Weekend campout at Klamm Farm
December 3-4, 2004

Scouts practiced their scouting skills at the Klamm form in Lathrop, Missouri. The Viking Patrol won the Patrol competition and was allowed to eat an entire Strawberry Cobbler cooked by the adults. Anthony won the individual scout competition by building a fire and answering the most questions correctly about First Aid.

The Wildcat Patrol continued their cooking prowess by making every meal with the Dutch Oven. They had stew for lunch, jambalaya and cobbler for supper, and Breakfast pizza in the morning.

A mean game of Ultimate Frisbee was played Saturday morning before an early exit to avoid the rain was made.

Cameron completed his Second Class requirements during the campout.

The night sky was clear with the Milky Way easily seen. Following very a loud chorus from a group of coyotes, there was a beautiful sunrise.

Jeremy prepares to cook	Nice looking Class A's John... now go put on your coat		Brendan tries to drink from the well
An orderly camp	Dr. Fish's disorderly First Aid & Cook station		David uses his neckerchief hatchet to torture his tent mate
Young scouts fight over who is allowed to cook and clean up	Alex, one of our newest scouts		Chris Dodson, now 18, joins the adults by the fire while SPL, Nick, asks if the scouts can sing a Metallica song at the campfire... NOT
Matt, Brendan, Tyler and John keep a safe distance from the leaders	Mr. Davenport and Dr. Fish hard at work		The 4th years ask Spencer for an ID to be sure he can hang with them
Alex, Tyler, Max, Jeremy and Zach prepare their grilled cheese sandwiches
Scouts play "King of the Pump"	Jeff working on the Dutch oven stew		Dr. Carder giving crocheting lessons to the 8th grade scouts
Philip is worked on at the First Aid Testing station	John and Popeye make sandwiches
Dale polished his plate until he could see himself in it, and then decided that wasn't a good idea	Mr. Otte demonstrates the use of twine to build fire tinder
Fourth year scouts looking for trouble			Fire building is always a challenge
Jeff & Dick discussing next month's Klondike	Dale Whittenberg and Bill Fish attempt to trim their toenails
Sleeping bag wars		Ultimate Frisbee

A beautiful sunrise seen by a few leaders. We're not sure any scouts have ever been up in time to see a sunrise.

Meet at LUMC at 8 am this Saturday, December 4 in class A uniforms. Currently, the weather service predicts partly cloudy with temps between 32 and 49 degrees with a 10% chance of rain. Bring clothing for any potential conditions. Do not come without a winter coat, hat and gloves. The ground may be wet so bring appropriate footwear.

Directions:
North on I-35 to exit # 40.
Turn right (East) on highway 116
Travel 2.6 miles to Shinn Lane and turn left (North)
At the top of the hill, turn right into the parking area.

We'll work on skills for next month's Klondike campout and we'll return to the church at noon Sunday.

We'll have Patrol cooking for all meals. If you didn't attend tonight's meeting and you plan to attend, contact your Patrol leader so the grubmaster can buy adequate food for you. 

First and Second year scouts should bring their scout books in a plastic bag so you can catch up on any needed requirements for Scout, Tenderfoot, Second and First Class ranks.