Dig deep for action and adventure

Skylar Smith, Troop 1134, Kansas City, Mo.
(Photo by Mark Duncan)
The Daily Newspaper of the 2010 National Scout Jamboree
Volume XVII, Issue 4 Friday, July 30, 2010
Today’s tip
Meet Medal of Honor recipient
retired U.S. Air Force Col. Leo
Thorsness from 1-5 P.M. today at
the NESA tent. Thorsness was
a POW in North Vietnam for six
years. He authored a book about
his experience and has lectured
at the University of Richmond.
Flag ceremony
Brownsea Island Scouts will
perform stave drills and raise the
U.S. flag at today’s flag ceremony
at the Court of Flags in the Heth
Jamboree Headquarters Area.
Joe Wiegand will appear as
President Theodore Roosevelt,
and FORSCOM, the U.S. Army
Ground Forces Band will perform
hip-hop music. The ceremony
will also feature alumni from
previous jamborees.
Weather
Today: Sunny. Highs in the upper
80s. North winds 5 to 10 mph.
Tonight: Mostly clear in the
evening, then becoming partly
cloudy. Lows in the lower 60s. East
winds around 5 mph, becoming
southwesterly after midnight.
Saturday: Partly sunny. Highs
in the upper 80s. West winds
around 5 mph, becoming southerly in the afternoon.
Today’s menu
Breakfast: Cereal, muffin, fruit,
yogurt, juice, milk, Gatorade for
water bottles to go
Kiosk Lunch: Chicken on potato
roll, chips, Go-Gurt stick, granola
bar, fruit drink
Dinner (All American Night):
Hamburgers and cheeseburgers
with buns, lettuce, tomato, onion,
potato salad, brownies, milk,
flavored drink mix
Saturday’s menu
Breakfast: French toast with
strawberry topping, bacon,
juice, milk, Gatorade for water
bottles to go
Kiosk Lunch: Smoked turkey
on multigrain roll, apple sauce,
Doritos, Nutrigrain Bar, fruit drink
Dinner (Arena Show Night):
Travel meal Lunchable, Sun Chips,
chocolate pudding, Fig Newtons,
fruit drink, flavored drink mix
First Class Scout Christopher Cole, 14, Jamboree Troop 807, Riverside, Calif., makes his way over the rope bridge in the Venturing Underground area Wednesday.
(Photo by Tom Copeland Jr.)
Venturing into the future
Dig deep for action and adventure
By Aaron Shepherd
Jamboree Today Staff
The Venturing Mine Company
offers Scouts and Scouters a glimpse
into adventurous ways older Scouts
can broaden their experiences.
To demonstrate high-adventure
activities, the Venturing staff has
created a Wild West town along
Thomas Road in the Merit Badge
Day patches
a hit—and
a miss
By Axel Anderson
Jamboree Today Senior Reporter
For Scouts and Scouters able to
snare the limited-edition patch of
the day each morning at the 2010
National Scout Jamboree’s three
trading posts, glee may be the
feeling they have after they walk
away from the cash register.
Each day for 10 days the BSA
is selling a different red-bordered
patch for $5. The 10 form a unique
set that, with a total of only 2,010
of the patches offered each day
among the three outlets, has
Midway. There is a mysterious
trip through old mine tunnels
to demonstrate their dedication
to the Venturing Oath: “To seek
… adventure in our world.” The
Venturing program encourages
older Scouts to continue their
Scouting experience.
The excitement begins when
Scouts arrive at the Palace Temple
and obtain their tickets to the mine
become the envy of collectors and
commoners alike.
The first day’s patch said
“National Scout Jamboree or
Bust!” It featured a bus and was
entitled “Arrival Day.” The second
was for “General Program Day”
and showed a leaping blue fish,
and the third offered the face of
President Obama and the words
“Opening Show, July 28th, 2010.”
For those who want a patch of the
day but walk away empty-handed,
the agony of disappointment—even
annoyance—can sink in. After all,
that’s slightly less than 4.5 patches
per 100 Scouts, or .0446666666667
patches per Scout.
Douglas Harms, 53, who works
day security at Trading Post C,
e-mailed Jamboree Today, saying,
See Patches, page 2
show. If they have to wait for their
scheduled time, Scouts can enjoy
some fun in the Old West town.
At previous jamborees the
Venturing experiences “had groups
of Scouts waiting in the sun for
their tour without anything to do,”
said Doc Miller, Waynesboro, Va.,
chairman. “We now have horse
races, a branding station, air rifles
and live music,” All of these areas
are open and do not require a ticket.
Scouts wanting to shoot air
rifles have a special incentive to
win. They are divided into teams,
and the first team to shoot all the
targets advances to nighttime airrifle shooting where they will use
laser-sighted guns.
Winners of the inflatable horse
See Venturing, page 7
The patch of the day is passed out in Trading Post A after opening up just after
9 A.M. Thursday. (Photo by Daniel Giles)
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Jamboree Today
Friday, July 30, 2010
Hard hitting weather
Good turn rescues
neighboring camp
By Kelsey A. Wormley
Jamboree Today Staff
A thunderstorm with gusts of
up to 30 mph swept through the
jamboree around 1 p.m. Thursday
drenching Scouts and roughing up
a number of campsites. The storm
was one of a number expected to
roar through the area.
The wind collapsed some campsite gateways and tents, while the
rain turned some low areas into
new waterfront property.
Out of the bad weather, however,
came an outstanding example of
the Third Point of the Scout Law:
A Scout is helpful.
When the sudden storm burst
through the Northeast Region
camps, members of Jamboree Troop
505 from Maplewood, N.Y., in
Subcamp 5, not only reacted immediately to secure their equipment but
also raced next door to secure the
gear for Troop 431, whose members
were off enjoying activities.
Troop 505 was forming up to go
to the CPR/AED training world
record attempt when the rain
A leader covers up with a poncho as the rain hits on Thomas Road Thursday.
(Photo by Tom Copeland Jr.)
Patches
(continued from page 1)
“Providing only 2,010 patches
each day is not nearly enough to
meet the demands of over 45,000
jamboree attendees, and participants who are not able to purchase
one are understandably upset.
“I know this because I am on
staff at trading post C and have
to be the bearer of bad news to
customers who want a patch after
it’s sold out,” wrote Harms of
Greencastle, Ind., a member of the
Crossroads of America Council.
“I strongly encourage National to
reconsider this policy immediately
and find a way to make the availability fair to all participants.”
Contacted later, Harms said,
“I wrote it (the e-mail) because I
felt passionate about that. It’s not
about traders making money.”
Unfortunately for Harms and
others, the daily number of patches
of the day will remain the same,
said Larry Knapp, director of
merchandise for the trading posts.
And Knapp said the only
complaints he has received have
come from staffers, not participants. He confirmed that the first
two patches of the day were sold
out, and he expected the third day’s
numbers to follow suit.
Kyle Burns, 12, Star, Troop 448,
Greater Pittsburgh Council, and a
resident of Canonsburg, Pa., said
he bought the Day 2 patch, but
said he was unable to get to the
trading post for Day 1. Still, he
stood patiently in line for the Day
3 patch, only to be disappointed a
few minutes later.
“It is pretty late in the day,” he said
in line at 4:45 P.M., almost resigned
to not getting one. But, after striking
out, he said, “It’s a little unfair for
those who don’t get there first.”
Connell Morante, 14, First Class, of
Troop 730, Cascade Pacific Council,
who lives in Portland, Ore., was more
matter of fact about the situation.
While he wanted the patches of the
day, he admitted that, “They’re just
hard to get. It’s early morning when
a lot of Scouts get there.”
The patches, Morante said, “are
really cool,” but added that he
is “not so disappointed” that he
hadn’t latched onto any.
“In a lot of ways, patch trading is
like life,” said Subcamp 9 Chaplain
Todd Moody of Las Vegas, who
serves on the Western Region
Executive Board. Moody, of the
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day
Saints, said he counseled one Scout
in particular about a big disappointment. “Sometimes you get what you
want, and sometimes, despite your
best efforts, you don’t.”
Moody’s advice: A Scout unable
to buy a patch of the day one day
could arrive earlier the next day
to boost his chances. Or he could
trade with someone lucky enough
to get a Day 1 patch.
“I think (disappointment is) a
lot like life,” the chaplain said. “We
have our ups and downs, and with
those things we have some control
over, we do our very best to move
forward and achieve our goals the
next time around. Any boy who
had his heart set on collecting all
of the limited, day-only patches has
started. The Scouts ran to their
dining fly to prevent it from falling.
All they had for damage was a
single broken stake.
The troop then noticed what was
happening next door in Subcamp
4. All of the tents and dining fly
were on the ground.
“While fixing our dining fly we
noticed the next camp over, Troop
431, had completely fallen over,”
said Eagle Scout Alexander Scott,
17, Caldwell, N.Y. “No one was
around in the site at the time so my
troop ran over and started covering
up everyone’s gear, making sure
the things that needed to be dry
were covered. We even brought
over our own tarps.”
Assistant Scoutmaster Donald
Clark from Troop 431 was thrilled
with his neighbor’s Good Turn.
“When I got back to the camp,
Troop 505 was setting up our camp.
It was the neatest thing that Scouts
from another subcamp came over to
help when we weren’t even there,”
said Clark, of Lancaster, Penn.
“My troop made me feel really
great. They all rose to the occasion
when another troop needed help. I
am very proud of them,” said Roger
Brauchli, Scoutmaster of Jamboree
Troop 505.
For Scouts of Troop 505, it was
just another day of doing the right
thing. “Helping was the only thing
going on in our minds. The site
plenty of other opportunities to
trade for other patches.”
Moody confided that he had had
to speak with his own son, Sam, 13,
Life, Troop 9250, of the Las Vegas
Area Council about a great disappointment involving patches here
at the jamboree. Sam had brought a
clear plastic container with patches,
some of them from his brother’s 2007
World Scout Jamboree visit, to trade.
Sam later was horrified to discover
his treasure trove was missing.
“He was devastated,” Moody
said, but then he reassured his son,
“I brought a lot of patches. We can
get you back into shape.”
His Scoutmaster, Dick Wimmer,
even gave Sam a couple of patch
sets to replenish his stock.
However, seven to eight hours
after the patch box was presumed
lost forever, the unimaginable
occurred. An unidentified woman
jamboree staffer at the BMX track
found the unmarked box, examined the contents, most of which
were Las Vegas patches, and began
searching for the owner.
Sam had ridden BMX, but set
his patch box down to get his book
stamped, “and I guess I left “em.”
The woman hit the jackpot when
she visited the Las Vegas Area
Council campsite. Sam didn’t meet
her then because he was asleep in
his tent, but said he sought her out
later to thank her.
Fortunately for Sam, who
has since written his name on
his patch box, this story had a
Hollywood ending.
Chris Painter and Thomas West move a rain-soaked cot and clothing out from a
tent in the Jamboree Troop 431 campsite after the storm that hit just after noon
Thursday and brought down all but two tents in the campsite. (Photo by Daniel Giles)
that fell was worse then ours and
we knew it took a day to set up, just
like our camp, so we didn’t want
them to come back to a disaster,”
said Life Scout Rusty Clark, 17,
Livington, N.Y.
Later, Scouts from Subcamps 4
and 5 worked together to rebuild
Troop 431’s camp. Even dining staff
crossed the street to lend a hand.
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Donald Peterson IV, 13,
Canton, Ohio, Troop 1330
Donald Dean, 17,
San Diego, Calif., Troop 704
“I want to get a bunch of merit
badges—Aviation, Climbing and
Emergency Preparedness.”
“I want to get some merit badges that I can’t
get at home.”
What are you
looking forward
to doing at the
jamboree?
Daniel White, 15,
Chicago, Troop1016
Kevin Gillen, 16,
San Francisco, Calif., Troop 649
“I am looking forward to advancing
in my ranks and becoming a Life
Scout—and having fun.”
“I am looking forward to scuba,
meeting new friends, and taking in
the sights.”
(Photos by Jim Brown)
Close encounters of the jamboree kind
Scouts pack pods
By Rob Jeffs
Jamboree Today Senior Reporter
They look alien, sitting in a
clearing in the woods. The three
steel hexagons with pipes radiating
from their centers and fabric flapping in the wind seem to have been
left behind after their pods blasted
off, carrying extraterrestrials back
to an alien planet, light years away.
But they are not discarded
launch pads; rather they are the
habitat pods for Earthly beings
attending the 2010 National Scout
Jamboree. Scouts from Jamboree
Troops 1319 and 1320 are sleeping
in jungle hammocks suspended
from steel tube frames.
Each of the three frames holds
12 hammocks; six on the perimeter
and six on the radians. Collectively,
the three structures hold 36 Scouts.
Each night after exploring the
unfamiliar environment of Fort
A.P. Hill they crawl into their
screened sacks, adjust their rain
flies and rock off to sleep. The
hammocks are in Subcamp 13 in
the Central Region.
Eagle Scout Matthew Vatalare,
an 18-year-old from Cross Lanes,
W.Va., said, “The combination of
the frame and the individual jungle
hammocks were successfully tested
during a pre-jamboree shakedown
in mid-April. A passing front
subjected them first to storms
and then to cold temperatures.
Life Scout, Austin Parsons, 14, peeks from his hammock tent after being awoken by his senior patrol leader. The hammocks are used for half of his jamboree troop
and the half traditional wall tents. (Photo by Randy Piland)
The frames were strong and the
hammocks provided comfort in
both the wet and cold weather. “
Another participant, Tyler Eads,
17, a Life Scout from Charleston,
W.Va., said, “Mine was surprisingly warm and the swaying motion
helped me go to sleep.” He added, “It
was definitely dryer and bigger than
I expected.” Colton Fields, 15, a Life
Scout from Nettie, W.Va., said, “The
gap between the rain fly and the
netting allowed air to flow through.”
Half of the members of the
Scout troops will sleep in the
hammocks for four days. Then
the remaining boys will have an
opportunity to give up their tents
for the hammocks. Vatalare said he
thought he could make a deal to stay
in the hammock. “The frames were
great for the jamboree,” he said.
“But afterwards, I want to use the
hammock on a backpacking trip.
The weight savings would be great.”
All the Scouts have traditional
wall tents to hold their gear
and retreat to if the conditions
require. Before purchasing the
hammocks, the troop reviewed the
plans to build the frames from the
hammock manufacturer.
Visitors pack parking, highway; AP Hill open after brief closure
By Rob Jeffs and Axel Anderson
Jamboree Today Senior Reporters
A flood of visitors to the 2010
National Scout Jamboree Thursday
caused the gates of Fort A.P. Hill
to be closed briefly. Visitor parking
filled and traffic backed up onto
Virginia highways leading to the
Army post’s gates around midday.
After additional parking was found
on the base, the jamboree re-opened
about two hours later.
Neal Johnson, jamboree secu-
rity adviser, said the Virginia State
Police, in conjunction with the
Joint Task Force-National Scout
Jamboree, closed the main gate
twice on Thursday, once for “15
to 20 minutes.” They do so “when
traffic backs up so far,” he added.
Johnson said stopped cars
waiting to turn into the main gate
can pose a hazard to other vehicles
traveling at 55 to 60 miles per hour.
Popularity of the event influenced Bob Clark, Lexington, Ill.,
and Tom Peterson, Bloomington,
Ill., to drive 16 hours with their
families to attend the event. Clark
had attended his first of four
jamborees in 1985.
Clark had said so many great
things about the jamboree that
both families’ expectations were
high. After first being turned away,
they circled the area repeatedly
until they were allowed to enter.
A couple of hours later, standing
in the visitors parking area, the
Clarks and Petersons were elated.
Clark said that it was his dream
to share this experience with his
family and friends. In uniform,
Tiger Cub Brett Clark, 7, said he
was really happy.
Traffic on the roads throughout
the jamboree site was bumper-tobumper all morning with visitors’
cars trying to reach parking and
jamboree vehicles trying to move
Scouts to events.
Buses and their stops were
clogged with Scouts before the
closing. After the gate was closed,
buses were only half full with few
Scouts waiting at stops. Scouts
and visitors waiting at the main
bus transfer point at Longstreet
continued to be heavy.
Workers
for
the
Virginia
Department of Transportation
began placing orange safety cones at
11:30 A.M., closing the turning lanes.
They indicated that they took about
20 minutes to place about a mile
of cones in each direction from the
main gate. About 45 minutes later,
workers moved the cones to the
shoulder reopening the turning lane.
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Jamboree Today
Friday, July 30, 2010
Scouts climb high
at the Action Centers
By Reed Skyllingstad
Jamboree Today Staff
Portable climbing walls are
popular at every jamboree. They’re
so popular that for the 2010
National Scout Jamboree climbing
walls have been set up at each of
the four Action Centers.
Scouts can climb belayed to the
top of the tower, then be lowered
by belay. Staff members provide
helmets and other safety gear.
Each
Action
Center
has
expanded its program since 2005.
Action Centers provide the kind
of activities—climbing, rappelling,
shooting, mountain boarding and
others—that Scouts love.
Confidence courses provide teambuilding and low COPE activities to
Scouts. Their design reinforces a
Scouts’ confidence in other Scouts,
and their physical and mental
awareness. COPE is an acronym
for Challenging Outdoor Personal
Experience. The low version of the
activity includes rope courses and
challenging puzzles. The confidence
course is best tackled by a team or
patrol of six to eight Scouts.
Each Action Center also provides
other popular activities such as
shooting sports, bikeathlon, and
motocross courses.
The shooting sports include trap
shooting and archery. For trap
shooting, Scouts use a 20-gauge
shotgun to blast clay pigeons out of
the sky, raining orange bits all over
the ground. At the archery range,
Scouts fire arrows at large paper
bull’s-eyes.
On the bikeathlon course, Scouts
ride geared mountain bikes crosscountry, stopping at designated
stations to fire air rifles at targets.
This event is based on the Olympic
biathlon.
Motocross is more strenuous.
Scouts ride BMX bikes around a
dirt track with many short hills,
dips, and banked turns. They also
get a shower of water at the end
of the course from a staff member
with a hose.
Bradley Sabel, 15, Life Scout
from Jamboree Troop 1104 from
New Boston, Ill., said, “The bikes
are a little small; being 6-foot-2, it
isn’t easy for me to ride a 4-foot
bike.” But Sabel also said he
enjoyed the ride.
Visiting Scout Connor Pugh, 11, from Troop 21 in Fredericksburg, Va., concentrates on the con
Joel Mason, 12, First Class Scout from Jamboree Troop 941 Elk Ridge, Utah, rides the BMX course in Action Center C
Thursday. (Photo by Mark Duncan)
Ono Satohiro, International Scout from Troop 827, Nagano, Japan, laughs with
instructor Rick Stevens on the Action Center C shotgun range Thursday. (Photo
by Mark Duncan)
Austin Scott of Jamboree Troop 348 gives the “belly buster” a try as other Scouts help spot him at Action Alley D Thursday.
(Photo by M.P. King)
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Friday, July 30, 2010
David Guapisaca of Jamboree Troop 335, Littleneck, N.Y., takes a drink after
doing Action Alley D Thursday. (Photo by M.P. King)
nfidence course in the Armed Forces Adventure Area Thursday. (Photo by Mark Duncan)
Tyler Roberts, 16, Eagle Scout from Troop 926 rappels at Action Center C
Thursday. (Photo by Mark Duncan)
Gerrit Bakker, 16, Eagle Scout from Jamboree Troop 1225, Elma, Mich., does pull-ups in the Armed Forces Adventure Area
Thursday. (Photo by Mark Duncan)
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Jamboree Today
Friday, July 30, 2010
Taking a step back in time
By Kelsey A. Wormley
Jamboree Today Staff
“Come take a ferryboat ride
back in time to the south coast
of England,” said Major Kenneth
McLaren, played by Bill Maywood,
Troop 101, of Macomb, Mich.,
“and experience the beginning of
Scouting with Gen. Robert BadenPowell and myself, along with the
lads from the first Boy Scout camp.”
Maywood, who alternates in the
role of McLaren with Jeff Wormley
of Struthers, Ohio, also of Troop
101, advises obtaining a ticket before
riding the ferry. British lads will
be walking around the jamboree.
Scouts who talk to them might find
them willing to give them a ticket.
Free tickets are also available at the
Brownsea Island Ferry Gateway.
Brownsea Island has many
sturdy hands working on activities
that can be played as many times
as Scouts would like. All games are
Brownsea games of skill, including
Basket Ball, Flinging the Squailer,
Kim’s Game, Sharpshooter, Tug O’
War, and Whale Hunt.
Basket Ball consists of throwing
a ball underhand into a burlap net.
Flinging the Squailer is rescuing
a drowning man. Kim’s Game is
a memory game, and Whale Hunt
involves harpooning a whale.
Baden-Powell thought the Scouts
could play these games of skill
while learning many lessons and
having fun.
“The exhibits at Brownsea
Island are fun and interactive.
They make you feel as though you
are back at the first Scout camp,”
said Luke Southard, Eagle Scout,
Cleveland, Ohio, Troop 1304.
If you go to the island at 9 A.M.
Latin night at QBSA
The folks at QBSA, the jamboree’s official radio station, invite
all jamboree participants to be
their guests at Latin Night from
7 to 9 tonight at the QBSA studio
on Thomas Road between the
Adventure Area and Boys’ Life. There
will be Latin music and Spanish
language programming. Snacks will
be provided while they last.
Pocket Pennies
Troop 306 First Class Scout Ronnie Fanning, from Syracuse, N.Y., tries his hand with
the harpoon in the Brownsea Island exhibit Wednesday. (Photo by Mark Duncan)
and 1 P.M. the lads will be “breaking”
the flag and singing “God Save the
King.” Breaking the flag is a British
term for raising the flag.
Brownsea Island also has a
campfire twice daily.
“You are all welcome to join me,
Gen. Robert Baden-Powell, at my
campfire at 10 A.M. and 3 P.M. every
day at the island to learn more about
the history of Scouting,” said the
general, played by Bill Moss of Troop
101, Poland, Ohio. Alternating in
that role with Moss are John Eure of
Troop 50, Roanoke, Va., and David
McGregor of Troop 109, Flint, Mich.
Several people who generally
prefer to remain anonymous to
preserve the illusion that these
great historical figures have come
to life here at Fort A.P. Hill, Va.,
play each of the main character
roles at Brownsea Island.
Celebrating 100 Years of Scouting
By Mike Haskins
Senatobia, Miss.
National Hometown News
Correspondent
LONDON, 1909—William D.
Boyce, an American businessman
late to an important meeting,
walks blindly through the streets
of London. A thick fog has settled
over the city, and Boyce, already
lost, becomes hopelessly confused.
Suddenly, a young man appears
at his side and asks if he can be of
any assistance. A flustered Boyce
explains his situation and destination to the young man, who quickly
and effortlessly leads him through
the thick fog to his meeting place.
Boyce, very grateful for the
young man’s help, takes out his
wallet and tries to pay the young
man, but he refuses and the young
man’s next words, unbeknownst to
him, will be known to millions of
other boys his age 100 years later.
“No sir, I cannot take your money.
You see, I am one of Lord BadenPowell’s Scouts, and I was doing
my good turn for the day.”
The young man walked away back
into the fog, leaving Boyce so floored
he forgot to ask the boy’s name.
Mike Haskins
Today, that young man, who has
never been identified, is known as
the inspiration for the Boy Scouts of
America. Boyce was so impressed
by the Scout that he met with
the leader of Britain’s Scouting
program, Lord Baden-Powell.
Boyce brought back to America
all of the knowledge and materials
that Baden-Powell supplied him
with, and finally, after many months
of hard work, the Boy Scouts of
America was founded in 1910.
One hundred years later, the
BSA is still going strong. Since
the program’s inception, millions
of young men have benefitted
from its program and the values it
instills. All manner of men have
been Scouts—pilots, astronauts,
congressmen, senators, and even
presidents of the United States.
Through Wednesday, 45,000
Scouts and Scouters will continue
to celebrate the BSA’s 100th
Anniversary at the 2010 National
Scout Jamboree at Fort A.P. Hill,
Va. Scouts from every corner of the
nation have descended on the site
for a time of fun, fellowship, and
celebration at what is being called
the “best, most exciting, fun-filled,
safest jamboree ever.”
Scouts have opportunities to
participate in a multitude of activities, including climbing, shooting
sports, extreme sports such as
BMX and mountain boarding, and
a chance to see what the past 100
years of Scouting have been like
through various hands-on exhibits
and displays.
“It’s a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity,” said Johnny Tracy, an
Eagle Scout from Tennessee. “You
can always come back for another
jamboree, but there will never be
another centennial jamboree.”
Want to hear Gates’
speech again?
If you’d like to hear U.S. Secretary
of Defense Robert Gates’ speech
at the opening arena show
of the 2010 National Scout
Jamboree, it is available at www.
defense.gov/speeches/speech.
aspx?speechid=1494.
Author to speak
Turn those unused pennies into a
souvenir. Boys’ Life has a free penny
press. Just bring along pennies. The
hardest thing to do is pick which of
the four available designs to use.
Fans of best-selling author James
Patterson, author of the Alex
Cross series including Kiss the Girls
and Along Came a Spider, can hear
him speak at 4 P.M. today on the
Western Region stage.
Scoutdance
Take care of your feet
The Scoutdance Film Festival
is taking place in the arena. All
Scouts and Scouters are invited to
see some great movies.
Today at 3 P.M. after the Alumni
Show, Scouts are invited to see
Henry Aldrich, Boy Scout.
Today at 8 P.M. Scouts are invited
to see Scout Camp: The Movie,
as well as being treated to a
question-and-answer session
with writer/director Garrett Batty.
On Sunday at 8 P.M. Scouts
are invited to a showing of
Forever Strong.
Invite mom and dad for visit
Visiting hours for people who
want to come to the jamboree for
the day are:
Friday, Monday and Tuesday,
9 A.M. to 5 P.M.
Saturday, 9 a.m. to 11 p.m.
(Arrive early; the fort will close
when the capacity for the arena
show is reached, and no more
visitors will be able to enter
the property.)
Sunday, 1 to 5 P.M.
There is a $10 donation per visitor
each day. Visitors will receive
a patch.
The jamboree medical staff wants
Scouts to take care of their feet.
Problems such as blisters can be
avoided by washing your feet,
especially between the toes
and under the nails, with soap
and water at least once a day.
Thoroughly dry your feet before
putting on clean socks. Use
foot powder twice daily if your
feet perspire a lot. Make sure
your shoes fit correctly to avoid
rubbing. Change your socks every
day, and throw them away when
they get holes in them.
Get trained
Sea Scout Adult Leader Basic
Training will be offered at 7 P.M.
Friday at the Sea Scout exhibit
in the National Exhibits area on
Thomas Road.
Trading post hours
Normal hours of operation are
daily from 9 A.M. to 9 P.M.
Special hours of operation:
Saturday from 9 A.M. to 7 P.M. with
Trading Post D open until 9 P.M.
Sunday from 1 P.M. to 9 P.M.
Friday
Northeast Region Stage:
3 to 4 P.M.
4 to 5 P.M.
7 to 8 P.M.
8 to 9 P.M.
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Rock Band
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Air Force Band, Max Impact
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Air Force Band, Max Impact
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Rock Band
Southern Region Stage:
4 to 5 P.M. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . FORSCOM, Army Ground Forces Band
7 to 8 P.M. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Author James Patterson
8 to 9 P.M. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . FORSCOM, Army Ground Forces Band
Central Region Stage:
3 to 4 P.M. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . TRADOC Rock
4 to 5 P.M. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jake Zemke, American Motorcycle Association
Superbike National Guard rider
7 to 8 P.M. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . TRADOC Rock
8 to 9 P.M. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Kwahadi Indian Dancers
Western Region Stage:
3 to 4 P.M.
4 to 5 P.M.
7 to 8 P.M.
8 to 9 P.M.
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Navy Band, Cruisers
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Author James Patterson
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Navy Band, Cruisers
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Koshare Indian Dancers
Show times and appearances are subject to change. For the latest
updates, sign up at twitter.com/regionalstages
Jamboree Today
NYC battling bedbug spread
One of every 15 New Yorkers
battled bedbugs last year, officials said Wednesday as they
announced a plan to fight the
spreading infestation. A publicawareness campaign and a top
entomologist head the effort.
The bloodsucking pests are not
known to spread disease but can
cause great mental anguish with
their persistent and fast-growing
infestations. The bugs rapidly
multiplied throughout New York and
many other U.S. cities in recent years.
Jets’ Jenkins dropping weight
while eating cookies
Kris Jenkins is dropping pounds
by eating cookies—oatmeal raisin,
chocolate, six of them every day.
Each cookie is 90 calories, has 2 1/2
grams of fat, and contains milk, soy,
whole wheat flour, crisp rice and
non-vegetable protein.
Since May, the New York Jets’
hefty nose tackle has shed 20
pounds, putting him at a svelte 365.
The 6-foot-4 Jenkins was up to 390
pounds—30 more than his normal
playing weight earlier this year. He
has been recovering from a torn anterior cruciate ligament in his left knee.
At 385 pounds, Jenkins met Dr.
Sanford Siegal, creator of Dr. Siegal’s
Cookie Diet, which has been around
since 1975. He started gobbling up
cookies to supplement his weightloss program.
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Bullfights banned
in northeastern Spain
Lawmakers in the Catalonia
region thrust a sword deep into
Spain’s centuries-old tradition
of bullfighting. They banned the
blood-soaked pageant, which has
fascinated artists and writers from
Goya to Hemingway.
Wednesday’s vote in the Catalan
parliament prohibits bullfighting
starting in 2012 in the northeastern region that centers on
Barcelona. Although animal rights
activists want to extend the ban,
the rest of Spain has no significant
national movement to do away
with bullfighting.
US reps oppose
Alaska land bill
Dozens of U.S. House members
have signed a letter opposing a bill
allowing a private Alaska Native
corporation to select choice lands in
the nation’s largest national forest
for its own use.
The bill would allow Sealaska
Corp. to pick lands outside designated areas—a feature that has led
to charges that the corporation is
cherry picking lands in the Tongass
National Forest.
Sealaska Corp. is entitled to
85,000 acres under the 1971 Alaska
Native Claims Settlement Act.
Venturing
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groups of eight into an awaiting
elevator, which drops them far
beneath the frontier town. Leaving
the safer confines of the elevator
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7
Boys’ Life brings author’s
magic to jamboree
By Michael Maw
Jamboree Today Staff
The secrets of Nicholas Flamel
were revealed to hundreds of Scouts
as young adult author Michael Scott
answered questions and signed free
copies of his books Wednesday at
the 2010 National Scout Jamboree.
Visions of sorcerers, alchemists,
and magicians flew through the
air as attentive Scouts gathered
around Scott to listen to him
explain his mythology and fantasy
world. Scouts then patiently lined
up to receive one of 500 free copies
of Scott’s The Alchemyst, given
away to all who came to meet him
at regional stage show appearances
or the Boys’ Life tent.
“This was probably what I was
looking forward to the most when I
found out about it,” said Eagle Scout
Zack Smith, 16, from Durham,
N.C. Smith has read all four books
in Scott’s series, The Secrets of
Immortal Nicholas Flamel.
Smith, with two other Scouts
from Jamboree Troop 1733, gave the
author a troop T-shirt, making Scott
an honorary member of their troop.
One Scout asked Scott if he
believed in magic.
“No,” Scott answered. “The
world we are living in today is
magic to your grandparents.”
venture forth, Scouts step into a
darkened subterranean world filled
with mysteries.
While the Mining Company
refused to divulge its darkest secrets,
rumors have begun to spread about
some of the adventures. Those
adventures will remain a secret as
the fun is in the discovery.
“I thought it was pretty cool.
Mark Parisi
Another Scout asked if the author
received inspiration from the Harry
Potter book series. The central figure
in Scott’s books, Nicholas Flamel,
also appears in J.K. Rowling’s bestselling book series about the child
wizard Harry Potter. Scott said that
he did not get his inspiration from
Rowling’s work and that Flamel
is a historical figure that appears
throughout literature.
While Scott was never a Scout,
he said, “Both of my children are
Sea Scouts.”
A native of Skerries, Ireland,
Scott has written more than one
hundred books, but only broke into
the American young-adult book
market in 2007. Since then, his
books have garnered places on the
New York Times Best Sellers list.
“Most authors never get to meet
their readers,” Scott said. “They
raise the bar for me.”
Scott said he appreciated the
Scouts’ in-depth questions. He said
that young adults read and make
suggestions, as opposed to many
adult readers who only criticize. At
the Comic-Con 2010 convention
last week, he said, none of the fans
were as polite and respectful as the
Scouts he met at the jamboree.
“This is a unique event,” Scott
said. “To have my book read by this
quality of readers is great.”
Eagle Scout Zack Smith, 16, Troop 1733, Durham, N.C., left, gets a book
autographed by Michael Scott, author of The Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas
Flamel book series, right, on Wednesday. (Photo by Michael Maw)
There were a lot of surprises,”
said Jarod Jones, 12, a Star
Scout from Jamboree Troop 731,
Portland, Ore. Other mysteries
await and that’s all part of the
excitement of Venturing.
If Scouting is a game with a
purpose, and that purpose is
fun, then the Venturing Mining
Company will contribute to the
Dennis the Menace
enjoyment of many Scouts and
Scouters. Yet, its most important goal is to promote Venturing
among the older Scouts.
“I hope Scouts come away and
realize Venturing is the senior
Scout program,” said Jennifer
Lowe, 19, of Spanish Fork, Utah,
national Venturing president.
Marcus Hamilton
8
Jamboree Today
Friday, July 30, 2010
Bugs, birds, badges attract visitors
Trail reveals
conservation
secrets
By Axel Anderson
Jamboree Today Senior Reporter
Deep in the woods, Scouts
walk a winding trail where they
learn about life in Antarctica,
watch owls swivel their heads and
are “ambushed” by a menacing,
13-foot-tall polar bear.
They may also pan for gold or
touch a casting of a fossilized T-rex
footprint, the original of which is at
Philmont Scout Ranch. The dinosaur would have weighed 5 to 6 tons
and stretched 60 feet in length, said
U.S. Geological Survey Coordinator
Beth Stettner of Reston, Va.
“A lot of boys say, ‘Oh my gosh, I
saw this at Philmont,’” Stettner said.
All of these experiences and
more can be had among stations
that Scouts and others can visit
on the Conservation Trail near
Jamboree Headquarters on Thomas
Road. It’s also accessible from
Travis Lake Road. Participants
who experience 10 of 25 stations
and get their “passports” stamped
can receive a free patch.
Six Scouts of the Miami Valley
Council based in Dayton, Ohio,
ended their journey along the trail
at the same time. They stepped up
to the table to have their passports
punched and claim their patches.
Their favorite station was the U.S.
Forest Service’s Decision Trail, an
area in “Jamboree National Forest”
where Scouts walk a maze and, at
different junctions, make decisions
that affect the outcome of how a
forest is managed.
“It was kind of fun to figure
how one decision might change
the kind of forest you have,” said
Life Scout Alec Stackhouse, 16, of
Centerville, Ohio.
Added Nolan Stout, a 17-yearold Life Scout also of Centerville,
Jamboree participants and visitors walks past a polar bear outside in the
Environmental Conservation Area Wednesday. (Photo by Mark Duncan)
Paleontology intern T.J. Patel, left, talks with Troop 201 Scouts Maxim Fortuny,
center, and Gabe Puscansky at the Bureau of Land Management tent in the
Environmental Conservation area Tuesday. (Photo by Mark Duncan)
Paul Johnson, left, with the U.S. Forest Service, watches Reid Ellis, Jamboree
Troop 2050, chisel a log in the Environmental Conservation area Wednesday.
“It was just different.”
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife
Service’s station was also a hit,
with its exhibit of birds including a
Harris hawk, barred and European
owls, red-tailed hawk and an
African white-naped raven, which
was squawking for pieces of cherry
and peach on Tuesday.
“I’ve never seen a bird up close,”
said First Class Scout Colton Batner,
13, of Springboro, Ohio. “I also
enjoyed holding the (corn) snake.”
Initially, Batner said, he wouldn’t
hold a snake for fear of being bitten.
That changed after seeing others,
including Nick Mulay, a 13-year-
Scouts about what they do, what
their mission is, and the techniques
they practice in the environment,”
said Clark Guy, Conservation area
chairman and a member of the BSA’s
National Conservation Committee.
Other agencies with stations
include the National Park Service
(Jamboree
National
Park),
Bureau of Land Management,
Natural Resources Conservation
Service, Society of American
Foresters, American Water Works
Association, U.S. Army Corps of
Engineers and several Virginia
state departments.
“It was a great learning experience, and there’re a lot of exhibits
to visit,” said Matt Davidson, 14,
of London, Ontario, who will be
entering the Venturers program of
Scouts Canada this year. He said
he enjoyed the Decision Trail.
Davidson said he’s attending the
2010 National Scout Jamboree
because he and his fellow Scouts
wanted to go to “something bigger
and better” than the Canadian
jamboree. He said jamborees
appeal to him for “just the experience of meeting new people.”
At the Air and Waste
Management Association station,
Conservation staffer Jim Reese
said, “We talk to Scouts about
managing waste and our pollution issues,” explaining recycling,
composting and landfilling. “Then
we show ‘em the history of air
pollution,” Reese said.
Reese talks to Scouts about
“America’s energy future because
they’re going to have to make the
hard decisions. A Scout may be the
one who invents technology to get
Lorrie Schumacher shows off Big Mama, a European eagle owl, at the U.S. Fish
and Wildlife exhibit in the Environmental Conservation area Wednesday. (Photo
by Mark Duncan)
old Star Scout also of Centerville,
handle the snake.
“Nick was my guinea pig,”
Batner said. “I just figured if it
didn’t bite him, it wouldn’t bite
into me.”
Stout said he “might go through
it (the trail) again later in the week
and get to some of the activities we
didn’t get to.”
Others in the Miami Valley
Council group were First Class
Scouts Jacob Thomas Lawson, 12,
of Oakwood, Ohio, and Charles
Perry, 13, of Centerville.
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
station deals with the conservation
of wildlife and improvement of
wildlife habitat, said Werner Barz,
training instructor for the National
Conservation Training Center in
Shepherdstown, W.Va. It offers
a round-robin design where visitors can learn about law enforcement, wildlife refuges, prescribed
fire management, migratory birds,
the Federal Junior Duck Stamp
program and agency careers.
The agency’s National Fish
Hatchery System professionals
also offer lessons for the Fishing,
Fly Fishing, and Fish and Wildlife
Management merit badges at Fish
Hook Lake on A.P. Hill Drive in the
southwestern area of the jamboree
site. Ora Dixon, a Fish and Wildlife
education specialist who manages
national outdoor programs under a
partnership with the Boy Scouts of
America, said the agency stocked
the three-acre pond with catfish
and bluegills for Scouts to catch.
On the trail, “Conservation has
25 federal, state and local agencies and organizations that inform
(Photo by Mark Duncan)
beyond the issues we have today.”
When William D. Boyce, who
introduced Scouting to America,
was helped by a Scout in London,
Reese said, “It wasn’t just fog; it was
smog” produced by the burning of
coal, which is how people heated
their homes then. When you think
about it, “It was really pollution
that brought Scouting to America,”
Reese said.
Besides the trail, the Conservation
area has industry professionals
hosting booths where Scouts can
work on merit badges. These include
Soil and Water Conservation, Reptile
and Amphibian Study, Insect Study,
Nature, Mammal Study, Forestry,
Bird Study, Plant Science and Pulp
and Paper.
There’s also a booth for the
William T. Hornaday conservation award.
On Thomas Road near National
Exhibits, Conservation extends
its reach with mazes and booths
for the Leave No Trace and Tread
Lightly programs. With a councillevel volunteer position, the troop
office of LNT Trainer and an LNT
requirement for the Second Class
rank, LNT’s seven principles of
low-impact outdoor activities are
fast becoming well known and used.
Lesser known is Tread Lightly,
which emphasizes responsible
hunting, motor boating, snowmobiling, horseback riding and ATV
use. Tread Lightly’s five principles
are travel responsibly, respect
the rights of others, educate yourself, avoid sensitive areas and do
your part.