1997
The 1997 Camp
Tuscazoar Foundation GOLD RUSH is a rousing success!!!!
With over 150 campers, the Gold Rush was an exciting
event. The weather surprised us all by providing about 3 inches
of fresh snow Friday night which blanketed the camp in white, and
made the sledding just terrific.
A special thank you goes to Jim Murray and Joe Snyder
for putting together this event and planning such exciting and
entertaining cities! The "bomb" city was a big hit and
provided a real challenge for patrols to work together. All the
cities focused on some form of skills or teamwork and that made
the day a real learning experience as well as a real workout.
Steaming cups of chili and grilled cheese sandwiches,
as much as you could stuff in your face, warmed up all of our
participants in the middle of the day. And with the events
continuing after lunch, everybody was ready to let loose when the
Saturday evening Rendezvous was held in Kimble Hall. Camp Trustee
Dale Tschantz led the group of die-hard campers and Gold Rushers
in songs and cheers and Joe Snyder and Jim Murray played along.
Then came the awards where the top scoring patrols were lauded
for their successes at the cities and having met the challenges
of the day and coming through them as winners! A big Tuscazoar YA-HOO goes out to all the winning patrols of each division!!!!
'97 Gold Rush
Pictures
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Trustee Dale Tschantz
supervises as Gold Rush participants are tested on their
ability to split firewood using the contact method. All of the contestants were able to
complete this simple test of camping skill...and no
bandages were needed.
Way to go scouts! And thanks
for cutting up the wood for our fire!
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We were glad to see some patrols did have
klondike sleds, and we hope more will build them and
bring them next year. It makes the event more of a
challenge and makes the teamwork all that much more
important. And there is less to carry up and down the
hills...you only need to drag everything. Oh, its such
fun!!!! The sleds we saw were decorated with troop colors
and names and colorful patrol flags. That's the spirit we
like to see!!!! Thanks Flaming
Pheasants!! (What a name!)
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Trustee Harry Wood tests Gold
Rush participants' abilities to identify objects using
all their senses, except sight. It proved challenging for
some, simple for others, and pretty gross for everybody
by the end of the day! Thanks Harry! "Hey Kid! I wouldn't lick my
fingers if I was you."
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Thanks to everyone who
volunteered at the '97 Gold Rush and to all the participants!!!
It's you who help Keep the Spirit Burning at
Camp Tuscazoar.
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to the '98 Gold Rush Page
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