To: Glacier's End list
From: davelinse@aol.com
Date: Sat, 17 Nov 2007 08:02:54 EST
Subject: [GlcrsEnd] Save January 26th for your "Super K Derby 8."

SUPER K DERBY 8
 
As seen in The BSA TODAY ... we're going Council Wide with a SUPER 2008 
Klondike Derby ... called (theme) the "Super K Derby 8." 
  
  What: Super K Derby 8 (SKD 8)
  When: Saturday, January 26th, 2008
 Where: Camp Phillips Summer Camp, Haugen, WI.
   Who: Boy Scouts, Webelos, Ventures, Scouters, Friends, Relatives and 
      Neighbors!
  Cost: Early Bird Fee: $8 per person (registered by Jan. 15th) and 
     $10 per person after.
Check in and orientation: Friday evening at 9 PM (if camping) and from 8:30 
to 9:30 am on Saturday.

Registration forms will be mailed to unit leaders along with more details in 
early December. 

Please register as early as possible; it helps increase the budget!

What is this about???

The Klondike is a region in the Yukon Territory of Canada where
gold was discovered (while moose hunting) in 1896. Word spread
and a hundred thousand men (called Stampeders) answered The Call
of The Wild to seek their fortunes in the Yukon.

Our Super K Derby 8 is a 21st Century scouting version of the
challenges faced by the "Stampeders" as they used sleds and packs
to travel over mountain passes and across the frozen Klondike in
search of gold.  The Super K Derby 8 is a fun-filled (friendly)
winter competition.

We'll have 4 divisions: 1) Webelos & NEW CROSS OVERS (5th & 6th
graders) ...  2) Boy Scouts 12-14 ... 3) Boy Scouts 15-17 and ... 4)
Venture Crews. Age averaging will be used for patrols (sled teams)
with mixed ages.

Troops are encouraged to have multiple Sled Teams! 

Webelos, Boy Scouts and Ventures are forming "Sled Teams." Each
Sled Team will travel along "The Klondike Trail" with their sled
and supplies.

It's up to each Troop to decide the composition and numbers for
each of their Sled Teams: 5 to 8 Stampeders are recommended with
up to 10 max per team.

Smaller Webelos Dens are encouraged to team up with another Pack's 
Webelos Den.

Each sled should be able to carry supplies and a possible injured 
Stampeder.

Along the trail, there'll be Gold Rush Towns, Indian Village(s),
Mining Camps and Outposts featuring Patrol Challenges (fun teamwork
events), Scouting Skills, Hot Chocolate, Hot Soup and/or memory
games ... as well as various other silly and fun activities to
interest and challenge all ages and abilities of Scouts.

At each stop, every scout in the Sled Team will get to try his
skill and/or luck. We'll all have fun and learn something new.

Each Webelos and "New Cross Over Boy Scout" Sled Team will get to
take their Webelos' leader, a parent or an older scout with them
as a mentor/guide.

COME PLAY THE ENTIRE DAY!

Or better yet ... enjoy FREE Winter Camping: Friday and/or Saturday
nights.  Bring your tents, warmest sleeping bags, blankets, pads,
cooking gear, troop water jugs (full), food and drink, ETC.

"Open Winter Camping" at the Summer Camp Sites and in the field
behind the Dinning Hall is available and begins on Friday evening
(1-26-7). We follow the guidelines in The Guide to Safe Scouting.

Save the last weekend in January for your "Super K Derby 8."

Five more answers:

1) Camp Phillips is located north of Rice Lake ... just west of
Haugen, WI.

2) The list of necessary supplies for each "Sled Team" will be
included in an upcoming E-mail, along with the registration and
roster forms.

3) Patch Design Contest and Klondike Sled info to follow

 
4) Info for Adult Volunteer Opportunities to follow

5) Webelos are encouraged to attend the SKD 8 with a parent or
guardian.  Each Webelo scout MUST be under the supervision of a
parent or parent-approved adult. Joint Webelos den-troop camping
including the parent(s) of the Webelos Scouts is encouraged ... Den
leaders, pack leaders, and parents are expected to accompany
the boys.

For ANY questions or comments, please contact: CVC SKD 8
Chairguy Dave Linse @ (715) 720-0246 or _Dave2007@Linse.org_
(mailto:Dave2007@Linse.org)