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Boy Scouts "Campout of the Century" coming up
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Schedule of events

Friday, May 14

3 p.m. - Check-in begins

3 - 11 p.m. - Campsite set up -all troops

Troop dinners in campsites

8:30 -10 p.m. - Friday Night at the Arena Show

11 p.m. - Taps, then all quiet


Saturday, May 15

7 a.m. - Camp Reveille, all troops up. Troop breakfasts and clean-up in their campsites

8:45 a.m. - Flag Raising. Subcamp flag raisings will have a tribute to BSA and Salute to Camp Bert Adams

9 - 11:45 a.m. - Activities and Programs

12 - 1 p.m. - Lunch and clean-up in campsites

1:15 - 5:15 p.m. - Activities and Programs

5:30 p.m. - Catholic Mass at Amphitheater

8 - 10:30 p.m. - Arena Show for all participants

11 p.m. - Taps, then all quiet


Sunday, May 16

6 a.m. - Reveille. All Troops up. Troop breakfasts and clean-up in their campsites

8 a.m. - Interfaith Service and Closing Ceremony

9:30 a.m. - Break Camp. Clean Up sites. Campsite inspection by Commissioner. Troop depart with commissioner approval. Participation patches awarded

From Friday evening until Sunday morning, a small city of Boy Scouts will be encamped at Bert Adams Scout Reservation on Ga. Highway 36 South.

Between 4,000 and 5,000 Scouts are expected to attend this weekend's "Campout of the Century." The event was organized in celebration of 100 years of Boy Scouting in America as well as in honor of the 50th anniversary of the opening of Bert Adams Scout Reservation.

Former Scouts and prospective Scouts and their families are invited to attend the event.

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