Operation Icicle Frozen Reporter
Issue 3, 1999
Edited by Paul Sullivan & Chris Cvengros
CANADA WINS WAR
by Paul Sullivan; Editor
As predicted in yesterday's edition Canada was victorious in taking over the
world. Late in the war after a harsh beating by the French, Canada destroyed
Australia in a stunning upset victory. The first countries to go were France
and Egypt nearly in tandem. For a while it looked like Canada was going to be
defeated by France, but then Australia lunched a brutal air-strike crippling
the French Forces and sealing their fate. Canada, forgotten, laid low until
they had enough cash to rebuild. During that time Russia and Brazil were taken
over by Australia. Then after running all the way to the arms merchant, Canada
ordered a twenty-two-plane air strike to attack Australia. With their airfield
destroyed, and their base severely wounded, Australia had few options. They
sent a large contingent of spies to attack the Canadian army, but it was to
little to late. In a simultaneous attack, planes in the air, spies destroyed
Australia's airfield. Canada made one last bombing run and obliterated Australia
to ensure their victory. Go Canada!
Note; Paul Sullivan (the author of the above article) played the Canadian General
who radioed in the decisions of the Icebreaker Patrol. Any partiality is due
to this fact.
COLD SHOWERS FOR THE REST OF US
by Nick Gustafson; Communications MB
Cold showers are a big problem in the DVC. This is caused by people taking too
long in the shower. When the next person enters the shower, they get a nice
chill on their body. It may not happen that much but surely there are people
that hate taking cold showers. So, people that do take showers should only take
5-8 minute showers; seeing that there are 49 Scouts in the Deicke
Fun in the Sun
by Chris Cvengros; Editor
"The Ants Go Marching!" Today is Wednesday at Operation Icicle (and the rest
of the United States). That means it's the "Day at the Beach." The Operation
Icicle Troop and staff left the main camp after breakfast to play on the Frozen
tundra of Lake Emerick. Dave Stanish led his patrol in song as they merrily
"marched" to the lake. The hike through Manassass, past the capture the flag
field, and by the icy swamp in the 20 F weather lead us to the eight inch ice
of our beloved lake. The Scouts began with the challenging practice ice rescues.
Each patrol rescued their main staff advisor from the imaginary hole in the
ice. If the Scouts ventured too close to the magic cone that denoted the pretend
edge of the ice, then that Scout needed to be rescued by his patrol as well.
All the patrols learned valuable skills in ice rescuing techniques from the
integral experience. The lake experience shortly focused on the shore as the
patrols found their sites for the day to relax and cook. After collecting firewood,
the Scouts scrambled to the ice to join the staff in games of hockey, rugby,
and snow ball fights. The sun made the snow easy to compact and a bit slushy.
After the games the patrols gathered food supplies stationed at the boathouse
and cooked in their respective sites. When the patrols finished cooking and
cleaning, they "itsy-bitsied" their areas and left only foot prints in the snow.
Tips from the Commodore
Shoes and socks in particular must not be tight. If you wear size 9's, but 10's
feel so good you always buy 11's, your Antarctic foot wear should be size 12's
and 13's to allow motion of the toes and give sufficient insulation. Do not
wear too large many socks unless they are each successively large in width as
well as length. (Socks which are too big give folds which cause pressure points
and increased tendency to cold injury.) If your feet hurt, you are not hurt.
When they stop hurting, investigate immediately, re-warm and exercise your feet
until sensation returns. Change to dry socks, and dry innersoles or grass if
necessary.
Staff Interviews
by Brendan Shanley; Journalism MB
Johann believes that the program has been unbelievable. The staff is
great, and the campers are doing an awesome job! His favorite program event
was Tiberian Sun (the program mentioned in the first article). He has been staffing
O. I. for seven years, and has spent five of those years as program director.
He was upset when the lake became somewhat slushy at "Day at the Lake." His
top three points would be seeing Pat's brother really enjoying the program,
and wanting to be on staff. Seeing that the Tancredi boys are becoming better
leaders, and that the staff couldn't fall asleep on the night of Tiberian Sun
due to the excitement.
Jeff O'Rouke thinks the program gets bigger and better year after year,
but is difficult to put together. Hats off to Johann, Pat, and Will for being
overly creative. Jeff thinks that this year's campers are having less problems
because of the amount of cooperation. He agrees that Tiberian Sun was the best
event and loves how the event came to a complete finish and accomplished all
it's goal in a record time. He appreciates how the council let the camp experiment
with so many Scouts for the first time. He looks forward to Darren, Johann,
and himself trying this one more time.
Meet the Staff
by Chris Cvengros; Editor
Darren McArdle; The incredibly dedicated, energized Camp Director who
runs the event known as Operation Icicle.
Jeff O'Rourke; The Business Manager who supplies O. I. with multitudes
and fixes and does anything he can.
Johann Medcraft; The imaginative Program Director who starts planning
for next O. I. during the present O. I.
Pat Huslig; The creative compliment to Johann who spends amazing amounts
of time running program events.
Will Cvengros; The imaginative guru who finishes the trio of the Operation
Icicle's program staff.
Tom Opolony; The hard working ranger who sets up program events, fixes
any thing, and keeps the staff clean.
Dan Johnson; The hard working English ranger who does anything that is
needed around camp.
Dr. John Schroeder; Our beloved Commodore who has influenced every O.
I. as much more than just a medic.
Mike Kruger; The assistant heath officer who keeps O. I. healthy and
shares his knowledge in First Aid MB.
Scott Beisner; One Citizenship in the World leader who knows how to motivate
a group of Scouts.
Ben Cannon; The Fishing merit badge instructor whose announcer-like voice
entertains C. F. L.
Brain Clark; The Citizenship in the Nation leader who leads the staff
and Scouts in anything he partakes in.
Kevin Craft; The wild staffer who slept outside as the Wilderness Survival
Merit Badge counselor.
Chris Cvengros; One Communications Merit Badge counselor that edits this
newsletter.
Carrie Gatske; One cook who teaches prospective chefs Cooking MB and
keeps the Diekie smelling fresh.
A.J. Guido; The cameraman who teaches Cinematography merit badge and
has learned a lot about program.
Ben Johnson; The slick Englishman who teaches ice skating merit badge
and compares the Scouting experiences.
Alyson Lea; Another cook who feeds the hungry Scouts and staff who ensures
order in the Diekie building.
Greg Nenia; The man who made Shabbana famous also teaches Safety Merit
Badge.
Tracey Power; Another cook who cares for Diekie, helps with Personal
Management and paints nails on the side.
Kevin Riddle; The experienced skier who teaches Snow Sports MB and who's
acting and accents entertain O. I.
Sean Sandlin; The Army man who keeps order through out camp and does
what needs to be done for O. I.
Lyle Shipton; The other Citizenship in the World counselor who's acting
earned him a presidential position.
Dave Stanish; The Personal Management Counselor who's cartoon quotes
and sense of humor entertain O. I.
Paul Sullivan; The other editor of this newsletter who helps with program
and publishes this letter globally.
Ed Thiele; The rambunctious Cinematographer who complains about being
cold, but keeps a warm smile.
Matt Wolding; The Citizenship in the Nation counselor who always has
a great time.
Vickie Meister; A wonderful cook who has come to us from Oxford.
Walt Schalk; A mentor and a man who gives us food for our bodies and
our souls.
Mari Ann Blaconiri; The other Citizenship in the Nation counselor who
helped with everything.
Ken Stanish; Another member of the "Any Darn Thing" patrol who slept
outside.
Rick Lea; A happy behind-the-seances man who set up camp, helped us clean,
and brought us Alyson.