The BOY SCOUT OATH

Safety Guidelines Friday | September 24 :: Leaves of three, :: For all emergencies, let them be call 911 :: In case of bad weather, take :: For non-emergencies, cover and follow staff call 724.602.8313 directions :: Buddy system at all times :: In case of tornadoes, get low and follow staff directions :: No smoking allowed :: No open flames; no campfires Tyler Bryant Opening Act Official biography Movie: Rock Prophecies Airing at 9:00 PM in Arena Tyler Bryant lives his life for music. Passionate about express- Synopsis credit: Wikipedia.com Bernie Lockard, Campaganza Chair (left); John Onuska, Program Vice-Chair (right) ing himself and connecting with others through his songs and sounds, Tyler moved to Nashville from Honey Grove, The film tells the story of Robert M. Knight, a Volunteers “band together” to make Plans for Campaganza have been in the TX when he was 17 to write songs and start a band. He has rock photographer born and raised in Hono- works since March of 2009, when Rich pushed the musical limits of guitar, vocals, and performance, lulu, who holds the distinction of being one Campaganza happen McCartney, the former scout executive the BOY SCOUT OATH and has captured the attention of the music scene with his of the first photographers to capture Jimi By Faith Cotter of Moraine Trail Councils, stood up at a spectacular talent and rare showmanship. Tyler is currently Hendrix and Led Zeppelin, and the last to meeting between all Area 4 councils and focused on songwriting in Nashville and Los Angeles that is photograph Stevie Ray Vaughan. Over the Bernie Lockard can not wait to see the asked if they wanted to “band together” centered on guitar-driven rock with an undeniable soul. course of the film, Robert revisits the friends expression on the faces of scouts, leaders and run the event as a whole. and idols of his past, such as Jeff Beck, Slash, and volunteers alike when they roll out of Tyler Bryant is a guitar prodigy who has shared the stage Carlos Santana and Steve Vai, while helping to Moraine State Park as Campaganza comes At first, Moraine Trails was going to be with Heart, REO Speedwagon, BB King, Styx, Vince Gill kick-start the careers of the Australian band to a close on Sunday. the only council involved with Campa- and others, this past year. Tyler and his band; Caleb Crosby Sick Puppies and teenaged music virtuoso ganza, but the opportunity to broaden on drums, and Calvin Webster on bass, perform intensely and Tyler Bryant. As the event chairman for the gathering the event’s horizons with the inclusion of passionately and have thrilled their audiences while on their which will bring together upwards of numerous councils was a difficult one to Samsung sponsored USA tour. nine thousand scouts from nine Western pass up. Pennsylvania and Western Maryland Tyler’s captivating live performances exude his inspiration. councils, Lockard, along with Area 4 Di- “It lets the kids see a huge event and “I am kind of OCD,” Tyler says. “I’ll play something over rector Trip McMillan, wants the weekend thousands and thousands of scouts out and over until I get it right. But on stage, I don’t think to be one none of the participants and camping and spending the day together,” about technique. It’s like instinct, you just move toward it volunteers will forget. McMillian said.”To see eight or nine and I am never more energetic or natural than when I per- thousand scouts strong at one place at one form.” With a fearless obsession for his art, Tyler Bryant is “I want people to drive away going, time should send a message that we’re a advancing his music at a feverish pace, and without limits! ‘Wow. What a weekend!’” Lockard said. strong organization.” Blast from the past Stranko is planning to make a return trip to Moraine so he can watch the activities at Campaganza from the sidelines, this time Scout leader recalls memories with his cub scout aged grandchildren in tow. of ‘73 Scout jamboree By Faith Cotter He’s confident that Campaganza will leave a positive impression on the 9,500 plus campers attending the fun filled weekend event. Scouts from all over the world resided in the “It’ll create additional interest (in Scouting), and broaden their campsite looked after by Bill Stranko, swap- view of what Scouting does for kids,” Stranko said. ping uniform pieces, playing soccer, and refus- ing to bathe during their stay at the National “Hopefully it won’t rain,” he said. At the National Jamboree, a Scout Jamboree held at Moraine State Park in scout from Britain informed Stranko that the locale couldn’t have “The staff at Moraine has bent over backwards Pennsylvania nearly forty years ago. had a better name. “He told me that this place was named well- to make this happen. They’ve helped with ’More-Rain state park.’” security, sanitation, had extra crews working The year was 1973 and Stranko was an assis- Lockard saw in Campaganza the chance to give scouts an affordable all summer to prepare (the land)...we couldn’t tant scoutmaster of the former explorer troop way to branch out of their councils and get a better idea of the big- “It all worked out in the end, though,” Stranko said. Even though have had a better partner,” Lockard said. 905, and though weather conditions were not ger picture that Scouting offers youth. the scouts back in 1973 got drenched from the downpour and got exactly mild that long ago August week when a bruise or two on a capsized sail boat on a windy lake, to Stranko, This weekend, as the scouts go from one activ- thousands of campers gathered to celebrate “For most of these kids, life in Scouting doesn’t take them be- it was all apart of what made the event so worthwhile. ity to the next, it is Lockard’s hope that they’ll Scouting, Stranko and the scouts that stayed in yond their own council,” Lockard said. “Campaganza gives them see what is possible when a group of people his campsite still managed to have fun anyway. a chance to travel, meet other kids from other places. It’s a good “Everything in life has a challenge,” he said. “If you don’t do any- work together to achieve a common goal. He rentention tool, especially for younger kids because it gives them a thing, you won’t get hurt. But if you don’t do anything, then you even has volunteers coming from as far away “Nobody wanted to take a shower-it was so taste for Scouting in a big way, for a reasonable price.” ain’t living!” as Texas that were apart of the 1973 and 1977 bloody, icy cold,” Stranko said. Eventually, the National Jamboree staff at Moraine to lend a campers gave in-”under durress,” he said with And if it weren’t for the volunteers involved with Campaganza, the hand at Campaganza. a laugh. “You can only stink for so long.” event may never have gotten off the ground. “Volunteers have really grabbed a hold of this thing and ran with it,” McMillan said. “There’s been about 50 thousand hours of The 1973 National Scout Jamboree occurred effort put into this. Scouts of any age will be at two locations-the celebration at Moraine Within the Scouting community, there are six major committees grateful and see the results of those efforts. was called Jamboree East and ran from August responsible for planning Campaganza. Each of those chairmen are Hopefully it will inspire them to get involved 3-9, and Jamboree West was held in Idaho volunteers and have a pro scout as an advisor, and Lockard said at the next event,” Lockard said. “We’ll always from the 1-7. At Moraine, Stranko said that that volunteers were spread “pretty evenly” throughout all nine be eternally grateful for the efforts of all the the scouts passed the time learning skills councils-and there were plenty of individuals from outside the volunteers.” such as knife making and craftsmanship, held Scouting community that jumped in and helped out as well. fishing derbies, went sailing, and competed against one another in soccer matches. From the BSA, to students from Indiana University of Pennsyl- “It was really something,” Stranko said. “A lot vania and Slippery Rock University, to the companies bringing of the international scouts were very adept at in employees and equipment to give kids the chance to try out soccer. (The American) kids were used to more activities like scuba diving, and friends of people involved within football, and the international scouts went Scouting, Lockard said that he has about 1500 volunteers currently through them like a knife cutting butter, but registered to work the event, let alone the planning it took to it was fun to watch.” make Campaganza a reality. 1973 Jamboree | photos courtesy of DCNR.

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