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Sept.16 2005
Details - 19th Annual Ozark Chapter Campout and Reunion

Fact Sheet & Itinerary
Colburn Group Camp at Mark Twain State Park
October 7-9, 2005
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Hello campers!

The campout is at Mark Twain State Park near the village of Florida in Monroe County, MO. You may check into Colburn group camp after 5:00 pm on Friday, Oct. 7. Sign in at the Dining Lodge when you arrive, to find out where your cabin is. Try to arrive by 10:30 pm, so that someone will still be awake to assist you.

If you can arrive between 3:30 and 5:00 pm to help put up directional signs and get cabins and bathrooms ready, please call Roy Hengerson at 573-635-8066 or the Sierra Club’s EMG office at 314-644-0890. If you are able to help with the Children’s Corner or Silent Auction, have special dietary suggestions, or can provide alternative indoor activities in case of rain, feel free to contact the EMG office or the Ozark Chapter website to find out whom to contact.

Sleeping arrangements
This is an indoor campout: bunk beds and mattresses are provided. Please bring your own sheets and blankets or sleeping bags and pillows. The cabins are not heated. Each cabin sleeps 17 people, with 4 double bunks in each side room and one bed in the middle room. This means that most families would share a cabin, and friends can stay together in the same cabin. If possible, let the EMG office know by email or phone if you would like to share a cabin with someone in particular. Showers and restroom facilities are located in a separate building near the cabins. 

Children
Children are welcome. Parents are expected to supervise them, as baby-sitting services are not provided. Activities will be planned for children of grade-school age in a corner of the dining hall and will be supervised by a teen or adult. But children are also welcome on all hikes along with their parents.

Share the Work
Like any large family, everyone will be asked to lend a hand. A sign-up sheet will be posted in the Dining Lodge so you can volunteer to help with specific meals, wash dishes, sweep, etc. On Sunday, campers will be responsible for making sure the cabins, dining lodge, showers, restrooms, and campgrounds are litter free before leaving. If everyone pitches in, the work will be easy and fun!

Rain
Scheduled hikes will go on, rain or shine for the most part. Films, slide programs, or conservation roundtables, will be available in case rain makes hikes unappealing.

Meals
Saturday breakfast through Sunday lunch will be provided. A variety of good food with vegetarian choices has been planned. Bring your own between-meal snacks if desired and any special drinks, like soda. Please note that alcohol has been prohibited in Missouri State Park group campgrounds since 1995. Milk, coffee, hot chocolate, tea, and juice will be available at meal times. Those on restricted diets will need to provide their own special foods.

Things to Definitely Bring
flashlight with extra batteries, bedding & pillow, towels, washcloths, soap, toiletries, insect repellent, sunscreen, hiking shoes, wool or heavy socks for hiking, personal medicine & first aid items, day pack or fanny pack, and rain gear, water bottle

Optional Items You May Wish to Bring

Camera, film, binoculars, Bicycle, canoe, kayak, sailboat,
Musical instruments, Games, toys and/or books,
Orienteering compass,  Snack to share Friday evening,
Wood for campfire (contact Del Johnson if you can bring firewood)  

Items to add to our silent auction, e.g. camping equipment, photography supplies, gardening tools, bird houses and feeders, nature books, posters, tapes, videos, artwork, baked goods, home-made jams, sensible kitchen appliances and utensils, and clothing with environmental messages.
 
Things NOT to Bring
Firecrackers, fireworks, or guns, radios or tape players, tents,
beer, wine, alcohol, pets, RVs
 

Volunteer leaders
Camp director = tentatively Del Johnson, DJDelwinjohnson@aol.com, 314-968-1246
Reservations manager = Penny Holtzmann, emg@missouri.sierraclub.org, 314-644-0890

Set Up/Clean Up manager = Roy Hengerson, roy.hengerson@sierraclub.org, 573-635-8066, arrives before 3:00 pm on Friday 10-7-05 to get keys from Park Ranger, directs set-up and clean-up, and stays till keys are returned and Park is paid on Sunday afternoon.

Meal/Kitchen manager = Norma Deen Juracsik, normadeen@hotmail.com, 314-862-6793 will buy all food and cleaning items if meal managers give her their menus in time. She has menus from last year if meal managers want to use them.
 Sat. breakfast manager = Mike and Jean Bollinger, domehome2@charter.net, 636-938-6594

Sat. lunch manager = Cheryl Hammond, info@todaydata.com, 314-210-4054

Sat. dinner manager = John Feldmann & Patty Feit, johnfeldmann@msn.com, 314-862-3916

Sun. breakfast manager = Jim Rhodes, jarhodes@sbcglobal.net, 314-821-7758

Sun. lunch manager =
Hike manager = Katie Wodell, katiekathy@netzero.net, 636-240-0675

Silent Auction manager =
Helpers: Leslie Lihou, leslielihou@hotmail.com, 314-726-2140

Henry Robertson, HRbtsn@aol.com, 314-647-5603
Becky Denney, dardenne@surfbest.net, 314-645-3394, will bring paper & pens for bids


Children’s program manager =
Helpers: Hannah Givens, (and Rachel Givens, if she comes)

Medical staff = Patty McGuirk (pediatric nurse), tvmcguirk@hotmail.com, 636-458-6332

Awards manager = Roy Hengerson, roy.hengerson@sierraclub.org, 573-635-8066

Tentative Activities Schedule
Though not finalized, this will give you an idea of the breadth of offerings that will be available during the Annual Reunion weekend. We won’t know the final outings schedule until the day of the event!

Friday, October 7, 5:00 – 10:00 p.m.  Check in, sign up for duties & activities, and socialize (refreshments available)

Saturday, October 8,7:00 a.m.    Early Bird hike – Meet at the Dining Lodge (coffee will be ready!)

7:30 – 8:30 a.m.  Breakfast served in the Dining Lodge

9:00 – 11:55 a.m.  Morning Activities

 ·  Full day hike at wildlife refuge with Wayne Miller. Make sack lunch before leaving.

 ·  Dogwood Trail with Katie Wodell

 ·  Post Oak Trail with Roy Hengerson

 ·  Canoe and kayak outing with Jim Rhodes

 ·  Critters hike with Christina Ritter (appropriate for children too)


12:00 – 1:00 p.m.  Lunch served in the Dining Lodge

1:30 – 4:30 p.m.  Afternoon Activities

 ·  Canoe and kayak outing with Jim Rhodes
 ·  Mark Twain museum outing with Cheryl Hammond
 ·  Continuation of wildlife refuge hike with Wayne Miller
 ·  Children’s Activities
5:00 – 9:00 p.m.  Review items on Silent Auction tables in Dining Lodge

6:00 – 7:30 p.m.  Ozark Chapter Dinner and Awards

8:00 – 11:00 p.m.  Campfire storytelling, music, and s’mores

9:00 p.m.    Silent Auction closes. “Winners” can pick up and pay for winnings.

Sunday, October 9,7:00 a.m.    Early Bird hike – Meet at the Dining Lodge (coffee will be ready!)

7:30 – 8:30 a.m.  Breakfast served in the Dining Lodge

9:00 – 11:55 a.m.  Morning Activities

 ·  Covered Bridge outing with Patty McGuirk

 ·  Dogwood Trail with Roy Hengerson

 ·  Post Oak Trail with Katie Wodell

 ·  Children’s Activities

12:00 – 1:00 p.m.  Lunch served in the Dining Lodge

1:00 – 3:00 p.m.  Group Clean-up of Dining Lodge, Cabins, and Grounds. Pack up and head home.