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Show Scooters Select Yellowstone As Site for 1956 !Ei UIntoEi Cnp Registration Set For June 25 to 30; Increase Expected Over '55; Warmer Weather Predicted for Camp Yellowstone River was selected by the 1956 High Uinta Camp Committee as the site of the 1956 High Uinta Scout Camp as over 400 Scouts and leaders prepare for the largest and most outstanding Scout camp ever staged in the Uintah Basin, announces Rowan C. Stutz, chairman of the 1956 High Uinta Camp committee. ' "More than just another camp, the 1956 High Uinta Scout Camp will feature for the boys a natural way of developing good character building, citzenship training, and physical fitness," stated Mr. Stutz. s Registration for the 6-day camp to be held from June 25 to 30 is running about 25 higher than last year with the hopes that it will exceed the 400 mark prior to the June 25 opening of camp, continued con-tinued the camp chairman. Explorers who elect to take the three day - two night trail experience ex-perience will pack into the Timothy Timo-thy Lakes, White Miller Lake and Farmer Lake. They will follow Swift Creek to the more than 12 lakes in the area. To Earn Badges During the morning in camp Scouts and Explorers will have the opportunity to complete all the requirements for their Second and First Class badges, Explorer .awards and instruction in some 24 merit badges will be offered. The Yellowstone River area selected se-lected as the site for the giant 4-district Scout and Explorer camp is located about three miles above the old CCC Camp. It is just above the REA dam. The large "High Uinta Scout Camp" sign over the road will indicate the place to the campers as they arrive. Fun activities on Tuesday, Wednesday Wed-nesday and Thursday will see Scout troops and Explorer posts of the Uintah Basin competing in Basic scoutcraft skills such as monkey bridge building, signal tower construction, fire making, bread baking, signaling, first aid relay and tent pitching. With the warmer weather promised prom-ised at this year's site, more enjoyable en-joyable hours around the campfire each evening are being planned. Friday, June 29, will be the giant four-district Court of Honor. Members of the camp committee commit-tee will meet Friday, June 8, to continue planning for the big camp, concluded Mr. Stutz. |