| Dear Campers, Parents, staff, Alums & Friends,  Happy 2014!! We hope you all enjoy great health and happiness in the coming year. It will go by fast, of course, and before we know it, we’ll be writing you the 2015 January edition. Do you make new year resolutions? Some people do, some people don’t. Sometimes the list is so long and so ambitious, it seems there’s just no way to keep ‘em. So, here’s a suggestion for one simple, yet also profound resolution we challenge you to accept. Ready? You can resolve to accept that your choices, each and every one of them, will have consequences. How’s that for a biggie? Too vague? Too philosophical? Maybe, but consider it for a moment. What you wear, how you eat, how physical you are in your daily life, how you talk to your friends and the adults around you (teachers, coaches, parents), how you allocate your time between homework, texting, sitting in front of a screen, how much sleep you get, where you hang out during your free time, and on and on. These are all choices, and they all have consequences! To us, that’s the beauty of a New Year!! It’s perhaps the best time of the year to look forward, consider the future, and how you’d like to shape it. Some things are inevitably going to be out of your control….that’s true for everyone. But if you can grasp the concept that the hundreds of choices you make in any given day ALL have consequences, you can see there is opportunity to shape your own future. And choosing to accept that and to shape your own future is the simplest and most consequential resolution we can think of. So there you have it. Wasn’t that easy? Over the holidays, RICK, HOLLY, EMILY, & HANNAH JONES paid a visit to the great Northwoods and spent a few days at camp. It was definitely the epitome of the frozen tundra, but they had a great time trekking around camp, up around the Big Lake, and all over the area. And Rick took some awesome photos in the slideshow above.
Welcome back to the following “old-timers” who re-enrolled last month: ELI SELZ, ERIC THOMPSON, CHARLIE WEISS, and AIDAN YERKES of Chicago, IL; SPENCER VERNIER of Deerfield, IL; DAVID TAMSKY of St. Louis, MO; JACK VAN OOYEN of Brooklyn, NY; HENRY, JOE, & SIMON LEVY of Evanston, IL; NATHAN FRIEDMAN and ETHAN GLASBERG of Glencoe, IL; CONNOR FEHRENBACH and AARON & JAKE HOFFMAN of Dallas, TX; AIDAM FELDMAN of Houston, TX; ZACH COPLAN, DANIEL FELDMAN, and JORDY MAZZA of Highland Park, IL; CAMERON HARDEGREE of Northbrook, IL; MICHAEL KAPLAN of Milwaukee, WI; SAM SCHNEIDER of River Forest, IL; MIKE SHKLYAR of Riverwoods, IL; CALICO ALVAREZ of Monterey, Mexico, and SEBASTIAN GARZA of San Pedro, Mexico. And welcome aboard to the following new campers who will join us this summer: DONAVAN SWAN of Ft. Myers, FL; HARRISON GLASBERG of Glencoe, IL; PETER FINK of Marietta, GA; COLBY TEICH of Highland Park, IL; DEVON BIERMAN, OWEN FRENCH, ZACHARY HEARST, and JARED SETTLER of St. Louis, MO; JOEY SALIT of Mundelein, IL; and CHARLIE HERZ of Mercer Island, WA. What a great group of guys! You’re all in for an amazing summer!!
Just to help you get a little organized, please use the dates below as a little reminder about some benchmarks that are coming up for camp. We also want to remind you that you'll be able to order your camp clothing and equipment from the CLOZ website store again this year. If you order too early, your camper could outgrow the cool stuff you buy before camp starts! However, if you order too late, like after May 1st, you run the risk that your order may not arrive in time for your camper to bring it to camp. We'll remind you of this in March, and the Packing list is already available on your Parent Keylog Page if you wanna have a look. PARENTS’ IMPORTANT DATES FOR 2014:
 It’s only January, and already we have a fantastic group of returning staff members who are incredibly psyched for the summer! For those of you keeping score at home, in this issue alone we have more than 180 Timberlane summers represented! Wow!! |
After a little break in the action, our travel schedule will crank up again this month with a reunion in Denver and another stop in St. Louis, as well as a reunion here in Tucson. February will include trips to LA and Orlando. We’ve had such a blast getting around and seeing our “old- timers” as well as some new families along the way. And our enrollment is smokin’ hot, with first session almost completely full, and second session having openings in just a few age groups. 
YO PARENTS: Now that we’ve arrived smack in the middle of winter, it is time for your winter deposits to be remitted to camp. Many of you have already done so, which we appreciate. We will email an invoice your way, and remember, you can pay by check to our Tucson address, or with your credit card |
| Aaron is back for his 8th summer with us, joining us from Deerfield, IL where he is a senior at Deerfield High School. Aaron will be 18 this summer, and will be a Junior Counselor heading up Digital Photography and helping with Rocketry, Ropes Course, and Comedy Sportz. | |
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| This will be Joey’s 10th summer at camp, as he returns to us from Bellaire, TX. Joey is a junior at Emery/Weiner High School. He will be a Junior Counselor helping out with Waterskiing and other activities. Joey will be 17 years old this summer. |
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| Cameron is back for his 10th summer as well! He is a senior at Emery/Weiner High School in Houston, TX, and will attend Vanderbilt University next year. Cameron is 18 years old, and he will be a Junior Counselor helping out with Fishing, Waterskiing, and he will co-direct the Timberbat Waterski Team. |
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| This is summer number 21 on deck for Dustin, who is a 20 year old sophomore at the University of Wisconsin, majoring in Human Development/Family Studies and Sociology. Dustin will be a cabin counselor, and will again be co-head of our Waterski program. |
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| Sammy is back for her 18th summer at camp. She is a junior at Catalina Foothills High School in Tucson, AZ. where she plays on the school soccer team when she’s not injured. Sammy is 17 years old, and will help out with Soccer, Waterskiing, Arts & Crafts, Pottery, and Baseball. | |
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| It is summer number 10 coming up for Jordan, who will be 19 years old this summer. Jordan is currently a freshman at the University of Iowa, studying Mechanical Engineering and playing on the volleyball team. Wow! Jordan will be a cabin counselor, will head up our Volleyball program, and will help out with Waterskiing. |
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| Back for his 8th summer, David is a senior at Vernon Hills High School in Vernon Hills, IL. where he plays on the varsity tennis team. David will be 18 this summer and he will be a Junior Counselor helping with Tennis, Sailing, Rock Climbing and Archery. |
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| Aaron returns to us from Mequon, WI. where he is a junior at Homestead High School. He is 16 years old and this will be his 8th summer at camp. Aaron will be a Junior Counselor helping with Waterskiing, Baseball, Golf, and other activities. |
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| It is summer number 7 on deck for Max. He will be 17 years old this summer and is a junior at Deerfield High School in Deerfield, IL. Max will be a Junior Counselor assisting with Tennis, Waterskiing, Ropes Course, Golf, and other activities. |
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| Sean is back for his 2nd summer at camp, joining us from Ammanford, England. He will be 22 years old this summer and is currently working as a personal trainer, having recently received his full qualifications in the field. Sean is also a qualified riflery instructor, and he again returns as a cabin counselor, head of our Riflery program, and he’ll help out with Soccer as well. |
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| Matthew is 17 years old and is from Nashville, TN and is a junior at the University School of Nashville. This will be his 9th summer at camp where he will be a Junior Counselor helping out with Waterskiing, Soccer, Basketball, Athletics, and Volleyball. |
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| Back for his 6th summer, Sam is from St. Louis, MO and is a junior at Ladue High School. He will soon be 17 years old, and this summer he will be a Junior Counselor helping with Tennis, Golf, Comedy Sportz, Waterskiing, and more. |
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| Summer number 8 coming up for Ross, who is a senior at Horizon High School in Scottsdale, AZ. Ross plays soccer for his school and is the 2nd highest goal scorer on the team. He will be a Junior Counselor, will again head up our Soccer program, and will help out with Waterskiing, Athletics, and Floor Hockey. Ross is 18 years old. |
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| Ari is from Bannockburn, IL and is a junior at Deerfield High School. He is 17 years old, and this will be his 9th summer at camp. Ari works out every once in a while, so at camp he’ll be a Junior Counselor, helping with Weight Training, Waterskiing, Soccer, Mountain Biking, and more. |
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| He’s back, folks! After a 2 summer hiatus, Luth is returning for his 6th summer at camp. He is 26 years old, and is currently working for Continental Tire company in Mexico. Luth needs his camp fix, so he will return to help us out again as our Assistant Cook. | |
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| David is back for his 9th summer at camp. He is 17 years old and is a junior at Glenbrook North High School in Northbrook, IL. David will be a Junior Counselor and will help out with Waterskiing and Swimming. |
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| David will be 17 years old this summer, and this will be his 8th summer at camp. He is a Junior at New Trier High School in Glencoe, IL, where he plays water polo. He will be a Junior Counselor helping out with Swimming, Rock Climbing, Waterskiing, Archery, and other activities. |
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| Let’s sing it together…Ben Roberts….yum! Ben is back for his 6th summer with us. He is from Houston, TX and his a junior at Emery/Weiner High School. Ben plays on his school’s varsity soccer team, and is an all around athlete, so he’ll be a Junior Counselor helping out with Soccer, Basketball, Volleyball, Floor Hockey and Waterskiing. Ben will be 17 years old this summer. |
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| Jonah is back for his 9th summer at camp. He is 17 years old and is from Houston, TX. where he is a junior at Emery/Weiner High School and plays varsity soccer, and will soon start on the school’s first ever lacrosse team. Jonah will be a Junior Counselor, helping out with Lacrosse, Waterskiing, Soccer, Athletics, and Fishing. |
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| Summer number 8 coming up for Ben, who is from Bellaire, TX and is a junior at Emery/Weiner High School, also playing on the varsity soccer team.. Ben is 17 years old, and he will be a Junior Counselor helping with Waterskiing, Soccer, and other activities. | |
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| Summer number 10 coming up for Jordan! He is 18 years old and is from St. Louis, MO. where he is a senior at MICDS and is headed to Duke University next year. Jordan will be a cabin counselor, helping out with Waterskiing and Sailing. He will also co-direct the Timberbat Waterski team. |
And we’re happy to welcome aboard our very first new staff member of the year!
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| Domi comes to us all the way from Santiago, Chile. She is 26 years old, and is currently studying landscape architecture at La Universidad Catolica de Chile in Santiago. Domi is very creative, loves photography and art, and is also into rock climbing. And in high school she played volleyball. So she will help out this summer in all of those activity areas. |
In Dallas, CONNOR FEHRENBACH is adjusting to his big move from Chicago, and
getting ready for track season when he’ll run the 100M dash and do long jump. JAKE MAZOW is on his school’s debate team, and is getting ready for high school baseball season. He’s also involved in BBYO, and YMSL. Jake went to Houston on his winter break. WILL HENLEY is back into golf and playing drums in an unofficial band with friends. AARON HOFFMAN is playing soccer and doing some conditioning running. JAKE HOFFMAN is playing high school soccer and is also on the debate team. BEN SCHACHTER is playing soccer at his school as well as Tennis. He went to LA for winter break. ETHAN ROTHSTEIN is playing basketball and was on his school’s Quizbowl team. In Houston, AIDAN FELDMAN misses camp (don’t we all!). He played baseball in the fall and is starting basketball soon. He got to Austin a few times to watch UT football games. JARED MARGOLIS is swamped with homework. JONATHAN BLOOM is getting ready for tennis season. SCOTT GOLD is playing soccer, tennis, and was really looking forward to finals….NOT! JARED ORKIN is playing golf and has mastered some pretty crazy magic card tricks. He will astound you! GARRETT GLOVER was a receiver on his school’s football team this past season. BRANDON GOMEL is playing basketball. WILL SEXTER left Maryland and spent his winter break skiing in Sun Valley, Idaho. In Los Angeles, BRYAN BERKOWITZ finally gets to move back into his house this month after moving out over a year ago due to a flood. He is also preparing for his Bar Mitzvah this coming April. An early congrats! “Old-timer” HENRY LOVETT traveled from LA to Tucson last month to play in a national tennis tournament, and he tore it up! It was awesome to watch him play. Speaking of tennis, in Indianapolis, ZEV BURTON took second place in 
a recent county tennis tournament. He is also his school’s vice president and will soon be trying out for the part of Mowgli in his school’s rendition of “The Jungle Book.” Zev credits MATT RODIN for inspiring him to step out of his comfort zone and audition for the part. Some of our Chicago guys went on winter break together, and others just bumped into each other, including JACOB & MYLES ROSENSTEIN, ARI & JORDY MAZZA, and JOSH SPAETH who had a camp encounter at the Palm Beach airport. ADAM & BEN KRAMER were on the same flight to Puerto Rico as DAVID RINGEL. Back in town, ARI LACKNER bumped into JARED LETWAT while Jared was heading to swim practice.
A mini-camp reunion (unauthorized, but definitely encouraged!) took place in Houston recently, and it included DAVID GAIDAMAK, SAM SPIER, JOSEPH KUPERMAN, MICHAEL BLOOM, CAMERON CAVALIER, and JONAH ROSENBERG. Next month, AARON GLAZER and SAM KAHN will be together for a BBYO international convention. In Houston, JOSEPH KUPERMAN is playing soccer and working on his college apps. BEN ROBERTS was sidelined from soccer due to a knee injury, but was recovering fast. SAM SPIER completed all of his college apps…phew! MICHAEL BLOOM was hard at work on college apps, playing tennis, and working at a neuro-engineering lab at Rice University. Nurse LISA SALAWAY moved into her new house in Charlotte, NC last month. And watch out Red Wing! JACK BARLOW is now a licensed driver!! He’s also been elected to be captain of his school’s soccer team next season as a junior. After spending several months touring country after country, MIKE BREEN is finally back in the US! He returned early this month, and will begin his masters courses at the University of Chicago. He was recently joined in Peru by his brother, “old-timer” SCOTTY BREEN. JAKE REUTER has relocated from the Chicago area out to Telluride, CO, where he will spend the remaining months until camp. And did you know that many people here in Tucson refer to Leslie as Professor Cohen? It’s true, she’s been teaching at the University of Arizona for nearly 20 years. And finally this year, she let me come and sit in on one of her classes. Folks, it was impressive! She had 100 or so college students on the edge of their seats for the entire 90 minutes! And I’m proud to report that I understood well over 10% of the material. 
BRAVO TO OUR JANUARY BIRTHDAY BOYS & GIRLS: Jared Orkin - 1/1/2002, Michael Natinsky - 1/3/1999, Sam Schneider - 1/3/2001, Aaron Zemach - 1/4/1992, David Glazer - 1/5/1999, Josh Mc Grath - 1/5/1992, Colby Sharlin - 1/5/1992, Will Sexter - 1/7/2004, Matthew Jacobs - 1/8/1997, Debbie Purcell - 1/8/1969, Danny Levy - 1/11/1998, Jake Reuter - 1/11/1986, Will Coen - 1/12/2000, Sam Frishman - 1/12/2001, Mike Shklyar - 1/15/1999, Colby Teich - 1/16/2005, Emily Harry - 1/17/1994, Gabriel Wallon - 1/17/2001, Jared Bloom - 1/18/2001, Jonathan Williams - 1/22/1985, Ricky Romersi - 1/23/1999, Charlie Smoller - 1/23/2000, Scott Mayer - 1/24/1993, Darion Starling - 1/24/2002, Justin Goldenberg - 1/25/2003, Davante Grace - 1/26/1998, Aaron Hoffman - 1/26/2001, Aaron Dembsky - 1/29/1999, Sam Kahn - 1/30/1997, Eli Mitchell - 1/30/1999, Lucas Prizant - 1/31/1999, Ethan Victor - 1/31/2001.
That’s it for now. Happy New Year, and we’ll write you again early next month!
Benches up,
