Vampire-0 #5 Magness Memorial Tree Farm, Sherwood OR Sat. October 26, 2002 I love Vampire-O mornings - and this year was no exception. A slight drizzle, with the fog lifting off the hilltops of the Magness Tree Farm...but then the sun came out and ruined everything...! (We vampires are a hard bunch to please.) We had several Scout troops (from as far away as Corvallis!) show up early to catch a beginner's clinic and enjoy the short white course. By Vampire-O time at noon, we had nearly 80 folks on 29 teams for the mass start! If you've never been to a CROC Vampire-O event before, it's like playing a game of tag while doing an hour-long Score-O event; three teams were chosen to be "it" and start out with Vampire cards (worth zero points) and depart three minutes after the rest of the crowd. This year's special feature was called search-and-destroy extra point controls: five controls had stickers hanging from them, three "times 3" multiplier stickers and three "times 2" stickers. The first groups to arrive at these controls could place a sticker on their control card and get 20 or 30 points, instead of the usual 10 points for punching at each control. From the reports I heard, there were a lot of quick exchanges of the Vampire cards between teams out there on the trail. Curiously, quite a few teams came in without ever having experienced a vampire attack, too. Several teams decided to lock in their scores over 15 minutes before the hour was up, and headed back in to the finish early. The best things of all, though, were the smiles and stories everyone exchanged afterwards at the Visitor's Center over cider & donuts. Special thanks go out to all the Vampire-helpers: Mike Poulsen, Jerry Rhodes, Julie Pohl, David North, and Glen Cafferty. Extra special thanks are owed to Kim Bartholomew (for a great spread of hot cider & donuts afterwards) and the Scouts & leaders of Girl Scout Troop 876 (for handling control pickup). See you at Vampire-O #6...?!? - John Bartholomew ---------------------------------------------------------------- RESULTS: White course: (7 controls, 1.0 km) -------------------- 7:55 Brent & Michael Adams, Nick Ogle & Colby Schwindt 9:50 Tamara & Chip Lubeck, Jeff Hunt 12:49 Kyra Pauli, Gwynne, Eric & Danny (Cub Park 146) 12:50 Becky Snethen, Mike Cook, Paul Hoffer 13:04 Bob Pauli, Evan, Austin, Joe & Cameron (Cub Pack 146) 13:15 Jacinta & Donal Hanlon 14:15 Tom & Steven Armstrong, Spencer Cook & Sandra Neal 15:20 Dan & Jacob West, Corey Crocker, Chris Peschieza 16:22 Matt & Robbie Penziol, Callen Prettyman & Kyle Caywood 17:15 John & Nathaniel Gilman, Phillip Trunk 20:15 Mary Anne Thygeson & Bruce Campbell ??:?? Stuart Withrow, Nico Bresler, Everett Barnes & Josh Brown Vampire-O: (28 controls, 1 hour Score-O format, 10 pts/min late penalty) ---------------- 230 pts Brian Russell (2 vampire attacks) 230 pts John & Nathan Gilman, Phillip Trunk (0 vampires) 230 pts Alex Olsen/Alex Gorecki (0 vampires) 210 pts Tamara & Chip Lubeck, Jeff Hunt (6-7 vampires!!!) 200 pts Mike Poulsen (0 vampires) 200 pts The Martinaks (0 vampires) 190 pts Lydia, Kenrda & Kelsey (GS Troop 879) (2 vampires) 190 pts Tim & Carl Hostetler, James Rainev (3 vampires) 190 pts Matt Hastie + 1 (2-3 vampires) 190 pts Brad Weyers (1 vampire) 160 pts Cindy & Stuart Withrow, Nico Bressler, Josh Brown & Susan (1 vampire) 150 pts Samantha, Katie, Misha & Kelsey (GS Troop 879) (2 vampires) 150 pts Daniel & Sandra Reed (1 vampire) 150 pts Cathy Hastie + 1 (2 vampires) 150 pts Matt & Robbie Penziol, Callen Prettyman & Kyle Caywood (0 vampires) 150 pts Daniel Deaville (0 vampires) 140 pts Becky Snethen, Mike Cook & Paul Hoffer (1 vampire; 1 min. late) 140 pts Jerry Rhodes (3 vampires) 140 pts Jacinta & Donal Hanlon (0 vampires) 130 pts Ken, Merritt, Arianne & Lars Lawrenson (2 vampires; 2 mins late) 130 pts Bruce Campbell & Mary Anne Thygeson (2 vampires) 130 pts Brent & Michael Adams, Nick Ogle & Colby Schwindt (1 vampire) 130 pts The Other Martinaks (1 vampire) 120 pts Tom & Steven Armstrong, Sandra Neal & Spencer Cook (4 vampires) 110 pts Steven Seger (3-4 vampires) 60 pts Glen Cafferty (2 vampires) VAMPIRES: Dan & Jacob West, Corey Crocker & Chris Peschieza (2 vampires) VAMPIRES: Kyra & Gwynne & Eric Pauli, Danny Cohen (Cub Pack 146) (1 vampire) VAMPIRES: Bob Pauli, Evan Mingle, Austin Benjamin, Cameron Rahe (Cub Park 146) (2 vampires)