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John Smerek Memorial
Scout
Orienteering
Festival
2020
EVENT: Scout Orienteering Festival for Scouts and Scouters
from Cubs to Venturers, including Girl Scouts
DATE: Saturday, March 28, 2020
LOCATION: Beaumont Scout Reservation
8:30 AM to Noon
MEET DIRECTOR: David Fisher (314-434-5060)
<roaming496ranger@hotmail.com>
REGISTRATION: Emerson Conference Center Area
8:30-10:00 am.
No advanced registration is required. We just
ask that you send an estimated attendance to
David Fisher at roaming496ranger@hotmail.com by March 19, so we know
how many to expect.
COST: $5.00 per scout or adult. (The cost includes the map.)
ATCHES & SEGMENTS:
Festival Patch and 2018 Segment $4.00
Segment alone $1.50
Festival Patch alone $3.00
Courses: The format for the scout competition
course will be a SCORE ORIENTEERING format with 30 controls. Each
control has a point value from 5-30 points, depending on its location
and difficulty. There is a 60-minute time limit with a 10 point
penalty for each minute over the time limit.
There will be 6 mass starts every 15 minutes from 9:15 am to 10:30 am.
A non-competitive beginner’s (Map Hike) course will also be available
for cub scouts, first time orienteers, recreational use and
for scouts that need a course that meets the
first class navigation requirement.

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Rules of Competition for the
th
18 John Smerek Memorial
Scout Orienteering Festival
Registration
1. Fill out registration form completely.
FULL ADDRESS, UNIT TYPE AND NUMBER required to receive awards.
2. Divide scouts and scouters into teams of 2 scouts/scouters (3
max.). Categories are based on the age of the oldest person on
the team.
3. Divide teams among the 6 start times.
4. Fill out punch card completely.
NAME, AGE, UNIT TYPE AND NUMBER required to receive an award.
The awards will be mailed to the unit leader of record on the
registration form. Every year some Scouts do not receive awards
because they did not fill out the punch card and we are unable to
assign them to a category or determine where to send the awards.
Score Orienteering Course
There are 30 control markers on this year’s course. You can visit
the controls in any order. You are not expected to get all the
controls. You have 60 minutes to visit as many controls as
possible. You will be penalized 10 points for every minute you are
over the 60 minute time limit.
Plan your route according to your ability. Use your map reading
skills more than your compass. Match features around you with the
symbols on the map. If you are a beginner/first timer consider
doing the map hike route (100+ points). After punching a control,
move away from it as quickly as you can to avoid giving the location
away to others. Each team should plan their route independent from
the other teams in their unit.***(SEE Scoring)
Start
The start is in the field west of the Emerson Center by the flag
poles. Plan on arriving at least 10 minutes before your scheduled
start time for last minute instruction and to have your card
stamped. YOUR CARD MUST BE CHECKED AND STAMPED OR YOU WILL NOT
QUALIFY FOR AN AWARD. Staplers will be available at the start.
PINK cards start at 915: AM TAN cards start at 10:00 AM
YELLOW cards start at 9:30 AM IVORY cards start at 10:15 AM
ORANGE cards start at 9:45 AM GOLD cards start at 10:30 AM

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Scoring
The controls are worth the following amount of points:
# 1- 5 worth 5 points #16-20 worth 20 Generally, controls that are
# 6-10 worth 10 points #21-25 worth 25 farther away or harder to find
#11-15 worth 15 points #26-30 worth 30 are worth more points.
*** Teams from the same unit with identical punch cards and similar finish times
will be lumped together for scoring.
*** Groups of 4 or more will be considered recreational and not eligible for awards.
Finish
The finish is located on the west side of the Emerson Center at the south end of the porch.
Remember to turn in your punch card at the finish. Punch card must have participants
names, age and unit number to receive an award.
Beginner Briefings
Beginner briefings will be held in the field near the start. All beginners should plan on
attending. The briefing will go over the event format, basic orienteering skills, map symbols,
and strategies for planning your route.
Map Hike
The Map Hike is a non-competitive beginner level point-to-point course in which participants
time themselves. This is an excellent opportunity for cub scouts and beginners to learn about
orienteering and experience a 2-3 Km course. Time to walk the course should be less than
an hour. This course meets the first class orienteering course requirement.
Safety - Yield to Horses
If you encounter horseback riders on a trail, please step off the trail to let them pass. The
shoot gun range, ropes course area, ranger office/maintenance area and ranger houses are
out of bounds.
Awards
Awards are neckerchief slides and tokens. The highest scoring individuals and teams will
receive an award. Awards will be mailed to the unit leaders in April.
John G. Smerek
Our friend, John Smerek, died prematurely in the summer of 2002. As the Scout
Orienteering Festival Meet Director for 14 years, he was the heart and guiding
force of this event. He loved the opportunity to combine two of his great
passions, Orienteering and Boy Scouting.
John had unlimited energy and enthusiasm. He was a kind and generous
person. We hope to live up to the high standards he set as we carry on the
tradition of the Scout Orienteering Festival.
Beth Skelton.
