Friday:

7am - Camp Opens for Business (Gate Unlocked); Site Coordinator will organize the site with signs. As Early As Possible, Arrival of Events Coordinators for Saturday MORNING and/or LONG events with complex setups, with gear and setup personnel. Arrival of Staff Food Coordinator; set up of Staff area.

4pm - Registration Personnel Arrive and set up.

5pm - Registration opens.

8pm - Registration closes (unless all expected Troops have already arrived, in which case Registration closes as soon as the last Unit has registered.)

8:30pm - Time Approximate - Dusk - NO MOON THIS WEEKEND!

8:50pm - Two Air-Horn Blasts - 10 Minute warning for PLC/Staff Meeting - "Git Goin'!"

9pm - Staff Meeting and PLC, in Staff Area - Distribution of Competition Schedules, Scorecards, other basic instructions. Attendance of Patrol Leaders/Staff Members is mandatory! Maintain adequate supervisory personnel at your campsites!

11pm - Quiet Time Begins - Cease "Tommy Tenderfoot" Antics

11:30pm - Lights Out and Fires Doused; please keep dead quiet!

Saturday:

6:30am - Suggested Reveille (Note - No formal reveille will be announced!)

8:30am - No Later! - Staff Assembly for Morning Events, Set Up Event Equipment, etc.

9am - One Air-Horn Blast - PATROLS STAY IN CAMPSITES! Assembly of Opening Flag Ceremony Crew at Comfort Station end of the main field, with their Troop Flags and Stands; Assembly of First Aid Staff at First Aid Tarp Area.

9:15am - Two Air-Horn Blasts - Assembly of all Patrols on the Main Field; PLEASE HUSTLE! Opening Flag Ceremony; Competitions begin immediately after the Flag Ceremony (Ceremony at 9:20am, Competitions at 9:27am.)

11:30am - Break for Lunch, Morning Event Blue Sheets turned in at First Aid Tarp. Morning Short Events disassembled; Afternoon Short Events Assembled.

12:20pm - One Air-Horn Blast - PATROLS STAY IN CAMPSITES! Afternoon Event Staff assemble at their respective event locations, review protocols.

12:30pm - Two Air-Horn Blasts - Re-assembly of all Patrols on the Main Field; Afternoon Events begin at 12:37pm.

2:38pm - Afternoon Events End, and are disassembled; Afternoon Event and Long Event Blue Sheets, and all Patrol Leaders' Yellow Score Sheets turned in at First Aid Tarp.

All Units reassemble at the Main Field for the Scoutmaster Chariot Race. "Late Afternoon Activities" are set up.

3:15pm (time approximate) - Chariot Race Concludes; Break for Dinner Prep and "Late Afternoon Activities" - Service Project, etc. (more info at the PLC on Friday night.)

3:15pm - 6pm - "Late Afternoon Activities" and Dinner Prep

6pm - Quiet Time Begins - All Games Cease! Dinner and Cleanup

6:50pm - Two Air-Horn Blasts - Scouts assemble for Religious Services

Weather Permitting:

6:55pm - 8pm - Religious Services; NO GAMES OR OTHER NOISY ACTIVITIES ALLOWED DURING SERVICES!!! Services locations: weather permitting, on the Main Field; in bad weather, cancelled or TBA)

8pm - One Air-Horn Blast - Closing Flag Ceremony Crew reassembles on Main Field; Campfire Staff and Flag Retirement Scouts (the latter in full Scout Uniforms) assemble at the campfire ring.

8:15pm - Two Air-Horn Blasts - All Units reassemble at the main field. Closing Flag Ceremony. Noisy, boisterous walk to the campfire circle. Campfire runs approximately 8:30 - 9:30pm.

9:30pm - Troops return to their campsites; Campfire Staff extinguishes the Campfire, cleans up Campfire Ring area.

11pm - Quiet Time Begins

11:30pm - Lights Out and Fires Doused. Absolute Quiet!

Sunday:

Morning - Camp Breakdown; possible completion of service project (if additional work is needed, or if we were unable to do it on Saturday afternoon.) Campsites and game-areas are to be left "better than found." All Troops must also complete their cleanup assignment before departure. Units are expected to depart by no later than 2pm Sunday, but can stay later if they want to do Troop advancement or other activities, by mutual agreement with the Park Ranger (Discuss with the Site Coordinator.) Thanks!

- Dr. Bob, SM - Troop 111

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