Kamron Wilkerson and Dexter Woods at Boy Scout Jamboree
By Monty Siekerman
Kamron Wilkerson (left) and Dexter Woods are attending the Boy Scouts Jamboree near Beckley, W.Va.
There will be 34,000 other Scouts from 50 nations at the jamboree, which is held every four years. Thirty-six Scouts and four leaders from 16 troops of the northwest Ohio Black Swamp Council left two days early for zip lining and whitewater rafting on the New River.
The jamboree includes 10 days of outdoor activities and camping as well as water sports, climbing, mountain biking, four wheeling, hiking, zip lining, and community service.
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