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2019 Program Guide Camp Cris Dobbins 2019 Program Guide Updated 3/9/19 Table of Contents Welcome from the Camp Director ....................................................................................................................................... 3 Welcome from the Program Directors ................................................................................................................................ 4 Additional Camping Department Contacts ........................................................................................................................ 4 Welcome to Peaceful Valley Scout Ranch! ......................................................................................................................... 5 Welcome to Camp Cris Dobbins! .......................................................................................................................................... 5 Check-In at Camp Cris Dobbins ............................................................................................................................................ 7 Scouts BSA 11-Day Meetings & Camp Paperwork Submission ........................................................................................ 6 Check-Out at Camp Cris Dobbins ......................................................................................................................................... 8 Lost and Found ...................................................................................................................................................................... 8 Family Night .......................................................................................................................................................................... 8 Youth Protection Policy Information .................................................................................................................................. 9 What to Bring to Camp ....................................................................................................................................................... 10 In An Emergency ................................................................................................................................................................. 11 Program Information .......................................................................................................................................................... 12 Adventure Lodge at Fort Laramie ................................................................................................................................. 17 Aquatics at the Gates Aquatic Center and Silver Lake ................................................................................................ 18 White Water Rafting ....................................................................................................................................................... 19 Other Awesome Aquatic Adventures! ........................................................................................................................... 20 EagleBound at the TeePee ............................................................................................................................................. 21 Handicraft at Fort Lupton ............................................................................................................................................... 22 Hollywood at Fort Collins ............................................................................................................................................... 23 Nature at Fort Garland .................................................................................................................................................... 24 Outdoor Skills at Fort Vasquez ...................................................................................................................................... 26 Shooting Sports at the Travis Family Shooting Complex ........................................................................................... 28 S.T.E.M. at Bent’s Fort .................................................................................................................................................... 29 Additional Program Adventures .................................................................................................................................... 30 Evening Activities ................................................................................................................................................................ 32 2019 Camp Cris Dobbins Schedule ..................................................................................................................................... 33 @PVDAC @PVSRDAC Page 2 of 36 Welcome from the Camp Director Welcome to Camp Cris Dobbins! Our goal as a staff is to create a fun, engaging program for Scouts. In this outdoor setting, they can learn a variety of valuable skills and participate in memorable activities. In this guide, you will see which merit badges will be offered, the requirements that will be covered, what the schedule of classes will be, as well as the weekly schedule. Please make sure to sign up for these through Doubleknot before arriving at camp. Especially if your Scouts are interested in popular merit badges such as aquatics, shooting sports, and adventure merit badges. Dates and instructions on how to register for classes can be found in this program guide. We will provide NCR’s (the DAC summer camp method of merit badge tracking) that show the completion of requirements for a merit badge. Many councils, such as Denver Area Council, accept this form of tracking. However, some do not and in that case, please bring your own blue cards, fill them out with as much information as you can, and give them to our staff near the beginning of the week so that they can be completed on time to return them to you. Friday is used for Scouts to complete any requirements they missed or did not fulfill for any reason throughout the week. This is also a time where your troop can plan their own activities, such as a hike. We do have registration for our whitewater rafting trip, provided by a third party (please see the aquatics section of this guide). For this activity a waiver must be signed by the Scout’s parents or legal guardians and it is an additional cost, which varies based on the trip. While we will do our best to put your troop in the campsite requested on your reservation form, please keep in mind that each campsite does have a specific capacity. Therefore, if our Camp Director and/or Superintendent determine the number of participants in your troop will put too much of a strain on the ecology of your requested campsite, we do reserve the right to move your unit. We thank you in advance for your understanding and for helping protect our camp. Please keep in mind, we strive to stick to what is written here but appreciate your understanding when problems arise, such as the ever-changing Colorado weather. The schedule later in this guide might undergo changes, and a finalized version will be available to you when you arrive at camp. However, it will give you an idea as to what to expect so you can begin planning. See you at camp! Josh Harris Camp Director [email protected] @PVDAC @PVSRDAC Page 3 of 36 Welcome from the Program Directors! Sheriff Ryan and Deputy Quinn preside over the historic Fort Dobbins, located in the quaint and beautiful Peaceful Valley. Folks around these parts are kind and lighthearted, living in harmony as they have for over a hundred years. Though tranquil, being cowboys, traders, and ‘steaders ain’t as glamorous as it seems. The days are long, the sun is hot, and the trail is tough. But after putting in a full day of hard work, everyone gathers around the campfire for some good ole’ laughs and tunes. When the sun has set over the jagged western peaks and the crickets begin to chirp, everyone retires to their simple canvas quarters, and all of Fort Dobbins rests up for another great day at Peaceful Valley. Underneath the prairies and pine, there are rumors of vast riches of gold. Only the oldest settlers know the true tale – the wise Ranger Conrad spoke of a great gold deposit located under the elusive Bobcat Ridge. No one has seen the town of Bobcat Ridge in over a century. The only clue we have to help us in this hunt is a faded secret map, sketched on an old piece of rawhide. We are searching for the gold, as the riches contained within the earth beneath the town will ensure the Fort lives on for years to come. However, several members of the valley want to find the gold first and take it all for themselves. These bandits are doing everything they can to find the ghost town, and the gold, before the Sheriff and his deputy. Will the bandits steal the map and find the gold before the Sheriff and his Deputy? Or will Ryan, Quinn, and all of Fort Dobbins outwit the bandits, find Bobcat Ridge, and save the town? We’ll see you there! Sheriff Ryan Mellin Deputy Quinn Program Director Assistant Program Director [email protected] Additional Camping Department Contacts: Camp Cris Dobbins: Registration: Peaceful Valley Office: 303-648-3023 (June and July only) Camping Registrar [email protected] MaryAnn Romero 22799 N. Elbert Rd, Box 97 [email protected] Elbert, CO 80106 720-266-2111 Peaceful Valley Scout Ranch: Camping Department Support: Ranch Director Camping Specialist Will
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