Vampire-O #4 Sat. October 20, 2001 Magness Tree Farm, Sherwood OR It keeps getting bigger and bigger ... at this year's fourth annual Vampire-O event, we had over 90 participants! Many of our attendees were from Scout groups, and many of these were Vampire-O veterans, too. The warm, sunny morning sure didn't hurt our attendance, though it was hardly the weather for a such a "spooky" event, I suppose...! A 1.3km beginner's course provided a good start for many of the new orienteers - over 50 of them arrived early and completed the course. The main event, Vampire-O, was a one-hour long Score-O event with a mass start, with our traditional tag-and-swap-control-cards format, and a few "vampire protection devices" (gallon jugs of colored water) thrown in for good measure. I alway add a special fun feature or two - this year it was "Boo! controls". When you arrived at one of the five Boo controls, you'd find no punch there, only a sign directing you to where the punch was hidden ("75 meters away at 140 degrees magnetic" for example), on it's own stake with only a very small control flag to mark its location. This year's Vampire-O winner: a tie between Jeff Watson and Paula Whipple, with an impressive 240 points each! A crew from a local AT&T Cable TV show also came to the Tree Farm for our event, taping some of the action and interviewing several club members and scouts. (Thanks Jerry for helping to arrange this!) Once again this year, CROC's Vampire-O concluded with refreshments for all in the Tree Farm Visitor's Lodge, and LOTS of smiling "victims". Many thanks to all those club members and others who helped out at this year's Vampire-O - I couldn't have done it without you! : Kim Roger & Trudy Bartholomew, Donna Brown, Glen Cafferty, Andy Dale, Scott Drumm, Phillip Kollas, Mike Poulsen, Jerry Rhodes, Jeff Watson & Paula Whipple. - John ("The Impaler") Bartholomew --------------------------------------------- RESULTS: White course - 1.3 km, 9 controls Michael Aden,Ben Foley,Charles Meier - 17:37 Spencer Neish,Cody Thompson,Philip Meier,Michael Fullman - 18:12 Cathie Wilson,Chris Simpson - 19:12 Fred Taft,David Derlacki,Larry King,Robin Reinhard - 20:32 Paul Filanowski,Elizabeth Silverwolf - 21:42 Aaron Taft,Eric Carlson,Travis Reinhard - 22:22 Dylan Bartholomew & Grandpa - 24:52 Brian Davenport,Will Lathrop - 26:32 Ken Rice,Chris Schuldt,Ross Duckworth,David Mohr - 26:47 Timmi & Cara Bjorkquist,Hayden Conlee - 27:17 Donna Brown - 28:22 Mark & Brent West,Kenny Wonderlick,Travis Carey - 28:27 Robert & Bobby Balliet,Andrew Nast, Phillip Rice - 36:02 Edward Richards,Brad Streeter,Kori&Cody Cacciacarro - 36:27 Jason Wilson,Riley Enriquez,Thomas Lathrop - MISPUNCH (control #9) (13:27) Josh Paladini,Josh Mehl,James Wilson,Jason Davenport - MISPUNCH (control #9) (15:12) Doug Hopt,Shane Hopt - DNF (missed several controls) Vampire-O - 1 hour Score-O format, 29 controls 10 points per control, 10 points/minute late penalty Jeff Watson - 240 pts (2 vampire attacks) Paula Whipple - 240 pts (0 vamps) Donna Brown - 170 pts (2 vamps) Fred Taft/Dave Derlacki/Robin Reinhard/Larry King (Troop 170) - 160 pts (1 vamp) Minsky family - 150 pts (2 vamps) Becky & John Snyder - 130 pts (2 vamps) Elizabeth Muncher/Graham Connell - 130 pts (0 vamps) Michale Aden/Ben Foley/Charles Meier - 130 pts (1 vamp) Holliday family - 120 pts (0 vamps) Robert & Bobby Balliet/Andrew Nast/Phillip Rice - 120 pts (1 vamp) Caroline Broadbent/Chris Ferrante - 120 pts (1 vamp) Andy Dale - 110 pts (4 vamps, 1 min. late) Glen Cafferty - 110 pts (1 vamp) Scott Drumm - 110 pts (3 vamps) Ken Rice/Chris Schuldt/Ross Duckworth/David Mohr - 110 pts (0 vamps, 2 min late) Timmi & Cara Bjorkquist/Hayden Conlee - 100 pts (0 vamps) Josh Paladini/Josh Mehl/James Wilson/Jason Davenport - 100 pts (1 vamp; 6 min late) Scout Troop 256 - 100 pts (3 vamps) Jan Hettick - 100 pts (1 vamp) Phillip Kollas - 90 pts (1 vamp) Doug & Shane Hopt - 90 pts (1 vamp) Mark & Brent West/Kenny Wonderlick/Travis Carey - 90 pts (2 vamps; 5 min late) Girl Scout Troop 879 - 80 pts (0 vamps) Jason Wilson/Riley Enriquez/Thomas Lathrop - 80 pts (1 vamp) Travis Reinhard/Chris King - 80 pts (2 vamps) Edward Richards/Brad Streeter/Kori & Cody Cacciacarro - 80 pts (3 vamps) Lanae & Kel & Ella Carver/Tajsha - 60 pts (0 vamps) Scout Troop 119 (Group 3) - 60 pts (2 vamps) Spencer Neish/Cody Thompson/Philip Meier/Michael Fullman - 30 pts (0 vamps; 9 mins late) Wally Rogers + friend - 0 pts (0 vamps, VERY late) John Lyman - VAMPIRE Brian Davenport/Will Lathrop - VAMPIRE Aaron Taft/Eric Carlson - VAMPIRE (2 vamps) (vampire attacks shown for statistical interest only - no penalty applies!)