It s gonna be a bit different this year If you think you got Klondike, think again!

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1 Ozark District presents Klondike 2015 Do you have what it takes to compete this year, cause we are steppin it up a notch! Camp Cedar Valley Viola Arkansas February 20, 21, 22 nd 2015 Cost of a grubstake is $10.00 per scout/scouter It s gonna be a bit different this year If you think you got Klondike, think again! Register now online, at R/T or mail to Council office For more info : Bruce Bieschke (479) bieschke@arkansas.net This is out of council so a Tour Plan is required!

2 THERE'S GOLD IN THEM THAR' HILLS! The year is 1897 and gold has been discovered near Dawson, in the Yukon Territory! Men raced across the Chilkoot Pass by means of dogs and sleds and down the Yukon River to reach the gold filled creeks. This year we will be recreating that fabled gold rush at Camp Cedar Valley, located near Viola, AR. just east of Mountain Home. Google Camp Cedar Valley for more information about the camp, including specific directions to camp. Your patrol must be prepared to meet the challenges you may meet. Each dog team, (you and your patrol members) will set out on your trail to find your gold! Your team should be prepared to handle any situation which you should encounter. There will be some new twists this year. Along the way there will be many obstacles which must be overcome before continuing. At each obstacle you meet you will be told a story that just might contain clues on how to prevail over each challenge. The Cedar Valley is very treacherous, indeed, fraught with many dangers around every bend! Scoutmaster s you had better work hard to prepare your miners for this challenge!

3 Notes from the Mayor s Office Now listen up! The Honorable Mayor of this here Cedar Valley Minin' Camp got's a few things to say to you all, so ya better perk up an pay attention, 'cause he ain't sayin it twice! Speakin of payin there s a gonna be some card playin around the camp that can pay big money, an the Mayor don t want no trouble so you better keep your card playin and your nose clean! Better know your first aid cause we will be callin on each an everyone of you. Ol Doc Grizzley, well his eyesight ain t so good. His last patient got his fingers on one hand sewn all together and can t tie no more knots. Oh poor Lucky! Speakin of knots, you re a gonna have to really know your knots at this here minin camp, in fact your gonna have to know about 40 of them! I m just durn tired of losin good pack mules cause they ain t tied up properly an wander off the cliff. I m also losin miners when they go after them mules an don t come back, but them pack mules are expensive to lose! Miners, not so much. An another thing! You better know how to throw a stick of dynamite down a hole. The best ones that can do that are a gonna get paid in lots of gold! We re also gonna need some help with the grub. Our last cook, Betty Barfmore, ate some of her own food one night an had to go see Ol doc Grizzly. That was her second big mistake! There will be lots of gold for the patrol that can cook breakfast Saturday morning an dessert Saturday night. When poor Betty rushed to the outhouse she must of taken all the matches in camp with her to light the lantern in the two seater, an got blowed up. Every single match went up with her, so you re a gonna have to light fires using only flint & steel, so be prepared! There s a gonna be a lot s more a goin on an on the next page I ve scribbled down a few of them. Just remember, be prepared! XXX Mayor of Cedar Valley Minin Camp

4 Klondike Events 1. Knot tying Sure you know the usual BSA knots, but do you know the BSA 40 knots? 2. First aid It will be the luck of the draw on this event? How well can you play cards? 3. Dynamite throw Are you any good at lobbing a stick or two of dynamite down a mineshaft? 4. Nitro transport This aint your daddy s nitro transport! 5. Fire So all the matches got burnt up when the outhouse exploded. Everyone needs flint & steel. 6. Pioneering Ya gotta build it to keep that Shifty eyed Clyde outta camp! 7. Cooking breakfast on Saturday. Each patrol submits a sample of their best grub. Be creative! 8. Tug O War and Sled race 9. Sled check got it all? You better! 10. Dessert challenge (optional) anything but a cobbler! You need to think outside the (cake mix) box!! A few other things to know Camp Cedar Valley is out of council, so you need a tour plan. Water and hot showers are available. Campsites and fire rings provided. Cabins are available for parents who don t usually camp in a nylon tent in the middle of winter. Call Cedar (870) for prices.

5 The cost of the camporee is $10.00 per person. Extra patches are $3.00 (while they last) Total Youth Total Adults Total persons X $10 GRAND TOTAL $ Make checks payable to : Westark Area Council 1401 Old Greenwood Road Fort Smith, Arkansas (479)

6 EQUIPMENT LIST Ozark District Klondike Feb. 20, 21, 22, 2015 Each patrol should have the following on their sleds: 1. Patrol flag and a large amount of scout spirit pieces of 1/4" sisal rope, 6' long. 3. First aid kit with the following minimum: 3 sterile dressings 2 compresses 8 cravat or triangular bandages lots of splint material 4. 2 poles, 6 foot long for stretcher 5. 2 blankets 6. water and snacks 7. Boy Scout Handbook 1 per sled 8. Compass---one each per scout 9. Pencil and paper for each scout 10. Each scout has a copy of 40 Knots 11. Extra backpacks in case of rough roads 12. Flint and steel for every scout 13. Gloves and hats for cold weather-- Scoutmasters; make sure your patrol leaders have a copy of this list. Each scout should have his own copy of 40 Knots And have practiced them!!!

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