notably, as the
famed "wood nymph" for the
color war opening
ceremonies.
Bob was the 2006 Golden
Arrow winner and will
certainly bring great
enthusiasm and leadership to
the position.
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Site Map Nears Completion
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A new "site map" is being
added to the Forest Lake
website. In a "semi
cartoonish" way it shows the
camp layout and facilities.
The final touch will be the
installation of actual
facility pictures viewable
from clicking on certain
icons. This should be a
helpful tool for acquainting
new campers with the Forest
Lake campus. |
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Alumni News
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Ollie Van Cise
recently attended a Jeff
Lorber concert in Bend,
Oregon. Learning that Ollie
was in the audience, Jeff
mentioned Ollie and Forest
Lake. Following the concert,
Jeff and Ollie reminisced
backstage. Ollie declined
Jeff's offer to open for him
as a stand-up comedian.
Sally Confer spent
the holidays in Hermann,
Missouri visiting with her
daughter, Nancy Confer
Fagerness and son,
Gary Confer. Sally
resides in Ballwin, Missouri
- a suburb of St. Louis. No
longer sitting at her IBM
selectric typewriter for 12
hours per day, Sally divides
her new found time between
card playing, puzzle
solving, and hall
monitoring.
Cullen Blake was
married on June 9, 2007 and
he and his wife Katy reside
in the Boston area where
Cullen is associated with
Harvard University.
Meghan Blake graduated
from George Washington
University where she has
stayed on for graduate
studies.
Jim Miller (Mim
Jiller) and wife Laura
Morris are the proud
parents of a second son,
Michael Stephen, who was
born in September. Michael
Stephen along with older
brother , Charley, nearly
represent a half cabin of
boys. Keep up the good work.
It won't be long until Jim
and Laura will be applying
for permits to go family
camping in the High Peaks.
Nicola Mc Auley is
doing her part to supply
campers for her old camp-
the girls side of FLC. Maddy
is 4 and Tori is 3. Nicola
has reserved 2 spaces for
the 2012 season and has
requested Judith
Christiansen as their
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Did You Know?
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Leo "Cozzie" Costello
is a member of an exclusive
group of athletes at St.
Lawrence University's
athletic Hall of Fame.
Another luminary among that
group is actor, Kirk
Douglas.
Blaney Blodgett
skied with and against
Olympic medalist Billy Kidd.
Gary Confer was
knocked unconscious by later
NFL running back Calvin Hill
in 1963.
Terry Factor was
an All-American linebacker
at Slippery Rock State. He
went on to play for the
Philadelphia Bell in the WFL.
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