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Hello Everyone!

I'm working on getting the CMW Fall Newsletter out to print.

Does anyone have any alum news to report?

Please send any news to Lindsay Garner Hostetler at:

lindsay@...

Thanks!

My roommate Heather is moving to Birmingham, AL to go to law school at
Sanford.  Being from Tampa and just graduating from UF, she doesn't know
anyone up there and needs help finding a roommate.  I thought our Merrie
Woode network might be able to help her out.  She's hoping to live near the
campus in the Homewood area.  If anyone knows of any students at Sanford or
young professionals that might want to live with her let me know.  Heather's
an awesome girl and a great roommate.

Thanks for you help!!
Laura Wyllie

Hello Everyone!

Slight correction to the previous post:

I'm working on getting the CMW SPRING Newsletter out to print this
week. Does anyone have any alum news to report?  Please send any news to Lindsay
Garner Hostetler at:

lindsay@...

Thanks!

Hello Everyone!

I'm working on getting the CMW Fall Newsletter out to print.  Does anyone have
any alum news to report?  Please send any news to Lindsay Garner Hostetler at:

lindsay@...

Thanks!

Hey everyone!  If you have a Facebook profile, check out Merrie-Woode
on Facebook!  Our official page is listed under the name:

Camp Merrie-Woode, The Merrie-Woode Foundation, Inc.

Sign on and become a fan of Camp Merrie-Woode!

Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry

I can remember my last dam swim, I dove off the canoe docks and a
snake came swimming by - I'm not sure what scared me more, touching
the bottom of the lake to get footing (haha) to get away from the
snake or the snake itself.

That is some bonafide gross stuff - anyone know where the name came from?

Morrie

--- In camp_merrie_woode@yahoogroups.com, "Barbie Jones-Sabo"
<jonessabo@...> wrote:
>
> So I have this nightmare last night and wake my husband up with my
> yelling.  I was stepping into a pool and quickly went neck deep
> in...wait for it...GUNGA RUNGA!  Now where did that memory come from?
> So does Lake Fairfield still have the gunga runga issue?  It seems like
> my last year it was actually threatening to take over that lake.
>
> Happy New Year to everyone!
>
> Capt Barbie Jones-Sabo
> 77-81
>

So I have this nightmare last night and wake my husband up with my
yelling.  I was stepping into a pool and quickly went neck deep
in...wait for it...GUNGA RUNGA!  Now where did that memory come from?
So does Lake Fairfield still have the gunga runga issue?  It seems like
my last year it was actually threatening to take over that lake.

Happy New Year to everyone!

Capt Barbie Jones-Sabo
77-81

Thanks so much for including me in the distribution!  How exciting to be moving back to the states though I would have a hard time leaving all the sights and sounds of Africa.  That is truly my dream trip.

The kids are adorable!  What blessings you have received!

I hope you have a wonderful Christmas and a blessed new year.

Catherine Boyle

-----Original Message-----
From: Ralph & Maryanna Koehring
Sent: Dec 21, 2008 1:44 PM
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Cc: Arlyce Dubbin , Daniela Weniger , Dan Macha , Darrell Riddle , Diana Esposito , ead333@..., Edie Lanier Wright , elliott@..., Elton King , Ely Wilson
Subject: [camp_merrie_woode] Christmas Greetings!

Dear friends and family,

This time of year always reminds us for the things to be thankful for the little things in life.  We chuckle at expressions our girls have come up with.  Louisa, now almost 3, often asks, “Whobody done that?”  And Josephine, 4 and half, is the proud creator of the “banana pig.”  It is supposedly a creature that looks like a banana, but make no mistake about it, it has a snout and pointy, triangular ears. Louisa is our immerging singer and dancer, and Josephine is starting to read more quickly than I had realized when she pointed out that there was a box in storage with “toys” written on it.  One little thing we are all excited about is our newest addition, Gideon John Koehring, born on August 18^th.  A sweet 10-pound baby, he will surely live up to his Old Testament name meaning “warrior,” or “destroyer.”  Ralph stays busy with contracts at USAID, and has enjoyed working with his Zambian staff.  Maryanna was happy to step in on a very part-time basis at the International School.  But, alas, our big news is that our chapter in Zambia is drawing to a close.  We have chosen to move back to the good ol’ US of A to Burlington, Vermont where Ralph will be the Contracts Officer with Immigration.  We look forward to settling down for a bit to be closer to friends and family, but we will certainly miss the adventures of living overseas.  We will remember with fondness the little things such as avocados, mangoes, the girls chewing on sugar cane, straw huts along the road, trips to Victoria Falls and Cape Town, carved handicrafts, lazy days by the pool, and the wide, bright Zambian smiles.  Surely life is an adventure, and we look forward to its continuation in 2009.  May God bless you and keep you in this coming year.

Sincerely, Ralph, Maryanna, Josephine, Louisa, and Gideon Koehring

This is an environmentally sensitive letter; no trees were killed in the sending of this message. However, a large number of electrons have been terribly inconvenienced.

Dear friends and family,

This time of year always reminds us for the things to be thankful for the little things in life.  We chuckle at expressions our girls have come up with.  Louisa, now almost 3, often asks, “Whobody done that?”  And Josephine, 4 and half, is the proud creator of the “banana pig.”  It is supposedly a creature that looks like a banana, but make no mistake about it, it has a snout and pointy, triangular ears. Louisa is our immerging singer and dancer, and Josephine is starting to read more quickly than I had realized when she pointed out that there was a box in storage with “toys” written on it.  One little thing we are all excited about is our newest addition, Gideon John Koehring, born on August 18^th.  A sweet 10-pound baby, he will surely live up to his Old Testament name meaning “warrior,” or “destroyer.”  Ralph stays busy with contracts at USAID, and has enjoyed working with his Zambian staff.  Maryanna was happy to step in on a very part-time basis at the International School.  But, alas, our big news is that our chapter in Zambia is drawing to a close.  We have chosen to move back to the good ol’ US of A to Burlington, Vermont where Ralph will be the Contracts Officer with Immigration.  We look forward to settling down for a bit to be closer to friends and family, but we will certainly miss the adventures of living overseas.  We will remember with fondness the little things such as avocados, mangoes, the girls chewing on sugar cane, straw huts along the road, trips to Victoria Falls and Cape Town, carved handicrafts, lazy days by the pool, and the wide, bright Zambian smiles.  Surely life is an adventure, and we look forward to its continuation in 2009.  May God bless you and keep you in this coming year.

Sincerely, Ralph, Maryanna, Josephine, Louisa, and Gideon Koehring

That's so sweet Morrie.  I still work at camp, but my stamina for 7 days a week
of trips plus
nights on Mt. Toxaway is not what it used to be.  Memories like yours are what I
produce in
life.  They are like footprints in the sand -- I wonder how much remains after
all these years.
I now have two granddaughters coming to camp this summer, and one of the
grandsons is
jealous!

I miss Hugh and Bunch and all the folks (most still with us) who made such a
difference.
Several of us gather each summer at the beginning or end of camp for hikes and
talk and
wine, including Martha Davis, Kate and Jean Stephenson, Charlotte Carol, Audrey
Townsend,
and others.

Stop by in Sewanee or Camp  (I'll be working Main this summer).

Doug

I guess this officially qualifies me as being 'old' cause I remember
being devastated when we received 'the letter' from the Orrs stating
that they were going to close the camp. I had just finished my first
summer there and was looking forward to many more. I didn't make the
'79 camp session but came back for '80 and on and remember that
session as one of the most fun of my life. The camp was run on a
shoestring budget, we had pb&js, cold cuts and 'coke' on Sunday nights
since the cooking staff had the afternoon off. Doug and family
basically had to take over the canoeing program since Hugh had to run
the camp now but the traditions never changed. If anything, they just
got stronger and deeper. Memories like that make me thankful to have
grown up as a Merrie Woode girl. Thanks to Hugh, Doug and the silent
majority that refused to let Merrie Woode go down without a fight!

Morrie Shepard Killian

--- In camp_merrie_woode@yahoogroups.com, "Doug Cameron"
<doug_cameron@...> wrote:
>
> Thanksgiving weekend 30 years ago Hugh Caldwell met with a group of
Merrie Woode alums
> and spouses at Rebels Rest in Sewanee.  There the decision was made
to form the Merrie
> Woode Foundation and to keep camp open.  I thought we should all
give thanks for this
> today.  Doug
>

Amen!  God bless them all and everyone since who have helped keep the camp going.  The world is a better place for it!

Catherine

-----Original Message-----
From: Doug Cameron
Sent: Nov 27, 2008 2:02 PM
To: camp_merrie_woode@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [camp_merrie_woode] Thanksgiving 08 -- 30 years later

Thanksgiving weekend 30 years ago Hugh Caldwell met with a group of Merrie Woode alums
and spouses at Rebels Rest in Sewanee. There the decision was made to form the Merrie
Woode Foundation and to keep camp open. I thought we should all give thanks for this
today. Doug

This is an environmentally sensitive letter; no trees were killed in the sending of this message. However, a large number of electrons have been terribly inconvenienced.

Thanksgiving weekend 30 years ago Hugh Caldwell met with a group of Merrie Woode
alums
and spouses at Rebels Rest in Sewanee.  There the decision was made to form the
Merrie
Woode Foundation and to keep camp open.  I thought we should all give thanks for
this
today.  Doug

Hello all,
I am looking to sell my blue liquid logic trigger (kayak).  It is in great
condition..I am only
selling it so that I can purchase a creek boat.  It would make a great Christmas
present for a
camper, someone interested in purchasing a kayak for a lake house, an old
captain, etc.
Please let me know if you are interested and I can send you pictures.  I am
asking $350
(o.b.o.) and am located in Asheville, NC.  Cell# 817-919-0106

Hi, all.

It's probably easier to respond just to Lindsay.  You don't have to hit "reply"
to send it out to everyone.
E-mail her at lindsay@...

:-)

Maryanna

Hey Lindsay I'm in London working on my masters in primary education until
around the end of July next year.  Hope all is well with you!!  Congrats on the
wedding!

Katherine
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> To: camp_merrie_woode@yahoogroups.com
> From: lindsay@...
> Date: Fri, 17 Oct 2008 18:02:30 +0000
> Subject: [camp_merrie_woode] Fall Newsletter
>
>
> Hello Everyone!
>
> I'm working on getting the CMW Fall Newsletter out to print this
> week. Does anyone have any alum news to report?
>
> Email lindsay@...
>
>
>

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Hello Everyone!

I'm working on getting the CMW Fall Newsletter out to print this
week.  Does anyone have any alum news to report?

Email lindsay@...

----- Original Message -----

From: astrove@...

To: camp_merrie_woode@yahoogroups.com

Sent: Sunday, October 12, 2008 1:09 PM

Subject: [camp_merrie_woode] References to Hugh & Ray

I was messing around on the internet and came across this website, with several references to Hugh Caldwell, Ray Eaton, Eve Hammett, etc., and Merrie Wood girls, that some of us old-timers from the 70s may remember...with pictures!

 

http://willleverette.typepad.com/

 

Capt. Lyda Larkins Astrove

1970-78

 

 

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