Transcript Summer Camp - Troop 132, Fremont CA

Troop 132
Summer Camp at Wente
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Departure
• We will leave between 7:30-8 AM from the
Washington High School Parking lot.
• All Bags and equipment need to loaded into the trailer
and trucks and properly secured
• We will make one Stop along the way to Wente to have
lunch. We can’t arrive before noon. We usually stop at
Cloverdale
• We then go to Wente, for directions go to
http://www.sfbac.org/forms/to_wente-map_new.pdf
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Wonderful Wente
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Wente Scout Reservation
Wente Scout Reservation ... a chance to backpack, sail, fish,
ride horses and go rock climbing ... all in one week!
Wente’s tall Douglas Firs and golden meadows on 2,200 acres
of hills and forests spell adventure for the Troop that likes to
rough it and test its skills. An 80 acre lake offers a natural
setting for swimming, sailing, boating and canoeing. The lake
has some of the best fishing in the state with an occasional
trophy bass caught by the expert and novice.
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Wente Scout Reservation
• Scouts may take a try at black-powder musket firing, rock
climbing and rappelling. Expert instruction in popular
outdoor skills and merit badges will make the Scoutcraft
area come alive. Wente is rich in wildlife and allows for
the study of conservation, reforestation, wildlife
management, woodcraft and nature study. Rifle and
Shotgun merit badges, action archery and target archery
are also popular activities.
• An added feature are skills sessions which will help the
younger Scouts to meet the requirements for Tenderfoot,
Second Class and First Class.
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Arrival activities
• Check in meet our camp counselor, and go
to our campsite and get the gear out of the
trailer and trucks
• Move Trucks and Trailer to parking lot
• Set up camp/tour Wente
• Do Medical Checks and Swim Checks
• Complete Camp Set up
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Health & Medical
• All Scouts and Scouters will go through a medical recheck
during the camp check-in process. Wente provides a
qualified Health Officer on duty at all times. The Health
Officer is located in the Health Office adjacent to the
Camp office. The camp has made arrangements with the
local clinic in Willits and has access to an ambulance
service and the hospital in the event of an emergency.
• All medication brought to camp must be checked in with
the Health Officer by the Scoutmaster upon arrival and will
be dispensed by the camp’s Health Officer.
• Parents, please be sure we are well informed of your son’s
medication needs.
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Daily Schedule
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Wente’s Program
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Merit Badges
Archery
Art
Astronomy
Backpacking
Basketry
Bird Study
Camping
Canoeing
Cinematography
Citizenship in the Community
Citizenship in the Nation
Citizenship in the World
Climbing
Communications
Cooking
Emergency Preparedness
Energy
Environmental Science
First Aid
Fish & Wildlife Management
Fingerprinting
Fishing
Fly Fishing
Forestry
Geology
Hiking
Horsemanship
Indian Lore
Insect Study
Leatherwork
Lifesaving
Mammal Study
Nature
Oceanography
Orienteering
Painting
Personal Fitness
Personal Management
Photography
Pioneering
Pottery
Pulp and Paper
Reptile Study
Rifle Shooting
Rowing
Shotgun Shooting
Small Boat Sailing
Soil & Water
Conservation
Swimming
Weather
Whitewater
Wilderness Survival
Woodcarving
There are some Merit Badges which have additional cost associated with them .Cost of
supplies, bullets, shotgun shells, arrow, leather work products, basket for basket
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weaving, etc
Waterfront Program
• Wente’s private 80 acre lake is the jewel of the camp
and they offer one of the most varied arrays of
waterfront activities around. With its warm water
swimming, sailing, kayaking, canoeing, rowing and
even windsurfing, Scouts are guaranteed a great time.
• Swimming, Lifeguard program, canoeing, Small boat
sailing, rowing, snorkeling are all available
• Full staffed, with an aquatics director and a trained
qualified staff
• Buddy board in place and enforced.
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Waterfront Program
• BSA Lifeguard - This is an all day, every day activity. Must be age 14
or older (adults are welcome!) Participants must pass the BSA
swimmer’s test, possess strong swimming,
first aid, rowing and lifesaving skills.
• Swim Instruction - Scouts who need that extra help to become better
swimmers may sign up with the Waterfront Director and receive it.
• Snorkeling, BSA - Treasure and aquatic wildlife lay at the bottom of
our lake. Sign up with the Waterfront Staff to dive with the fishes and
earn a badge too. Must have passed the BSA Swimmer’s Test to
participate.
• Mile Swim, BSA - Scouts must be in good physical shape to live up to
the tough requirements of this badge. To prove they are ready they
must pass the test of the quarter and half mile swims first (sorry, even
gold medal winning, marathon swimmers must conform to this
requirement).
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Waterfront
• Wente Wooly Wash - The Wente Wooly Wash is an early
morning dip in the lake at the Waterfront. Whereas some
camps may call this a polar bear swim, our lake is much
too warm for Polar Bears. The Wente Wooly may be a
relative of polar bears, however. It is believed to live deep
in the hills of the Reservation, but has been known to come
down to the shore to bathe. Attend every morning and join
the elite Wente Wooly Club and earn an award.
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Waterfront Schedule:
• 9:00-10:00
Swimming Merit Badge
Canoeing Merit Badge
Rowing Merit Badge
• 10:00-11:00
Swimming Merit Badge
Canoeing Merit Badge
Rowing Merit Badge
• 11:00-12:00
Swimming Merit Badge
Canoeing Merit Badge
Small-Boat Sailing Merit Badge
• 1:30-2:30
Small-Boat Sailing Merit Badge
Whitewater Merit Badge
• 1:30-3:30
Lifesaving Merit Badge
• 2:30-3:30
Sailing Merit Badge Practice
Time
• 3:30-5:00
Open Swimming
Open Boating
• 7:00-8:00
Snorkeling, BSA
Swim Instruction
Open Swimming
Open Boating
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Scoutcraft
• The Scoutcraft area has been described by more than one sage
old scouter as the heart of scouting.
• Camping, cooking, hiking, emergency preparedness,
orienteering are the skills Baden Powell cherished and based
his program on.
• The Scoutcraft area keeps this tradition alive by teaching these
and other useful skills.
• In addition to the merit badges offered, Scouts can earn the
Paul Bunyan Woodsman Award
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Nature Program
The Nature area is more than the merit badges it offers. Wente is 2200
acres of new and old growth Douglas firs, meadows, natural springs, and
thousands of different plants and animals. Offering 14 different nature
related merit badges, this diverse program area challenges Scouts in all
areas of nature and conservation. The Wente Nature Guide, available in
the Trading Post, is a great tool for not only those taking merit badges,
but also for the nature enthusiast.
The Wente Nature Guide and Trail
Starting in the Nature area, the Nature Trail helps you identify the natural
habitats and foliage indigenous to Wente Scout Reservation. The Nature
Guide is a very valuable tool for explaining the Wente environment as
well as earning any of the nature merit badges. Nature Guides are
available in the Trading Post and a sample guide is located in the Camp
Resource library and in the Nature area.
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Kali-Ama
• The Kali-Ama Trail- The Kali-Ama is ideal for all Scouts
to see the backcountry of Wente and get some map and
compass practice at the same time.
• The King Kali-Ama Trail- After hiking the Kali-Ama
trail, campers still eager to explore can attempt our
advanced trail, the King Kali-Ama. Find all of the marked
posts and be crowned King Kali-Ama. These posts move
from year to year so there is always a new challenge and a
lot more to see. So get out and hike the Kali Ama and then
hit the King Kali Ama for more fun.
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Field Sports
• More than any other activity in Scouting, field
sports tests the discipline and the skills of a Scout.
Even older Scouts will find that all shooting
requirements require a challenge. At all of the
ranges the emphasis is on safety. The rules may
seem strict, but they assure us of a safe place for
Scouts to demonstrate their skills.
• We must sign up for a troop shoot early in the
week as slots fill fast
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Archery and Shooting
• Two of the more popular activities, the scouts get
to participate in and work on merit badges for
shooting and archery.
• Highly qualified staff with very close supervision
• Shooting includes
– Small Bore (22 rimfire)
– Shotgun (20 ga and 12 ga)
– Black Powder
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Handicraft
• Handicraft is the arts and crafts center of camp. It is the
place where a Scout can fulfill the classic notion of
bringing home something he has made himself.
• By completing any of the merit badges in the area, Scouts
will have something to show for all their hard work. Many
of the Handicraft merit badges can be earned during
scheduled classes as well as during free time. The highly
trained staff is available to assist Scouts with completing
merit badges.
• Supplies for the handicraft merit badges are available at the
trading post
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The Corral
• A piece of the Old West in the heart of Wente the
Corral offers Horsemanship MB, and Advanced
Horsemanship class, and a variety of trail rides.
Scouts can take off on a 1- hour, 2-hour, all-day,
morning or overnight ride. The horse program has
been renovated with a new riding arena, and a new
corral location.
• Wente has a string of western saddle horses and an
experienced staff of wranglers to teach campers to
ride. A full merit badge program in Horsemanship
is offered as well as daily trail rides.
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Horseback rides
• Campers can take a tour of the “Wente Outback” on a
special evening trail ride (cost $10.00), leaving the Rising
W corral at 6:45 pm on Monday and Friday evenings.
• Perhaps a longer ride punctuated with a gorgeous night
under the stars is in order. Outposts (cost $24.00) leave on
Tuesday and Wednesday evenings and include a steak
dinner!
• Sign up for a lunch ride (cost $17.00), or
• our final fabulous option is a Thursday night dinner ride
which features a very special chicken dinner (cost $17.00.)
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Outpost
• One of the more popular outposts is Lunch
across the lake. The boys get the
opportunity to row across the lake, eat lunch
and row back as a troop
• Mountain man is another outpost we
frequently do
– Shoot black powder and
– throw a hatchet
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Food
• Wente has TWO outstanding food plans to choose from.
• With central dining, 17 well-balanced meals are served
cafeteria style, (This is the option we usually choose).
• Or, our Troop can choose the Jamboree style food plan where
the camp provides us with all the food and necessary
equipment for our Scouts to prepare their own delicious meals.
• Both food plans start with a good, old-fashioned welcoming
BBQ on Sunday and end with our famous Ranch-style
breakfast on Saturday. Either way you're assured of tasty, wellbalanced meals.
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Dining Hall
• Serves as an important meeting place, in
addition to being the place where food is
served.
• First aid and other large classes are
frequently taught here
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Gilwell Field
• Our campsite is Oak Flats which is adjacent to
Gilwell field and near the rock climbing area
• Nice breeze in the afternoon
• Good shade from trees
• Relatively flat campground
• Adjacent to the shower house
• Frequently see deer every morning, hawks and
eagles in the evening
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Campsite
• Our campsite contains picnic tables, two-man
walled tents on wooden platforms and a patrol
box. The campsite also contains a flag pole,
bulletin board and a campfire ring. A latrine and
washstand are nearby. A shower house is located
within easy walking distance from our camp. No
cots or mattresses are provided, each scout brings
for his own sleeping pad or mattress.
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Trading Post
(Camp Store)
• Wente’s Trading Post is a general store offering a
variety of candy, ice cream, and other
refreshments. Camp equipment, camp T-shirts,
handicraft items, stationery supplies, notions,
potions and mosquito lotions are all available here.
Scouts are also able to purchase supplies needed
for selected merit badges that they may work on at
camp.
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Wentathalon and Camp
Wide Games
• The popular Wentathalon is back for another season at
Wente. Troops will canoe, run, shoot, and compete their
way to victory.
• We have won the Wentathalon twice and finished 2nd or 3rd
a couple of times.
• Friday Afternoon all the program areas will be closed for
camp wide games. These games give Scouts the chance to
have a lot of well earned fun at the end of the week. Things
will get wet and messy.
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Advancement
• Scouts have abundant opportunity to complete
camp-related requirements for Tenderfoot, Second
Class and First Class as well as many merit badges
to choose from.
• We typically advance 15-20 scouts at summer
camp
• We typically average 3-4 merit badges per scout
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Money
• Money is kept by the Scoutmaster and issued a couple of
times a day, generally at Breakfast and Lunch
• Scout should take money for:
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Lunch at Cloverdale ($5)
Lunch on the way back ($5)
Snacks during the week (?????)
Merit badge costs ($10-15)
Horseback over night (up to $24)
• Small Bills (nothing larger than a $5) in an envelope with
the Scouts name on it
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Mail
• Scouts at camp can receive mail from you when addressed
as follows:
• SCOUT’S NAME,
SCOUT’S TROOP #
c/o Wente Scout Reservation
P O Box 453, Willits CA 95490
• DON’T Send Mail After Thursday or the scout will not get
it
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Emergency Phone Number
• (707) 459-2110
• This phone number is for emergencies ONLY. The Camp is
large, please be patient as they try to locate your Scout or
Troop leader.
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Departure from Wente
• Friday night, Scouts pack up everything
except essentials. Merit Badge Chaos starts
• Saturday Morning, Breakfast, Camp
cleanup, Check out
• We leave around 10-10:30 am on Saturday,
Back at Prince of Peace around 2-3
• Unload trailer
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