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The first weekend in May was the Spring Camporee for local Boy Scouts. Area boys from Pack 111 were among the many groups attending. On Friday night the group signed in and went to work setting up their tents, even though the weather wasn't perfect - a few raindrops didn't faze them. Each boy picked a spot and got to work. Since they were staying until Sunday morning, they took coolers filled with food and provisions along with their clothes, sleeping bags and, of course, towels and toothbrushes. The boys cooked everything themselves that they were going to eat. For many, it was the first time of cooking over an open fire and quite an experience. Many events were scheduled for the scouts who were earning different requirements while at the camporee. Some boys were getting experience for their Tenderfoot, while others worked on their First Class and Second Class. The events were both fun and challenging. Some of the events were: A Wheel Barrow Race, in which one Scout wearing a blindfold pushes in a wheel barrow another Scout who is sitting inside telling him directions. This may sound easy but definately has it's challenges.
One game was so old, it had been used before the Boy Scouts formed as a group - a game used at the first camporee in the USA at Lake George. The game has an odd name, but in watching it played, it's understandable. It is called a Cock Fight. The boys have sticks with cloth at the ends. The stick is placed behind the knees, then, rocking and moving back and forth, the scouts try to knock each other out of the circle. The boys worked together to build a raft out of sticks. They put the raft in a small pool, then build a small fire on the raft. After this, they cook an egg in a can and, hopefully, the egg is hard boiled when it reaches the other side of the pool. (Their Leader bravely takes the egg and bangs it on his head. If he's lucky, the Scouts got the job done, if he is not, he has egg on his face.) The Scouts also did a timed first aid requirement. A situation was read to them, then they set to work to help the injured boy. In one situation, the Scout had hurt his leg and his fellow Scouts had to bandage him and make something on which to carry him. Two Scouts were to go for help while the others pulled the injured boy. The boys also had an interesting time with pancakes - the Scout on one side of a line made a pancake then tossed it over the line to a Scout waiting on the other side. That Scout was supposed to catch the pancake and eat it. The final event was learning to use a compass. One Scout told the other Scouts which direction to go so that they would be able to find marked stakes with letters on them. At the end of this requirement, the boys were to have a message containing all of the letters they had found. The Scouts of all ages had a fun and educational weekend. Not only did they learn to do the requirements, they learned to work together and depend on each other as a group. The adult leaders were: Craig Wollesen Sr., Paul Moshano, Ed Krenzer, Richard Castle and Fred Murszewski. The Scouts included: Sean Hanagan, C.J.Wollesen, Stephen Moshano, Jared DeRoo, Brian Hanagan, Aaron Krenzer, Michael White, Justin Turner, John Castle, Brian Hooper. The Bullheads won four awards: 1st place in the Cooking event, 2nd in Rowing, 2nd place in Overall and the Pack 111 received an award for Camp Inspection. Jared Deroo was given the Scoutmaster's award for Most Improved Scout Spirit. Copyright © 1998 |
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Spring Camporee
A Raft Rolling - with this one, there are 5-6 barrels
laying on their sides. On top is a board with two scouts, sitting and holding long sticks.
The boys on the top push with the sticks while the other boys make sure that they run with
the barrel from the back and place it in the front before the boys on top fall on the
ground - challenging and fun to watch.