Winter In The Hole

Mid winter has set into the Hole In The Wall Recreational Area.

It awaits to waken in the spring with the sound of the little ones playing in the

alders and on the sand hill.

The Fire Pit is covered, the Gazebo still standing under the stress

of the heavy snows, waiting for the sound of laughter and stories being

told around the fire of popping firewood.

Soon, it will be time for it to come to life, fresh flowers being planted

in areas that flowers have never grown.

The development of the area has been slow, however, compared

to the waste dump of tree stumps and trash that filled the area

three years ago. It now holds memories of fun times and new found friends

which the little ones will carry forward in their lives.

With time, improvements will be made, but they will never be completed

as there will always be another project to complete,

just like another memory to cherish.

Perhaps, some day four cabins will be standing in place

and the Christmas tree in the foreground will be brightly lighted

as we celebrate a Christmas at the Hole In the Wall.

So here is the slide show of the photos I took last Memorial Weekend. They are not of the best quality because they were taken off of my Ipod. I will have the originals out shortly!
Just working with these photos made me miss the upcoming weekend and the fun to be had. I hope these photos bring back the happy memories had by all!

Annual "Picture Of The Year" Award

During the course of the summer months, several thousand pictures were snapped at the Hole In The Wall Recreational Area by several photographers. The panel has reviewed the majority of these shots to determine the 1st Annual Photo of the Year award. This particular picture was chosen for content in that it represents several attributes in which the recreational area was intended. Those being: (1) Building Friendships (2) Bonding (3) Establishing Memories (4) Uniting As a Family and (5) Sharing.

I am sure all of you remember this young couple and fun that we had in watching them develop their friendship, sharing a chair, giving each other rides, and sharing marshmallows around the fire pit. In their own innocent way they demonstrated each of the five primary goals of the HITW. Although, they are not related, they were instrumental in making a family member feel welcomed around our fire pit. We hope to see more of Tad this next year.



The award of the "Golden Roll of Film" would be bestowed upon the photographer, however, the committee does not know which one of three photographers took the picture. There is a series of these shots, if the photographer could post each of them on this site I would appreciate it. This is the only shot in this series that I have in my achieves.

"Friends" Hunter and Demi

The Case

Although seemingly
rough and ...........inexpensive,
a case was .................presented to the
Grand Poopa on................... Christmas day -
(due to the fact .....................he was in LA,
we saved a ........................lot in postage)
- that is a gift ......................to every clans'
members as......................... a whole. It
looked a lot .........................- ok, a little
- like the box ...........................pictured above.
A lot of the hollow, molded plastic inside had to
be removed (and the saw, as well) to make enough
space for what is inside at the present. Two (2) combin-
ation locks were placed on the case when it was full and
closed for the last time until Memorial Day weekend
at our favorite recreational site in this great state. The
case is in the safe custody of the Eagle chief (and her
husband) and will be opened when all clan members
(of availability) are present in the Hole in The Wall,
and the combinations have been discovered. You
can rest assured that the contents will be helpful
to all clans and is multi-purposeful at least. The
only advantage the Eagles have, at this point
in time, is the locks (on case) to try combos
on until we convene at the pit. I feel it only
fair to give all clans the same advantage
at working on the numbers and, here, have
found a four-digit tumbler for you to
practice the combinations before
the meeting of the clans.

click to practice:
(not the actual lock - only a representation)

You may, now arrange these digits, using single
digits from 0 - 9 in each place with a zero, in any
combination as you would a tumbler until you
feel you have the numbers and the right line-up
is achieved. With 20,000 different possible
combinations to both locks, it should take you
(and the Eagles) 'til summer to guess both.
Keep the case dry and secure, Grand Poopa.

Be aware that tampering with the case in any
way may "set" off reactions a bit early, and
might not be in your best interest.

see you at the pit

Year 2008

From Our Clan

To Your Clan,

Wishing You A Happy

New Year

And

Many Memories Of Good Times

In The

Hole In the Wall Recreation Area.