In Much Ado About Nothing, Leonato states that “A victory is twice itself when the achiever brings home full numbers”. In that vein, the Mid-Summer Night’s Dream-O was certainly twice a victory. 88 participants participated in the Score-O chasing down controls and Shakespeare quotes, and even one Shakespeare character. Puck, it turns out, was a hard control to capture. Not only was he fleet of foot, but his fairy helpers (Mustardseed, Moth, Cobweb, and Peaseblossom) diverted many an orienteer, helping Puck to rule his forest! In addition, Control 18 proved to be proverbial as the stage direction “exit pursued by a bear” was followed by a number of participants aiming to visit controls to the north of Northern Lights.
Here are the results, though, of course, we all win any time we celebrate both the sport of orienteering and the theater (take that UAA – Save the Seawolves for real – reinstate Theater, Sociology, and Environmental Science!). Please forgive misspellings…
Score-O, 60 minutes, 30 controls
1) Ian Moore and Jen Jolliff, 970 pts; 2) Allan Spangler, 950 pts; 3) Art Harman, 780 pts; 4) Steve Gruhn, 720 pts; 5) Brad, Liz and Aurelia, Rianne Aster, Erica Conway, 670 pts; 6) Elias Williams, Isaac Bertschi, 630 pts; 7) Terri, Harrison, Anna, 610 pts; 8) Nancy Pease, 590 pts; 9) Brian Durcell, 580 pts; 10) Jared, Andrea, Calvin Gardner, 570 pts; 11) Springer Moore, Andrew Harmon, 550 pts; 12) Tamra Kornfield, Tian, Aneliese, Trygre Sandvik, 510 pts; 13) Peter Johnson, 500 pts; 13) Todd and Rowan Shearer, 500 pts; 15) Lang, Barbara, Hatti, 490 pts; 16) Steve McKeever, 470 pts; 16) Charese Gearhart-Dekreon, Drew Dekreon, 470 pts; 18) Mark Findlay, 450 pts; 18) Abi, Bryn, Sophia, Matt Malouf, 450 pts; 20) Annette and Leslie Iverson, 420 pts; 20) Jeromee, Eileen, Adria and Lorelle Myers, Eric Follett, 420 pts; 22) Barbara Brown, Tim Wiepking, 410 pts; 22) Tristan and Joyce Goodell, 410 pts; 24) Kevin, Aunty K, and Lulu Hawkins, 400 pts; 25) Mike Robinson, Dave Orcutt, 390 pts; 26) Mollie, Mark, Oliver, Henry, Louis, Marcel Rosier, 350 pts; 26) Peggy and Ken Kugel, 350 pts; 28) John and Natane Drozdowski, 340 pts; 29) Ruth Kvernplassen, 310 pts; 30) Dustin and Ann Marie Bergerson, 300 pts; 31) Marty Gibson, 270 pts; 31) Dana Orr, Cathy Coon, Barb Malchor, 270 pts; 33) Jen, Gwen, Corin, Lucian, Freya, Alex and Adam Harmon, 150 pts; Puck 1, Ian Moore 0.
A very special thanks to the following volunteers: Diane Van Dommelen for sign in and beverage purchase, Frank Witmer for the pizza run, Gary Snyder for pulling controls. Puck and Eve Van Dommelen, Max Romey, and Kate Paskievitch for pulling controls and for playing the roles of Puck, Peaseblossom, Cobweb, Mustardseed, and Moth!