There are many things that 2002 will be remembered for:  The best weather ever, the latest nights in the Lodge, the fourth generation learning to water ski, Emergency Room Visits, Barfing in Restaurants, the J-Force.  

Prior to listing the nominees for Mary, Sean, the outgoing SHIT, presented several in the camp with Certificates of Appreciation:

1) Julie Laasch for being able to drink for the first time in four years and doing an outstanding job of it... and for being a member of the J-Force!

2) John Durante for being one of the three wise men and supporting the outgoing SHIT; not falling under the J-Force spell and, believe it or not, for bringing his sister!

3) Dave Treleven for being the #1 SHIT... everybody remembers the #1 SHIT.

4) Kenny Jackson for shooting a low score, but not quite, thus allowing the  SHIT to have the lowest score for the week.

5) Gail Fosbinder for her stamina and spending more nights in the lodge than ever before.

6) Bean Durante received a "Rookie of the Year" certificate to acknowledge that she survived her first year despite herself!

With all of these certificates being awarded, it was amazing (but not surprising) that there was still material out there that deserved contention for Mary.  And the nominees were...

1) Julie Hutter for barfing at The Flair before breakfast was even served and for being a member of the J-Force.

2) Brian Berry for barfing the most... breakfast, lunch, dinner and his beer (the #1 SHIT's four most favorite things).

3) Mike Birschbach for losing his car and house keys in the river while tubing the first full day of vacation.

4) Bean Durante for being able to consume more than her own body weight in one sitting, for pissing Dave off on a daily basis including locking him out of the lodge, for being the loudest mouth in the lodge, for cheating while tubing by bumming a ride from some benevolent canoe enthusiasts, for sleeping in her shoes most of the week, for repeatedly bouncing off the opposite bedroom wall while looking for the bathroom, for having the most bruises ever recorded, for drinking the most beer for a little person, and for being a member of the J-Force.

5) John Durante for bringing Bean.

6) Kevin Berry for "the Boat."  Yes, up until Thursday, it looked like Bean Durante had Mary all sewn up.  That was until Kevin took his family, Rick, Tammy and Alex for a boat ride.  Kevin got himself into some trouble, first in No-Fish Bay and then in Upper East Bay.  It seems as if those rock beds were boat magnets and Kevin managed to find every one of them.  With the damage done to the prop, the skag and the lower unit it was a miracle that the boat even made it back to Jackson's.  This could be an all time high of $3,000.00 for repairs.

So congratulations, Kevin!  You are the new S.H.I.T!  It is comforting to know that Mary will be wintering in Tinley Park for her third consecutive year!

And, congratulations also go out to Bean... winner of the dice in 2002.  We are hoping that you will be able to personally bring the dice back to St. Germain in 2003, but hopefully you will have found employment by then... you know... a JOB... in which case you will have to send the dice north with your brother.