I was sure that Mike and I would be alone, cold and frazzled, trying to work Registration and Start/Finish, as we had not received many responses to our call for volunteers. But thanks to the regular gang of FLO volunteers and workers, there was plenty of help, and a great time was had by all.
By the time we arrived, everything was already set up - beautifully - thanks to Bob and Janet Putnam, Ray Bruneau, and Toby Henson. A speedy run to a copy center by Jonathan Linforth saved the day, as somehow the new colored control cards had escaped from the supply boxes and were nowhere to be found.
The weather turned out to be absolutely beautiful, not cold and rainy as predicted. There was lots of excitement as Santa arrived via Fire Truck, and there were complementary cookies and juice for all. Santa, cookies, and the park waiving entrance fees for the day – it just couldn’t get any better! [FLO has provided some extra Kelly Park maps to the park rangers as a thank you.]
Janet and Toby pitched in at the Registration desk, and an ROTC mom, Angela Moschella, graciously worked there from 10AM to almost the end. Mike and I had the luxury of completing a Course, thanks to all the help. (Mike really wanted to run a Green, but agreed to a more sedate Orange with me. My stopping to collect wild flower seeds in mid-course really got to him though.)
Start/Finish was manned by Derik Bohn, and Arild Orsleie pitched in, after setting all the terrific courses, with Mike taking over in the PM. An anonymous long-time FLO member provided instruction, which was especially appreciated by a Scout Troop that had traveled all the way from south Florida to earn Orienteering badges. For the badge requirement of volunteering they hung the result cards. If you happened to look for your results, you probably noticed the courses were somewhat mixed up. They understood the ‘hang results’ bit, but the ‘in order’ part got lost in translation. Great job anyway, and I was really glad to have them take on the job with so much energy and enthusiasm.
Control retrieval was taken care of by Ray Bruneau and the Hemnesses. Ray took over and collected all the supplies and closed and locked the gate at the end of the day. We had one scare, as one unfortunate O’er received a mismatched map and clue sheet. (not sure how I managed that) Mike and Ray were sorting through results, and had just identified who was MIA when she showed up, exhausted and frustrated. She managed to find the controls, even with the wrong map, and had not realized the necessity of being back by the 3PM time limit !
Just a note here – please return to check in by 3PM, finished or not. A Search and Rescue was being considered when she arrived. If you do get completely lost, try to follow the safety bearing (which usually takes you to a road or other major feature), or stay at a control (any control). Don’t wander around; the control retriever will find you. In an emergency, three long blasts on your whistle, repeated at intervals, will notify others that you need assistance.
Apologies to all of you that had to ‘orienteer,’ just to get to orienteering! Some O’ers had trouble getting to Kelly Park, as the route we decribed in the newsletter and Website was closed for the Apopka Santa Parade. Some of you travel quite a way, we know, and the bad traffic added hours to your already long drives.
But at the end of the day, all the help, and the great O’er attitude, even when we experience difficulties, made for a truly enjoyable time for us, and I hope for you too.
Marilu Dempsey
| Course | Class | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| White | Male | David Hall | James Innes | Kevin Innes |
| Female | ||||
| Group | Metzenroth | |||
| Yellow | Male | L Johnson | Charles Green | Keith Pattillo |
| Female | Crystalee Munoz | Heather Wainright | Dana Foushee | |
| Group | Titusville HS #1 | |||
| Orange | Male | Nick Johnson | Robert Collier | Jesse Garner |
| Female | Kindra Lawson | Paula Pradella | Stephanie Wainright | |
| Group | Oviedo HS #2 | |||
| Brown | Male | Gary Collins | ||
| Female | ||||
| Group | Bales / Vaughn | |||
| Green | Male | Mitch Jarvis | Shane Keys | Joe Maliszewski |
| Female | Alicia Padrick | Jataya Taylor | ||
| Group | BS Troop 625 #2 | |||
| Red | Male | Bob Putnam | Derek Bohn | Ron Eaglin |
| Female | Andrea Holman | Audry Nettlow | ||
| Group | David Crane + |
| Name | Time |
| David Hall | 26:05 |
| James Innes | 39:49 |
| Metzenroth | 48:40 |
| Kevin Innes | 53:15 |
| William Hall | 56:25 |
| Klein | 58:14 |
| Thomas Gunn | 58:27 |
| BS Troop 225 | 58:48 |
| Dubin | 71:00 |
| Chris Worcester | DNF |
| Justin Haupert | DNF |
| Name | Time |
| L Johnson | 27:45 |
| Charles Green | 30:52 |
| Keith pattillo | 32:10 |
| James Sawyer | 33:10 |
| Crystalee Munoz | 38:00 |
| Ben Henry | 41:07 |
| Julian Rincon | 41:32 |
| Mikel Moschello | 42:25 |
| Titusville #1 | 43:55 |
| Heather Wainright | 44:27 |
| BS Troop 62 | 44:48 |
| Alex Smith | 46:32 |
| BS Troop 234 #3 | 49:50 |
| T & M Murphy | 50:25 |
| Dana Foushee | 50:55 |
| BS Troop 524 #1 | 56:29 |
| Cypress HS #4 | 57:04 |
| Brittany Crowell | 57:13 |
| Holiday hikers | 60:15 |
| BS Troop 234 #5 | 60:30 |
| Koerner | 62:51 |
| Little | 65:11 |
| BS Troop 234 #2 | 68:30 |
| Cypress HS #3 | 73:59 |
| BS Troop 234 #1 | 75:25 |
| BS Troop 234 #4 | 82:20 |
| Jon Krisinghen | 86:22 |
| Cypress HS #2 | 92:40 |
| Cypress HS #1 | DQ |
| Name | Time |
| Nick Johnson | 34:52 |
| Robert Collier | 39:26 |
| Jesse Garner | 40:52 |
| Walenty Prytulo | 41:35 |
| Mike Schmid | 49:15 |
| Bandeth Sok | 50:41 |
| Mario Gutierez | 54:41 |
| Bob Davis | 55:47 |
| David Mahnken | 56:05 |
| Kindra Lawson | 56:25 |
| Paula Pradella | 56:25 |
| John Walen | 56:29 |
| Oviedo HS #2 | 57:00 |
| M & M Dempsey | 59:36 |
| Eugene Brown | 60:12 |
| Jon Gonzalez | 61:13 |
| S & J pridemore | 62:29 |
| Kiel | 63:52 |
| Stephanie Wainright | 64:02 |
| Hemness | 64:04 |
| BS Troop 62 | 65:55 |
| Kimberly Durjan | 67:11 |
| Ken Fowle | 67:51 |
| Boone HS #3 | 68:30 |
| Kevin Spencer | 69:50 |
| Boone HS #1 | 70:15 |
| Kim Mowry | 76:29 |
| Boone HS #4 | 77:00 |
| Life | 78:15 |
| BS Troop 222 #2 | 81:11 |
| Oviedo HS #1 | 82:51 |
| Outdoors & A | 84:45 |
| Flynn / Matallo | 93:01 |
| BS Troop 222 #1 | 95:40 |
| Oviedo HS #3 | 106:50 |
| Boone HS #2 | 107:00 |
| BS Troop 524 #4 | 122:35 |
| BS Troop 524 #2 | 123:45 |
| Lori Yost | WM |
| Name | Time |
| Bales / Vaughn | 63:45 |
| Gary Collins | 119:15 |
| Russ Steinke | DNF |
| BS Troop 524 #5 | OT |
| Name | Time |
| Mitch Jarvis | 45:22 |
| Shane Keys | 59:08 |
| Joe Maliszewski | 61:35 |
| Adam Johnson | 66:22 |
| Alicia Padrick | 68:09 |
| Jataya Taylor | 81:22 |
| Andrew Horn | 85:53 |
| Carter Secosh | 106:58 |
| John Ide | 116:01 |
| BS Troop 625 #2 | 154:44 |
| BS Troop 625 #1 | OT |
| BS Troop 524 #3 | DNF |
| Ray Bruneau | DNF |
| Good | DNF |
| Name | Time |
| Bob Putnam | 54:44 |
| Derek Bohn | 64:12 |
| David Crane + | 67:29 |
| Ron Eaglin | 74:39 |
| Toby Henson | 74:50 |
| Andrea Holman | 81:34 |
| Trung Lively | 83:15 |
| Jerry Sirmans | 95:21 |
| Lou Chizlett | 109:03 |
| Jenkins | 109:35 |
| Lundin | 114:03 |
| Don Nettlow | 114:25 |
| Audrey Nettlow | 114:25 |
| David Brault | 115:35 |
| Bob Keys | 130:45 |
| B Barolet | 159:05 |
| Dave Shuman | DNF |
| DNF | Did Not Finish |
| DQ | Disqualified (Wrong Control) |
| WM | Given Wrong Map (Sorry!) |
| OT | Over 3 Hour Time Limit |