Frontier District Fall Camporee 2001

The Fall Camporee went off as scheduled with a last minute change of location to Oak Grove Picnic Area in the Cleveland MetroParks Brecksville Reservation. The weather was a bit chilly and wet during the mornings and evenings, but Saturday's competition was warm and sunny with the Bad Boy Patrol finishing fourth overall. Great Work Scouts! In attendance for the entire weekend were Jared, Rob, Tyler, Matt, Josh, Mr. Svihlik, and Mr. Makowski. Other members of the Troop that stayed a portion of the weekend are Kyle, Pat, Mrs. Cree, and Mr. See. We had a great turn out from the Webelos and parents of Cub Scout Pack 810 who spent either Friday or Saturday night in camp. Some of the Webelos had the opportunity to join up with the Bad Boy Patrol during their day hike competition. A campfire with skits and a few songs capped off the weekend activities on Saturday evening. Below are a few pictures of the event.

Josh is going through the Web at station #1. We had to instruct someone through it without hitting the line.	Rob going through the web caustiously with Matt asking for divine intervention.
The Bad Boy Patrol along with two Webelos from Pack 810 after completing the Web.	Jared, Matt, and Tyler finding their bearing on the orienteering course. No, we didn't get lost.
Tyler is playing the victim while Matt and Jared render first aid and others observe. It was temping to leave him this way.	The patrol at the Pioneering station erecting a flag pole using ropes and lashing.
Another patrol performing a flag ceremony after their flag pole is raised. Mr. Svihlik and Mr. Makowski were the Pioneering station judges.	This is the Nature station where we had to identify leaves from plants and trees.
We scored the highest on the Nature station. The judges awarded us five extra bonus points for being the best behaved group all day.	Pat providing directions for the Teamwork station. This was the last station of the day before supper.
One side of the midway at Camporee. Our site is the one with the dome tents and blue dining fly.	The other side of the midway, there were only 10 troops attending due to other events being held the same weekend.
There's Kyle directing traffic during breakfast on Sunday morning. Anyone for Oatmeal and Pizza?	A partial view of the Oak Grove Picnic Pavilion. This is where registration, leader's meetings and Vespers were held.

Note: The letter/number codes after the descriptions refer to rank requirements. For example, [T(5)] refers to Tenderfoot requirement #5 and [2(1a)] refers to Second Class requirement #1a. This should help you prepare, and may help scouts participating in the event complete a rank requirement. Whether a scout meets that standard for sign-off of requirements is at the descretion of patrol leaders and troop leaders according to their troop's practices. Station judges will not sign-off on rank requirements.

The theme for this year's competition is the Day Hike. Each patrol member should come to the Saturday patrol competition prepared for a late September day hike. Each Scout should be appropriately dressed, and have appropriate provisions, equipment and supplies for a day's hike.

Lunch will be on the trail, and will be a scored competition station. Patrols may decide whether Scouts bring individual lunches, or prepare lunch as a patrol. No ground fires are allowed for lunch preparation. However, at the discreation of the Scoutmaster, portable stoves may be used. Leaders are encouraged to join their Scouts for lunch, unless they are serving as a station judge. Each patrol is to be prepared to provide lunch for one station judge and as many of their troop's leaders as will join them for lunch.

In addition to each Scout's personal equipment and supplies, each patrol should be sure to have the following equipment.

Be prepared for things that happend along the day hike, and demonstrate safe hiking skills. Be ready for events in the following areas.