4/15 – tax day edition

hello there people of the outside,

i greet you once more to whisper tales of adventure past and hint at promises of adventure future.  read on, for knowledge is power:

 

what we done did

  • sam kwon went skiing in the chic chocs over spring break, then stabbed himself while on duty while whittling (no stitches needed)
  • michael and megan and some other folks did wfa, got in a boating accident / nearly got struck by lightning in the process
  • grace boiled some sap – “it’s coming along”
  • hannah, sophie janeway, and brittany hiked round top and had an icy ole time
    • also stepped in human poop
    • also suffered through a hot ball, whatever that is
    • in summary: rough day for brittany
  • hannah went up saddleback with max and sj, it was very snowy, also sunny
  • dom went to mt. megunticook, butt slid down
  • emma went on an arb walk and it was snowy
  • soren and james and max went up caribou mountain and saw a couple of moose (!)
  • frisbee was played in brunswick
  • michael and sam and co played wiffleball, good attendance
    • park’s team lost, despite his stellar pitching

 

what we gon do

  • dominick wants to lead a frog walk / clean up trash in the arb to celebrate earth day
  • chloe and brittany are going to lead a french mountain nite highk
  • emma wants to lead a sunrise hike tuesday or thursday, looking for a co lead
  • julia and sam want to lead a trip up big spencer mountain, possibly this weekend, possibly next, there’s a firetower
    • if not, julia is amenable to other options but also she has knee pain

 

photo contest

  • same info as last week
    • we’re holding a photo contest for your pictures from both coc and personal hikes this year!
    • look out for an email with further details
    • limit three submissions per person
    • winner gets eternal glory

 

admitted students s’mores

  • sga wants us to do this
  • we’re doing this
  • some night this coming week
  • look for sign ups to volunteer to hang out with awkward high schoolers

 

new hand warming technique

  • ask dominick
  • looks like that one dude from charlie brown

 

the future is female!

  • congrats kaitlin and julia on their incoming presidencies, may they rule with iron fists

 

future!

  • secretary platforms:
    • megan
    • soren
  • treasurer platforms:
    • michael (stone)
    • max
    • park
  • vote if you’re registered! voting closes at 5PM on tuesday!
  • upcoming: bigelow buddy platforms are due (diversity and inclusion, events and community outreach, sugaring, gear, cabin, and trips facilitation)
  • the week after, camden comrade self-nominations are due (ex. – conservation, social media)

 

poll

  • onion or funyun
    • onion: 20
    • funyun: 5
    • pretty darn decisive if you ask me

 

committees

gear

  • new cross country skis!
  • also maps are now inventoried
  • if you wanna engrave pots / tattoo max, come help out gear on thursday

events

  • stuff is upcoming
  • contra dance occurred and was fun, according to eyewitnesses
  • jennifer pharr davis is coming!
    • friday, may 4th
    • talk that evening at 7:00 PM
    • followed by hike to mt. phillips the next morning ~10ish

trips

  • congrats to those who are now wfa certified as of this weekend
  • next weekend is the wfr wrap up
  • weekend after that is more wfa and also a leader training trip
    • sign ups are closed for both.  lo siento

cabin

  • first weekend in may, kaitlin wants to paint the floors (looking for help!)

sugaring

  • second weekend of boiling has passed

 

miscellaneous things that i can’t categorize

  • there’ll be a fly fishing clinic for earth week! stay posted for more info
  • also a film screening on thursday night on human-caused extinction, that’ll prob be advertised more too

 

and that’s that.  riveting stuff, i tell you.  deserving of a bookmark, even.

hasta luego,

sorn