MARTIN SCOUT RANCH PATROLYMPICS BLUE MOUNTAIN COUNCIL SPRING CAMPOREE 2018 RANDALL MARTIN SCOUT RANCH April 20, 21, 22 2018. Camporee begins Friday night with a Campfire. Events begin on Saturday 9:00 am with a Flag Ceremony. Registration Fee before April 2, 2018: $8.00 per Scout / $5.00 per adult Registration Fee after April 2, 2018: $15.00 per Scout / $7.00 per adult All fees must be paid in advance. There will be NO REFUNDS. There will be no money collected at camp. ACTIVITIES WILL INCLUDE: CAMPFIRE SCOUTS OWN COMPETITION - RECOGNITIONS Introduction to Outdoor Leadership Skills will also be offered for leaders needing to complete this training. You can register online visiting our page http://www.bmcbsa.org QUESTIONS: BJ Wyland, 509-539-1421 or bjwyland@hotmail.com
BLUE MOUNTAIN COUNCIL SPRING CAMPOREE 2018 RANDALL MARTIN SCOUT RANCH April 20, 21 and 22, 2018. A Boy Scout Camporee is many things: Camping fun for youth; the thumping of hundreds of feet on the way to an evening campfire; and the blue smoke from fires cooking stew, or ham and eggs. It's the patter of rain on many tents at night. It's the ripple of wind-blown flags in the morning sun. It's catching the idea of teamwork in a patrol. It's learning to carry out an order to help the team succeed. A Boy Scout Camporee starts with the recognition that a patrol is the basic camping unit. The patrol demonstrates its very best camping techniques and shares its experiences with other patrols. CAMPOREE OBJECTIVES: To prepare inexperienced Scouts with a memorable and useful camping experience in their Scouting life. To provide the experienced Scouts with meaningful, challenging competition to test their skills to promote fellowship, and a better understanding of Scouting principles through wholesome fun and an exciting adventure during a weekend camping experience. Advancement through events. To have games and activities that will be able to assist Scouts with their goals in advancement. ADULT REGISTRATION: All adults are welcome; however, all adults that camp with their Scout Unit must be registered. ARRIVAL: Troops should check in on Friday afternoon between 3:00 pm and 7:30 pm. Units are responsible for their own medical and permission forms. Troops will need to a have a troop roster with names of both adults and youth attending. All Units will check out with camporee staff prior to departing Randall Martin. AWARDS: Each patrol member that participates will receive a commemorative patch. CAMPSITES: You must check in before setting up camp. Please camp by Patrols. Please note: Upon breaking camp Saturday afternoon (Sunday morning for those camping Saturday night), your campsite needs to be cleaned up and left cleaner than you found it. All campsites have potable water. Gray water sumps and Bear cables are available at each site. CAMPFIRES/STOVES/LANTERNS: There are limited fire rings at the camp sites. Consider stoves, or portable fire rings for your cooking needs. Boy Scout Troops will be responsible for all their meals. All Cooking must be done under the strict supervision of an Adult Scouter or parent. Propane stoves are allowed to be used. You are expected to plan your meals, purchase all your items, and cook your meals. Use this opportunity to help your Scouts earn the Cooking Merit Badge. Bring your own ice as there will be no kitchen. All chemical fuel lanterns must be kept away from tents. WATER: Potable water is available at the corral. OUTHOUSES: Portable toilets are available at the corral. A limited number will also be placed at outlying areas. CAMP DISMANTLING: (FOR THE TROOPS LEAVING ON SATURDAY): campsites may be dismantled after the awards presentation on Saturday evening. All trash, garbage, etc. shall be removed from the camp sites. All campsites shall be left cleaner and better than you found them.
DRESS: Official Scout Uniform. Uniforms should he worn at all times. Uniform shall be worn at all ceremonies. A Scouting shirt may be worn during other events and competition. FLAGS: The American Flag, Troop/Crew/Team Flag and Patrol Flags shall be displayed at campsite. NO FLAGS shall be taken to the opening ceremony or campfire. HEADQUARTERS: The leader meeting on Friday after campfire is only for Scoutmasters, Senior Patrol leaders and assistant Senior Patrol Leader. All Scoutmasters and Senior Patrol Leaders need to attend the Leaders meetings. It is during these meetings that changes to the schedules or special requirements will be mentioned KNIVES: All Scouts carrying knives MUST have the Totin' Chip card with them. Any knives being used in a careless manner by a Scout will be confiscated until end of the activities. REGISTRATION: The Registration fee will be $8.00 per Scout and $5.00 per Adult by April 2nd. Late registration will be $15.00 per Scout, and $7.00 per adult. This fee includes: Entrance to the park, Insurance, Camping Fee, and Camporee Supplies. SAFETY: The safety of our Scouts is top priority for the Camporee staff. Troop leaders are responsible for the use of safe camping practices and safety within the Troop environment. Traffic, cooking safety and tent set-ups are just a few areas that should be reviewed. For the weekend all extracurricular activities should take place in open field areas and under supervision. FUN is the #1 goal for the weekend. Preventing unwanted accidents will play a huge role in meeting this goal. Knives, axes and saws used by units shall be the responsibility of the unit leader. Anyone using an ax, saw of knife MUST have a valid Totin Chip card. FIRST AID: Pendleton is the nearest medical facility. We will have Dr. Michael Pattillo who will be located at the corral for all medical needs. All attending the Camporee must have a hard copy of their medical form at the Camporee. All injuries must see the onsite doctor! SPECIAL INFORMATION: Scoutmasters, we need your help to insure that none of these items (listed below) are brought to the Camporee. Please look over this list carefully: Fireworks, Pets of any kind, Air Horns, Generators, Electronic games of any kind, Bicycles. TRASH: Trash disposal is the responsibility of each Troop. Carry it in, carry it out! VEHICLES: Upon unit's arrival at camp, one vehicle per unit can make one trip into the campsite area for the purpose of unloading equipment (all personal gear must be carried in). As soon as all equipment or pioneering wood has been unloaded, the vehicle must then be moved to a designated parking area. No vehicle may be parked in or in front of a campsite. Equipment trailers may remain in the campsite for the duration of the camporee. No vehicles may re-enter the campsite area, except at the conclusion of the Camporee and for the sole purpose of breaking camp. THE SAFETY OF OUR SCOUTS IS OUR HIGHEST PRIORITY! SKIT The definition of skit is "sketch comedy consisting of a series of short comedy scenes." Your district should be prepared with a skit for the campfire. (For units staying both nights, a unit skit should be prepared for the second campfire.). Skits are expected to be of good taste, the Camporee director will disqualify any skit seen as bad taste or offensive. Each skit should not exceed 5 minutes in length. Skits include Scout songs, stories, stunts and skits. A sign-up sheet will be available prior to the campfire.
SCHEDULE OF EVENTS Friday Night April 20 Estimated Travel Time (2 Hours from Tri Cities); Sunset 7:53pm 3 pm to 7:30 pm: Arrival and Registration/ Camp Set-up. All meals will be the individual Troops responsibility. 8:00pm to 10 pm: Welcome Ceremony / Campfire / OA Ceremony There will be an OA Call Out, so Units should hold elections and contact the OA staff so that initiates will be recognized. Leader meeting for Scoutmasters & Senior Patrol Leaders immediately after Camp Fire. Saturday April 21 7:00am Reveille Troops take care of breakfast and camp clean up prior to attending the morning flag ceremony. 9:00am Morning Flags 9:30-12:00pm: Patrol Activities Group one. Service Project Group two. Campsite inspection: Units will have their campsites inspected by staff during the morning activities using BSA camp guidelines. 12:00-1:30pm Lunch at Sites. 1:30-4:00pm: Service Project. Group One. Patrol Activities Group two. 4:00-4:30pm: Program Areas Shut Down. A tug of war will take place as a filler. 4:30-5:00pm: Award Ceremony / Colors / BJ Wyland SM Minute Saturday Departures: All units check out with staff prior to departure! 5:30pm Dinner 8:00pm Saturday Evening Activities / Campfire All units should have a skit or song prepared and approved by their Scoutmaster. DUTCH OVEN DESSERT POTLUCK Sunday April 22 7:00am: Reveille 9:00am: Multi Troop Scouts Own Interfaith service. 10:00am: Units Depart: All Units will check out With Camporee Staff prior to departure!
CAMPOREE ACTIVITIES Target Shoot: Practice your target shooting skills. Hatchet Throw: Can you hit the target? Blind Locomotion: How well does your Patrol Leader lead? Ring Around A Ring: Can you get your entire patrol through both rings in record time? Human Bridge: Cooperate to get a member of your patrol from one side to another. Knot Relay: How well do you know your knots through First Class? Stick It To Em: Lashing is needed to get the stick across to a member of the patrol. Scavenger Hunt: Follow the clues. ADVANCEMENT & MERIT BADGE OPPORTUNITIES Camping: Cooking: Communication: Hiking: 1-2 nights 3-4 meals Scout s Own Check out the trails at MSR! What advancement and merit badges are your Scouts working on? This is a great opportunity to put their Scout skills to the test, and for them to learn new ones!