By SPL Corey Reynolds
On April 17-19 the troop went to the Rio Del Oro Spring Camporee. The scouts met at Sequoia Elementary at 5 p.m. From there the troop then drove out to Rancho Seco where they then started setting up camp. At about 6:30 the next morning the scouts where woken up and began working on breakfast before going the flags. After flags they were told to get out of class A’s and began getting ready for the competitions.
Between 9:00 and 12:00 the scouts were competing in events such as knots and lashings, compass courses, and stretcher relays. They were then at that point working on making lunch, where they were also getting ready for the afternoon’s competition sessions. At 2:00 members from each of the patrols were sent back to camp to start working for the Dutch oven cooking contest. By the end of the day, all troops went back to their campsites where they ate dinner. At evening flags most of the awards were passed out for the competitions. Out of ten events, the troop won eight first place positions, seven of which were won by the Pedro patrol. The troop also won multiple second and third place awards in all of the events.
Later on the night, a campfire was put on where troops performed skits and a couple members of the Order of the Arrow gave dance performances. After the campfire, the troops were led off to another part of the camp for the OA Callout, at which the OA put on a terrific ceremony. The callout candidates were led off a short distance where they were given instructions while the other troops went back to their campsites.
The next morning all of the cooks for the patrols were woken up where they began working on cooking breakfast. After breakfast a scout service was held for the troops. Once the service was done, all the scouts were sent back to their camps where they worked on cleaning up their camp and packing gear and equipment. By around 12:00 our troop was back at the school where the parents picked up their scout. In total, eighteen adults and thirty-six scouts as well as three members of the venture crew attended.
