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Howdy Scorpions & Pack Leadership Colleagues-
Check out the first photos from the Scorpions' visit to Troop 1's Winter Camping extravaganza this weekend! All the while enoying the amazing hospitality of Troop 1, the Scorpions ate Chuck Fleisher's gourmet roast beef dinners, practiced ice rescue and pack-sled techniques with the Boy Scouts, ate popcorn in front of the fireplace while drying their socks and oh yeah...
...the Scorpions built the coolest igloo this side of the Arctic Circle.
Check out the photographic evidence....Scorpions Andrew, Joe and Jackson (and Dads) not only built this amazing 8' ceiling structure, but equipped the inside with tarps, pads, sleeping bags and candles until it was the nicest place to sleep this side of a Grand Hyatt. On Saturday night, they then proceeded to ACTUALLY SLEEP inside it. Truly, you must see the photos to believe it.
In addition to our great appreciation for all our Troop 1 hosts, special thanks go to Visionary Bob Henn who first locked on the idea of sleeping out overnight in the snow without a tent, Architect Ken who led us through the mechanics of building and relief builder Jim Simkalo who pitched in when another pair of tall, gloved hands were really needed. Truly, a team effort.
Yours in Scouting,
Dave Lundgren
Scorpion Patrol Adult Leader
Here is key information for Scorpions on the go!
Hot off the presses: Arrow of Light Award Information and Webelos Activity Badge Chart.
From Dave Lundgren
by Sam Sweet
Dateline: January 24, 2004
Right after the Rocket Launch, 7 of the Cobra Patrol piled into cars and headed to Northgate for the First Aid Meet.
When we got there, we sat around and talked for about 30 minutes before we had the flag ceremony. A few minutes later we got into action. Our Den made decisions what our roles should be and practiced them. After our practice we felt comfortable and waited our turn.
First we went to the station where an old man fell and was unconscious. We worked on him and each did our parts, but soon enough she said our patient was dead because we didn't check for any other wounds, and if he had another wound he could have died of too much bleeding. However, we still got 90%, which was pretty darn good for Webelos.
Next we moved to the station where we made a stretcher and carried a victim. Weren't we lucky that Travis was our victim because he is so light. That really helped us do a great on that station.
Next we moved to the hypothermia station. We brainstormed what we should do to help the patient in order to get a good score and make sure we didn't leave any steps out like before. As soon as the group in front of us was dons we got to work. We did fairly well, I think.
Next we moved to the "Lost Kid" station. We did extremely well, the best of al the Webelos and Boys Scouts that day because we asked all the right questions and then found him in the best time, 3 minutes and seconds.
The 5th station was the heat stroke and heat exhaustion one. It was interesting because we learned the difference between the two and what the symptoms were and how to take car of them.
The final station was a bus accident, which was the hardest station of all. Although we lost points because we didn't scout out the surrounding area first, we were one of the few groups who found and treated all the victims.
This was a major experience for me. It was also fun at the same time. I hope our younger Cub Scouts in Pack 34 will do this event when they are 2nd year Webelos.
Watch this space for useful information and updates from the dedicated team of Webelo - Cobra Patrol Leaders!