[Fwd: Fw: 1999 Old Threshers Heritage Camporee]
Patrick Thompson (patrick.h.thompson@VANDERBILT.EDU)
Tue, 16 Feb 1999 08:46:50 -0600
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Subject: Fw: 1999 Old Threshers Heritage Camporee
Date: Mon, 15 Feb 1999 13:25:55 -0600
From: shotwell <shotwell@NETINS.NET>
Reply-To: shotwell <shotwell@NETINS.NET>
To: SCOUTS-L@LISTSERV.TCU.EDU
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From: Wilson, Dennis L <DW125358@exchange.DAYTONOH.NCR.com>
To: bsa shotwell <shotwell@netins.net>
Subject: FW: 1999 Old Threshers Heritage Camporee
Date: Monday, February 15, 1999 8:32 AM
Pat, can you forward the message below to Scouts-L. I have tried twice
and
for some reason under my new corp system it won't allow it through the
gateway. Thanks
Dennis Wilson
319-753-1013 Office 319-753-1181 Fax 319-753-6929 Home
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Wilson, Dennis L
> Sent: Sunday, February 07, 1999 12:03 PM
> To: 'SCOUTS-L@TCUBVM.IS.TCU.EDU'
> Cc: 'bsa Bill Dorrell'; 'bsa Chuck Porter'; 'bsa Ralph Dulle'; 'bsa
> Steve Scherer'
> Subject: 1999 Old Threshers Heritage Camporee
>
> Some of you may have heard of the Midwest Old Threshers Reunion held in
> Mt. Pleasant, Iowa just prior to Labor Day each year. It has been going
> for over 40 years and is an established celebration of agricultural
> heritage and is attended by people from all over the world.
>
> Eight years ago a group of Scouters decided to partner with the Old
> Threshers Association to make use of the grounds (including museums,
> trolley, log village and campgrounds) for a council camporree the weekend
> prior to Memorial Day. The Camporree has grown to a regional event and
in
> 1998 attracted over 900 youth (including Cubs) and adults from Iowa,
> Illinois and Missouri.
>
> This years Camporee is scheduled for May 21, 22 & 23 ( you check in
Friday
> PM or Saturday AM) and will be bigger and better. We've maintained the
> gems of the past (Electric Trolley Rides, Train Rides, Log Village, Steam
> Engines, and Working House Demonstrations) with some more current items
of
> interest such as an Internet Workshop for exporing the great amount of
> Scouting related information on the WEB, Radio-Controlled Model
Airplanes,
> Pinowood Derby Run-off and more. Enjoy Patch Trading, Evening Song
Fests,
> Swap Meet, Dunk Tank and more.
>
> Come with your troop for the weekend, your pack or den for the day or as
a
> family for the weekend or day. There are spacious campground
> accommodations with modern bathrooms (hot showers) and RV hookups.
>
> Send an email with your address to dennis.wilson@milwaukeewi.ncr.com for
> an information & registration packet.
>
> Dennis Wilson
> 319-753-1013 Office 319-753-1181 Fax 319-753-6929 Home
>
