Oh I'm a hayseed.
My hair is seaweed
and my ears are made of leather
and they flop in rainy weather.
Oh gosh oh hemlock, HEY!
I'm tough as a pine knot, HO!
For I come from Medicine Bow,
Can't you see?
HEY, HEY, Bow for the bow.
RAH, RAH, Bow for the bow.
RAH, RAH, HOO-RAH, HOO-RAH.
Medicine Bow, RAH, RAH, RAH. YEA!
Troop CheerFour Eight Two!
Four Eight Two!
You can put us to the test,
On our Honor do our best.
You can always hear us shout,
On the trail to Eagle Scout!
Four, Eight Two! Huh!
Scouts taking the Swimming Merit Badge
must complete the Swim Test in order to complete the
merit badge. This means a scout must be qualified as a 'swimmer'.
Also, for the older scouts, if you are planning on doing any climbing,
rappelling or using the zip line at the Challenge Center you will be
required to wear long pants, so pack a pair of jeans.
Parents, if you are going to send a letter or "care" package to your
son at camp, you should mail it before we leave for camp. The mail usually takes an extra day or two to get to us. You can help mail get there faster by addressing it properly, for example:
<Scouts Name>
Medicine Bow - Weemat - Week #3
Troop 482, Floral Park
Yawgoog Scout Reservation
61 Camp Yawgoog Road
Rockville, RI 02873
Rifle Shooting - Scouts must
have their parents signed off on
the permission slip allowing their son to shoot.
Shotgun Shooting - Scouts must
be 15 years of age or older and the parent must have already signed off
on the permission slip they submitted to allow their son to shoot.
Challenge Center (rope climbing
activities) - Scouts must be 14 years of age or older except
for Adventure I (AI) which is open toscouts ages 10-13.
Kayaking - Scouts must be 13
years of age or older and have passed the swim test and the kayaking
orientation. Please do not allow your son to bring a cell phone to camp. Troop
482 will enforce the camp rules and not allow scouts to have cell
phones. If a scout has a phone, it will be confiscated and returned to him at the end of the week on the bus ride home.
If your son brings an IPOD, mp3 player, or radio, he will be
allowed to use it with headphones (earplugs) during downtime in his bunk
only. We will not allow boys to be walking around the camp or our campsite using these devices. Your help in explaining this to your son in advance would
be appreciated.
If your son is leaving camp before the end of the week, please let
us know. We are at Yawgoog during week 3 of their summer
program. There is a different theme each week.This year the theme for week 3 is SCi-Fi Week. "Science has been advancing through the years and maybe soon we'll all be living in our own Sci-Fi movies.
Come down to Camp Medicine Bow looking like the most futuristic character that you can imagine."
Monday: Flag Raising and lowering start five minutes before Breakfast
and Dinner. Monday Night Welcome Campfire – Starts in the Medicine Bow Amphitheatre at 8:00 pm.
Tuesday: Campsite inspections begin
at 9:00am and run each morning though SaturdaySPL/Silver CY Cracker-barrel – Starts in theRathom Lodge at 8:30 pm.
Wednesday: Dessert Baking Contest
judged at dinner.
Thursday: Scavenger Hunt – Starts in
the RathomLodge at 8:00 pm.Campsite Decoration Contest - Decorate your campsite to fit the theme of the week.
Costume Night! – Dress up as your favorite weekly theme character for dinner.
Friday: OA Night- Wear your OA sashes
to dinner to be recognized for such a great achievement.Sailing Regatta – After Dinner at theAshaway Aquatics Center