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 President's Letter
By Jamie Maddock
"This summer was very successful
for the club as a whole. The Fourth of July Tea was a vibrant
event. All ages were represented in the festive crowd. The Board
and I had the honor of accepting the deed for the Stearns Lodge
land from the Tuckers."
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 Reports from Committees
By Al Hudson, Al Sochard, Doug
Mayer, Blake Strayhorn, Jeff Smith, and Bill Parlett Jr.
From the Archivist, Camps News,
Trails Report, RMC Merchandise, Web Site News, and Treasurer's
Report.
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 Winter
in the RMC Camps
By Judith Maddock
Hudson
"Even then the winds drove
snow with such force through the cracks, around the doors &
windows that the entire room began to fill with snow - the gusts
became so violent that the whole cabin began to shake....Being
unable to sleep amidst the blowing snow & fearing a potential
collapse, I retreated into the back room..."
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 Bill
and Paula Bradley Receive Lifetime Membership Honors
By Al Hudson
At the RMC Annual Meeting this
past summer, longtime RMC members Bill and Paula Bradley received
lifetime memberships in the club for their decades of service
in numerous capacities.
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 RMC
Interview: Michele Cormier
"Michele Cormier has served
for the past 6 years on the Board of Directors as RMC's treasurer.
Recently she passed that responsibility to new board member Bill
Parlett. Not quite ready to give up all her obligations, Michele
decided to take on the significant role of membership director..."
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 Thanks
to all who contributed to Stearns Lodge...
A list of all the donors to the
project.
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 Can't Get Enough RMC
By Aaron Parcak
"Exposure to harsh weather.
Shoveling giant mounds of human refuse. Putrid stench that other
trail crew members can emit from the mix of many days’ sweat
and dirt. Why would I continually submit myself to such physical
hardships?"
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 Remembering
Ned
By Doug Mayer
A new book has been published
about Ned Green, who served on RMC's trail crew in 2000. Ned
died the following winter, in an ice climbing accident in Huntington
Ravine on the side of Mount Washington. Compiled by his mother
Clare, Cutting A Bond with the Long Trail is a collection
of Ned's outdoors journals.
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