Ohio Valley District Klondike Derby 2013 Friday, February 15 and Saturday, February 16, 2013 Pickaway County Sportsmen s Club 8100 U.S. 22 Circleville, OH 43113 (740) 477-3670 Friday, February 15 1630 1930 Check-in and set up camp 2000 PCSI and BSA Safety Briefings (PCSC Clubhouse) 2100 OVD hosted Crackerbarrel (Shelter house) 2200 Taps Saturday, February 16 0700 Reveille 0715 0815 Breakfast and Clean-up 0845 Assemble at clubhouse for Flag Raising and Klondike Derby scene setter 0900 Staff mans the six station cities 0915 Iditarod begins report to first station on your schedule 1015 Rotation 1115 Rotation 1215 Report to Lower Parking Lot campfire area to begin Dutch Oven Cook-off 1315 Iditarod resumes 1415 Rotation 1515 Rotation 1615 Return to unit site to break camp 1730 Awards Campfire 1830 Event concludes/clean-up commences All units must check-in at the clubhouse. You will be directed where to park. A unit leader must turn in a PCSI Waiver of Liability and BSA Liability Waiver for each Scout and adult who will be at the facility during this event (even if not participating in the shooting events) at that time. We also need a roster of everyone who will be on site at any point during the weekend. Access to the facility is controlled at all times please try to limit your need to depart. If you need access after 2100 on Friday night, you must contact Mr. Gary Byard at (614) 554-2431 to coordinate. Page 1
A representative of Troop 385 will direct you to your camp site. All units will be camping in the same area. Space is limited. Please consider your footprint when deciding tent size and number to utilize. Wood fires will be limited to the large community fire ring and the individual fire pits. Units will be responsible for their own dinner on Friday night (OVD will host a Crackerbarrel at 2100 that evening, so if everyone arrives fed, you should be okay), breakfast on Saturday morning, and the ingredients for your Dutch Oven meal for lunch on Saturday. The campsite is not accessible by car or truck, so patrol kits will need to be hiked or wheel barreled in. It is 300 yards from the road to the campsite. Potable water is available at the shelter house. We will have access to two Port-A-Johns during this event. Klondike Derby History Just before the turn of the last century, gold prospectors traveled the sub-zero reaches of Alaska by means of dogs and sleds. They camped out in all kinds of winter weather, and therefore needed adequate survival skills, which they learned from the native Eskimos. Scouting has incorporated this theme in the Klondike Derby. The other theme that of a sled dog race from city to city (or station to station), comes from an actual event that occurred in 1925. Alaska was a US territory at the time (it wouldn t become a state until 1959), and one of their major cities, Nome, had a problem. It had been hit with deadly epidemic diphtheria. Without a lifesaving vaccine, many, if not all, would die. The Alaskan capital, Anchorage, had a supply, but it was nearly 1200 miles away. What could Nome do? It was winter, and the ports were blocked by sea ice. Primitive airplanes were no match for the vastness of Alaska. Train tracks all the way to Nome hadn't even been laid yet. That left only one possibility - sled dogs. Huskies would pull a sled guided by a man (known as a "musher") and in relay fashion, one team to the next, speed the medicine across the frozen tundra to the people of Nome. The Challenge The point of a Klondike Derby is to make Scouts use their heads, put their Scouting skills to work in the field, demonstrate teamwork and Scout spirit, and have fun outdoors on winter days. In a Klondike Derby, Scout patrols acting as huskies pull specially designed homemade sleds around a field course marked by stations named for towns or cities. The Ohio Valley District event includes 7 towns laid out over the Pickaway County Sportsmen s Club facility. Each patrol or "dog team" (so-called because Scouts act as huskies) follows a course in numerical order as outlined on the map you will receive at the start of the event. Shout out your Patrol Cheer with enthusiasm at every station to earn additional nuggets!!! Page 2
The Sled Each sled should contain the following list of items. Your sled will be inspected as part of one of the stations, and is subject to inspection at any time to ensure that the contents haven t changed! 1. A complete extra set of warm dry clothes and socks (wrapped in a waterproof covering) for each patrol member. 2. Patrol flag 3. Patrol roster 4. Pencil & paper 5. Compass 6. Flashlight 7. Blanket 8. Scout Handbook 9. Rain gear for each Scout 10. Tinder and kindling for fire building 11. Trash bag 12. Personal mess kits for eating lunch 13. Personal cups suitable for hot or cold beverages 14. Paper towels 15. Dutch Oven and ingredients for making lunch on Saturday Everything that you intend to use for your Dutch Oven meal MUST be on the sled at the beginning of the day You will be allowed to remove the Dutch Oven/lunch ingredients from the sled during two of the stations 16. Sufficient line or rope to secure all items to the Klondike Derby sled You will be given items to secure or lash to your sled at the beginning of the competition: 1. 2 x 25 of.5 rope 2. 5 x 7 wooden slats 3. 5 x clay targets You will be able to trade your unbroken clay targets in for gold nuggets at the end of the competition! Page 3
Station Description Location Materials Supplied Resources Needed!!! 1 Sled Inspection Across from Shelter House 2 x 25' rope Ingenuity 2 Shelter and Fire Building Ridge overlooking ranges Tarp, fuel for fire, matches, fire grate, water container 3 First Aid Unused access road Poles, bandages 4 Pioneering Bridge Creek below Range #8 Spars, rope for lashing, pickets, log, pulley 5 Rifle Biathalon Range #7 Rifles, ammo and targets 6 Shotgun Challenge Range #8 Shotguns, ammo and targets 7 Dutch Oven Cook-off Lower Parking Lot Fire Pit 24 red hot briquettes per team, shovel Tinder, kindling (on sled) Splinting and stabilizing knowledge Teamwork and lashing skills A healthy set of lungs and a keen eye Upper body strength and a smooth squeeze Dutch Oven and ingredients (on sled) Station Seven - Lunch is a contest as well! Each patrol will create their own, using the Dutch oven and ingredients they have carried on their sled during the morning activities. At the Lower Parking Lot fire ring, and at precisely 1215, each patrol will be given 24 red hot charcoal briquettes. A shovel will be available to position the briquettes as necessary. The patrol announces when the meal is done. Each member of the patrol must consume part of the creation for it to be eligible for gold nuggets. Judging criteria will include: Teamwork, Conduct, Patrol Spirit, Complexity, Execution, Taste, Creativity, Methodology, Volume (enough for the entire patrol) and Aesthetic Appeal (is it pleasing to the eye). Page 4
Closing Campfire At 1730, we will have a closing campfire at the Lower Parking Lot fire ring. A winning patrol for each station will be announced, and the teams will have a change to spend the gold nuggets earned during the competition. The campfire will conclude promptly at 1830. Adult volunteers are needed to help support the stations. Please contact Chris Ragusa if you are willing to help out. This event would not be possible without the support of Boy Scout Troop 385 (Scott Smith, Scoutmaster), and the Ohio Valley District Klondike Derby Steering Committee of Jenny Duff, Scott Fausnaugh, Wayne Kleman, Bruce Faris, and Gary Byard. Special thanks to the Pickaway County Sportsmen s Incorporated for use of their clubhouse, campsite, ranges, and Range Safety Officers. Page 5