The Lucknow Sentinel, 1990-08-29, Page 17LUchflOW area outdoorsmen
attend International Camp
Sevenboys ark a, mau from the
Lucknow area recently Mood 1,100
other campers in a wilderness carne
experience in the midwestern
inked Stales. touringtrn week -10W
campout, called the Cadet Inter.
national Camporee, the partici
lived in handmade shelters, cooked
over Open rtes, and got an unex
petted,, elese-up view of a 'major
flood on. a nearby river. •
The big camp -out ran from
August 1 to $ on isolated land.
south ' of Waterloo, Iowa. Par-.
ticipants camefroin British Volum.,
bta, Alberta, Ontario, California,
New York, Florida.. and 15 other
states and provinces.
Counselor Spike Baker of Luck
now accompanied the following
boys to the campoutt Lucas Mulder,
Lucknowt Adam Bylsma, Blyth;,
Gordon. Versteeg, Wingharn; Ionian
Kuyvenhoven, Wingham; .Brian
Lubbers, - Wingham; Michael
Bruinsma, Goderich; Michael
Kaastra,, Goderich; and Ralph Res
tramp, Ripley,
The campout was organized. by
150 volunteer youth workers from
southeast Iowa, most of whom are
members of local Cadet clubsspon-
sored by Christian Reformed,
Reformed, and other evangelical
congregations. An ' international
organization of Cadet clubs called
the Calvinist Cadet Corps, based in
Grand Rapids, MI, coordinated
Camporee registration and planning
among its 14,000 members in the
United. States and Canada. About a
quarter of the organization's mem,
bers live in Canada.
Campout planners had some tense
moments five days before the event.
was scheduled to start, when a
record-setting flood in the . Cedar
River basin forced them to abandons
a campsite they had been preparing
northwest of Cedar Falls. 4p --
proximately 2,300 cut saplings,
which would have been used to
construct shelters, floated away in
the flood. "(When the campout
began on August 1, portions of the
original campsite were under six
feet of water.)
The -Cadet Cainporee was one of
the largest primitive -style campouts
ever staged in Iowa:1n: cooperation'
with the - Black Hawk County'
Conservation Board, the Cadet
organization's volunteers laid out a
temporary village with food
distribution, medical, sports, and
transportation 'systems. On Sunday
morning, August .5, the campers
hosted an additional 1,000 visitors
-- parents and family members,
mainly from Iowa -- who attended
a special worship service and ate a
noon meal with the campers.
Daily activities included archery,
orienteering, and riflery; camperaft
demonstrations; flint -and -fire buil-
ding; and an excursion aboard a
Mississippi River stern -wheeler.
When the campout ended on
August 8, the campsite was restored
to its natural state.
The campoiit had an underlying
religious tone, set by the churches
that sponsor Cadet clubs. The camp
chaplain emphasized, among other
things, respect for the environment,
careful stewardship of natural
resoi rtes, and personal respon-
sibility for God's creation. Daily
devotions were led by the Rev. Ron
Noorman, a pastor from Cutlerville,
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Cadet International Camporees are
held once every three years in
various locations throughout North
America. All of the Camporees are
located in remote areas. They ex-
pose boys to wilderness survival
skills, conservation issues, environ-
mental concerns, and spiritual
topics. Previous Camporees have
been held in Colorado, Kentucky,
Michigan, Washington, South
Dakota, California, and Ontario.
This year's event was the largest in
the Cadet -organization's 38 -year
history.
Most of the boys who attended
the camp were 12 to 15 years old.
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Lucas Mulder- Oft Lucknow (second from kilt) cooked all his meals
over an open a for n week,
the Cadet' International damp
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Spike Bakker r `Lucknow,, (back row, second from lett) recently,
joined 130 other Ontario residents at the Cadet International
Camporee near Waterloo, Iowa. The campers built; their own
sheltersof poles and plastic. (photo submitted)
They were arranged in groups of 10 the open, and conscientiously. retur-
called "Cadres" which stayed all .tying a site to its natural 'condition
together for all daily activities, : when it is allover." .
meals, and sleeping. "'his whole thing was more than
During this year's campolat, the three years in the planning," com-
campers consumed 2,000 gallons of mented Phil Hoogeveen - of Sully,
milk, 6,0%1 hamburger and hot dog IA; who directed the planning on
the local level. "When the flood hit
buns, and more than two tons of our original campsite we had to
meat. Churches in the Pella, IA,- - make some fast decisions and work
area contributed 50 hogs to the food some long hours•to set things up in
supply. the new location;
"As far as we know, the Cadet " '
orSertizatrolt.'s Campttrees are the It was: not possible to postpone.
largest events of their kmd'iin North or cancel the evesince many of
already
America; stated Richard Broene, our people were allready en route to
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Director of the International Cadet the camp when Cha flooding stetted.
Our volunteers did some excellent
last minute..work to overcome the
flooding problems."
organization. ,
"There are several youth or.
ganizations that put large groups
into barracks -like housing, tents, or Camporee participants from
dormitories with central food ser- Michigan kept a close eyeon the
vices," Broene continued, "but this systems and logistics of this year's
is the only group that has over Iowa Camporee. The organization's
1,000 people sleeping in handmade next Cainporee will be held near
shelters, cooking their own meals in Grayling, MI, in 1993.
4-H barbecue draws. crowd
A record number of calves and
4-H members were at the farm of
Don Alton and family on August 19
for the annual pre -show day and
potluck barbecue. The calves had
their hooves trimmed by Lee Rin-
toul and then went on to be clipped
and washed before they were shown
in a trial show. The day closed with
a barbecue, and the drawing for
several door prizes, which were
donated by local businesses.
Members were at the St. Helen's
WI Hall on August 22 to write the
4-I1 quiz for this club.
Steve Rintoul gave his report on
the 75th anniversary celebrations
held recently in Seaforth.
Senior 4-H projects were dis-
cussed and these are to be handed
in to the leaders by August 24.
Farm visits will be conducted this
week,
4-H books are to be completed
and handed in to the leaders on
Achievement Day, September 15 at
Lucknow Fair.
There will be a demonstration day
on September 5 at 7:30 p.m. at the
barn of Lee Rintoul in St. Helen's.
Members will be shown how to
prepare their calf for the show ring.
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