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PONTOONING ■ CHALLENGE COURSE ■ BOATING ■ FISHING ■ NATURE ■ FENCING

12/10
2004

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AT THE WILLOWAY RANCH
NEW LAST YEAR, BETTER THIS YEAR!!

• The Traditional Willoway Day Camp Exp erience...
Building on a 37 year Foundation
• Boys and Girls ages 5 through 14
• A natural rustic setting, The Willoway Ranch, our new 16
acre site, close to home at Pontiac Trail & Old Plank Rd.
• Skilled and caring staff
• Two swimming pools & Red Cross
swim instruction
• Pond, nature and lake program
• Senior Camper Program
• Door-to-door transportation

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New For You This Summer

SEE YOU THIS SUMMER AT
THE WILLOWAY RANCH

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enough," Scott says.
Finally, Scott actually suggests fol-
lowing the camp list when it comes to
packing. It may seem like a ridiculous
amount of stuff — all those shirts
and shoes and jackets — but
"I used everything that I
brought," he says.
Like Scott, Ryan Landau,
16, of West Bloomfield is a
veteran of Camp Maas. He
has spent nine summers at
the camp.
Ryan is not the kind of
guy who takes 800 items
not on the camp list. "Just
go with the bare mini-
mum," he says casually.
But — and parents, this
is important — you
absolutely must be sure to
pack at least one gorilla suit
or cowboy hat or Creature
from the Black Lagoon
Scott Jurewicz (in actual clothing) with
ensemble.
Tamarack counselor.
It all started for Ryan when he
found a costume at a thrift shop
his faux leopard-print eye coverings.
and decided it might work well for
Embarrassed? On the contrary. "You
camp fun. Did it ever!
This past year, half my suitcase was want to draw as much attention to
yourself as possible" on these excur-
costumes," from a vintage suit to old
sions, Ryan explains.
wigs, Ryan says.
Next year, Ryan will be a counselor,
Other campers, and even counselors,
and
he's planning to bring "at least
quickly caught on to Ryan's genius. To
four
suitcases," most of them filled
protect the innocent, no names will be
with costumes.
revealed here. However, know that
Forget the socks and rain gear —
among the costumes were a pink
that's all so yesterday. Costumes are the
jumpsuit and leopard underwear.
way to go, Ryan says, and everyone
What, exactly, is all this used for?
needs to get with the program. "We're
Pure fun.
starting
a new revolution."
"Sometimes, I like to just pull out a
costume and surprise everyone," Ryan
says.
Seriously
Ryan dons his charming choices
Thank
goodness for sensible adults!
wherever he goes — whether it's on
Jennifer
Mattler of Bloomfield Hills
campgrounds or on camp trips —
went
to
her
first overnight camp —
gulp — out in public. When a group
Family
Camp
at the Grand Resort at
of Tamarack teens went to Alaska,
Mullett
Lake
—
when she was married
where it's always bright," Ryan wore

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• Indoor Rock Climbing Wall
• Outdoor Field Hockey Rink
• Rustic Nature Trail
• Expanded Tennis Courts
• New Challenge/Low ROPES Course
• Willoway Village Residential Camp Experience in
Northern Michigan

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■ GO-KARTS ■ ANIMAL FARM ■ TUBING ■ ARCHERY ■ PHOTOGRAPHY ■ CERAMICS

Not for the weak of heart: the aftermath of camp. Actual photos from the Cicurel home.

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