Mission Impossible
Metro
Lakes District
Camp Stearns
May
18, 19, 20
Dear
Scouts and Scouters
Your
Troop is invited to attend the annual Metro Lakes District Spring
Camporee. This year’s theme is “Mission
Impossible”. The Camporee dates are May
18-20.
This
registration packet should help you understand what is happening at the
Camporee so you can publicize it to your Troop. Activities include the Glow in the Dark Frisbee Golf, nighttime
orienteering, nighttime signal sending, Astronomy, and many other challenging
and fun events.
This
year we are going to be doing a night based Camporee. All scheduled activities will happen between 10pm Friday night
and 4am Saturday morning. All
competitive events will end at 2am and from 2am till 4am will mainly just be
night games. There will be a district
wide flashlight tag game as well as other night games. Saturday morning all Scouts will be required
to stay in their own camp until noon to allow other Scouts to catch up on their
sleep. Scoutmasters are asked to try to
keep Scouts semi-quiet during this time as well. At 1pm Saturday the archery and rifle ranges will open up as well
as possibly the beach, depending on the weather. Those activities will not be judged in any way, it will just be
for fun. Basically from 1pm till 5pm on
Saturday will be free time for Scouts to do what they want.
In
addition to the exciting events we have planned this year we are also going to
have a Cooking Competition. Each Troop
can submit one entry. Troops must
notify the staff that they are planning on entering prior to 1pm Saturday
afternoon. The entry must be ready
prior to 6:00pm Saturday and be judged no later than 6:30pm.
We
need your assistance with staffing this event.
With many exciting activities planned for the 20-30 Troops and over 300
Scouts and Scouters we need Staff Members!
Each Troop is asked to encourage one older Scout, preferable one who is
not currently an SPL or PL and who is a member of the OA, to volunteer to work
on the Camporee Staff.
If there are any adults who
would like to assist with the planning and staffing for future Camporees, you
can also contact me as fresh ideas are always
welcome for these events.
Call
me, Ted McLaughlin, District Camporee Chair, at (763) 971-0968; or email at mclaught@visi.com,
if you are interested in being either on staff for either this Camporee, or are
interested in helping with planning future Camporees.
I
am looking forward to seeing all of you at the Camporee!!!!
Ted
McLaughlin
Table of
Contents
Welcome
Letter 2
General
Information 3
Camporee
Policies 4
Event
Schedule 5
Patrol
Requirements 6
Event
Descriptions 6
Registration
Form 7
Pre-Registration
Form 8
First
Aid will be available at Diamond Lake Lodge.
However, each Troop should be able to take care of minor injuries.
Injuries requiring medical attention should be reported to and attended by the
staff at Diamond Lake Lodge. Please
have proper medical forms for each person.
We will try to have trained medical personnel on staff for this
Camporee.
Every
Scout should have a permission slip signed by their parents/guardians giving
permission for any medical treatments, hospital visits, etc. These forms should be kept in the campsite
and be readily accessible in the event of an emergency. All Scouts must have a separate
permission slip for Rifle and Archery events.
Scouts
should be in Class “A” uniforms upon arrival, at worship services, Flag
Ceremonies, and during the campfire program.
During the day on Saturday Scouts may dress in either Class “A”
uniforms, or Troop tee-shirts. Patrols
should dress consistently.
The
cost for the Camporee this year is $7.00.
This includes a nifty patch, camp fees, rifle and archery fees, prizes,
cracker-barrel, awards, and other assorted supplies and equipment. Not too bad for a great weekend.
Camporee
Policies
The
following rules were made to help us have a successful and safe camping
experience. It is the responsibility of
the adults in charge to see that their Scouts know and understand these
rules. Anyone caught violating them may
be asked to leave the camp.
Vehicles: Speed limit is 15 mph
No passengers in back of truck or trailer. Vehicles limited to main roads and parking
areas only. Please, no vehicles in the
campsite or blocking the roads.
Fires: Campfires
are allowed in designated spots.
All
liquid fuels must be used with adult supervision.
NO CAMPFIRE MAY BE LEFT
UNATTENDED!!
NO
FIRES OUTSIDE OF FIRE RINGS!!
Firearms: Firearms, explosives, and fireworks
are prohibited.
Conservation: Please conserve our natural
resources. No digging, trenching, or
raking.
ABSOLUTELY no cutting of brush or standing timber is
allowed. The Ranger will assess a $1.00
per foot fine up to the maximum value of the tree for cutting timber.
Adults: At
least one responsible adult (21 or older) must be in camp at all times.
We are also encouraging one adult to accompany each
Patrol during the compass course.
Knives: NO straight bladed knives are allowed in camp.
Lights out: Scouts are not allowed out of their
site after lights out with the exception of to and from the latrine.
PLEASE respect others during lights out. Scouters are asked to bring roaming Scouts
to the headquarters after lights out.
Radios: No radios, stereos, tape players, headsets,
etc. are allowed in camp.
Swimming: Any Scout caught swimming or wading in
the lakes or river without permission will be asked to leave camp.
Friday:
7:00-9:00 Check-in at Diamond Lake Lodge
9:00-9:30 Crackerbarrel for Scoutmasters &
SPL’s. We would like at least one adult
and
one youth at Diamond Lake Lodge at 9pm.
10:00-10:30 Meet at Flag Pole for start of
events.
10:30-2:00 Patrol Competitions
10:30-2:00 Trading Post open at Diamond Lake
Lodge
Saturday:
2:00-3:00 First Night Game
3:00-4:00 Second Night Game
4:00 All
games end and Scouts return to campsite to go to sleep
4:00-12:00 Quiet time, all Scouts must remain
in camp with the exception of latrines
12:00-1:00 Lunch(Breakfast?)
1:00 Deadline
to register for cooking competition
1:00-5:00 Archery and rifle ranges open, maybe
beach.
1:00-6:00 Trading post open at Diamond Lake
Lodge
5:00-7:00 Dinner
6:00-6:30 Judges begin scoring cooking
competition
7:30-8:00 Non-Denominational Service at
Diamond Lake Lodge
8:15-8:30 Flag Retreat
8:30-9:30 Campfire
9:30-12:00 Free time (since we know the kids
won’t be going to bed early)
12:30 Lights
Out
Sunday:
7:00 Reveille
7:30-9:00 Breakfast and break camp
9:00-10:00 Check out and campsite inspections
10:30 All
units should be out of Camp. See You
In At The Fall Camporee!!
Each
Patrol will compete in all events.
The Patrol will be issued an Event Card indicating the location and time
of each event. All members of a Patrol
must stay together at all times.
There
will be water located at the event sites, however, Scouts will be required to
have their own cup. There will be no
drinking from the water jugs allowed.
Each
Troop should also plan for a skit for the campfire – it helps to have this
planned out in advance. Remember what
happened last time to the Troops with no skitsJ
Mission Impossible Events
Glow
in the Dark Frisbee Golf – Frisbees will be modified with glow strings so that they stick out
in the dark and the ‘holes’ will be have glow sticks hanging on them so that
Scouts can see them from far away.
Nighttime Orienteering – Standard orienteering
course but with a huge twist, it must be done at night. Here is were we really test Scouts Map and
Compass skills.
Fire
Building/Signal Sending – Scouts will build a fire and then have to send a message to other
Scouts by using a reflective object to send a simple Morse code message. Scouts can use any reflective objective,
such as a mirror, that they choose.
Each Patrol must supply it’s own reflective object.
Enemy Campsite Observation – Scouts must creep up
silently upon an enemy campsite and observe it. Scouts must do it silently because if they are heard and
spotlighted by the enemy then they will killed and the Patrol will lose points.
A test will be given to the remaining members of the Patrol on what they
observed.
Minefield Navigation – Each Patrol must navigate a
minefield with the Patrol Leader being the only one able to see. Scouts must try to avoid the mines.
Astronomy – We are planning on having quite a few
telescopes available for Scouts to observe the skies, weather permitting. Anyone who is interested in helping out with
this event please contact Ted McLaughlin.
Night
Games –
After 2am we will shift over to District wide night games. Any Scouts who do not wish to participate or
are tired can return to their campsite and go to bed. Night games will include games such as flashlight tag, Danish
tag, blob, and others.
Archery,
Rifle, and maybe Beach – After 1pm on Saturday Scouts have free time to do as
they wish. The rifle and archery range
will be open to all Scouts with permission slips. Depending on the weather the
beach may be open as well.
Registration Form
See
Next page for Pre-Registration Form, please bring this form with you to
campout.
Troop
_________________
Scoutmaster
_______________________________
SPL
______________________________________
Name
of Patrols __________________________________________________________
Scouts:
1
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3_______________________
4
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7
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9_______________________
10
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13
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15______________________
16
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19
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22
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24______________________
25
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27
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Adults:
1
_____________________ 2
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3_______________________
4
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Total
Participation ______________ Payment
Method:
Registration
Fee _____$7.00_____ Troop Check ______
Late
Fee _______________ Personal Check______
(if
applicable $25) Cash _______
Total
Due _______________
Pre-Registration
Form
This
form is to be sent to the Viking Council Scout offices prior to May 3rd,
or turned in at the May Roundtable. Any registration forms received after that
will be assessed a $25 dollar late fee.
If you have any question as to why we have late fees, ask Ted McLaughlin
about being at Rainbow foods at 2am Saturday morning during the 1999 Spring
Camporee making additional copies of event forms to cover the Troops who showed
up unexpectedly.
Troop
____________________________________________________
Scoutmaster__________________________________________________
Estimated
# of boys____________________________________________
Estimated
# of Adults__________________________________________
Total
amount Paid ($7 per person)________________________________
Patrol
Names _________________________________________________
Due
to the fact that we are beginning right away Friday evening it would be
wonderful if Scoutmasters could include information with the pre-registration
form such as the names of patrols so that we can have event forms already
filled out for that Troop.
Refunds
will be made if the expected attendance is not met. Troops who have more show up than pre-registered will not be
charged any fees over the registration costs.
Forms
should be mailed to:
Viking
Council, BSA
Attn:
Metro Lakes Spring Camporee
5300
Glenwood Ave
Golden
Valley, MN 55422
Acct Code: Metro Lakes 328