Taste of Scouting.Byline: Andrea Damewood The Register-Guard It could have been a disaster. Armed with padded bop sticks and plenty of ammo for the dunk tank A dunk tank, also known as a dunking booth or dunking machine, is an attraction mainly used in funfairs, fundraisers, and personal parties. Basically, a dunk tank consists of a large tank of water, over which a seat is suspended. , hundreds of Boy Scouts, Girl Scouts Girl Scouts, recreational and service organization founded (1912) in Savannah, Ga., by Mrs. Juliette Gordon Low (1860–1927). It was originally modeled after the Boy Scouts and Girl Guides, organizations created in Great Britain by Sir Robert Baden-Powell during and Camp Fire kids wearing uniforms in blue, kelly green kel·ly green n. A strong yellowish green. [From the name Kelly.] kel and red came together for the first time Saturday in Civic Stadium. Instead, it was a Scout-a-ganza - the name organizers gave to the event, a day devoted to giving members of the community and Scouts a taste of what each youth organization has to offer. Camp Fire doled out Adj. 1. doled out - given out in portions apportioned, dealt out, meted out, parceled out distributed - spread out or scattered about or divided up free corn on the cob and spray painted kids' hair wild shades of Noun 1. shades of - something that reminds you of someone or something; "aren't there shades of 1948 here?" reminder - an experience that causes you to remember something sparkly spark·ly adj. spark·li·er, spark·li·est 1. a. Giving off tiny flashes of light; glittery: a dress with sparkly sequins. b. pink and orange. Girl Scouts made candles and turned faces into canvasses for extravagant paint creations. Boy Scouts roamed the outfield of the Eugene Emeralds' home stadium. "It's a lot of fun having the Boy Scouts here," said Isabella Betts, 11, adding that the dunk tank was a particular draw, she said, because "it's pretty fun to dunk a boy." The Scout-a-ganza is a reinvention of a Boy Scout exhibition to encourage boys to join a troop called Scout Shows, event chairwoman Bonnie Larson said. "There's always been a lot of separation between the Boy Scouts, Girl Scouts and Camp Fire," Larson said. "This is the first time they can all get together." Organizers say they will work to expand the Scout-a-ganza next year, growing from the 15 booths set up by Scouts, the Army, the Portland Trail Blazers The Portland Trail Blazers are a professional basketball team based in Portland, Oregon. They play in the National Basketball Association (NBA). The franchise, based in Portland throughout its existence, entered the league in 1970 and has won the NBA Championship once, in 1977. and Eugene Fire crews Saturday. "To me it's a win-win for all the people who are here," Boy Scout district A Scout District is an administrative division within some Scouting and Guiding organisations. Districts are responsible for providing programme and support for local Scout and Guide groups, although the precise relationship and structure of a District does vary from country executive Paul Morrow said. "I only wish it was three times bigger." The event also gives parents and kids a chance to "shop around" and pick which organization best fits their interests and needs, said Camp Fire board director Jeanette Underwood. "Families find the right fit for them," she said. "For a lot of families, they might have one child in one group and one in another." Dale Coulombe said his son is in Cub Scouts and his daughter is in Girl Scouts, and though his daughter had to miss out on the event, he appreciated the opportunity for the two groups to be in an event together Thirteen-year-old Michael Busse also was glad to see the Girl Scouts and Camp Fire kids. But, as an Ems fan, he couldn't be more thrilled about hanging out on the field, and then camping there overnight. "It's really cool," he said. "I'm really excited to stay the night. We just went and explored the dugouts." |
|
||||||||||||||
Printer friendly
Cite/link
Email
Feedback
Reader Opinion