A collection of Joti-96 e-mail received during the Vendelso Scoutgroups Jamboree on the Internet in Kvarnängen Scoutcottage from october 18 to 22 1996.
It will take us a long time to answer them all. Hope to have done that until Joti-97. So why don't you also in the meantime also send a nice mail to some of them.
Thank you!
YiS
Vendelso Scoutgroup
http://www.scout.c3l.tyreso.se
From: Grant O'Neil[SMTP:poneilgdo@ALPHA2.CURTIN.EDU.AU]
Sent: Monday, October 21, 1996 8:28 AM
Just a suggestion to all our JOTI list participants:
1) get a scouting patch/badge for your local area
2) get an envelope
3) write the following address on the envelope
>Larry Cox
>406 West Chickasaw Street
>Brookhaven, Mississippi 39601
>USA
4) insert badge along with a note to Larry thanking him for the outstanding job he did linking us together for JOTI
Thanks heaps Larry
YiS
Grant O'Neil
Assistant Venturer Leader
2nd Ballajura Venturer Unit
Swan Valley District
Western Australia
poneilgdo@alpha2.curtin.edu.au
From: rcthard@netlink.co.nz (Roland Harding)
Subject: Re: British Interest Badge - Telecommunications help please
I have been asked by my Area Scout Leader to see if I can get the requirements to a British Badge known as the Communications or Telecommunications Badge. It has a picture of a cellphone on it. Well, i think it has anyway.
Any help you be greatly appreciated
Roland Harding
Scout Leader
Merivale Scout Troop - http://www.netlink.co.nz/~rcthard/merivale.html
Christchurch
NEW ZEALAND
Date: Fri, 18 Oct 1996 10:37:55 -0500
Hello to everyone on the JOTI e-mail list. I am getting started with the forwarding of mail for the weekend. I hope everyone can find other Scouts and Scouters that they will enjoy talking to.
I would very much like a copy of the Scout Oath and Scout promise from each country. I would like it in you native language. I plan to print it out on heavy paper and use a pretty font.
Larry Cox
Date: Fri, 18 Oct 1996 18:52:49 +0100
Subject: Don't forget the JOTI
Dear friends.
Don't forget the JOTI this weekend. When possible, go with your scouting group to a university or another location with internet-access and join this great event.
For more information about servers, products and how it goes, please visit the ScoutLink page on http://scoutlink.scout.net/
Bye... Daniel Saxer
Date: Sat, 19 Oct 1996 07:43:02 +1000
To: janne.petersson@mailbox.swipnet.se
From: Heather Brennan <brennanh@netlink.com.au>
Subject: JOTA-JOTI
Hello,
It is Bilby in Kilsyth, Melbourne, Australia. This is to let you know that we are up and running with our site as of now, and will remain open for chatt, email, IPhone, digital photoes, sound files and anything else we can think of!
We will have Joey Scouts (From 6 years old), Cub Scouts, Scouts, Venturers, Rovers, Leaders & parents here over the next 36 hours or so... please feel free to contact us if you wish.
We have 5 computers on line using the following addresses:
brennanh@netlink.com.au
peterm@netlink.com.au
howshr@hetlink.com.au
We are working on a web site (it is our first shot at creating one...) at:
http://www.netlink.com.au/~howshr
We will be doing the traditional coding and signals activities with the Scouts as well as letting them surf the net under supervision... We would be delighted to have lots contacts from different parts of the world...
Bilby (otherwise known as Heather Brennan)
1st Heatherdale Scout Group (and some others too...)
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
email: brennanh@netlink.com.au
http://www.netlink.com.au/~howshr
From: William Knight B.[SMTP:itsa@spin.com.mx]
Sent: Friday, October 18, 1996 7:56 AM
Subject: Re: Jota/Joti
1. Name, Group: William Knight, Group 9 Quetzaclcoatl
2. Location: Naucalpan, Mexico
3. Language: Prefer Spanish and English
4. E-mail: itsa@spin.com.mx
5. Packet:
6. JOTA Calls:
JOTA Bands: 80,40,20,17,15,12 and 10 meters.
Converse: nick: Billy_mx, Mex_nau, Ch#scouting, scout-es, joti
JOTI-mail: janne.petersson@mailbox.swipnet.se (ONLY for JOTI)
7. Scouting: Leader Group
8. Activities: All and Everything.
9. Questions: PenPals, Programs, Activities, Camps, Engage all
10. Countries: No limits! Want contact with any Scout in any country!
11. Other info: Just give me/us a question about anything abt Scouting.
Date: Wed, 23 Oct 1996 09:04:22 +0200
Date: Sat, 19 Oct 1996 01:40:27 GMT
To: janne.petersson@mailbox.swipnet.se
From: Arthur van der Geer <a.vandergeer@twi.tudelft.nl>
>Hola Janne,
Qué tal?
Primero: quieres explicar como es tu nombre. Eres de Mexico ó de Sweden?
Si Estás ahora en el edificio de tu Scoutinggrupa ó en tu casa propia? Si hay niños, deseo communicar con ellos manaña desde las diez hasta las cuatro y domingo desde las diez hasta las tres, pero mañana y domingo es necesario >de communicar en Inglés.
Espero de recibir algo
Recuerdos de ( Si eres de Sweden: hej då so länge)
Jolanda Y Arthur.
Date: Fri, 18 Oct 1996 19:21:35 -0400 (EDT)
From: Francois Faguy <ffaguy@quebectel.com>
Subject: Jamboree sur l'Internet
Bonjour à tous les scouts. Nous participerons au Jamboree sur l'Internet samedi soir de 23:00 à 3:00 GMT. Nous utiliserons Undernet, canal #scouting, pseudonyme lislet_ca
Si d'autres scouts francophones projettent d'y participer, communiquez avec nous sur Undernet ou par courrier électronique.
Francois Faguy
Chef, Kamsoks (unité de filles 14 à 17 ans)
l'Islet-sur-Mer, Québec, Canada
Date: Fri, 18 Oct 1996 19:12:13 -0400 (EDT)
From: Francois Faguy <ffaguy@quebectel.com>
Subject: JOTI
Hi everybody, we will be taking part in JOTI on saturday night from 17:00 to 23:00 Eastern Daylight Saving Time (21:00 to 03:00 GMT, if I am right in computing). We will be on Undernet, channel #scouting, if we can get on.
Otherwise, we will try scount.net (basel.ch.irc.scout.net) channel #scouting Any french speaking scouts taking part, contact us, as none of our girls speaks english.
YiS
Francois Faguy
Leader, Kamsoks (girls scouts age 14 to 17)
l'Islet, Québec, Canada
Sent: Friday, October 18, 1996 7:10 PM
Subject: jota
We are a small group of sctous of PORTUGAL .
The name of our group is Agrupamento 434 from Santa Cruz da Graciosa Azores. As the name says , we live in one of the nine islands of the Azores Archipelago . We are about sisty boys and girls that enjoy training the scouts techeniques. We are dividid into four groups: "Lobitos" , "Exploradores" , "Pioneiros" , "Caminheiros" and of course the leaders.
We are here to Know something about you or some scout groups you might know.
Our address is np95ld@mail.telepac.pt
From: Heather Brennan[SMTP:brennanh@netlink.com.au]
Sent: Friday, October 18, 1996 9:39 AM
Subject: JOTA - JOTI
Hello,
>It is Bilby in Kilsyth, Melbourne, Australia. This is to let you know that >we are up and running with our site as of now, and will remain open for chatt, email, IPhone, digital photoes, sound files and anything else we can think of!
We will have Joey Scouts (From 6 years old), Cub Scouts, Scouts, Venturers, Rovers, Leaders & parents here over the next 36 hours or so... please feel free to contact us if you wish.
We have 5 computers on line using the following addresses:
brennanh@netlink.com.au
peterm@netlink.com.au
howshr@hetlink.com.au
We are working on a web site (it is our first shot at creating one...) at
http://www.netlink.com.au/~howshr
We will be doing the traditional coding and signals activities with the Scouts as well as letting them surf the net under supervision... We would be delighted to have lots contacts from different parts of the world...
Bilby (otherwise known as Heather Brennan)
1st Heatherdale Scout Group (and some others too...)
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
email: brennanh@netlink.com.au
http://www.netlink.com.au/~howshr
From: Terry Heidemann[SMTP:terryhei@midcoast.com.au]
Sent: Friday, October 18, 1996 8:30 PM
Subject: White Water Weekend
On the October Long Weekend 10 Venturers went to Buckarumbii where they split into two groups. One group went canoeing down the Nymboida River from Buckarumbii to Jackadgery which is 44km, this was to get their expeditions.
The other group went to Ramornie to do their discovery award and white water charge. The way to Ramornie was a long one, Sandra had to give her trailer to Mr Hadden as it was pushing her car down the hill. The camp was set up fairly quickly when we got to Ramornie then we had lunch.
After lunch we went down to the river and played in the water and canoes. When we got tired of that we got out of the water just in time for Michael to get us to go cook tea.
While Miranda, Kristie, John and myself were getting tea the canoeists pulled up to our campsite. Tea consisted of rissoles, sausages and salad. The canoeists made do with surprise peas and pasta. After tea Miranda and Patricia made damper that tasted great. We roasted marshmallows till bedtime then went to sleep.
The next morning I found out that Travis had hurt his knee and they needed another person to go canoeing. Dave wanted Peter to go as he had more experience in white water but he didn't want to go. Since they needed someone to go or have someone else drop out Dave asked me to go. I wanted to go and so I did. Dave gave David and myself a quick tutoring and sent us off.
The water was calm and lovely with a nice cool breeze. The first rapid was quite easy and only 30 seconds from our base camp. We travelled slowly taking many breaks and rests. We arrived at a rapid which looked fairly hard just before lunch. Daniel, Ben, David and Myself all made it down upright but Emma and Steven capsized at about halfway.
We arrived at the campsite which was the junction of the Nymboida and Mann rivers at 3:30pm. Camp was set up in a minimum space of time and effort.
For tea that night we had Chicken and Vege rice which has I was told better than the previous night's tea. We were getting ready for bed when I decided not to sleep in a hammock but under David's tarp that he had so kindly set up. Emma and Ben decided they would too.
Everyone hit the sack at approximately 7pm as we were all tired. That night I felt like a Mexican jumping bean as I was up some of the night before I went to sleep fixing tarps or doing odd jobs. Everyone fell asleep between 7:30 and 8:00 that night.
In the morning we ate brekkie bars. We were ready to leave at 7:30 which we did but before we left we watched Daniel and Ben slide down a hill bow first into the water.
We hit the first rapid at 7:40 and couldn't decide what to do. Daniel and Ben decided to go down the flood water channel but didn't make it to the bottom. Steven and David had to help them keep the canoe above water, when Emma and myself arrived we helped pull the canoe to shore.
After that we portaged the canoes down.
When we had finally finished it was 10:00. We tried to hurry to get to Jackadgery on time. At 12:30 we had got to the bridge and were resting peacefully. At 5:30 Sandra and Penny arrived at 6:00 Bob pulled up with the trailer. We got the caneos on the trailer and left Jackadgery we got to Macca's in Grafton and had a huge feed. We arrived at Macksville Scout Hall 9:30pm and unpacked.
I would like to thank everyone that helped organise this weekend including Mr and Mrs Banks, Mr and Mrs Gray, Mr and Mrs Johnston, The Reintens especially Emma and everyone who helped with transport.
David Heidemann Venturer
From: Calgary 85th Scouts[SMTP:mnichols@mail.cadvision.com]
Sent: Friday, October 18, 1996 8:46 PM
To: Scouting Jamboree on the Internet
Subject: Jamboree on the Internet
GREETINGS from the CALGARY 85TH SCOUTS
Our troop is participating in JOTI for the second time. Last year we were able to exchange email with 44 contacts from 14 different countries. This year will also try IRC - our nickname will be CALGARY85.
We live in Calgary, Alberta, Canada (51N 114W). To the west we see the majestic Canadian Rocky Mountains; to the east are the great Canadian Prairies. Calgary itself is located at the junction of two mountain rivers. This is the perfect place for high adventure scouting activities.
The troop includes 12 scouts (ages 11 to 13) and 4 leaders. We actively camp, canoe, climb, hike, bike, ski and skate. Winter offers extra challenges for temperatures can drop below minus 20 Celsius. This weekend the rest of the troop is camping at River Cove near Moose Mountain. They may try the steep climb up to the ice caves.
If you include your snail-mail address in your reply to us, we will send you a crest and postcard from our area as a momento of our contact. In your reply, could you please describe your best outdoor and indoor activity during the last year. Our best outdoor activity was a chilly winter camp in February high up in the mountains where we learned a lot about hypothermia. Our best indoor activity was having each scout build a solar-powered battery charger.
Our address is:
Murray Nicholson, Scout Leader
6223 Longmoor Way S.W.
Calgary, Alberta, Canada
T3E 5Z8
We hope you have a great jamboree in cyberspace and look forward to your reply.
>o000o
From: Terry Heidemann[SMTP:terryhei@midcoast.com.au]
Sent: Friday, October 18, 1996 9:06 PM
Subject: Re: FW: your mail
My name is Troy Haddon.I am 1st Macksvilles newest scout.I was invested last night.I had to learn what scouts was about and I had to learn the scout promise and law off by heart.I'm enjoying scouts alot and aswell as getting invested, I got my first challenge badge, it was a sports badge on soccer. Macksville is situated halfway between Sydney and Brisbane on the eastern coast of Australia.I'm 12 years of age and about to go into highschool.There are 15-20 people in our troop and we have three patrols. The patrol I'm in is called Scorpians.
Troy Haddon 1st Macksville Scout 12 years old
Date: Fri, 18 Oct 1996 22:10:32 -0500
Hello, this is Troop 375 in Brookhaven, Mississippi USA. We have 20 boys in our troop and 10 are here at the church for the weekend of JOTA. We will be operating ham radio stations about 15:00 GMT. Hopefully we will be able to make e-mail and radio contact with Scouts all over the world.
Our troop tries to do an outdoor activity each month. We go on all the camporees and usually win the award for best in scout events. We have won several Best of Camporee awards. Our Troop is only 5 years old and most of the boys are 13 years or younger. We have one 14 year old and one 16 year old. We have two boys that are Life Scout and should be Eagle Scout in a few months.
Our troop is setting up a ham radio station. We will be operating a packet radio station and hope to get a weather satellite station in the next year or two.
We would like to hear from you.
Larry Cox
From: Terry Heidemann[SMTP:terryhei@midcoast.com.au]
Sent: Friday, October 18, 1996 10:15 PM
Subject: jota
Dragon Skin 96
What the is Dragon Skin:
Well when you organise 1200 Venturers, 800 Leaders and Rovers 4 VOC's (Venturer Overnight Campsites), 48 Activity Bases & 10 Km Forrestry. Youhave a Dragon Skin.
The Dragon Skin is run over the Easter Weekend.
The Rules:-
1) The Venturers must carry all of their camping gear for the duration.
2) They can only camp at a VOC once.
3) Bribery at bases with chocolates is encouraged.
Now the Dragon Skin from a Leader's point of view.
Friday 12:25 PM I arrived at VOC 1 to find organised chaos, Leaders going in all directions trying to complete their equipment for their respective bases. After sitting down to a full lunch, changing out of uniform, I joined the chaos.
I was positioned at base 107. It was called Bagheera's Peril, three skinny balloons surrounded one large balloon, the Venturers had to break the skinny balloons without breaking the large one from 5 metres away. Our first team through was Tim, Adam, Michael, and Ben.
VOC 1 consisted of 135 Leaders and Rovers, the dining area is about the size of Macksville Scout Hall, we had hot & cold running water, a large TV tent & a Disco, all o this is in the bush.
We had a backhoe, live in plumbers, & electrician, caterers, & large water tanks. The effort that is required to organise a Dragon Skin is enormous mand is very enjoyable. Next year's Dragon Skin is at Newens near Lithgow where we will do it all again.
Dave Banks Venturer Leader 1st Macksville
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Dragon Skin 96
Put 1500 youths between 15-18 years in the Walleroo State Forest on the Easter Long Weekend what have you got ??.. Fun and that's exactly what most people would use to describe the 13th Dragonskin in 1996. Dragonskin is a competition in which teams of 4, 5, or 6 Venturers run, or walk between activities which are spaced approximately 1 to 1.5 kilometres apart over challenging terrain. Most of the 258 teams go for fun and for entertainment provided by Rovers. Only about 50 teams and of that 20 teams are fiercely competitive. These teams generally run with 10 to 12 Kg on their back between bases. At the base they had to complete an activity which involved anything from First Aid to climbing ropes. Venturers were awarded points for teamwork, enthusiasm and initiative, other points are given for bribes and making total fools of themselves. Eight people from 1st Macksville Venturers went making one team of six (Mick Berry, Daniel Gray, Steven Chappell, Emma Reinten, David Begley, and Rebecca Sanger) and two Lones made a team of four (Tim Daelman, Ben White, Micheal Anderson, and Adam Morton). The all Macksville Team achieved honourably where as the combined team won and are State Champions defeating all of NSW and ACT as well as crack teams from Vic. and Qld.
Morty (Adam Morton) Venturer 1st Macksville
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Dragon Skin 96
Friday
On Friday just before the Easter Long Weekend a group of young (very Stupid) Venturers decided to have a gathering at the Scout hall at 5:00 AM to start a journey to an unknown place called Newcastle for a yearly event called Dragon Skin 96.
We set out on our trip down the wilds of the Pacific Highway in a beast called Dave's TROOPIE. We stopped at Eungai Rail to pick up some Troopee Groupies ( I mean more Venturers ). We then pushed on down the track to Newcastle with two or three wee stops on the way.
We finally arrived and took ten minutes to straighten up and stretch back to normal (well as normal as Venturers can be). We decided to check out the difference between city and country MACCA's. They turned out better looking MACCA's chicks.We were then given our instructions and map. We did a strip out of ouruniforms and into civvies and packed onto the buses, (the worst on the road)and headed off onto Hell's Highway (more bumps than the dodgem cars). Wewere dropped off to start hiking to our VOC (they must have thought the bus>wouldn't make it). We did some activities on the way and tried to put our tents up. There is nothing like putting pegs into solid rock!!
After checking out the site we had tea and got down to some serious dancing at the Disco.
Saturday
We all woke up to some clown saying "Good Morning Venturers" at 5:30 AM over the P.A. We think he wanted us up by the volume (REAL LOUD). Up and out the gate we went, and met up with some friends from last year who came from Greystanes. We travelled with them. A lot of sucking up was needed for points at the second VOC. We were met by a Rover called Billy the fish, (top bloke). This campsite was much better with soft grass and no rocks and better still more girls! We went to bed early as we were all stuffed (I mean we were very tired).
Sunday
I was woken up by someone at the disco yelling is Mick Berry awake, and as I stood up everyone was looking at me and the DJ said "Happy 18th Birthday Mick". Quickly escaping back into my tent from the onslaught of "Happy Birthdays" I wasn't the least bit embarrassed (much). We had a good day and talked about everything from my birthday to the great activities to Emma getting sick. We finally finished our last activity and returned to the VOC to make certain Emma was still alive and kicking. She felt much better and had met lots of new people.
That night we all made a lot of new friends and talked and danced all night. It was a great night for all.
Monday
We packed up and said goodbye to all our friends and headed bach on Hell's Highway to Newcastle. We learnt that our other team of Morty, Ben, Micheal, and Tim had won the "Dragon Skin" WHAT AN EFFORT GREAT WORK GUY'S We returned home safe (THANKS DAVE) and well and had a great time, made new friends, and enjoyed the brother and sisterhood of Scouting.
Mick Berry Venturer 1st Macksville
From: Terry Heidemann[SMTP:terryhei@midcoast.com.au]
Sent: Friday, October 18, 1996 10:15 PM
Subject: JOTA - JOTI
G'Day mate my name is Tess Begley and I am 14 years old I come from 1st Macksville Scout group. It is half way between Sydney and Brisbane. I have been in Scouts for about half a year now and I have really enjoyed it but I have only 1 year left to go before I have to leave. We have 15 to 20 kids they are mix up of boys and girls, is your group like that to? How many kids in your group? My favourite activity was rock climbing. My friend is with me and I cant think of any thing to say so good bye from me
Tess Begley
lot 4 station St
Eungai Rail
N.S.W 2441
Australia
From: First Presbyterian Church[SMTP:firstpres@tislink.com]
Sent: Friday, October 18, 1996 11:51 PM
Subject: JOTA
My name is Charles Upton. I'm working on joining requirements. The thing I like most about scouting is the insteresting stuff we learn, such as: knots, setting up tents, JOTI, and exercises. My hobbies are riding my bike, working, going fishing, and doing homework.
From: First Presbyterian Church[SMTP:firstpres@tislink.com]
Sent: Saturday, October 19, 1996 12:24 AM
Subject: JOTA
Hello, My name is Robert Becklean {Bob}. I really enjoy scouting. I am patrol leader for the buck patrol. I am a first class scout {about to be a star scout}. I am recently working on my ham radio license. My hobbies are collecting baseball cards, collecting rocks, collecting novels, riding my bike, and roller blading. I really like scouting because I think it will prepare me for the future and help me during any times that are very tough.
From: Steve Jackson[SMTP:SteveJ@msn.com]
Sent: Friday, October 18, 1996 11:17 PM
Subject: RE:
Hi to everyone at Jota
My name is Matthew I belong to 6th Cheltenham scouts in Melbourne, Australia I have been doing scouts for about 1 term and I've been on one scout camp. i' ve got about 4 badges and they are scout craft, collector, citizenship and others! I go to scouts every thursday.
Have a good time!!
From: Terry Heidemann[SMTP:terryhei@midcoast.com.au]
Sent: Friday, October 18, 1996 11:22 PM
Subject: Howdy
My name is Trisha Reinten and I live at Macksville (New South Wales) which >is half way between Brisbane and Sydney on the east coast of Australia. I am in Scouts and I am nearly 13. I have nearly got my redcord. I think scouts is fun. I am in 1st Macksville Scout group and last night a boy got invested. I am in highschool (grade 7). There are 15-20 people in our troop and we have three patrols. I am in the Scorpian patrol.
Trisha Reinten 1st Macksville Scout 13 years old.
From: Terry Heidemann[SMTP:terryhei@midcoast.com.au]
Sent: Friday, October 18, 1996 11:22 PM
Subject: Venturers
Hi, my name is Daniel Gray and I am a 16 year old Venturer at 1st Macksville Scout Group. I enjoy most activities but most of all Abseiling, Rock climbing and White Water Canoeing. Macksville is situated on the Eastern Coast of Australia in the Mid North Coast of New South Wales. This >area provides a great playground for all adventurous activities most of all White Water Canoeing. Some of the Venturers and myself just completed a three day expedition down the Nymboida River which was about 45km long with grade 2/3 rapids. This hike was an Average activity for our group and we hope to do more of these activities. If you have any info on Rock Climbing, Abseiling or Canoeing could you please E-mail me back this info.
From: First Presbyterian Church[SMTP:firstpres@tislink.com]
Sent: Saturday, October 19, 1996 12:01 AM
Subject: JOTA
My name is Ben Smith of troop 375. I'm a first class scout (in about a month I should be star) and am the patrol leader for the eagle patrol. My favorite thing about scouting is the campouts ( except when it's really cold ). My hobbies are riding four-wheelers, playing on the internet, and messing around with ham radios.
From: First Presbyterian Church[SMTP:firstpres@tislink.com]
Sent: Saturday, October 19, 1996 12:39 AM
Subject: JOTI
My name is Cameron Cox. I'm senior patrol leader for troop 375. I only have a eagle service project, time, scoutmaster conference, and board of review, until eagle scout. I am 14 years old. I'm working on my ham radio license. My hobbies are reading sci-fi novels, camping, hiking, art, and a little cooking. I've lived in Brookhaven, Mississippi, USA my entire life.
I would appreciate anyone willing to have a conversation. E-mail me.
From: First Presbyterian Church[SMTP:firstpres@tislink.com]
Sent: Saturday, October 19, 1996 12:48 AM
Subject: JOTA
My name is Joshua Haley I'm in boy scout and I am in buck patrol. I am 11 years old. I know my law, oath, motto, and slogan. I like being a boy scout. My hobbies are playing gameboys alot.
From: Glenn Anthoney[SMTP:G.Anthoney@prospect.anprod.csiro.au]
Sent: Saturday, October 19, 1996 3:06 PM
Subject: Re:
Hi this is Byron Anthoney of 1st Winston Hills scout troop Sydney, Australia. I am 11 years old and I am in Redback patrol.I am now sitting in a lot of sunshine in a tee shirt and shorts because it is 29 degrees.It is now 3 pm EST.My hobbies are model railways and bike riding.Our scout troop has recently been on a hike to a place in the Blue Mountains,which is about 100km west of Sydney.We also went indoor rock climbing 3 weeks ago.There are more scouts arriving now so if you mail back you can contact one of them.
Y I S
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Hello, this is Troop 375 in Brookhaven, Mississippi USA. We have 20 boys in our troop and 10 are here at the church for the weekend of JOTA. We will be operating ham radio stations about 15:00 GMT. Hopefully we will be able to make e-mail and radio contact with Scouts all over the world.
Our troop tries to do an outdoor activity each month. We go on all the camporees and usually win the award for best in scout events. We have won several Best of Camporee awards. Our Troop is only 5 years old and most of the boys are 13 years or younger. We have one 14 year old and one 16 year old. We have two boys that are Life Scout and should be Eagle Scout in a few months.
Our troop is setting up a ham radio station. We will be operating a packet radio station and hope to get a weather satellite station in the next year or two.
We would like to hear from you.
Larry Cox
Date: Sat, 19 Oct 96 15:16:14 EST
To: janne.petersson@mailbox.swipnet.se
From: G.Anthoney@prospect.anprod.csiro.au (Glenn Anthoney)
Subject: JOTA
Hello Mexico!!!!!
I am writing from Sydney Australia from a small suburb called Winston Hills.
The time is 3.15pm and the weather is warm 29 degs and sunny.
My name is Glenn and I am the group leader. I have 2 scouts here ages 11 and 14 so maybe you might like to talk to them. If so ask for Byron(11) or Matthew(14).
Maybe you can tell us what the scenery is like there and the weather?
Y I S
Glenn
From: Terry Heidemann[SMTP:terryhei@midcoast.com.au]
Sent: Saturday, October 19, 1996 12:25 AM
Subject: Joti
Hello my name is Kristie Lamberth I am 15 years old I am a soon to be venturer of 1st macksville. I like Canoeing and abseiling. I live in nambucca heads that is on the east coast of Australia, half way between Brisbane and Sydney. Please write back.where do you live and what day is it and what time is it? It is the 19th and 4:00pm.
From: Terry Heidemann[SMTP:terryhei@midcoast.com.au]
Sent: Saturday, October 19, 1996 12:25 AM
Subject: Joti
hi my name is Miranda Elliott I come from Australia (nambucca). I'm 16 nearly I'm a venturer even though i'm not invested. I love collecting cows and hate school I hope to finish this year. Also I love music especially the guitar. I am from 1st macksville venturers hurry up and write please
miranda
From: Vladimir Sokol[SMTP:vsokol@fesb.hr]
Sent: Saturday, October 19, 1996 4:39 AM
Subject: Re: your mail
This is my information sheet.
I am Vladimir Sokol, 24 years old scout from citi of Split, Croatia. Croatia is situated in the south-west Europe. Maybe you heard about war in former Yugoslavia. So now the war is over, and scouts are very active again. I am member of group for international activities for scout association of Croatia (on croatian language: Savez izvidjaca Hrvatske). I joined to scouts before 12 years. My group is called "Jadran" and we have about 120 members. We are sea scouts.
Vladimir
Vladimir Sokol STRANICE ODREDA IZVIDJACA POMORACA JADRAN vsokol@fesb.hr http://www.st.carnet.hr/sih-split/jadran/ E-mail adrese izvidjaca Moja sloboda prestaje Vladimir Sokol tamo gdje pocinje tudja Dobrilina 3 21000 Split (021) 563-134
Date: Sat, 19 Oct 1996 03:12:43 -0500
Hello
I am Ulf Andersson.33 years old.I am a Ymca scout in Sweden. I was badly hurt in a traffic accident 19860404 and since then i cant do so much scouting as i want. I was a member of the Ymca rovescoutcommitee when the accident happened. And i think this jambore by internet is something i can do. I have no radio or knowledge of radio scouting. But ui have a computer and the net so i can participate in this.
My name Ulf Andersson. I live in Jarfalla a suburb of Stockholm. i umderstand swedish of course and English a was a computer programmer before ut came manuals in Swedish. and i can understand a bit german to but i am not sure i can make myself understood in german. I am a rover and sometimes a leader i´ve have got the Gilwell course. I am changing mu scout group now so i do not say anything to you about it.
My email-adress ulf.andersson@mbox3.swipnet.se
Ulf Andersson, Drabantvägen 13, s-175 30 Järfälla
bya from Uffe.
From: Fe Waters[SMTP:fe@treko.net.au]
Sent: Saturday, October 19, 1996 2:49 AM
Subject: JOTA
Hi! my name is Peter Smith and I'm from the Quokkas patrol from the 1st Narrogin Scouts in Westen Australia.
My PLs name is Craig Boothy. My APLs name is Craig Pope .
I like camping i,ve also got my scout craft badge.
Bye!
Peter
fe@treko.net.au
Quokkas rule!!!
From: Terry Heidemann[SMTP:terryhei@midcoast.com.au]
Sent: Saturday, October 19, 1996 1:37 AM
Subject: Jota from Emma
Hello my name is Emma Reinten and I'm in 1st Macksville Venturers in Australia. I'm 15 years old. Macksville is on the mid north coast,Halfway between Sydney and Brisbane.I enjoy Venturers most of all I like white water canoeing.Where are you from? what is a Patrol Counsellor? are you a boy?
please write back soon. what day is it there and what's the time? the time here is 1:55pm.
From: michael blows[SMTP:gonzo@ois.net.au]
Sent: Saturday, October 19, 1996 3:19 AM
Subject: Scout JOTI
Hi from Sparks, Akela ( Jim & Leonie) GL and CSL Gonzo (Mike) SL and Monty (Lorraine)
G'Day from Western Australia's Mid West It is nice to be able to communicate with other Scouters and Scouts around the world.
Thanks to Larry for your organisation of the group
Mike (Gonzo)
From: Rhett Kipps[SMTP:akipps@tpgi.com.au]
Sent: Saturday, October 19, 1996 11:12 AM
My name is Rhett Kipps, I go to Scouts at Atherton, Queensland, Australia. I am 11, I am a scout, I love to talk to people. My e-mail address is akipps@tpgi.com.au.
Rhett Kipps -
From: Antoon Blanken[SMTP:antoon.blanken@tip.nl]
Sent: Saturday, October 19, 1996 4:14 AM
Subject: Re: FW: JOTA
Hello! My name is Robert Roijen and i"m a member from scouting Titus Brandsma in Maastricht (holland) I'm 17 years old, and i'm an explorer. I like camping to. Yesterday we made our own sendingtower it's +/- 11 metres. hope to hear from you again this JOTI.
Bye Bye!!!
Robert.
From: Hamster Huey And The Gooey Kablooey[SMTP:c9243169@alinga.newcastle.edu.au]
Sent: Saturday, October 19, 1996 2:38 PM
I am sorry that I haven't done it sooner, but I have been away in the mountains near my home and have not been able to get near a computer. Anyway, my venturers and I will be talking from now untill tommorrow night. I hope that you have a great weekend, and I hope that I will get to speak with you sometime.
Yours in Scouting.
HUGH Mooney.
VL 1st Warners Bay Venturers
North Lake Macquarie Rover Crew
From: Fe Waters[SMTP:fe@treko.net.au]
Sent: Saturday, October 19, 1996 5:12 AM
Subject: Re: FW: Scout JOTI
G'day from Western Australia's Quokka patrol.Craig Thomas and Peter here.
We too think think its good to talk to scouts like this.Peter is aged 11 and the other two are 12.We all engoy camps and scouting. We engoy many activities like cooking, canoing, and plenty of other things.Well weve got to go now.
Bye!!!
fe@treko.net.au
Quokkas rule!!!
From: Rhett Kipps[SMTP:akipps@tpgi.com.au]
Sent: Saturday, October 19, 1996 3:08 PM
Subject: JOTA
My details are:
I go to Scouts in Atherton, Queensland, Australia
My name is Rhett Kipps.
I am 11.
I would like to know about ALL countries.
I can only write (and read) in English.
I would like to know everything about other Scout groups.
I also have a homepage at http://www1.tpgi.com.au/users/akipps/
Gotta Run,
Rhett Kipps
PS What time (Australian) will JOTA start?
Rhett Kipps -
E-Mail: akipps@tpgi.com.au
WWW: http://www1.tpgi.com.au/users/akipps/
From: sunseed@iinet.net.au[SMTP:sunseed@iinet.net.au]
Sent: Saturday, October 19, 1996 5:23 AM
Subject: Australian Cub
Hi
My name is Rohan & I am a cub from the 1st Darlington Kanyala Pack. My Dad is Bagheera and my brother is a scout. We have lots of fun in cubs. I like the campfires, games, camps, cubilee and badges best. I have my bronze boomerang and lots of activity badges.
I would really like to hear from other cubs and especially cubs, scouts ..... etc who would like to swap badges with me.
My email address is sunseed@iinet.net.au
from Rohan
From: Arthur van der Geer <a.vandergeer@twi.tudelft.nl>
Subject: Let's hear from you!
Hello this is Holland calling.We're the Burg v Haaren groep from Schiedam The Netherlands. We've got 150 members and we are a mixed group. We've got sea- and landscouts with an age from 5 to 67. This Jota we're joined by two other groups from Schiedam, so now there are about 115 people playing Jota. We hope to hear more from you this weekend. Greetings from Schiedam.
From: Terry Heidemann[SMTP:terryhei@midcoast.com.au]
Sent: Saturday, October 19, 1996 6:40 AM
Subject: Re: FW: FW: Joti
Hello to anyone and everyone out there. My name is Miranda Elliott and I' >nearly 16 I live in Nambucca Heads situated in the Nambucca valley (ref to http://www.midcoast.com.au/adnet/ my ISP'Scout home page) half way between Sydney and Brisbane in N.S.W Australia. I belong to the 1st Macksville Scout Venturer Unit . I haven't been invested yet (because Penny says I'm slack) I am in year 10 at a school situated in Coffs Harbour approximately 45 minutes from Nambucca Heads . I travel on a bus. I love music and playing the guitar and fiddling on the flute and piano ..Also I love listening to Alannis Morrisette and Mariah Carey. I am really hoping to leave school this year because I hope to get a apprenticeship in hairdressing I did a week of work experience in July it was so great. I've recently sent away for a apprenticeship but they never wrote back they are mean .I love collecting cows (not live ones or dead ones either) . The best thing I like about the Venturers is white water canoeing I recently did the white water charge certificate .Coming up is our Area Venturer . It is to be held at the Nymboida Canoe Centre. This is were Australia hopes to hold the White Water Canoeing for the 2000 Olympic Games. This is hard to believe but I hate COMPUTERS I failed my exams 40% I better get going
PLEASE someone WRITE A.S.A.P.
any one who would like to write this is the snail mail address
PO BOX 369
MACKSVILLE N.S.W 2447
AUSTRALIA
Good bye have a great life
from Miranda
p.s I don't care how old you are just write
From: Terry Heidemann[SMTP:terryhei@midcoast.com.au]
Sent: Saturday, October 19, 1996 6:40 AM
Subject: Re: FW: FW: Joti
G'day my name is Dave. I am a Venturer leader at 1st Macksville Scout group. During the weekend of the 16th and 17th November I will be running Area Venturer at the Nymboida Canoe Centre. The weekend's activities will be based on white water canoeing on grade 1 &2 rapids. I am anticipating all Venturers will enjoy themselves. Any Venturers wishing to participate >should contact me on 065 647175. Below is an extract from the note that was sent to all the North Coast Venturers giving all details of this activity.
Area Venture '96 16-17th November 1996 Canoeing
I would like to apologise for the delay in information for Area Venture. During the October long weekend 6 (six) 1st Macksville Venturers completed their Venture Award Expeditions, starting at Buccarumbi and finishing at Jackadgery. Upon completion the Venturers advised me that the section from Buccarumbi to Ramorney (Area Venture) was very boring. After consultation with the Venturers I thought that it may be better to go to Goolang Creek >(Nymboida Canoe Centre). Goolang Creek is situated 35 Km from Grafton on the Ebor Road, just short of the township of Nymboida. The canoe centre is on the edge of the road so no 4WD is necessary.
You will Need to Bring.
All meals (waterproof Saturday Lunch).
Own Canoes,
Suitable footware at all times,
Helmet (bike helmet will do),
Life Jacket,
Sunglasses,
Sunscreen,
Spare paddle per canoe,
One Rope per canoe,
One roll of Duct Tape and Rag per canoe,
One Bailing Bucket per canoe,
Fibre Glass repair gear,
Tents,
Camping Gear
Cooking Gear,
Rubber Tubes,
Boogie Boards, etc.
And Unit Flag.
There are camping facilities including toilets, showers, and shelter sheds. Hopefully the water level will be acceptable and a good weekend will be had.
What you will need to do.
You will need to bring your Venturers to flat water charge standard.
This includes:-
J stroke for 100 metres with no deviation of line,
Sweep stroke,
Draw Stroke,
Push Stroke,
Back Stroke,
Retrieve a capsized canoe,
Swim 50 Metres fully clothed,
And know your knots.
The cost will be $5.00 per head, BYO food, tents, etc. If canoes are needed please call me on (065) 64-7175 and I will organise them for $7.00 per day per person.´Camping available Friday night with paddlers meeting at 10am saturday. For any Information contact me on (065) 64-7175
Yours in Venturing
Dave Banks
1st Macksville Venturers
From: Lunenburg District Scouts[SMTP:rakerley@fox.nstn.ca]
Sent: Saturday, October 19, 1996 4:20 AM
Subject: On the Air,Scott Hardy
Hello Everybody:
This is your friends and fellow scouting enthusiasts from Lunenburg County District Scouts Council. We have 57 died in khaki members who spent the night at the camp this year for JOTA. More will be arriving for the day long >activities. We will be checking the internet regularly looking for your messages.
Our youth will also be writing you at differnet times as they get in to use our internet connection.
Our call sign for the radio is VE1 CMM Monitoring CW 3.590 MHz, Phone - 3.740 & 3.940 MHz
Our home page is http://fox.nstn.ca/~rakerley/scouts.html
Well thats all for now folks. We will be taking to you later. Catch you on the AIR.
Yours in Scouting
Royden Akerley, District Scouter Lunenburg District.
Date: Sat, 19 Oct 1996 07:39:30 -0500
From: davros@m160.aone.net.au[SMTP:davros@m160.aone.net.au]
Subject: Re:
I have printed out all the emails received and we are working through them to send messages to a number of people. We are at our District Scout Centre in Sunraysia District, Victoria, Australia. email us at scouts@mildura.net.au
Regards!
John Bradley
Assistant District Commissioner - Scouts
Sunraysia District, Victoria, Australia
email: davros@mildura.net.au OR davros@m160.aone.net.au
Sunraysia District WWW Site -
http://users.mildura.net.au/users/davros/DistScouts.html
The area of Mildura and the surrounding towns are known as Sunraysia, this >includes the townships of: Mildura, Red Cliffs, Irymple, Merbein, Mildura South, Werrimull, and across the river in New South Wales: Wentworth, Buronga, Dareton & Curlwaa.
Sunraysia District covers an area of around 22,000 sq. Kms.
Sunraysia's population is approximately 55,000 people, of which around 28,000 live in Mildura.
Mildura is situated in the North-West corner of Victoria on the Mighty Murray River, 550 Kms North-West of Melbourne & 450 Kms East of Adelaide.
We have 10 Scout groups in Sunraysia District all with Cubs Scouts & Scouts, >there are 6 Joey Scout Mobs, 4 Venturer Units & 2 Rover Scout Crews.
We have first class sporting facilities for tennis, basketball, cricket, Aussie Rules Football, soccer, plus heaps more.
There are a number of National Parks close handy that we use for hiking & orienteering. We have two major rivers we use, the Murray River & the Darling River which meets the Murray at Wentworth. We go canoeing & kayaking, water skiing, houseboating, swimming & of course lazing on the bank fishing.
We are operating JOTA/JOTI from the Nichols Point Scout Centre and operating HF radio on 80 => 10 metres, call sign VK3SAM.
Packet Radio on 2 metres, using the World Wide Converse Server.
As well as Internet Email on:
drsearle@mildura.net.au
davros@m160.aone.net.au
scouts@mildura.net.au
Or talking on the mIRC or perch or MSChat or MSCool Talk, channel/s: #Scouting or #Scouts.
Home Pages:
http://users.mildura.net.au/users/~davros/DistScouts.html
"Sunraysia District Scout Home Page"
http://users.mildura.net.au/users/~drsearle/index.html
"Sunraysia Gang Show Home Page"
From: Hamster Huey And The Gooey
Kablooey [SMTP:c9243169@alinga.newcastle.edu.au]
Sent: Saturday, October 19, 1996 5:36 PM
Subject: HI FROM VENTS
Hello all you legendary scouting people!
My name is Tracey Ferguson. I am from warners Bay venturers and I wou;ld like to talk to someone. Write to me or else! ( One of my leaders told me to write this so it is not me who is the pushy one! ) I've got a joke for ya - well here it goes! >What do you call a dog with no back legs and metal balls?
Well i'll tell you the answer when of if you write back!
Gotta go I will be looking forward to haering from you
bye
From Tracey
From: First Presbyterian Church[SMTP:firstpres@tislink.com]
Sent: Saturday, October 19, 1996 9:14 AM
Subject: talking
Hello from James haley from Brookhaven, Ms.
I'm in a wolverine patrol.I'm 12 years old and trinying to get my Tenderfoot patch.I've been in scouts for one half of a year.
Sincerely,
James haley
From: First Presbyterian Church[SMTP:firstpres@tislink.com]
Sent: Saturday, October 19, 1996 9:33 AM
Subject: being cool
Hey people out there. This is Thomas (sport) Boyte calling from Brookhaven,Ms 39601 Troop 375. I like all sports. As my nickname says. I'm a Wolverine scout. I'm getting my Tenderfoot. If you would like to be pen pals E-mail me at ......
From: Peter Wilhelmson[SMTP:peter.wilhelmson@mbox300.swipnet.se]
Sent: Saturday, October 19, 1996 3:43 PM
Subject: Ventures World Wide
Hallo everybody !!
We are four Venture Scout Girls from the wonderful town Norrkoeping in Sweden. We would like to have a lot of interesting and funny e-mails from all over the world. If you mail your snail-mail address we would be very happy, so we can keep contact even after this weekend (JOTI).
Our Venture Scout team is called Bellman's Croft and we are about 20 Venture Scout Girls and Boys, age 15-18. We meet once a week and almost every weekend and have fun *Smiling*. We go hiking and sailing and we sing, eat cookies, sleep and we like to meet scouts from different countries. We are hoping and waiting to hear from you.
Lots of Scoutslove
Bellman's Croft
Anna Bredin, Mia Hall, >Cissie Gustafsson, and last but not least, Tessan Wilhelmson
E-Mail: peter.wilhelmson@mbox300.swipnet.se or leif.hall@it.vin.lio.se
From: Hamster Huey And The Gooey
Kablooey[SMTP:c9243169@alinga.newcastle.edu.au]
Sent: Saturday, October 19, 1996 7:49 PM
Subject: jota vents
Hi, We are three boys from Warners Bay venture unit in NSW Australia, we wouwould like to talk to anybody who would like to talk.
dddcya (_P (we're getting tired) 8-)
yours in scoutioing
From: Hamster Huey And The Gooey
Kablooey[SMTP:c9243169@alinga.newcastle.edu.au]
Sent: Saturday, October 19, 1996 8:02 PM
Subject: Hi all fellow Venturers!
Hello All you Venturers that havn't gone to beddie byes yet! Were having fun entertaining ourselves by picking on each other and kicking each other off the computers.
Anyway, It will be interesting to see If I get any messages. (It's 1:00 AM in eastern australia)
cya all, Have fun and SMILE!
lots of scoutlove!
From: Michael Krochter[SMTP:mkrochter@jumppoint.com]
Sent: Saturday, October 19, 1996 10:18 AM
Subject: 1st West Heights Scouts
Hi from Mission Bc Canada. We are the 1st West Heights Scouts, 14 strong (age 11 to 14). We have the first female Scout in Mission and She should get her chief Scout award this year. I have three Scouts who will get this award this year. We would like to write to anyone who will write us.
YIS
Mike
From: Hamster Huey And The Gooey
Kablooey[SMTP:c9243169@alinga.newcastle.edu.au]
Sent: Saturday, October 19, 1996 8:11 PM
Subject: Re: FW: Ventures World Wide
HI ALL! My name is Martin Fleck, and I am a member of 1st Warner's Bay Scouts, in N.S.W, Australia. I am interested in computers, riding (bike) and the great outdoors! I hope someone will reply soon, as I will be going to bed soon. (getting pretty tired --> 1:00 AM)
lots of scoutlove,
Marty.
From bert.van.der.linden@pi.net
Date: Sat, 19 Oct 1996 18:19:38 +0200
From: FRISO VAN DER LINDEN <bert.van.der.linden@pi.net>
To: JANNE.PETERSSON@mailbox.swipnet.se
BESTE (DEAR) JANNE,
WE ARE THREE BOY'S FROM THE NETHERLANDS, WHO WOULD DEFINATELY LIKE AN E-MAIL BACK FROM ANYONE AND MOSTLY FROM YOU. WE SPECIALY LIKE CONTACT WITH WOMAN SO PLEASE SEND OUR ADRESS TO OTHER CHICK-GROUPS. THE ADRESS IS POLLIN@PI.NET .
WE THANK YOU ALREADY FOR THE TIME THAT YOU MAYBY SPEND.
PIGFRIFRIMA
Date: Sat, 19 Oct 1996 18:40:36 +0200
From: FRISO VAN DER LINDEN <bert.van.der.linden@pi.net>
To: JANNE.PETERSSON@mailbox.swipnet.se
Subject: JOTI
HELLO JANNE,
HERE WE ARE AGAIN, WHY DIDN'T YOU SEND US A MAIL BACK. WE ARE STILL WAITING HOOPVOL TO GET A MESSAGE FROM YOU. PLEASE SEND US SO MESSAGE OR SOMETHING.
HOOGACHTEND PIGFRIMA
Date: Sun, 06 Oct 1996 07:24:51 -0700
From: Menno Eijgenhuijsen <ashow@xs4all.nl>
To: janne.petersson@mailbox.swipnet.se
CC: bert.van.der.linden@pi.net
Subject: jota
I got your name through by another Scoutgroup, please tell us what group you are, what country you are from etc.
Kind regards,
Prinses Irene Group, Heemstede, the Netherlands
Date: Sat, 19 Oct 1996 12:58:41 -0500
From: First Presbyterian Church <firstpres@tislink.com>
Subject: talking
HELLO THIS IS TROOP 375. WE ARE DOING JOTI. WE ARE 3 BOY SCOUTS. OUR NAMES ARE BEN BOB AND THOMAS.
WE LIVE IN BROOKHAVEN, MS, USA 39601. BEN AND BOB ARE FIRST CLASS SCOUTS {ALMOST STAR SCOUTS}. THOMAS IS A NEW SCOUT WORKING ON TENDERFOOT. WE HAVE TALKED TO MANY PEOPLE. WE THINK SCOUTING IS :
>THOMAS>>> I THINK SCOUTING IS VERY EXCITING,ADVENTUROUS,AND MOST IMPORTANT FUN.
BEN>>> I THINK SCOUTING IS A FUN AND EXCITING WAY TO LEARN IMPORTANT SKILLS THAT WE WILL NEED IN THE FUTURE.
BOB>>> I THINK SCOUTING IS A NEAT WAY FOR PEOPLE TO LEARN ABOUT THERE SKILLS AND HOW TO USE THEM, BUT AT THE SAME TIME WE GET TO HAVE FUN.
SINCERELY,
BEN, BOB, THOMAS
Forgive the "shouting". They did not know that caps lock was on !
From: Andrija Flanjak <"aflanjak"@public.srce,hr>
Subject: Re: Hallo
Date: Sat, 19 Oct 1996 12:09:11 -0500
Hallo my friend,
I really don't know what was hapend with my message but never mind. Ofcourse, I wish join with other scouts in the world in Yota 1996, and please, feel free to put informations about me and my scout group to scout around the world. I will send you again information sheet about us from Zagreb.
Good luck & hear you....
From: MR MICHAEL SPECK[SMTP:PFGN23A@prodigy.com]
Sent: Friday, October 18, 1996 7:00 PM
Subject: Internet Message
Our troop, Troop 41 in N.J., USA is interested in the differences in scouting in other countries from scouting in the USA. We know that some of the ranks are different and would like to here about that. In the US the ranks in Boy Scouts start out with Scout then Tenderfoot, Second Class, First Class, Star, Life, and Eagle. The first four ranks deal with the basics for scouting and camping like first aid, map and compass, etc.
We are also interested in starting a patch collection from scoutind around the work and think this woud be a great opportunity to do so. If you are interested we will trade one of our patches for one of yours. E-mail us at [PFGN23A@prodigy.com].
In Scouting,
Mike in NJ
From: Grant O'Neil <poneilgdo@ALPHA2.CURTIN.EDU.AU>
Subject: Overview of Australian Scouting (long)
Date: Sat, 19 Oct 1996 12:09:30 -0500
In answer to the above question, here is an overview of badges, uniforms and the award scheme for Cubs, Scouts and Venturers in Australia. There have been some recent changes in cubs that I am not 100% familiar with, but everything I have described here is still current. I have had very little to do with Rovers and so I will say nothing about their award scheme here other than that the highest award in Rovers (and therefore, the highest award available in scouting in Australia) is the Baden-Powell award. Our other scouting section, Joey Scouts, do not actually have awards or uniforms as such. Their uniform is the group scarf worn with a special Joey scout woggle (although most Joey mobs that I know also have a group or mob t-shirt that is worn as a sort of uniform) I have also attached a zip that shows the Queen's Scout and Venturer Award badges, a picture of a scout that gives some idea of the styling of our uniforms, and the Australian Scouts logo.
Cubs (8-11)
Bronze, Silver and Gold Boomerang - 2.5" by 1" rectangle, dark green background with boomerang in appropriate colour. There are also "Achievement" badges that are interest badges.
Scouts (11-14)
Pioneer, Explorer, Adventurer. Circular badge about 2.5" diameter in red (P) blue (E) or green (A) with yellow fleur-de-lis and white lettering below >with name of badge level. To qualify, must earn three "Target" badges in appropriate level; Citizenship, Campcraft and one other. Look at http://www.fcollins.com.au/Scouts/victoria/vaward.html; it shows the requirements and badges for citizenship and campcraft (the rest is "under construction") and the names of the other target and challenge badges.
Challenge badges are more generalised "interest" badges. In addition to the Pioneer etc., there are "cords" in the appropriate colour (a braided lanyard worn on the left shoulder); to qualify for these you have to earn a "Patrol Activity" badge, the relevant award level and an appropriate number of challenge badges (1 for red cord, three for blue, five for green). An extra patrol activity or "bar" to the patrol activity badge is required for each level (i.e. green cord requires patrol activity badge and two bars)
Venturers (14-18)
Discovery Award - Venturer Award (square badge 2" square - maroon background with venturer symbol surrounded by yellow laurel wreath.
Queen scout - Also an optional award "Major Interest"
There are eight activity areas for Venturer Award and Queen Scout, plus Initiative (VA) and Leadership (QS) courses; for each of these there is a badge. These badges are about 2.5" long, .5" high, maroon for venturer award level and green for queen scout level, with the name of the activity area embroidered in yellow.
Just a general description of what other badges we wear:
Left pocket: Purple world scout badge in middle, service stars (no longer stars; just a small square patch with the number of years in the appropriate colour.) and Australian Flag above pocket. In cubs and scouts sixer/PL stripes are worn either side of the world badge - one stripe on the left for seconder/APL (yellow stripe with green border for cubs, white stripe with khaki border for scouts)
Right Pocket: District badge in middle - see some examples of district badges (including my own Swan Valley) at >http://www.fcollins.com.au/Scouts/badges.html Above the pocket will be link badges (moving from joeys to cubs, cubs to scouts etc.) and other badges such as Scoutcraft (scouts) Discovery Award, Cub Instructor/Scout Helper (venturers) and activity badges like Jamboree badges, or local events)
Left Sleeve: Top of sleeve - six colour patch (cubs) or patrol emblem (scouts) Below that are where badges for major awards are worn (boomerangs - cubs; Pioneer etc. and Target badges - scouts; Venturer Award, Major Interest, Queen Scout (in that order bottom to top) - Venturers
Right Sleeve: Top of sleeve - Group name tape - .5" wide dark green tape with yellow lettering giving name of scout group (white with blue lettering for (blue uniform) sea scouts) Achievement badges (cubs), Challenge badges (scouts), Activity area badges (venturers), "special" badges at bottom of sleeve (first aid, Duke of Edinburgh award, radio, world conservation etc.)
Venturers also wear maroon epaulettes on their shoulder straps; leaders wear a 1.5" wide coloured loop on the shoulder strap indicating their appointment; tan - joeys, yellow - cubs; green - scouts; maroon - venturers; red - rovers; white - group leader; purple - commissioner
Our uniforms consist of Khaki short-sleeved collared shirt with "moss green" trousers or shorts. (Sea scouts wear the same style, but all in navy blue) We all wear scarves (BSA - neckerchiefs) with a wide variety of woggles (except for leaders who all wear the leather turks-head once they earn it.)
>Each group in W.A. has its own distinctive group scarf; ours (2nd Ballajura) is divided down the middle red and blue with a yellow band around the edge and blue or red band (depending on the background colour on that side of the scarf) inside the yellow band. All sections wear a brown leather belt (white for sea scouts) with a two piece buckle that shows the scout emblem and "Be Prepared". We wear a "moss green" colour "Johnson" hat (a style similar to traditional Australian "Akubra" hats - what Crocodile Dundee wears but with plaited leather band instead of crocodile teeth!) A cap has just been introduced and approved for wear with the uniform - looks nice with casual clothes but IMO seems out of place with the uniform. Black with "Scouts" in red script letters across the front and two red eyes (? beats me why!) on the back. There is also a similar cap for cubs, except it has wolf paws on the back, and on the front it says Cub Scouts with a wolf's head behind the letters.
YiS
Grant O'Neil
Assistant Venturer Leader, 2nd Ballajura Venturer Unit, Swan Valley District, Western Australia, poneilgdo@alpha2.curtin.edu.au
From: Andrija Flanjak <"aflanjak"@public.srce,hr>
Date: Sat, 19 Oct 1996 12:34:50 -0500
Lijep pozdrav svima, or Hallo to everybody
I am Andrija Flanjak and my scout name is Apif. The name of my scout group is "JELEN". In English it minds = deer. I live in Zagreb, CROATIA, EUROPE, and for communication I prefer English language (or Croatian language !).My e-mail address is aflanjak@public.srce.hr In my scout group I'm leader, and we have boys and girls between 11 and 20 years old. We are doing really everything: camping, pioneering, hiking, trekking, many, many trips, etc. We were in Holand two times (1.European Jamboree and 18.World Jamboree). We wish to change our experiance and ideas from Croatia, with scout group from other country. I'm sure that there are many scouts who think the same like my, and we wait for your e-mail. I AM VERY INTERSTED IN THIS QUESTION: HOW YOU CELEBRATE THE THINKING DAY
OK. That is all.
YOU ARE WELCOME....
From: First Presbyterian Church <firstpres@tislink.com>
Subject: j o t a
Date: Sat, 19 Oct 1996 14:20:13 -0500
hello. I Am Bryan Becklean . I am a first year Webelo Scout. I am 9 years old. My hobbies include playing with the computer, baseball, basketball, roller hockey. I enjoy skating and I like to EAT !
In Webolos we work on our physical fitness, learn the Scout Oath, learn the Scout Law, and lots of other things.I go to First Baptist Church here in Brookhaven. I live in Brookhaven, >MS, USA.
I would like to hear from other people that are on JOTA/JOTI.
From: Grant O'Neil <poneilgdo@ALPHA2.CURTIN.EDU.AU>
Subject: Re: FW: Jamboree on the Internet
Date: Sat, 19 Oct 1996 13:00:36 -0500
You asked for a description of our best indoor and outdoor activities. Of course, being Venturers (which I think is about the same as Venturers in Canada) we don't do many indoor activities; we try to get out as much as possible (although perhaps you could count caving as indoor....)
Our most enjoyable outdoor activities in the past year were abseiling, caving and hiking. We do have a favourite indoor activity - a game the unit invented which we call "4 corners" It's not for the fainthearted; it can get pretty rough!
The way it workes is that in each corner of the room you have a chair with someone sitting on it. In the middle of the room a ball is dropped, and each person on a chair has to try and get the ball back to his chair. It's kinda like playing football one on one and having three other guys all against you. We did make a rule that you weren't allowed to actually _kill_ anyone, and also you could not damage their uniform (didn't say anything about not damaging the person though <G>)
Another favourite outdoor game is lantern stalk. This is a night wide game.
In case you don't play this, basically what you do is in an outdoors area place a lantern. There are two teams; one teams defends the lantern and the other tries to get to the lantern without being tagged by one of the defenders. Some people go for the stealthy approach, and use camouflage etc to try and sneak up without being seen; others rely on their skill in running and dodging. Lots of fun.
You also asked for snail-mail:
Grant O'Neil
54 Meadowview Drive
Ballajura
Western Australia 6066
BTW, for us a camp in February would be the hottest part of summer. That time of year, if we camp at all it will always be near the beach or a river where we can swim. Our winters are extremely mild by your standards - it never snows at all. We experience a climate similar to what I understand the climate of southern California to be like.
YiS
Grant O'Neil
Assistant Venturer Leader
2nd Ballajura Venturer Unit
Swan Valley District
Western Australia
poneilgdo@alpha2.curtin.edu.au
Date: Sun, 06 Oct 1996 10:03:41 -0700
From: Menno Eijgenhuijsen <ashow@xs4all.nl>
To: janne.petersson@mailbox.swipnet.se
Subject: Joti
Hello scouts, we are wondoring who is active on the "electronic highway?
Please, send us a message if you are interested to know more about a Netherlands Scout Group called P.I.G.
Kind Regards,
P.I.G. Pigfrimero
P.s. please send also a message to Pollin@pi.net
From: Steve Jackson[SMTP:SteveJ@msn.com]
Sent: Friday, October 18, 1996 11:17 PM
Hi to everyone at Jota
My name is Matthew I belong to 6th Cheltenham scouts in Melbourne, Australia I have been doing scouts for about 1 term and I've been on one scout camp. i' ve got about 4 badges and they are scout craft, collector, citizenship and others! I go to scouts every thursday.
Have a good time!!
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Hi Mat: What's your family name?
My name is Christopher SHERK of 1st Sherkston scouts in Port Colborne Ontario ,Canada . I have been in scouting for 7 years (Beaver, Cubs & Scouts, & I love it . I'm a devoted scout , and have 16 badges I don't have the time to name them, but I'm working on my Chief Scout Award. I have scouts every Wednesday night.
Please write back to me at my mother's e-mail address <hsherk@iaw.com> or care of my Scouter, whose e-mail I'm using right now. I need to write to fellow Scouts across the world over a 6-month period as a requirement for my Chief Scout Award. [Anyone else is welcome to write as well, please!]
I'm looking forward to the Canadian Jamboree at Thunder Bay, Ontario in July 1997 (at the head of the Great Lakes on Lake Superior).
You can learn more about it by going to Scouts Canada's homepage at <www.scouts.ca>.
Over the past 2 years, our Troop has been camping near Ottawa, the capital of Canada, for a week (about 350 miles north of Niagara).; and we've been canoeing, ice-fishing, winter camping at -20 C (-10 F), indoor rockwall climbing + tours of local industries (we watched 25,000 chickens being butchered).
This is a good activity, because it's raining & cold "Up Over" here in Niagara this afternoon. Most of our deciduous trees have changed colour and are losing their leaves in the rain.... Guess it must be summer in Melbourne. How hot is it? Windy? Big storms? How close are you to the Outback? Is it dangerous to go camping?
Yours in Scouting,
Chris SHERK, age 13,
Otter Patrol, 1st Sherkston Troop
<hsherk@iaw.com>
Scouter Lorne, Patrol Counsellor
1st Sherkston troop
Port Colborne District, Niagara Region, Ontario, Canada
Lorne White, lwhite@freenet.npiec.on.ca
2122 Pinecrest Lane West, RR#1
PORT COLBORNE, Ontario, CANADA L3K 5V3 905/835-5506
From: Glenn Lavigne[SMTP:kennethl@mailhost.oxford.net]
Sent: Saturday, October 19, 1996 11:40 AM
Subject: Internet Message
I'm interested in getting a collection of District, Region and Country badges from everyone who is on the Internet this weekend. If your interested in trading please let me know.
Yours In Scouting And Friendship
Glenn Lavigne
1-392 Springbank Ave.
Woodstock, Ontario
Canada, N4T 1L5
e-mail kennethl@oxford.net
From: First Presbyterian Church[SMTP:firstpres@tislink.com]
Sent: Saturday, October 19, 1996 5:47 PM
Subject: talking
Whats up everybody. My name is Charles Upton and Iam a beginer. I am working on my tenderfoot and I am in buck patrol. I am in 375 . I like football,baseball,basketball,hockey,soccer.
From: Menno Eijgenhuijsen[SMTP:ashow@xs4all.nl]
Sent: Sunday, October 06, 1996 1:19 PM
Subject: jota
Hello you all, we are very desperate to hear from someone in "syberspace" and related to scouting! Please tell us your story, you know any other groups that are active ?
Date: Sun, 06 Oct 1996 12:46:24 -0700
From: Menno Eijgenhuijsen <ashow@xs4all.nl>
Subject: joti
Hello,
So far we only had a reply from "Loch Lomond" u.k.. We hope you people are on line and response emediately so we could go in detail ! We are you etc....
Prinses Irene Scout Group !
Pigfrimeroarbe
Hope to hear from you soon.
And pleace send also a E-mail to pollin@pi.net
Date: Sun, 20 Oct 1996 08:57:45 +1000 (GMT+1000)
From: Susan Faulkner <s340674@student.uq.edu.au>
Subject: Re: Let's hear from you!
Hello to all,
My name is Susan and I live in Brisbane in the State of Queensland in Australia. The time is 9am on Sunday morning, it is a lovely day, the sun is shining and the birds are singing, everything looks all fresh and clean because we had a storm last night with some rain. I am 18 years old and have been involved with scouting for 4 years now, but prevously was in girl guides since the age of six, I am a Queen's Scout. I am a student at the University of Queensland studying commerce, in my first year of three. I enjoy partying and can fly aeroplanes. Hear from you soon..........
Susan
From: Arthur van der Geer <vdgeer@dutian.twi.tudelft.nl>
Subject: NEW EMAIL ADRESS
Hello all contacts,
We're sorry to say that our email adress (a.vandergeer@twi.tudelft.nl) cannot be used for exchange of JOTA/JOTI messages anymore. The mailserver >we're using is down! If you need to reply to an old message, use the next alternative: vdgeer@dutian.twi.tudelft.nl Thank you and have a nice JOTA/JOTI,
Arthur van der Geer
Burgemeester van Haarengroep
Schiedam, The Netherlands.
From terryhei@midcoast.com.au Sun Oct 20 11:24:13 1996
Date: Sun, 20 Oct 1996 19:23:11 +1000
To: janne.petersson@mailbox.swipnet.se (Jan Petersson)
From: terryhei@midcoast.com.au (Terry Heidemann)
Subject: Re: JOTI
Hello Scouts
Here in Vendelso we have Joti/Jota in our Scoutcottage Kvarnangen. If you want a look at it find http://www.scout.c3l.tyreso.se , the Vendelso Scouts homepage where we hav links to some nice photos. We have Scouts here from Cub/Brownie-size up to Venturers and Rover plus ordinary scouters. Our Jota-Callsign is SK0RG. Please send us mails now or later.
Many of us wants pen-pals.
Have a good Yoti!
YiS
Vendelso Scoutgroup
Sweden
Janne P
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G'day Janne
This is Terry Heidemann of 1st Macksville Scout Group. All the others have left for home now but they may get in touch at a later time once I pass the >messages on. I just tried to contact your home page at http://www.scout.c31.tyreso.se and I get an error message. Do I have the right address
Many thanks
Yours in Scouting
Terry Heidemann
From terryhei@midcoast.com.au (Terry Heidemann) Sun Oct 20 11:28:12 1996
Date: Sun, 20 Oct 1996 19:27:11 +1000
To: janne.petersson@mailbox.swipnet.se (Jan Petersson)
sorry I found that I put in a 1 insteat of an l - I am checking out your web-site now
Yours in Scouting
Terry Heidemann
Date: Sun, 20 Oct 1996 21:19:45 +1000
To: janne.petersson@mailbox.swipnet.se (Jan Petersson)
From: terryhei@midcoast.com.au (Terry Heidemann)
Subject: Re: JOTI
Hello again Janne
I have checked out your web page and it looks great. I have printed out all areas and will pass them onto the Scouts & Ventures tomorrow together with the messages you sent earlier.
All our youth members have gone home as it is now 9:23pm on Sunday night and >school comes early tomorrow. I hope you get a lot of replys to your site.
I am the editor of the Local newsletter over here (it's called the Macksville Messenger) so if you have anything that you would like to tell our group I can include it in any monthly issue (always looking for input).
Yours in Scouting
Terry Heidemann
Date: Sun, 20 Oct 1996 13:21:01 -0400
To: janne.petersson@mailbox.swipnet.se (Janne Petersson)
From: agrgalop@travel-net.com (Claude Vachon)
Subject: JOTI
Hello Janne,
My name is Claude Vachon and I have been a scout since age 12. I am a Queen's Scout since 1964. I am now aged forty nine. Presently, I am a Rover Scout at le Clan 2e Les Aventuriers in Ottawa, Canada. I am serving my fourth year at the scout troupe 7e Les Éclairs of Plantagenet in Prescott County, Ontario.
I can communicate easily in both Français and English.
My E-mail address is: agrgalop@travel-net.com
I will be participating with four boy scouts of the troup 7e Les
Éclairs. This is a first experience for all of us.
With the Rover scouts, we have one outdoor hike per season. During this hike, we walk, meet people, do a good deed or service, reflect on a subjectchosen by one of us and pray. Besides this hike, we can meet for a community service such as distributing food to the needy, working at a soup kitchen for the homeless, driving people home at Christmas time to keep the highways safe(Operation Red Nose).
The scouts aged 12 to 17, practice scouting techniques while playing games and camping out. We have been canoeing in the Laurentian Mountain Range in Quebec Province just North of the Ottawa River. We climbed Mount Marcy in the Adirondacks(Appalachian Mountain range on the East coast of North America) in Upper New York State. We do rock climbing in the Gatineau Hills North of Ottawa. We are going camping in November in our County. This Winter, we plan to build quinzies and sleep under the snow. A quinzie is just a pile of snow that once hardened by the cold, is dug under to offer an exellent shelter against the wind and cold. The temperature inside can be 12 degrees warmer. We also sail on the St. Laurence River abord a 6.9 meters sailing yacht. This great river was the main highway of the New World and still today, permits us to better know our country and neighbours.
We are looking forward to making new friends and sharing scouting stories.
My profession is teaching physical education. I taught at the High School level for 24 years and am now teaching in pre-kindergarden, kindergarden, grade one and grade seven physical education.
Attachment converted: MacIIci HD:LEVF.96 (BINA/mdos) (00006408)
Date: Tue, 22 Oct 1996 23:11:11 +0100
Subject: New: Scouting Spider on http://spider.scout.net/
Sender: ready-net-owner@scout.netDear friends.
The Global ScoutNet Organization opens a new service for the scouting community on the net. Please visit the Scouting Spider site on
and add the url of your scouting homepage to the database. We working also on more services to index all scouting and guiding pages around the world, please help us and give us your link.
Best thanx.
Bye... Daniel Saxer, Global Coordinator of the Global ScoutNet Organization
From akipps@tpgi.com.au Tue Oct 22 23:37:41 1996
Date: Wed, 23 Oct 1996 07:40:22 +1000 (EST)
To: janne.petersson@mailbox.swipnet.se (Jan Petersson)
From: Rhett Kipps <akipps@tpgi.com.au>
Subject: Re: Keypals
At 11:33 PM 10/22/96 +0200, you wrote:
Hello Rhett
Writing this mail to you in the aftermath of the JOTI-96. We are the Vendelso Scoutgroup located some 20 kilometers south of Stockholm in Sweden and we have been on the Jota/Joti since early Saturday morning.
In all we are about 250-300 Scouts and Scouters in our Troops and Packs.You can get more info and photos if you have a look at our homepage at
http://www.scout.c3l.tyreso.se
where you also can make a note in our guestbook, we are very happy if you do. Many of us Scouts are interested in key-pals abroad so if you also want to have one i Scandinavia so please send us a note. You can reply to this or use an address at our web-site. Now we are trying to answer all the mail you sent us during the Joti and it will take some time we guess.
In Sweden English is our first foreign language and an 'old Cub' is rather good at it even if the spelling isn't. So send us a mail or a snailmail and we will deliver it to interested Scouts. Vendelsö Scoutkår, POB 150, S-13623 Haninge, Sweden is the post address.
If you want more e-mail-addresses to other Scouts or Scoutgroups please have a look at that link at the address
where we have collected more than 100k of them.
YiS
Vendelso Scoutgroup
JanneP
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Dear Jan,
Check out http://www1.tpgi.com.au/users/akipps/
C'ya
Rhett
Rhett Kipps -
E-Mail: akipps@tpgi.com.au
WWW: http://www1.tpgi.com.au/users/akipps/
Date: Tue, 22 Oct 1996 20:58:16 +0200
From: Bert van der Linden <bert.van.der.linden@pi.net>
To: Jan Petersson <janne.petersson@mailbox.swipnet.se>
Subject: re:re:joti
>Jan Petersson wrote:
>Hi Menno! here is some info on us
>Hello Scouts
>Here in Vendelso we have Joti/Jota in our Scoutcottage Kvarnangen. If you want a look at it find http://www.scout.c3l.tyreso.se , the Vendelso Scouts homepage where we hav links to some nice photos. We have Scouts here from Cub/Brownie-size up to Venturers and Rover plus ordinary scouters. Our Jota-Callsign is SK0RG. Please send us mails now or later. Many of us wants pen-pals. Have a good Yoti!
YiS
Vendelso Scoutgroup
Sweden JanneP
PS: There are some photos on our homepage from Jamboree 18'th. I and my fellow scouters at Vilddjuren was there for some days. What an experience.
DS
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Hello Janne,
I got this E-mail trough Menno because I send it with Menno to you but at 2.00 am we didn't got a message back so I went home. Today I looked to my E-mails and I thought let's return a mail to you. I have been also to the Jamboree last year. At what subcamp did you stay and did you stay at a famalie in Holland and if you did were.
Hoogachtend,
Friso van der Linden
Veel Plezier daar in dat Zweden
En ik hoop dat je nog terug mailt.
From: Nicholas Rachowicz[SMTP:nrachowi@prairienet.org]
Sent: Monday, October 21, 1996 3:54 PM
Subject: sorry....
Hey Fellow Scouters,
I'm sorry, I very much wanted to participate in jota but all the computers went out here where I work, sorry! But if any body out there wants a pen pal or to trade badges, give me a write. I'm 17, from Homewood Illinois, south of Chicago. Thanks for all the e-mail
your friend in Scouting,
Nick
Nick Rachowicz, Homewood, BSA Troop #134, Post #780 Phone (708) 922-1302, Calumet Council -Illinois/Indiana, e-mail nrachowi@prairienet.org, Visit Grande Prairie Library ONLINE, http://www.grandeprairie.org
From: Mark Kennedy[SMTP:mkennedy@bendigo.net.au]
Sent: Tuesday, October 22, 1996 12:32 AM
Subject: Congratulations to Larry Cox
Dear Scout and Scouters,
I would like to add my thoughts of appreciation and admiration for the tremendous effort Larry has made in setting up this JOTI list.
I believe Larry deserves all of our congratulations for his initiative and determination in making this JOTI a richly successful and unique Scouting experience for us all.
I can only hope that many of the online contacts and friendships established as a result of Larry's efforts continue to grow through out the coming year and beyond.
I know that I was able to make many new Scouting acquaintances and furthered my knowledge and understanding of Scouting around the world over the course of the weekend.
Again, please take our heartfelt thanks Larry,
Mark H. Kennedy
Assistant Branch Commissioner for Scouts
Victoria, Australia
Date: 22 Oct 96 06:23:54 EDT
From: Ewan Evans <100555.3235@CompuServe.COM>
To: Jan Petersson <janne.petersson@mailbox.swipnet.se>
Subject: Re: Let us too hear from you!
Greetings from 1st Theale & Calcot Scout Troop in Reading, Berkshire, UK.
Unfortunately due to technical difficulties we were only able to participate on
Friday evening, but never mind - such is life - there is always next year.
If you send me your snail mail we will send you our District / County and Group badges as a momento.
YIS
Ewan Evans
SL 1st Theale & Calcot Scout Troop
From: R A Helfrich[SMTP:rahinmd@OLG.COM]
Sent: Sunday, October 20, 1996 5:05 PM
Subject: Patch & Communications Trading
Several of the Scouts in my Troop are interested in beginning patch collections. They are willing to tradr 1:1 for almost any CSP for a National Capital Area Patch. They can also get numbered edition commemorative patches for any of the last three years for trade at 2:1.
I am also trying to get them interested in sharing ideas and/or experiences via e-mail. For their protection I am personally screening all correspondence through my e-mail box.
As a special project for our computer science Scouts we have just begun building our own Troop net site. We would enjoy any level of interaction with other Scouts of any age.
Please send replies to: rahinmd@olg.com
Rick H.
I used to be an Eagle....
Scoutmaster, Troop 1321
Southern MD District
National Capital Area Council
From: Ian Jones - 1st Marown Cub Scouts[SMTP:ijones@mail.enterprise.net]
Sent: Sunday, October 20, 1996 6:13 AM
Subject: Re: isle of man
Hello World from the Isle of Man,
A small Island in the Irish sea 17 miles by 34 miles. We have 15 Scout Groups on the island. I am the Cub Scout LEader with 1st Marown Which is situated slap bang in the cnetre of the island. i currently have 34 Cubs we also have 24 beavers 230 scouts and 5 venture scouts.
It is 11.17 on Sunday it raining very heavily and is gerenally not a good day..
Hope all is well with you guys
Yours in Scouting
Ian JOnes
From: Grant O'Neil[SMTP:poneilgdo@ALPHA2.CURTIN.EDU.AU]
Sent: Monday, October 21, 1996 8:28 AM
Just a suggestion to all our JOTI list participants:
1) get a scouting patch/badge for your local area
2) get an envelope
3) write the following address on the envelope
>Larry Cox
>406 West Chickasaw Street
>Brookhaven, Mississippi 39601
>USA
4) insert badge along with a note to Larry thanking him for the outstanding job he did linking us together for JOTI
Thanks heaps Larry
YiS
Grant O'Neil
Assistant Venturer Leader
2nd Ballajura Venturer Unit
Swan Valley District
Western Australia
poneilgdo@alpha2.curtin.edu.au
From: Manuel Costa[SMTP:mscosta@mail.telepac.pt]
Sent: Saturday, October 19, 1996 12:01 AM
Subject: Graciosa
Scouts and Scoute
JOTA is on the air. JOTI too.
The scouts of this Island Graciosa are entering in the JOTI This night, probably, they are sending you a message, to join the list I, sincerely, hope this event may aproch the Scouts around the word and, the scouts of remote islands, like Graciosa, may feel they are not alone in this world.
Greetings from Graciosa Azores to you and all the scouts on the JOTA /
JOTI.
Manuel Sousa da Costa
Barra - Santa Cruz da Graciosa
9880 Santa Cruz da Graciosa
AZORES - PORTUGAL
From: Rhett Kipps[SMTP:akipps@tpgi.com.au]
Sent: Monday, October 21, 1996 1:36 AM
Subject: Keypals
Dear Everyone,
I was wondering if anyone would like to be keypals?
Waiting for Reply,
Rhett Kipps
Rhett Kipps -
E-Mail: akipps@tpgi.com.au
WWW: http://www1.tpgi.com.au/users/akipps/
From: SERGIO E. MATEO C.[SMTP:SMATEO@COIN.EDU.PE]
Sent: Sunday, October 20, 1996 8:03 AM
Subject: To everyone: JOTI
Hi!
I'm Sergio againg, I'm going home! so tomorrow i'm going to continue reading and answering messages! Good luck everybody in this Jamboree on the Internet!
Be prepared!
Sergio
Sergio Enrique MATEO CARRANZA <smateo@coin.edu.pe>
Colegio de la Inmaculada. Apartado 18-0853, Lima 18. PERU.
Telf. 51 1 4496772 / Fax. 51 1 4496842
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Monte Olivo 186, Urb. Monterrico Sur, Lima 33. PERU
Telf/Fax 51 1 4486148
"no dejes que tus miedos te estanquen en el camino de tus suen~os"
From: Donald Newing[SMTP:101750.2124@compuserve.com]
Sent: Sunday, October 20, 1996 6:16 AM
Subject: JOTI
Hello to all the Scouts around the world who have contacted me by email via Larry Cox. I am sorry that I have not been able to write individually to you all, but there are so many of you!
My name is Don Newing, and I am International Scout Commissioner for the County of Derbyshire, England. Derbyshire is in the Midlands of England. Our main city, Derby, is 120 miles north of London. I live in Belper, 8 miles north of Derby.
The southern and eastern parts of our county are industrial, but the centre and north are mostly open country. A large part of the county is in the Peak District National Park.
In Britain, we have four sections of Scouting, Beaver Scouts (aged 6 to 8), Cub Scouts (8 to 11), Scouts (11 to 1616), and Venture Scouts (16 to 20). We now allow boys and girls in scouting in all sections. There is also a Guide association, which is for girls only.
Our favourite activities in Derbyshire are camping, hill walking, and for the more adventurous rock climbing, caving, and canoeing (Kayaks). There is plenty of good walking country in the National Park, and also lots of popular climbing places, which in the summer attract Scouts from all over the country. Much of the land is formed of limestone, and there are lots of caves to explore for those who are properly trained and equipped. The Scouts of Derbyshire also run a rescue team to help find people who sometimes go missing in the wild country of the Peak National Park.
There are a number of Camp Sites for Scouts, and our local site, Drum Hill, is about 3 miles from my house.
Every 5 years, we organise a big international camp in the Peak District. The latest, Peak 95, was attended by over 7,000 Scouts and Guides, including over 600 from over 20 countries from all over the world. The next camp will be in 2000.
If you would like a Scouting pen friend in Derbyshire, please email me with your snail mail address after JOTI is over, and I will try and find somebody for you if I possibly can. If you would like information about the Peak 2000 camp, you can email me as well, and I will put you on our mailing list.
Best wishes
Don Newing
101750.2124@compuserve.com
From: Baloo[SMTP:sellis@tpgi.com.au]
Sent: Sunday, October 20, 1996 4:53 AM
Subject: Cub Scouting
Any cubs, cub packs or leaders who would like to continue to correspond with either myself (cub scout leader) or my pack after JOTI, can use this email "sellis@tpgi.com.au".
We are situated at Longreach in Queensland, Australia. Longreach is a small country town in outback Australia. My cubs come from in town as well as from properties (stations).
We also associate with Cubs of the Air which is cubs conducted over the radio to remote and isolated properties (stations).
If your from a country that doesn't use the term 'cub scout' then there ages are from 8 to 10 1/2.
We have missed the JOTI due to previous local commintments and so would like to correspond with others via email or post mail.
Talk to you soon,
Stephen Ellis (Baloo)
ACSL
From: Terry Heidemann[SMTP:terryhei@midcoast.com.au]
Sent: Saturday, October 19, 1996 11:26 PM
Subject: Activites from 1st Macksville
Here are some more reports of the activities done by our group as publishedin our newsletter.
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Hang-Gliding Weekend
of the 7th & 8th The 1st Macksville Venturers set off for the ultimate buzz that some of us have had for a while. We left around 8:30am it wasn't a very thrilling trip to High Adventure Park. I think we got there around 11:00am. We started to get our lessons straight away after that stuntman (John Haddon) said I'll go first. The rides take around 15 min each. Then Bill Knaver from Kinchella went up, then I went up, Daniel Grey, Steve Banks, Michael Anderson, Bec Sanger, Ben White, David Begley, and Stacey Welsh was there but she didn't go up in the air. All of the air trips went over the beach and I saw some dolphins. Over the lake you hit some air pockets. Air pockets are when two differently directed gusts of wind hit and moves the microlite side to side.
Most of us done power dives over the beach. When you land, you can hardly feel it. That night most of us stayed up late and talked around the fire.
The next day we swam in the river which was very cold. Played in the canoes & sat around. Then packed up our tents and went to thank the High Adventure Park owner for the weekend. Then we went back home.
Travis Reibel - Venturer
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Venturer Canoe Weekend
It was a dark friday night when we packed the canoes onto the trailer and decided to leave for Goolang Creek to compete in the inaugral Canadian Canoe Classic.
We arived around ten o'clock that night at the Nymbioda Canoe Centre to unpack the gear and put up the tents.
The morning came quick and it took a while for most of us to wake up. We ate breakfast and got ready to head of to the end of C grade to be briefed on the race and were given a number so that our times could be recorded
We had the choice of starting at either one of three places on the river each shorter than the next. All the Vents decided to start at the top of the course which was at least 27km long.
So off we went to confront the river. we would start 30 seconds apart in numerical order. Mick Berry and myself had decided to paddle together and we were given the number 72 which would put us around the middle of the group but one of the first of the Canadian Canoes to leave.
Mick and I did well in the first part of the race only tipping once because we were to busy talking to two guy and didn't see the rock, this proving to be costly because it took us ages to catch up to them.
Dave gave us a tip about a little ally way beside a corner that would be sort of a short cut but little did we know there was two of these allys, the first one being about the same distance as the real route. But we finally came to the real ally which must have cut atleast five to ten seconds off our time.
After Rocky Rapid Mick and I knew it wasn't far to the end, so we paddled hard to finish first in our class. Macksville Vents also grabbed glory with Dave and Ben coming third.
The trip was very hard with the first part of it being more skill than anything and the second part was more endurance. Thanks to Mr Hull for organising the Bowraville School's Canoes and also for transport. I'd also like to thank Dave for organising the weekend and for getting the whole unit up there because without Dave a lot of our activities wouldn't run.
Daniel Gray - Venturer
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Henstock
On the 29-30th of March the Scouts went camping at Henstock Park. There were lots of activities including two wide games at night, searching for a bunny rabbit and when we found it we got an Easter egg, building a safety port for a flood using trees, poles and ropes, building a transporter where after we built we had races with a person sitting on it and a couple of other games. Basically, it was a camp to teach us more about Scouting. We all passed off a bit of badgework to which was good to. Thanks to the Leaders Skip, Kym, Sparra and Penny Gray, Greyskies, Sandra Begley and Mr Hall for helping at the camp. It was a lot of fun, even if the lively Scouts didn't get to bed until 1/2 past 2.
Sarah Giles Scout
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Canoeing Weekend (27/28th April)
Well once again a Venturer activity gets underway on time, it was organised for 7:15 PM leaving time wasn't it.
Daniel Gray, Steven Chappel, Michael Berry, Emma Reinten, Travis Reibel, Michael Anderson (Lone), David Begley, Kristie Lamberth, Miranda Elliot, Peter Hull, Sam Hull, Patricia Reinten, Bob Reinten, Karen Reinten, Debra Berry, Michael Johnston AVL, Debbie Johnston, Steele Johnston, Penny Gray,
Diane Banks, Peter Banks, Steven Banks and myself (Dave Banks) all set off with our first stop at Maccas at Coffs for a pleasant meal, the Venturers wanted to start a food fight but I would not permit this action because I wanted to start it.
Very little mess was made but a lot of fun was had. Next stop was Nymboida Canoe Centre on Goolang Creek, where tents were erected and sleep was had.
Saturday we awoke to a lovely day, we canoed C grade first then we canoed B grade & C grade. As the name suggests C grade is easy with all grade 1 rapids & B grade is mostly grade 2 rapids. The Venturers all performed very well. On Sunday we canoed B & C grade again. During one section called Gooseneck (a very difficult section) Steven Chapple and Miranda Elliott were the only ones who did not crash and burn.
Sunday arvo we boogy boarded in the stoppers, Peter Hull and myself tried to canoe Tennis Courts (a grade 3-4 section), we successfully completed the first five metres in the canoe, the remaining twenty metres was like being in your Mum's washing machine.
After packing up our gear we left heading for Dorrigo, the weather was wet and Brrrrr but we made it back to Macksville Scout Hall on time (7:30 PM). A big thanks goes to Peter Hull for organising the canoes from Bowraville Central School and Penny Gray and Diane Banks for organising the food.
Dave Banks Venturer Leader
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Ebor Weekend
Ten 1st Macksville Venturers joined Coffs Harbour and Bellingen Venturers on the weekend at Ebor Falls where they enjoyed some rockclimbing and abseiling. It was great to see how much confidence has been achieved by most Venturers as they scrambled up and down the rock faces. Steven Chappel and Daniel Gray both showed their desire and ability when it came to rockclimbing and prusiking. The rockclimbing was pursued and set up by Michael Berry. Saturday night saw a game of fire ball soccer at the sportsground.
This weekend has been the end of an era for Michael Berry as he recently turned 18. Michael has enjoyed many years in Scouting, first in Cubs, then Scouts where he achieved his Green Cord, then onto Venturers where he has achieved his Queen Scout Award. Michael has gained much experience in Venturer activities such as canoeing, abseiling, caving, waterskiing, ropework, and the award scheme. Michael will be missed by the Venturer Unit as he will now pursue Rovers.
Many thanks must go to Penny, Wendy, Sandra, Ian and Diane for cooking and making a success of the weekend.
Dave Banks
Venturer Leader
From: Terry Heidemann[SMTP:terryhei@midcoast.com.au]
Sent: Saturday, October 19, 1996 8:33 PM
We are just starting sending again this morning - we had to take a few hours off for sleep etc. I would like to give the names of all the participants who were here yesterday and will probably be back today.
Tess Begley Scout aged 14
Sarah Heidemann Scout aged 12
David Heidemann Venturer aged 15
Troy Haddon Scout aged
Brenden Reibel Scout aged
Daniel Gray Venturer aged 15
Steven Chappel Venturer aged 15
Kristie Lamberth Venturer aged 15
Miranda Elliot Venturer aged 15
Peter Banks Scout aged 12
Steven Banks Cub aged 10
Emma Reinten Venturer aged 15
Patricia Reinten Scout aged 13
Dave Banks Venturer Leader Aged (he refuses to tell)
Sandra Begley Parent
(also known as "The Lady" and says she is 21 {still?})
Penny Gray Group Treasurer aged indeterminate
Ian Gray Group Leader (Scout name Gray Skies) aged between 9 & 90
Terry Heidemann Group Secretary (and still under 50)
Bob Reinten Scout Leader (Scout Name Skip) aged under 50
Wendy Reibel Group Fund Raising Officer
(known around the traps as tequila)aged under 22 (so she says)
Mary Heidemann Scout leader (Scout name Hoot) aged...........
(I would be shot if I let this one out)
Neil Fenner Scout Aged 12 (I think)
Allan Fenner Parent helper (very good one)
Robert Haddon Parent
Francis Haddon Parent
Shirley Lamberth Parent
Some of these camped here last night.
It is raining at the moment and the computer (1 only) is set up in a tent in a paddock. We have been printing all the messages & distributing them around. The Scouts are presently preparing replies and they will be sent out each hour until we shut down tonight. I will pass on all email to the Scouts over the next week or so. It is a shame that out of the 43 youth members only the ones listed above turned up.
If you wish to contact anyone listed above via snail mail the address is
<Name>
C/- 1st Macksville Scout Group
P.O. Box 369
Macksville NSW 2447
Australia
From: Quakers Hill Public School[SMTP:qhill@ozemail.com.au]
Sent: Saturday, October 19, 1996 7:31 PM
Subject: G'day
G'day to all of you - I hope you are enjoying JOTA... a big hello to you all from 1st Kings Langley Scout Group - we have a base here which is mainly radio, but a small mob of us decided to "sneak" away and send you all a message.
If we say nothing else, we want to wish you peace and good happiness for you and your endeavours... if scouting can do nothing else it can join us all together in the desire to help our neighbours and our friends.
Go in peace friends,
Gammo
Scout Leader, 1st Kings Langley Scout Group,
http://www.ozemail.com.au/~qhill/kl.html
From: davros@m160.aone.net.au[SMTP:davros@m160.aone.net.au]
Sent: Saturday, October 19, 1996 6:20 PM
Subject: Re: Badge Swapping
Hi all Scouts and Scouters
Hope you are all having a brilliant JOTI.
Here in Mildura, Victoria, Australia it is a beautiful Sunday morning, and the birds are singing in the trees. It is Spring, and the kangaroos are frolicking. We are at our DistrictScout Centre with Scouts, Cubs, Venturers and Leaders. Many of us stayed overnight.
I am interested in swapping country badges with any who are interested. We have a really cool Australian Scouts badge that features our flag. I would like to swap for your equivalent badge. Also your District or Area badges would be welcome too! Our District badge features a paddle boat and is very colourful.
Looking forward to hearing from you.
Have a great weekend.
Assistant District Commissioner - Scouts
Sunraysia District, Victoria, Australia
email: davros@mildura.net.au OR davros@m160.aone.net.au
Sunraysia District WWW Site -
http://users.mildura.net.au/users/davros/DistScouts.html
Date: Mon, 21 Oct 1996 07:22:05 -0500
Dear Scout and Scouters,
I wanted to impose upon you one more time as a way of closing out this mail list for JOTA/JOTI. It has been very satisfying to have a part in getting people involved in Scouting together to share our experiences. My Scouts were excited at the mail they received from all over the world and I hope your experience was a positive one.
This has been a one person operation from the start and everything has been done by hand. I hope you continue to write to each other directly, but I will not be able to forward mail to individuals or to the group. Hopefully we will be able to get together again next year for an e-mail exchange. If my internet provider sets up a list server, I would like to start an automated mailing list that would allow me to talk to some of you.
I will finish sending out the mail that is still coming in as soon as I can. However, as I type this note it is time for me to go to work and I must wish each of you Good Scouting. I am enclosing my e-mail address and my postal address. I would very much like to hear from you on an individual basis in the future.
Larry Cox
406 West Chickasaw Street
Brookhaven, Mississippi 39601
USA
Telephone 1 601 833 0652
e-mail larry@tislink.com