Dogwood & Laurel District s Annual Klondike RAVEN KNOB SCOUT RESERVATION. January 18-20, 2013

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1 Dogwood & Laurel District s Annual Klondike RAVEN KNOB SCOUT RESERVATION January 18-20, 2013

2 DEAR SCOUTERS: ENCLOSED YOU WILL FIND A SCHEDULE, GENERAL INFO, AND REGISTRATION FORMS FOR YOUR TROOPS. WE NEED TO HEAR FROM EACH TROOP IN ADVANCE IF YOUR TROOP PLANS ON ATENDING AND WHICH EVENT YOU ARE PLANNING TO HOST. WE NEED TO KNOW IN ADVANCE SO WE DON T DUPLICATE EVENTS. EVENTS WILL BE APPROVED ON A FIRST COME FIRST SERVE BASIS. PLAN ON NOT DOING YOUR EVENTS AT YOUR CAMPSITE. THIS INFO DEADLINE IS 01/10/2013. WE HAVE RESERVED ALL OF THE ADIRONDAK CAMPSITES HOWEVER YOU CAN STAY IN A TENT CAMPSITE IF YOU LIKE. PLEASE PLAN ON BRINGING TENTS IF YOU DO. WE WILL KNOW WHICH TENT CAMPSITES ARE AVAILABLE AT CHECK-IN TIME. ADIRONDAK SIGHTS CAN BE RESERVED AHEAD OF TIME. WE NEED TO KNOW HOW MANY WILL BE STAYING IN YOUR SIGHT TO MAKE SURE WE ASSIGN THEM APPROPRIATELY BASED UPON CAMPSITE SIZE. SOME TROOPS MAY NEED TO SHARE A SITE. THE HEADQUARTERS LOCATION FOR KLONDIKE WILL BE AT GERONIMO CAMPSITE WHERE MY TROOP WILL BE STAYING. SLEDS ARE NOT REQUIRED HOWEVER THERE WILL BE A JUDGING OF THE BEST SLED AND A PLAQUE WILL BE PRESENTED FOR FIRST PLACE. SKITS AND/OR SONGS AT THE SATURDAY NIGHT CAMPFIRE WILL GIVE PATROLS EXTRA CREDIT POINTS ON THEIR OVERALL KLONDIKE EVENTS SCORING. 10 POINTS FOR A SKIT AND 5 POINTS FOR A SONG. ENCOURAGE YOUR BOYS TO PARTICIPATE BY DOING A SKIT OR SONG. PLEASE CONTACT ME WITH YOUR INFORMATION AND CAMPSITE REQUEST WE LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING YOU AND YOUR TROOP AT THE KLONDIKE. IF YOU HAVE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS PLEASE CONTACT ME. SINCERELY, DONNIE DIAMONT DOGWOOD DISTRICT PROGRAM CHAIRMAN P.O. BOX 161 PILOT MOUNTAIN, NC (336) CELL (336) ltddiamont@gmail.com

3 KLONDIKE DERBY SCHEDULE JANUARY 18-20, 2013 FRIDAY 4:30-8:3O PM 4:30-8:30PM 8:30PM 10:00PM REGISTRATION AT GERONIMO CAMPSITE CAMP SET UP AND EVENING MEAL LEADERS PHILLIP THOMPSON SHELTER TAPS SATURDAY 7:00 AM REVEILLE 7:00-8:30AM 8:30AM BREAKFAST ON YOUR OWN Klondike patrol leaders P. Thompson shelter to receive trail maps and other info for the day s events. 9:30 AM KLONDIKE EVENTS BEGIN 4:30PM 5:30PM 7:30PM 8:00-9:00PM 10:00PM KLONDIKE EVENTS END SUPPER ON YOUR OWN SATURDAY NIGHT CAMPFIRE AT OA ARENA AWARDS CEREMONY AT CAMPFIRE TAPS SUNDAY 7:00 AM REVEILLE 7:30AM BREAKFAST ON YOUR OWN (Hold your own worship service) Klondike over

4 GENERAL INFORMATION REGISTRATION 1. UNIT LEADERS NEED THE FOLLOWING THINGS FOR REGISTRATION A. COMPLETED REGISTRATION FORM B. MONEY FOR THE FEES - $3.00 REGISTRATION FOR EACH PERSON ATTENDING AND $1.00 PER EXTRA PATCH DESIRED. ( CHECKS MUST BE MADE OUT TO OLD HICKORY COUNCIL.) PATCHES WILL BE GIVEN OUT UPON RECEIPT OF PAYMENT. C. ALL TROOPS WILL BE ASSIGNED A CAMPSITE UPON ARRIVAL BASED ON SPACE REQUIREMENTS UNLESS RESERVATIONS HAVE BEEN MADE BEFORE HAND. TRAIL OF EVENTS THE LOCATION OF THE TRAIL WILL BE DECIDED ONCE THE NUMBER OF EVENTS IS DETERMINED. SLEDS ARE NOT REQUIRED BUT THOSE USING SLEDS MAY HAVE THEIR SLEDS JUDGED FOR BEST SLED. 1. THIS IS A PATROL TYPE OF EVENT. EACH PATROL IS TO CARRY A COMPLETE PACK CONTAINING THE SCOUT OUTDOOR ESSENTIALS AND HANDBOOK. THESE ITEMS WILL BE CHECKED AND GRADED. 2. EACH PATROL SHOULD COMPETE IN EACH EVENT AND NOT SKIP EVENTS. 3. EACH TROOP HOLDING AN EVENT WILL SCORE THE PATROLS COMPETING AND TURN IN THE RESULTS TO GERONIMO CAMPSITE PRIOR TO THE CAMPFIRE (4:30-7:30PM). Scores must be based on 100 points and must have only one 1 st, 2 nd, and 3 rd place winners. See attached score sheet 4. EACH TROOP HOLDING AN EVENT WILL SUPPLY THE MATERIALS NEEDED FOR THAT EVENT. 5. PATROLS WILL EAT ON THE TRAIL SO PACK LUNCHES ACCORDINGLY. 6. PATROLS SHOULD BE MADE UP OF SCOUTS OF ALL RANKS AND NOT LOADED DOWN WITH OLDER SCOUTS. THIS WILL ENSURE ALL PATROLS HAVING EQUAL OPPORTUNITY TO BE SUCCESSFUL. 7. UPON REGISTRATION EACH PATROL SHOULD BE LISTED WITH THE RANK OF EACH SCOUT. CAMPING PROCEDURES SINCE THE KLONDIKE IS BEING HELD AT RAVEN KNOB ALL NORMAL CAMP RULES WILL APPLY. PLAN ON BRINGING YOUR OWN WOOD FOR FIRES UNLESS YOU HAVE WORKED OUT SOMETHING WITH THE CAMP RANGER. LEADERS MAY BRING COLEMAN STOVES, LANTERNS, ETC. TO USE. WATER IS NOW AVAILABLE YEAR ROUND AT C.R.K. All meals this year will be on your own but it is encouraged for troops to eat together if possible. WEATHER PLEASE BE PREPARED FOR THE WEATHER. WE WILL HAVE THE KLONDIKE UNLESS WE HAVE SEVERE WEATHER. YES, JUST IN CASE, YOU RE WONDERING, SNOW IS NOT A MAJOR FACTOR. AFTER ALL, IT IS THE KLONDIKE DERBY. BUT IN CASE YOU HAVE REASON TO QUESTION, PLEASE CALL FOR INFO: DONNIE DIAMONT (CELL ) ltddiamont@gmail.com

5 2013 KLONDIKE TROOP REGISTRATION FORM TROOP # LEADERS: PATROL NAME: PATROL NAME: 1. RANK 1. RANK 2. RANK 2. RANK 3. RANK 3. RANK 4. RANK 4. RANK 5. RANK 5. RANK 6. RANK 6. RANK 7. RANK 7. RANK 8. RANK 8. RANK PATROL NAME: PATROL NAME: 1. RANK 1. RANK 2. RANK 2. RANK 3. RANK 3. RANK 4. RANK 4. RANK 5. RANK 5. RANK 6. RANK 6. RANK 7. RANK 7. RANK 8. RANK 8. RANK REGISTRATION FEE: $3.OO PER PERSON # OF SCOUTS # OF LEADERS TOTAL $3.00 EACH = $ EXTRA $1.00 EACH = $ TOTAL MONEY DUE AT REGISTRATION $ Make checks payable to OLD HICKORY COUNCIL.

6 KLONDIKE DERBY EVENT SCORING SHEET All events must be scored on a 100 point system. Ties will be broken by a method determined by the event sponsor such as time to complete event, etc. PATROL TROOP OVERALL PLACE IN EVENT 1 ST 2 ND RD OTHER 3 TOTAL SCORE Activities of event TIE BREAKER(S)

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