Order your Book/CD now! A great Chanukah gift! TIMELESS TREASURES In 2002, Tamarack Camps will celebrate its 100th anniversary. In preparation, the Fresh Air Society has published A Timeless Treasure: 100 Years of Fresh Air Society Camp, a 246-page, hardcover book written by Wendy Rose Bice. The book is available through the Fresh Air Society office, 248-647-1100, and Borders bookstores locally. The following is an excerpt: The Boom Begins With the end of World War II and the beginning of the baby boom, camp direc- tor, Irwin Shaw, made it his mission to find Fresh Air a larger home. In 1950, the pur- chase of a 600-acre tree farm in Ortonville fulfilled that dream. At first, senior Brighton boys used Ortonville as an outpost. In 1951, a small group of senior girls spent a few weeks in one of the property's existing cot- tages and, in 1953, 42 female campers and their counselors occupied the newly built cabins of the Helen L. DeRoy Village. At the time, most campers lived in the Dexter-Davison area. Ten years later, North- west Detroit, the area that spanned 6 Mile Road to 8 Mile Road and Livernois west to Evergreen, had become the-new center of Jewish life. In 1958, 62 percent of Detroit's Jewish families lived in Northwest Detroit, and a few had discovered Oak Park. Less than half of those who came to camp paid the full fee of $25 per week, easily quali- fying for reduced rates or scholarships. Campers didn't have to pack much, bath- ing suits, shorts and slacks, and rain boots. Luxuries were few, long under- wear, a 5 cent box of Luden's Cough Drops or, the most coveted possession, comic books. "Comic books were a huge, huge thing," reminisced Barbara Steinmetz (Bandler). Steinmetz arrived in America in 1945 from Hungary. Like many im- migrants, she learned the English lan- guage courtesy of 'Archie and The Gang" Pre-Holiday Mixer For 30 And Up Call the Fresh Air Office 248 647 1100 Limited Quantities Available Register Now for Summer 2002 Camper Thursday, November 22, 2001 1:00 - 3:00 p.m. In-Line Hockey Center JCC, west Bloomfield "Captain Marvel" and "WonderWoman." In 1951, Steinmetz was one of the se- nior campers to live in the Ortonville cottage. "At rest time everyone would pull out their comics. There was no scheduling because there were no orga- nized activities. We were 14. At that age, there was nothing we liked better than j ust hangin' out...reading, talking, taking hikes_ and swims." . Speed Dating is hosting a "Mixer and Mingle" party for singles age 30 and older, 8 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 21. The event will feature music and dancing and a cash bar in the Main Bar and Lounge at Drakeshire Lanes, Grand River and Drake roads, Farmington Hills. There is a cover charge of $10. The event is sponsored by Speed Dating, and the organization's matchmakers will attend. For information, contact Eric or Rachel Kornbleuth, (248) 626-4756 or logix4u@aol.com Scene Happenings For college age through 30-something. Nov. 16 Friday, 7 p.m. Hillel of Metro Detroit Shabbat dinner. Cost: $3 in advance. RSVP to Ezra Drissman, ezrathejew@yahoo.com or call Hillel, (313) 577-3459, by Nov. 13. • In 1951, a group of teenage female campers came and lived in one of Ortonvilas existing cottages. Pictured here is an elegant Lenore Altman. Nov. 19 Monday, 7:30 p.m. Hillel of Metro Detroit planning meeting at Caribou Coffee, 401 S. Main, Royal Oak. adP7 -3:- Nov. 25 Sunday, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Community-wide blood drive spon- sored by Jewish Federation Young Adult Division at Hillel Day School of Metropolitan Detroit, Farmington Hills. . : • • -.. • • Nov. 25 Sunday, 5 p.m. Hillel of Metro Detroit and Eastern Michigan University Hillel attend Red Wings game. Meet at Hockeytown Cafe at 5 p.m. for pre-game sodas. Tickets are $20. Reservations only by sending a check to Hillel of Metro Detroit. For information, contact Ben Doppelt, ben0377@ameritech.net, or Jason Cooperman, jcoop76@hotmalcom, or Hillel, (313) 577-3459. Nov. 28 Wednesdsay, 8:30 p.m. YAD roaming Bar Nite at Mr. B's, 215 S. Main Street, Royal Oak. woonstar , M.B. JEWELRY DESIGN & MFG 11/16 2001 114 Applegate Square • 29847 Northwestj Nov. 29 Thursday, 8 p.m. Hillel of Metro Detroit will see The Good Doctor at Oakland Community College, Orchard Ridge. Cost: $5. Contact Rachel Klein, (313) 577- 3459 or hilleljcsc@wayne.edu .