Fort Tamaracouta Telegraph Télégraphe Monday, July 4th / Lundi le 4 Juillet, 2005 • Scouts Canada CCJam’05 “All the pews that’s nit to frint” Settlers descend on Fort Tamaracouta Conestoga Wagons Line Road ! ! ! Staff hard at work with final preparations housands of Scouts and Venturers arrived for the TJamboree in hundreds of vehicles yesterday. Slathering themselves in sun- screen, Scouts, Venturers, and Scouters awaited with anticipation moving into their campsites and the opening of the Jamboree. Kevin from 1st Workworth Scout Troop is looking forward to learning A modern photo-graph of 1st Erindale Scouts from Mississauga, Ontario about new cultures, swimming, and as they await their admittance to the Jamboree in their auto-mobile. completed the Chief Scout’s Award. Jordan, Jeremy, and Christian from welder who fixed their trailer allowing Demain il’y’aura un calme après la Steeves Memorial Scouts in Muncton, them to continue to camp. tempête! Je l'espère! New Brunswick are looking forward to Meanwhile, camp staff and Offers of getting camp set up and going biking. Service where hard at work with final 1st Bobcaygeon Scouts travelled for preparations for the camp. Esteban and Program Update Eric, members of the program staff, 8 hours to get to Tamaracouta. With he Jamboree program rotations start today. were hard at work finishing grey water their troop is Scouter Al McMaster. At TGuides will be at Beaver Meadow at stations in the sub-camps. Harry of the 78 years old, he is possibly the oldest in 8:30 to show you to your program area. Care Corps. said that they are making camp. Scouter Al shared some of his 47 You Sub Camp should know which steady progress completing the Leaders’ years of experience in Scouting saying, program you are scheduled for on each Lounge and the Meeting Hall, a quiet “Scouting is a game… Our biggest asset day. Bring your lunch. You will spend area for Scouts to get away from the is enthusiasm.” all day at your program area. Shawn and Matt from 1st Hudson, hustle and bustle of the Jamboree. Québec are looking forward to building a rope bridge at camp. Their previous Main Street Open pioneering projects include a draw Quel fracas! Quel tumulte! bridge and a travois which they raced at for Business a camporee. remier jour, rien ne s’est passé parce que je n’étais John, a OOS on security, was direct- onday evening is a time to make new Scouting Ptout simplement pas là! ing cars in the unloading area. He said Deuxième jour, un foule de scouts Mfriends and explore the many that things were generally going well campeurs arrivèrent tout d'un coup. attractions on Main Street. Want to see and that that there was less backup then Quel fracas! Quel tumulte! Et une tem- a picture of Lord Baden-Powell in a he expected, though there was still a pête de poussière se souleva et envelopa dress? Visit the display by the Canadian long wait for the tractor to carry gear to tout le camp et aussi tout le monde. Les Museum of Scouting. The Canadian the site. bagages se sont empilés pêle-mêle Badgers’ Club display is the place for Not everyone waited. 1st Richmond comme des montagnes. C’est incroy- trading or just looking at their facinating was Being Prepared by bringing a cov- able mais vrai! collection. The Scouts on Stamps ered wagon and using it to bring their L’un s’écria maintes fois en desarroi, Society International has an interesting equipment to their site. “où est ma petite tente et les piquets?”. display as well. While you’re down- Not everyone had a smooth trip to Un autre hurla, “où as-tu mis mon sac town, drop by the saloon for a drink the Jamboree. 27th Oshawa’s trailer de couchage et aussi ma petite boîte de with your Scouting friends. broke in Ottawa. Fortunately, they were chocolats? Ils vont se ramollir comme able, on a long weekend, to find a de la crême avec ce soleil de tonnerre”. ! ! ! 2 TelegraphFort Tamaracoute Télégraphe Jul. 4, 2005 B-P Leads Jamboree in Scout Promise Paddling Pranksters, Radish and Gooseberries, Return he sounds of the drums could be heard across the Tlands. The settlers were being called to join Radish and Gooseberries, the Voyageurs, for the spectacular opening of CCJam’05. The evening began with a presenta- tion from the Paddling Pranksters. They showed many canoe paddles specially designed to solve many vexing canoe- ing problems. Jennifer and Justin our volunteer emcees did an excellent job introducing the Camp Chief, Ross Miller; the Camp Director, Brent Hussey, and the CEO of Scouts Canada, Rob Stewart. In their speeches, they extended Scouts recite the Scout Promise lead by Lord Baden-Powell. greetings and a warm welcome to all before being lassoed off the stage. Journal Circulation Annoncer Chief Topleaf, a Québec Native leader and Scouter of over 60 years l nous fait plaisir d’annoncer qu’a compter d’aujour- Wednesday delivered a moving message about shar- Id'hui la circulation total de notre jour- ing the earth. Chief Topleaf spoke of nal de camp combiné avec La Presse Mecredi the spider’s web and reminded us of atteint 2,000,400. (Les 400 sont les how intertwined we are with nature. He notre.) invited Scouts to clap hands to the beat Wild West Stage of his drums. Radish and Gooseberries introduced Americans Celebrate the “badges of the spirit”, frisbees each uly 4 is Independence Day in the United States. We with their own message. The badges are Jwish our American guests a happy Kwahadi to be kept in the air, from one person to Independence Day. another, until they are returned at the closing ceremonies of the Jamboree. In a highlight of the ceremony, the Happy Birthday Dancers Founder of Scouting, Lord Baden- from / de Powell of Gilwell, lead the gathering in rrol Feldman, a Scouts Canada member living in the a recitation of the Scout Promise via a ENetherlands, celebrated his birthday 1937 audio recording. yesterday. Drop by the Trading Post to The show finished up with an wish him a happy birthday. He recently Texas appearance by the band Fighting received the 45 year service pin. Not to be Crime, featuring former Scout and Knight of Tamara Dustin Reid on missed! drums. The band got the Scouts hop- May you be strengthened À pas ping and dancing, but not moshing, to by yesterday s rain, their edgy punk rock. They will appear manqué! Walk straight in again at the closing ceremony along tomorrow s wind, with Red October. And cherish each moment of the sun today. Ojibway prayer Fort Tamaracouta Raffle Telegraph • Télégraphe Gibson Epiphone SG Special Publisher Electric Guitar. Draw to be held Mike “Gooseberries” Reid Friday, July 8 at the closing cere- Thanks! Thanks to 1st Pickering Editor monies. Tickets on sale at Liam Morland Craigellechie Headquarters daily Venturers and others who 4pm to 7 pm. Contributors to this issue: missed part of the opening to help Sang Nguyen, OOS / Oshawa Area Tickets $1 set up the zip line. — Scouters Eric “Radish” Turcotte, OOS / Québec Clare Ford, OOS / Oshawa Area or 3 for $2 Gilles & Fred. And countless others who shared their stories.