1997
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Yes...It certainly was exciting when this
tree fell across Boy Scout Road and took out the electric
power lines which power the camp. It was the middle of
the night before power was restored, and it was a real
test of scouting resourcefulness to feed the hundreds of
hungry campers and volunteers, but we did it! And we owe
it all to Chairman Bob Spencer and his preparedness.
Thanks Bob! It was great!!
There are more
pictures below!
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"Whew!!!"
said Chairman Bob
1997
Dover Dam Weekend proved to be exciting, challenging, and full of
surprises !!!
One
of the most exciting things about the weekend was the weather...we never knew what was
going to happen next !!!
Over 200 kids participated at Camp Tuscazoar for
Dover Dam Weekend, and I think it is safe to say
that they all got wet at least once. There were nice periods of
warm beautiful sunshine, but everyone will remember the windy
thunderstorm that hit camp at about 2 PM Saturday. It downed
several trees throughout camp, one of which took out the electric
lines on Boy Scout Road, leaving all of Camp Tuscazoar without
power and blocking the road for most of the afternoon. Strong
gusts of wind blew canopies down, and at one point, tumbled a
small dome tent clear through central camp. We even had some
hail!! But that storm only lasted about half an hour, and it did
little to "dampen" the spirit of all the scavenger hunt
participants. Soon it cleared up again, and everyone was right
back on the trails in search of the nuggets they needed for the
contest.
A big "CONGRATULATIONS" goes out to the
Girl Scouts who showed-up all the boys
by winning the scavenger hunt hands down, with 136 of a possible
162 points!!!
Dinner was
a challenge without electricity in the kitchen, but thanks to
resourceful Chairman
Bob Spencer,
his troop of helpful kids, and the dedicated Camp trustees and
volunteers, dinner was served hot and on time. There was plenty of steaming spaghetti,
mounds of sauce, and meatballs for everybody, despite attempts
by many scouts to make us run out of food!! It was a nice try,
but we were ready for that. A special
thanks to Mrs. Spencer for adding the meatballs to our usual fare...it
was a delicious and welcome treat.
Wow!
You campers sure can put away a lot of spaghetti and meatballs!!!
The electric was restored around midnight, and Sunday morning we awoke to bright, clear, dry skies. The morning was beautiful and check out went smoothly.
A
good time was had by all!!!
Thanks Chairman
Bob Spencer
for all your hard work!! You really pulled it off!!
We hope
to see everyone at the Pig Gig Weekend on Sept. 12 thru 14.
"Now...here are those pictures I promised. Sorry
they took so long." - TuscaBC
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This gang of scouts was glad
to be warmed by our fire after scouring the camp all day
competing in the scavanger hunt ...and WOW...did they
ever put away some spaghetti and meatballs!!!
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Camp
Tuscazoar's events are great experience for younger
scouts.
These guys were
tired but happy, and soon were full of spaghetti too.
"Mom" was pretty beat and I'd bet she was glad
to get home that night.
We like to see
our Cub Scouts participating and hope we can encourage
more, for they are the Boy Scouts and foundation members
and trustees of the future.
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