Bartle Scout Reservation
July 19-28, 2003

Warrior & Brave Photos 2003

Photos of Osceola by Mr. Symmonds,  Mr. Buell, & Mr. Kesner

The troop prepares to leave Liberty

Beehive of activity

Mr. Dunfee in his handicapped chair

Ain't it the truth!

376 scouts sittin' on their log

Come on! Let's roll!

Sorry first year, your mom cannot come to camp with you

"This is how it's going to be" NOT

Troop Leadership

Barely enough leaders to maintain order from chaos

Some of the scouts gather in front of the church for a serious shot and a not so serious shot

Troop sign makes it's way to the trailer

Future totem pole surrounded by camp boxes

2nd Year Scouts Trouble brewing for Camp Lone Star

Massive circle-up

1st year scouts were required to hold up the totem pole while it was carved It builds character moms.

Phil works on his tribal attire

Mr. Symmonds pickets the camp or is he setting up our cup holder

After setting up camp, leaders enjoy the new Troop 376 misting device It was a refreshing spray available on days with heat indexes over 110 degrees

Mr. Goertz draws "first sap" Kind of redundant

Work begins on the totem pole created from Eastern Pine brought down in the Liberty tornado of 2003

Spencer's tent with dice and Lone Star's second place Patrol flag out front

Mr. Brenton resting for Tribal Feast to come

George Adams, our first year coordinator, checks to see if Junior Birdman has flown away with one of our young scouts

Our famous combined water filter and water cooler A hose connects to our carbon filter to purify the Osceola water and 50 feet of copper pipe running through an ice bath gave scouts ice cold water in unlimited supplies

Phil's outstanding award winning Troop Banner which hung in the dining hall throughout camp with the lame creations of other troops

Ta DA! Cameron & Phillip Cleanest tent award winners

Plotting?

First years enthralled at Nature Center during Mammal Study

CIRCLE UP!

King Goertz oversees his realm in the chair provided to him by the troop in honor of his leadership

Camp Seneca at "circle up"

The throne of Goertz utilized for rewarding scouts winning cleanest tent award

Jonathan rewarded for the cleanest tent. Bryan and Anthony fan him as penance for the dirtiest tent

Troop Marksman, Kyle Driggers

Camp site during flag raising

Raul, Dunfee & Chris Dodson called as fire builders to draw flame

The fire builders who could not bring flame from the soaked floor included our own Bill Dunfee and Chris Dodson

Firing range

Andy & Spencer take aim

Andy getting pointers on not aiming the gun at his fellow 1st year scouts

1st & 2nd years raise the flag

Dining Hall

Scouts receiving religious medals

Mark, Galen, Ralph & Mike

Dustin working on wood carving project

More totem pole admirers

Scouts working on their handicraft projects

The long luncheon pot luck table

John explains how 1st year campers are required to clean the latrine daily

Andrew's family talk to camp Scoutmaster about the abuse he received

Sisters love the tribal attire

"I don't let you in my room at home. Get out of my room here!"

Tarik reads to Jamiel. After 10 days as Asst Camp Scoutmaster, Jamiel's eyes no longer function.

Preston and Andy showing off their campsite to one of the sisters

Dustin explains the meaning of the carvings on the totem pole

Mr. Salmon looks good in his class A's. He's hoping it will let him get to the food first.

Jeff trying to lose his family so he can go check out all the sisters

"Okay James. Tell us again how you cut your head open on a bag of ice"

Waiting for the "go" signal for lunch

Scouts showed their parents the mister

Parental arrival is looked forward to by scouts all week

Warrior Wanna-be

Cleanest camp award was finally received by Troop 376

Families were given a tour of "The Point" and "the Church" by their scouts

PeeWee Candidate almost invisible behind campsite rock

Photos taken at 6:45 am before Mr. Symmonds has screamed "Rise & Shine Camp Lone Star! It's another BEEeautiful Morning!" And they told you they couldn't sleep at camp

Called Brave Chris returns to camp	Brian & Cody pay the price while Stephen enjoys the victory seat	"The Wave" during 'circle up'
Puffy eyed camper at reveille	Spence & Max check out troop teepee Could there be a card game inside?	Impressive sign at camp entrance
Mr. Kesner prepares to take Alex's dessert while he isn't looking	An intense card game	Joe shows the results of running in camp
Spence receives news No consecutive PeeWee award	Mr. Searing sharpens the totem tools	Jeff Goertz works on the Foxman's Stick
Dunfee carving	View of our camp during flag raising	1st & 2nd years doing merit badge work

Mr. Otte in front of the Bandana Buzzard (used in Todd's First Aid Merit Badge Class)	Anthony, David, Joe, Zach & Ryan working on journals while Mr. Driggers has a slushie	Mr. Kesner helps first year's learn silly looks

Chris enjoys his personalized chair given by his mom as part of his eagle achievement	Flag Raising	Andy after a "run in" with a rock He won't "run in" camp again
Hoodlum 2nd years gang up on poor little first year	Andrew working on his basketry	James catches up on reading
David, Anthony & Brian	Jamiel building fence	As Andrew would say "Macaroni and Cheese isn't supposed to Jiggle!"
Shade for one scout pod	Chris takes a break from camp staff to fraternize with the troop	Conservation work by Mr. Pepper & Mr. Halsey
Eric takin it easy	Chris & Alex	The Joshes
Zach in front of his tent with mosquito netting	Twins prepare to hit the pool	Ian & Jeff waitin for the families to show up
Troop swim	Spence in front of his "messiest tent"	Jeremy doing merit badge work
John & Matt enjoy the 115 degree heat index	Leaders against Staff - Water Polo Leaders went undefeated	Flag Raising
Anthony contemplates what kind of trouble he can get into	Late night cards	Brett enjoys his fans, Chris & Alex
New Braves & Foxmen	"ICE CREAM! ICE CREAM!"

Scouts & Scouters find creative uses for their catsup bottles

Burgers	Please. Don't ask.		Waiting for Dining Hall doors to open
Mr. Staves lends assistance to first years struggling to raise the flag		Mr. Staves listed on his troops sign
'Knot Ninjas to Be'	Phil showing the rabbit going in the hole. It's a weak bowline		Three queens to a pawn Mr. Whittenberg is going down to the undefeated chessmaster of camp
Joe and Connor try an intellectual pursuit	Bryce gets a hand from Phil, one of our knot ninja coordinators		Mr. Halsey helps Dustin with knots
UNO!	Max & Spencer fan Dustin		Camp food had it's moments
Heading for the pool	Joe gets a little help from Asst Scoutmaster Halsey		Mr. Adams gets ice water from our cooler

Flag raising by 1st years	Work Continues
Camp Site Commissioner telling Phil the grades for camp cleanliness	Mr Stasiak & Mr Yameen prepare ropes for the knot ninja program

Wounded camper with (10 stitches) and his family	Mr. Goertz entertaining the visiting sisters while warriors wait their turn	Sundial with Jonathan in background standing guard
Visitor's Sunday	Joe escorted by a Warrior to his front seat position for his Lone Star Debut as Camp Staff
SPL Tarik shows the Camp Award	Cameron, Phil & Phil	Closing night skit "Waste 'em!"
		He men

Closing night campfire

Final night Flag ceremony

From reveille at 7 am to taps at 10 pm our days were filled with activity. Our first Sunday worship sermon related to finding a new friend while at camp. I think each of us can say we succeeded in doing so.

Here are a few verbal snapshots of summer camp with many visual snapshots mixed in.

THREEEEE SEVENNNN SIIIIIIX! 3-7-6 UGH!

Opening Campfire with the best staff skits we've seen
Ivan & Bulvie - Camp Lone Star's versions of Hans and Franz
Sam I Am - I do not like green chegs and SPAM!
The Chris Farley impression by Adam Dustin
Fred saying "The clock struck one and I hit the other one"

John, John Burnos. John, John, John Burnos.

Joe, Joe ----; Joe, Joe, Joe ---- Whooop! Followed by little Joe's break dancing and lawn mowing routine. The climax of Joe's many responses to troop requests was at final night campfire. When the troop was loudly chanting his name, Joe danced his way into the council ring, around the fire and back to his seat. The astonished tribal leaders and camp commissioners joined in the laughter and the medicine man offered Joe a camp staff application to complete.

Doc Rainey and his astronomy lectures at 11 pm whereupon we all viewed the red planet as it rose above the trees of Osceola. One night, we counted five falling stars while viewing the heavens.
G-O-d-o-c Go Doc Go!
Doc Rainey also demonstrated flint & steel fire building and entranced the leaders with his fire built with a bow.

Kyle Driggers winning the animal call competition and hitting a bull's eye on every shot in the rifle shooting.

Dr. Fish was always in a panic because many of the scout's lips were blue much of the time. Rather than a lack of oxygen, the offending culprit was always an overdose of camp slushies.

Our 5'4 and under scouts came in third in water polo.

The leaders of 376 went undefeated against the staff in three games. The wins helped in the recovery of the many scouters with dislocated shoulders, broken glasses, and bloody noses.

Jeff Goertz, Jeff Goertz! Show us how to get down! D-O-W-N, show us how to get down!

Andrew and Jeff Grace both standing and saying "Oh worthy keeper of the wampum" when Jeff's tribal name was called.

Andrew Grace and Joe Whittenberg coming out arm-in-arm during one of the ceremonies. {there's a bit of a size difference}

Jeff Goertz & Bill Dunfee (with a little help from their friends) taking a few hundred pounds of wood chips from a thick pine tree to create a great totem pole.

The familiar site of George Adams following the first year scouts all over Lone Star.

Ryan Salmon doing the dance of joy with a rising moon in front of him.

Teenage girls on visitor's day oohing and awing over the braves and warriors in their tribal attire.

Andrew Longress doing Boom-Chicka-Boom and saying "Dude. Your mom is HOT!" during his breaks from earning BSA Lifeguard.

Mountain Man experience where Mr. Cruz led a group of scouts for a fine meal and black powder shooting.

Paddles where four scouts spent the hottest day of the session floating in a big piece of metal in the mid-day sun.

Little Joe slipping off to the Ranger's Station bathroom during the 5 mile hike and then running to catch up with the leaders who didn't know he'd slipped away

The fishing line incident. One (or more) scouts tied fishing line to the leader's cabin door and pulled it open numerous times and let it slam before Mr. Symmonds crawled out of bed to chase them away. The culprits were never found.

Catching scout building an illegal fire (again). The names Cody, Spencer, Erik, Colin & Nick were mentioned and were subsequently found doing latrine duty.

Shooting 22 and black powder rifles.

The variety of ways our first year scouts attempted to raise, lower and fold the United States flag, though many attempts were made to prepare them.

Leaders Stasiak, Fish & Otte and Scouts Knop & Longress making the fatal decision to try and beat Mr. Goertz back from Iconium to the campsite by using the GPS to go in a straight line across country. Goertz knew where the path from Piercing Arrow to Lone Star was located and the cross-country group suffered poison ivy, scratches, sweat, falling into ravines and close encounters with sewage pipes and caves before arriving to camp well after Mr. Goertz. They were proud of the fact they had taken 3/10ths of a mile off of the distance. They preferred not to discuss the fact it took 30 minutes longer to hike through the woods.

The clean and dirty tent awards. Those winning sat in a reclining lounge chair with an awning while the losers fanned them with laminated photos of the scoutmaster.

Adults bribing the pool staff with visitor's day leftovers so they could have an adult swim.

The pretzel trail leading to Andrew L's tent resulting in a variety of unpleasant wildlife in his tent.

Ticks, chiggers & blister beetle bites in a variety of places.

Jiggly Macaroni & Cheese
Moldy bread
Mystery meat
Expired & spoiled Milk
Parchment brownies
Fights over Fruit Loops

Closing campfire was one of our favorite events. The county was under a fire watch and no open flames were allowed. This didn't slow our trusty Mic-O-Say fire builders. They still built a huge fire structure. They just left it unlit. They did provide an orange plume from the headdress of a warrior. They restocked the supply of wood and blew into the fire as though it was burning. Each troop had a skit. There was good news and bad news about our skit. The bad news is... the skit was really bad. The good news is, we got to chant WASTE 'EM! Waste EM!"... and everyone knows, a good chant is better than a good skit. Just as we were through every meal, Troop 376 was the loudest troop in Lone Star. Many of our older scouts and adult leaders earned their coups of the distant traveler. Chris Halsey was advanced to Tom-Tom Beater; Chris Dodson And Andrew Longress were advanced to Firebuilder. 

After a quick bite, a rousing rendition of "I don't want no more of Lone Star Life", and a viewing of many of the favorite counselors and commissioners being thrown into the pool by runners, we broke down camp and headed home.

The head butting incident which was a historic first at Camp Lone Star and possibly the world. We'll let James Bush describe the incident at a later date.

Winning the clean camp award near the end of our session. Our scouts are SO clean. Ouch! Lightning just struck me.

Colin surviving Wilderness Survival merit badge but only after being eaten alive by chiggers.

First year Andy (guess which one of the 68 Andy's we have in the troop) falling over a rock while RUNNING IN CAMP. Andy now holds the troop record for single event stitches. He recovered in time to lead the water polo team.

Cortes Health Lodge breaking a session record by sewing up 12 scouts. Our doc placed 56 stitches in campers during the session.

We had 10 new warriors and 8 new braves in the tribe.

Three new honorary warriors, Todd Otte, Tim Dillman & Jeff Kesner.

Thursday night's warrior ceremony. 

The dance of joy by the new warriors. The dejected looks on the new warriors faces when they were allowed to choose women from the audience to dance with only after the Mic-O-Say Dancers had picked first. The new warriors were forced, I mean privileged, to dance with their moms when their girlfriends were already taken by the Mic-O-Say dancers.

Saturday Night Brave Ceremonies. Coming back to camp with Mr. Galloway and Mr. Goertz in the process of creating wonderful steaks. Mr. Buell throwing baked potatoes hot off the bed of coals at everyone, mushrooms simmering on the stove.

The best camp staff we've ever seen!

First casualty of summer camp
At least Mr. Salmon could have waited until camp started. This injury was incurred as a result of a large can of cheese dropping from the top shelf of our scout storage unit while preparing the trailer for summer camp the week before camp. Mr. Salmon's head was between the can and the floor. While Mr. Fish applied staples to Mr. Salmon's head, Raul commented "It must have been SHARP CHEESE". Upon hearing this, Mr. Fish applied three additional staples though they weren't actually necessary.

Warrior & Brave Photos 2003

Mr. Symmonds Photos of Osceola & Camp Seneca

Boy Scout Camp will be fifth session July 19 to 28, 2002. The camp site will be Lone Star, Seneca. 

Scout Camp fee is $210 per Scout or Full time Leader for 2003.
Part time leaders are $32 per day.
Visitor's Sunday is July 27, 2003.
Mic-O-Say Call Night is Tuesday July 22.
July 25 Honorary Call & Orientation

In 2002, H. Roe Bartle Scout Reservation camped 6400 Boy Scouts and 2552 full time leaders.

There will be some free time to work on advancement and on other achievements organized by the Troop. One of these activities is knot tying where the boys become "Knot Ninjas". 

Most leaders share a canvas tent like the boys. There are some 8 bunk cabins but they tend to get hot. The advantage is screens to prevent insects.

Two large dining flies are set up during camp for shade and protection from the rain.

A good tip for packing clothing for camp is to pack each day's clothing in 2 gallon zip-lock bags. Squish the air out to provide more room in their camp boxes.

Some gear they will need:
Camp boxes (may be purchased at Brant's)
Sleeping bag (and a sheet for the cooler nights when the sleeping bag would be too hot).
Sleeping pad / pillow
Small cooler for some extra drinks of their own (preferably not pop, but acceptable)
Ice may be purchased by quarter blocks for a quarter when needed
Drink bottle and optional fanny pack
Drinking cup to hang from the Troop cup holder.
Optional snacks
Dominoes
Cards
Skit

Camp is open to visitors at 10 am on Visitor's Day. The Troop asks family members to arrive by 11 am. Lunch is at 12 noon and gates close at 5 pm. It's a 2.5 hour trip to Bartle.

Scouts need money for lunch at Dairy Queen for Day 1 for travel to camp. They may want spending money for the trip to the store in Iconium for Peach Nehi floats.

Leaders and Scouts may participate in a Conservation Project during camp.

Directions to H. Roe Bartle from Kansas City
After reaching Highway 13, go South to Highway C. Take Highway C East approximately 12 miles to a stop sign. Turn right (South) through the town of Iconium, MO. At the cemetery turn right (West) onto Highway Z. Continue less than ½ mile to Camp Piercing Arrow entrance. Go another mile to Camps Lone Star and Sawmill entrances.