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Skills Outing, April 26-28, 2013
By Christy

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District Camporee, April 19-21, 2013
By Holly

Venture Crew 27 youth members ran an exciting activity at the Boy Scouts of America Redwood District Camporee site.

I went as a visitor of the Venture Crew, but it was amazing.  I learned a lot: how Venture Crew cleans their dishes, some ways I did not think of for crossing rivers, they have awesome stilts, and Venture Crew has really good food like Belgium waffles and Oreos. It’s also fun to make a comical skit about the station you run because anyone who was part of it or witnessed it really gets the point, and everyone gets a good laugh. Even though we were working we got to go on the ropes course and go canoeing. It was a very fun experience for me as a visitor and I look forward to becoming a Venturer when I turn 14.

Broomball, Belmont Iceland, April 13, 2013
By Anne

We met at the rink at 8:45. There were 4 crews present, total. When we walked through the door we were greeted with hot cocoa, fruit and brownies, old friends and new acquaintances and in the air was the excitement for the sport that we would all soon be participating in. Once we were all out on the rink we divided up into two teams. One, with red "brooms" and the other with blue. Then the games began and chaos immediately ensued. There were Ventures running for the ball like dogs chasing a firetruck, nearly everybody fell down at least once and by the end we were all exhausted. The Ventures who were new to broomball were surprised that it was as fun as the older Ventures said it would be and the older Ventures knew they were right. We all went home having reconnected with old and familiar faces and as well as having made some new friends. What better way to spend a Saturday night?

Treasure Hunt, Little Basin State Park, March 16, 2013
By Kat

Each year in Panem we put our youth to the test
March 16th was the day to show who was best
The lucky ones are able to make their districts proud
And come home to heaps of riches profound
Now listen as I tell you how the trials went down

We mustered quite early, at 8am sharp
Watched a propaganda video that went straight through the heart
Full of fighting and treasure and bloodlust galore
It was now the chosen ones turn to give an encore

They were given the tools to complete their great deeds
In order to satisfy their candy greed
At 9am sharp we piled into the cars
Drove along twisty roads until some of us saw stars

They contended in the things that tributes should know
Basic knots, firebuilding, and signaling with smoke
Building quick shelters and using pocketknives
Some even know how to save lives

Moving against the clock isn't a hard thing to master
But tributes quickly learned that they needed to move faster
With only 45 minutes between each challenge
A lesson was learned in good time management

The race for the Cornucopia began with a holler
Tributes tore down the field and grabbed their loot with bravado
When their time ran out and treats still left on the field
The Ventures got sugar to snack on with zeal

At the end of the day when all's said and done
The players all ranked and the battles all won
We hope that you are wiser from the challenges you met
It is in your coming years that those skills will serve you best

Treasure Hunt is more than just a race to the top
It's really not about which competitor will flop
Or who gets the most candy or who reaps the most gold
I can assure you that's not what you'll remember when you're old

When you're stuck on a mountain with nowhere easy to turn
Or shivering in the woods wishing for a fire to burn
Or alone with a friend whose heart has stopped
You will find that these skills have not been learned for naught

Here's a shout out to the ones who make things possible
Even at times when the plans don't seem probable
To the crew of artists, good planners, and imagination galore
Who ensure that these adventures aren't close to a bore
We hope this year's hunt was something to savor
And as always, may the odds be ever in your favor

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