Ganza Gazette: Saturday, September 25, 2010 Edition
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Come have a ride on the Nautical Nature, a 45-passenger enclosed pontoon boat! Take an Saturday | September 25 exciting trip around Lake Arthur on Moraine State Park’s premier attraction. Enjoy learn- ing about the area’s natural history and osprey reintroduction while appreciating the unique scenery and wildlife. Free twenty minute long tours will run every half an hour, commencing at 9:00 on Saturday morning and ending at 5:00 that evening. The tours leave from the dock located east of the beach near the rowboats. :: For car trouble and towing Fisher Towing (AAA) 724.285.6660 Follow us on :: Schaffer Automotive twitter.com/campaganza 724.865.9771 :: For pizza delivery Pizza Joe’s (Portersville) 724.368.8557 Prospect Pizza 724.865.9609 Sara Marince Smashmouth National Anthem Main Act Official biography Synopsis credit: Wikipedia.com (L-R) Daniel & James Pochial set up tents; American flag at N. Huntington’s site; Jacob Thompson with stage setup |photos by Ruth Blum One of Hollywood’s rising stars, singer and songwriter Sarah Collectively the band Smash Mouth has sold “ I want to do everything!” said Chance “We’re pretty much all country boys, Marince has been climbing the music charts with her recent more than 10 million albums worldwide. They Have Arrived: Burke of Troop 300 based out of Ty- so I know we’re gonna have fun single, “In The Meantime” which debuted at number 40 on Along with their number one hits – Walkin’ 10,000 Scouts get settled into rone, Pa. He’s looking forward to the here,” he said. the Billboard Charts. In 2008 Sarah appeared as the head- on the Sun and All Star – they have consis- Campaganza’s tent” city” new friends he’ll make from the other liner for the 2008 Presidential Rallies. tently impacted radio with other recognizable By Faith Cotter councils. “I want to camp site hop,” The boys said that check in went hits like Then the Morning Comes, Can’t he said with a smile and then added, smoothly, and James Pochial said No stranger to music, Sarah’s previous single “Just Feel Get Enough Of You Baby, and a cover of The On the warm, sunny Friday evening of “With a buddy.” that he is looking forward to “having Right” currently sits at # 79 on the Media Base charts. For Monkees classic I’m a Believer, which was September 24, most kids are just get- lots of fun and learning.” Fredrich is the past three years Sarah has been invited to perform at Jam- prominently featured on the Shrek soundtrack ting out of school and heading home His brother Chase is looking forward to looking forward to possibly spotting boree in the Hills which is one of the largest outdoor country (4, Billboard Adult Top 40). for the weekend. meeting members of the U.S. mili- a cow or two. Ryan Isenberg, a Life concerts in the US. tary. “I’m excited to meet the National scout who is also from Troop 300, Read more: http://www.myspace.com/ That’s not the case with the scouts Guard, and to learn more about NAS- can’t wait to arrive at the shooting In addition to working on her music, Sarah is currently the smashmouth#ixzz10IV6hqAF that arrived for Campaganza. School’s CAR,” he said. sport program area bright and early face of Eat n’ Park the multi-state restaurant chain. out and they’re free with the last Saturday morning to witness the chime of the dismissal bell but instead Just unloading their gear after mak- military flyover of the Apache Black Last year Sarah had appeared on CMA Music Festival’s of going home they get to spend the ing the journey to Moraine from their Hawk helicopter. “Country’s Night to Rock” as the on-screen guest of Julianne weekend camping with thousands of hometown of Latrobe, brothers James Hough. She has toured locally opening for national country other Boy Scouts and this Friday night and Daniel Pochial and fellow Troop For Isenberg, Campaganza was an artists such as, Taylor Swift, Sara Evans, Reba McIntire, John they’re pitching tents, tackling each 304 member Cole Fredrich were busy opportunity to make up for lost time Rich, Kellie Pickler, Kenny Rogers and Pete Townshend. other during a football game by the connecting the frames of their tent that could not be spent at the Na- lake, and looking forward to shooting together, Daniel Pochial completely at tional Jamboree in Virginia this past Sarah, originally from Pennsylvania currently lives in Nash- archery, going canoeing, and scaling home in the setting. summer. ville. For more information on Sarah and upcoming tour the rock climbing wall. dates please visit www.sarahmarince.com. of the U.S. Army, stood next to a vehicle filled Be Prepared with medical supplies answering questions from curious scouts and giving tours of the By Ruth Blum and Faith Cotter LMTV parked nearby. Here at Campaganza 2010, staff has made sure that they are Ryan is impressed with the sheer number of prepared for everything. From dialing 911 to med centers to a scouts camping on the premises. military unit set up in the Program Area, they have covered all their bases. “I’ve never seen anything like this before,” he said. “10 thousand scouts is such a big “We have the equivalent of trauma centers,” Dan Fitzhenry of the number.” Campaganza health and safety staff stated. “We have the Army med center at the beach, a fire department set up, fifty security Though Ryan does not have a history of scout- personnel…” The health and safety personnel on-site includes an ing, the connection of the values and learning EMS branch, fire crews, security and safety officers, and medical “Since I couldn’t make it to the jamboree, this was the next tools that exist between the Boy Scouts and and marine personnel. There are also security cameras and radio best thing,” he said, and went back to helping his troop mem- the military are obvious to him. communication as well as off-site contact. “If you’re a vehicle 1st Lt. Canterbury teaches Ian and his brother operator, watch out for scouts. If you’re a scout, watch out for bers finish pitching the brightly colored structures that make how to throw a football | photo by Ruth Blum up Campaganza’s impermanent but sure to be remembered “There’s a lot of skills learned within Scouting vehicles.” city of tents. to take into the military,” Ryan said. “Even things like tying different kinds of knots.” “We’re all volunteers. We don’t do this for the pay. We do this be- cause it’s a great organization and we love watching the kids go,” said Knox Walk, also a part of the health and safety staff. Members of U.S. military connect with “Our values are the same,” Archinel said. “Duty to country, the importance of honor. It’s Campaganza scouts military based without being in the military.” While at camp, please remember to always have a buddy. There are four medical stations located throughout the Campaganza By Faith Cotter Not far from where the lieutenant and the grounds which are located on the maps in Subcamps 4, 5, 6, and 7. In case of emergencies, dial 911. Lieutenant Archinel said her son knew at just ten years old Sergeant stood, a game of football was starting up between some of the military members and that he would join the army, and when he grew up that’s ex- “It’s really cool. There’s a lot going on. They’re going to take great actly what he did. the scouts, and Ian Blevins of Troop 538 didn’t want to be left out. care of us,” says Mike Santrelli. He and Bobby Golden from Troop 53 drove all the way from Boston with Golden’s dad just to be Scouting, Archinel said, helped to build the foundation for her here. In Golden’s words, “They’re ready for anything. It’s all part son’s dream. “I’m gonna go play football with the army people!” he said, and ran off to join them. of being prepared.” “He loved it. He learned a lot, and even taught me how to read a compass the right way after he learned how to read one in Scouts,” Archinel said. The Scouting for Food drive is turning out better than expected. At six thirty, there were Archinel is a part of the volunteer medical staff for Campagan- already two long tables filled with food and za, and on Friday afternoon, she ran into her son’s former troop approximately $2000 had been collected. and was given a warm welcome from the scouts of Troop 252. “We weren’t expecting this much,” com- “They ran over, so excited to see me. They didn’t even know I mented Trevor Gobbins of troop 860, “and this was in the army!” she said. is just from the people coming in! Exciting and unbelievable at the same time.” Later that evening Archinel, along with Sergeant Ryan, also Emergency Personnel on quads.