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Home My WebLink About12-87 ADG Inc - Gainesboro District - BackfileCOUNTY of FREDERICK Departments of Planning and Building 703/665-5650 June 18, 1987 ADG, Inc. ATTN: Steve Schrader 8 West Cork Street Winchester, Virginia 22601 RE: Conditional Use Permit #012-87'of ADG, Inc. Dear Mr. Schrader: This letter is to confirm the Frederick County Board of Supervisors' action at their meeting of June 10, 1987: Approval of Conditional Use Permit #012-87 of ADG, Inc. for a Commercial Outdoor Recreation Center "AKA --The Survival Game", to be located on Route 694 approximately 1 1/2 miles west of Reynolds Store, in the Gainesboro Magisterial. District, with the following conditions: 1. This is a one-year permit to be reviewed and renewed annually by the staff, Planning Commission, and the Board of Supervisors. 2. If the use, occupancy, or ownership of the property changes, this conditional use permit will expire and a new conditional use permit will be required. 3. The applicant shall provide sanitary facilities acceptable to the Health Official and Building Official. If sanitary problems develop., if a building permit is required, or if the nature of the use changes, an approved septic drain field shall be required that is acceptable to the Building Official and the Health Official. 4. Off-street parking will be provided. 5. Games shall be conducted only during the hours of 9:00 a.m, and 4:00 p.m. 6. Game activities shall be conducted May through September, inclusive. No game activities shall be conducted during the recognized Virginia Hunting Season. 7. Games will be conducted under the conditions of the National Survival Games, -.-.- Inc. Official Rules. 0 f-.,..,+ c,,,,.,.-a - U C) Rnv A01 - Winrhezter_ Virginia � - 22601 fr RE: Conditional Use Permit #012-87 of ADG, Inc. June 18, 1987 If you have any questions regarding your conditional use permit, please do not, hesitate to call this office. Sincere y, Robert W. Watkins Director RWW/dkg cc: Eston 0. Rudolph, Jr., Commissioner of Revenue George B. Whitacre, Circuit Court Clerk 0 0 CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT #012-87 ADG, Inc. Commercial Outdoor Recreation Center "AKA --The Survival Game" LOCATION: On Route 694 approximately 1 1/2 miles west of Reynolds Store MAGISTERIAL DISTRICT: Gainesboro ADJACENT LAND USE AND ZONING: Forest land and residences on large lots zoned A-1, Agricultural Limited PROPOSED USE AND IMPROVEMENTS: Commercial outdoor recreation (survival games) with no improvements on buildings REVIEW EVALUATIONS: Virginia Dept. of Highways and Transportation - No objection to a conditional use permit. However, if this is for some type of business, a commercial entrance permit must be applied for and approved before the business is started. This is also provided there is adequate sight distance in both directions at the proposed entrance way. Health Department - This department has no objection to the proposed usage provided that two vault privies are provided. Reynolds Store Fire Company - No objections at this time. Planning and Zoning - The site consists of 84 acres of forest land in a relatively remote location. There are several residences on large lots in the vicinity of this property. The Health Department recommends that two vault privies be provided. The Department of Planning and Building has not had a policy of approving permits for new uses that rely on vault privies. This is an unusual case because it involves no building permits for structures and no source of water. STAFF RECOMMENDATIONS - Approval, with the following conditions: 1. This is a one-year permit to be reviewed and renewed annually by the staff, the Planning Commission, and the Board of Supervisors. • Page 2 ADG, Inc. CUP 2. If the use, occupancy, or ownership of the property changes, this conditional use permit shall expire and a new conditional use permit will be required. 3. The applicant shall provide sanitary facilities acceptable to the Health Official and Building Official. If sanitary problems develop, if a building permit is required, or if the nature of the use changes, an approved septic drain field shall be required that is acceptable to the Building Official and the Health Official. 4. Off-street parking shall be provided. PLANNING COMMISSION RECOMMENDATIONS: Approval, with the following conditions: 1. This is a one-year permit to be reviewed and renewed annually by the staff, Planning Commission, and the Board of Supervisors. 2. If the use, occupancy, or ownership of the property changes, this conditional use permit shall expire and a new conditional use permit will be required. 3. The applicant shall provide sanitary facilities acceptable to the Health Official and Building Official. If sanitary problems develop, if a building permit is required, or if the nature of the use changes, an approved septic drain field shall be required that is acceptable to the Building Official and the Health Official. 4. Off-street parking shall be provided. 5. Games shall be conducted only during the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. 6. Game activities.shall be conducted May through September, inclusive. No game activities shall be conducted during the recognized Virginia Hunting Season. 7. Games will be conducted under the conditions of the National Survival Game, Inc. Official Rules. The vote on this CUP was as follows: YES: Mrs. Copenhaver and Messrs. Stiles, Myers, Brumback, Golladay, DeHaven, Wilson, Romine ABSTAIN: Mr. McDonald • VALLEY SURVIVAL GAMr OFFICIAL RULES 1. In addition to Survival Game equimnment, a player may take with him/her into the field nothing other than the following items: a knife; a length of cord or rope riot to exceed 20 feet; camouflage hat, gloves, mask or netting; a pencil or pen and writing pad; a helmet or other head -protecting device; toilet paper; food and drink; insect repellent; tobacco;'gum; personal medicines or drugs; matches and a pack. 2. If a player feels it necessary to carry with him/her anything not on this list, he/she must have the item or items approved by the ultimate judge at least R hours prior to the Game. If approval is granted the other players will be app- rised and given the option to also carry the item or items. 3. It is mandatory that all players and judges wear the safety goggles provided by USG at all times during the Game. To ignore this rule could result in serious eye injury and possible loss of vision. It is also strictly against the rules of the Game to shoot anything from the pistols but the dye pellets provided; it is likewise against the rules to shoot those pellets frozen or in any condition other than that in which they are received, with the exception of using talc on the pellets. Failure to wear the goggles during the playing of the Game means instant disqualification. 4. A player may carry into the woods with him/her any number of dye pellets and/or CO2 capsules, but no more than one pistol. 5. A player may mark, and thereby eliminate, another player either by shooting him/ her, or by squirting or touching him with dye from a punctured capsule. Once a player has been fairly marked by shot, squirt or touch, that player is barred from marking the player who marked him. Should two players happen to nark each other simultaneously, either by shooting or by squirt or touching, both those players are eliminated. If a player is shot but not marked, by a pellet that fails to burst on contact, that player is still in the Game. 6. A player believing that he has marked and put out another player may call for a truce - by shouting the word "truce," and only that word - during which he may inspect the player suspected of being marked; if that player is marked he n;ust leave the field; if not, the two (or more) players involved in the truce will walk out of sight of each other before resuming play. 7. If a player is marked by shot, squirt or touch and has legitimate agrument with the method or fact of his/her elimination, he/she must immediately demand of the player who marked him/her an arbitration, and the player is obliged to grant it. In this event the two disputing players must walk as quickly and as silently as possible to the nearest quadrant judge for arbitration. If a quadrant judge`,, arbitration climinates a player, that player must leave the woods immediately; if a judge's decision returns a player to the Game, the judge will lead that player to a place in the woods which he deems appropriate and release the player there. B. A "mark" is considered to be a direct hit on any part of the body. Collateral damage is not considered to be means of elimination. • 9. Some symbol of neutrality (white handkerchief, vests or colored arm bands) should be shown by a player leaving the playing field, an accidentally self - marked player, or two or more players in dispute. 10. A player is emphatically disallowed from shooting at any other player or players showing a neutrality symbol, or at any judge. 11. All judges should be identified as such by wearing orange T-shirts or jackets. 12. A player may not leave the playing field at any time except to retire volun- tarily and permanently from the Game, or in the case of his/her elimination. 13. In the event a player's pistol ceases to function or to function properly, that player is simply stuck with a nonfunctioning or dysfunctional pistol. 14. Any arbitration decision by a judge is inarguable and final. 15. No motor vehicle or bicycle may be used by a player at any time during the Game. 16. Only judges and players (and press members if they are wearing goggles) will be allowed within the permiters of the playing field during the course of tine Game. 17. No player may take with him/her into the playing field, or fashion while there, any object designed to function as a portable shield against being marked. 18. No mechanical or structural modification whatever of the dye pistols is allowed. 19. No player may shoot at another player who is outside the permiters of the playing field or vice versa. 20. During the course of the Game, judges, and the home -base keepers are not allowed to give any information regarding the progress of the Game or the locations of flags to any player. 21. The point of the Team Game is for one team to capture the flag of the other, team and bring it back to its own flag station. The first team to do this is tf:e winner. 22. The team flag must be hung in plain view between 4 to 6 feet in a tree. 23. A flag may be recaptured from a capturing team (by eliminating the enemy player or players holding the flag); if such a recapture takes place, the flag must be immediately returned by its team to its exact original lecation at the team's flag station. 24. Any player carrying a flag, be it his own or the other team's, must carry thy flag in plain sight. 25. Once any flag -carrying player is eliminated from the Game (marked with the other- team's dye), he/she must immediately stop running or walking and silently give over the flag he/she is carrying to whomever on the opposite team demands it. Once a flay -carrying player is eliminated he/she may not in any way male it difficult for the opposing team to take his/her flag, and after the flag is given over he/she must leave the field immediately and silently. • • 26. Any member of a team may carry or capture the other team's flag, and thc:i f?r,(; may be passed around among the members of the capturing team. 27. Either flag -station judge may be employed by either team at any time during the Game to settle legitimate disputes. A player or players approaching the other team's flag station for the purpose of settling a dispute with that flag -station judge may not fire their pistols or make an effort to capture the other team's flag until they have been taken at least 100 feet from the flag station by that judge and been released to continue play. 28. Do not litter the field. "Pact; out" your trash. The penalty for breaking any of the above rules is instant disqualification from the Game in which the rule is broken and disallowance of any points accumulated in that Game. 9 • NSU,'A_ � LP,�CE COVERAGE REQUIREMENTS FOR AIR GUN GAME OPERATORS PLAYER SIGN-UP PROCEDURE & CODE OF SAFE PLA i.j Sign lip Procedure [J Every player must c:ornplete. an application to playlivaiver of liability and assumption of risk form before playing each game. ❑ Every player must be given a copy of the signed form as his evidence of PPI coverage. Safety Code FJ The game operator must give safety instructions to all players prior to each game session with emphasis on procedures for fogged goggles. ❑ All players must use equipment and paint balls approved by the operator. (-1 Only air gi ms may he used having a muzzle velocity of 325 ft. per second or less. ❑ Only non -toxic, non -caustic, water soluble, paint balls may be used as ammunition. Every game session must be supervised by no less than 2 judges. ❑ Every person must wear goggles at all times within the play and target areas. ❑ The judges must eject any player who removes goggles while in the target areas. ❑ No person under age 18 will be permitted to play. ❑ Players must keep guns on safety at all times when outside the play and target areas. ❑ No alcohol is permitted on the playfield during a game session. ❑ No intentional 1 land shots are permitted. ❑ No physical contact fi�'hein„ is permitted. ❑ Players must stay within the boundaries of the play area while playing the game. ❑ Tree climbing should be avoided. ❑ Running over ledges and mountainous terrain should avoided. ❑ Boundaries of playfield and target areas must be marked, fei ised or guarded while a game is in session to prevent persons or animals from wandering into the play area without proper protection or armed hunters a1-)1)car1r)g on the playfield. Failure to observe these rules could invalidate insurance coverage. i 0 �1q Lo 1 1 1V151Oki ----�_-_- h 1 � C9 4 ROBINS i J145 y �"I,,' i' I I w I I I N � N I v r to m I tAl I S S�l S 7 0 I� I� Q I� IS OFFSET W L_ f �— STAT l � 019 " . 00 C' MCr CU[.l�J •' u CFR'I IFICATE No. A 54-11-3 (10)"t 54.17.3 M162 562'46'00*E RO 727.06• I 9C 6.000 Ac. I E 3 I N t0 T r Ie Q o o r °•� tip/ ,v(e ro N T _ � Y by r'i` 0 / 7" b ^ryM A1.2e NIA'Sb oti ROUTE 694 `'- --T,4,r M14-PW- � BOUNDARY SURVEY SHOWING DIVISION OF THE PROPERTY OF JOHN RALPH CUSTER GAINESSORO DISTRICT FREDERICK COUNTY, VIRGINIA SCALE 1'- 400• JANUARY 14 1991 Greenway Er191neerin9 and 6urveymg Co-Jnc. PO. Box 666 wtnchester, V1r91r11a �Z' Os APPLICATION FOR CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT IN THE COUNTY OF FREDERICK, VIRGINIA Conditional Use Per it No. %a-87 Submittal Deadline is (1 Application Date /0 8? For the Meeting of Fee Paid !/ 1. The applicant is the owner other (check one) 2. OWNER: OCCUPANT: NAME: 4pG IA)6 NAME: ADDRESS: WeS4- ADDRESS: t,y i PLfie. ✓ r V 6 TELEPHONE: 4,2,z 2 -(off - TELEPHONE: (if other than owner) 3. The property is located at (please give exact dirt' ctiong) 4. The property fronts state route6c 7 and consists of De4'0q ' acres. (Please be exact) 5. 6. The propert is owned by 14 10 6, l/UL - as evidenced by deed fro Aefj recorded in deed book no. �{�( on page registry of the County of PROPERTY IDENTIETCATTON NO. We"e tist 21-digit #)�. 0&000-C,40D)6o0D-0tW- This property is designated as parcel no. on tax map no. � in the bero Magisterial District. 7. The t 8. It is proposed that the following additions/improvements to existing buildings will be constructed. 9. It is proposed that the following buildin will be constructed: 10. The following are all of the individuals, firms, or corporations owning property adjacent to both sides and rear and in front of (across street from) the property. (Use additional pages if necessary). These people will be notified by mail of this application. (PLEASE LIST COMPLETE 21-DIGIT NUMBER) NAME 1. f� ryl a v% it Pk6i c:. , Address: / n e �a� �t%UgGQb +�'ar Vi 2 Property ID#: 00 - 006 - 0000 - 00 i z- 2. A dress: Old e you c_ 13oX // 3 ro ert I # : c� s ��0- o- CD-0000- Ob z 3.9�^e re Address: CS Property O - ID#YO�c A0(2) 0002 - 0000 - 66 12- 4.LeS/e►� A,ddress: Vz Gt' se kv 4, ceousC ro e y ID# : �4a o - c)cOC) -no I Z. C C- ,— 0 Conditional Use Permit 4 NAME 5. /,e s ti � ",-'dress: p e Property ID# c ® 6 01 D 6. fvew lc/,' A-4e Address: 64, 4 4khtle � z zw Property D#: 6 00-(oy3) 6003 -0062~ 00 1 -6 7'`%2VYt,, �: OII�flGz� A dress: Property ID#: 005 03) 000S-- 0 ooz_ U oz(O - 0 taoo.DC�4�U1) A dress: EK/1 -S UJe k iehr 3 &K l o(W 644, Zoo, Propert ID# : ciYOC&P 1 //0C, cl 5 00D_ ova Ozbs - an Z7 Address: Cifp -7 Cif L'0/P\ 'Z- -(10 yk.C') Property ID#: Ooo -- oo ) 60 _s� ^-UO v _ 0 O C' ) 10. Fimv'�Ly Address: 14-C;--L 'X S cJ1.ir cr-tom V* 22(ram'z�;" Property ID : S OG '- !� Gv faDC10 �-CoO o -' 0 D 0. - (D. JqA) 9. Additional. comments, if any I (we), the undersigned, do hereby respectfully agree to comply with any conditions required by the Board of Supervisors of the County of Virginia, and authorize the County to go upon -the property for the purpo Signature of Owner: Signature of Applicant Complete Mailing Address: '0 w'PS'f C --yV OVA- 6 Telephone Number: -7` % Z_�7 ( For Office Use Only PLANNING COMMISSION PUBLIC HEARING RECOMMENDATION OF (date) ✓ Approval a Denial -SECRETARY (signed) BOARD OF SUPERVISORS PUBLIC HEARING ACTION OF (date) w - 57 Approval Denial COUNTY ADMIN. (signed) face 0-6-2- pox YO -kcre, (11,4 (% -sOOa (400) 000 6 --- ©8D b --• v 0 0 (!�, —C) o s-oe�ca - W-0 -0000-000a - oc> r 4 -o a --moo©©- �✓' a �. G Cp � � '� COUNTY of FREDERICK Bing and Building c' 703/665-5650 APR 1987 • REr,4-IVED DEPPMD PLANNING BUILDING M E M 0 R A N DU M Health Department ATTN: Mr. Herbert Sluder Planning and Zoning ATTN: Mr. Stephen M. G urisin Reynolds Store Fire-Companv , ATTN: Building Department ATTN: Mr. Kenneth L. Coffelt ATTN: ATTN FROM: Robert W. Watkins, Director DATE: April 13, 1987 SUBJECT: Review Comments On: __X _ Conditional Use Permit Site Plan Preliminary Master Plan Subdivision Rezoning We are reviewing the enclosed request by ADG. Inc. or their representative, ADG, Inc.. 667-6271 Will you please review the attached and return your comments to me as soon as possible. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- THIS SPACE SHOULD BE USED FOR REVIEW COMMENTS: • / /! 'v / �1 / ..(Ale ii, � �/ry. � . !/ /1 .« ��,. ,� a� z � ., .- � n 4fl.dis ------------------------------------------------ -- , ---- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Signature Date QeJ L�y 9"Court'Sauare - P.O. Box 601 - Winchester, Virginia - 22601 17 �� a�5� CO of FREDERICK ``+ pat nent ;6kXjan and Development REQUEST FOR COMMEN o �`' ,Nhn P. ti ne - Planning Director 0� M. risin - Deputy Director 175M ' co 8G� :•ry�.� 703/662-4532 TO: Mr. Herbert L. S luder 1.9 ��N�,+'NC Sanitarian Frederick -Winchester Health Department ated at the P.O. Box 2056 intersection of Winchester, Virginia 22601 Smithfield Ave. & (703) 667-9747 Brick Kiln Road FROM: Robert W. Watkins, Director of Planning DATE: SUBJECT: Review Comments for Conditional Use Permit Rezoning Subdivision Site Plan Please review this reques for a COY►�/Y YCt� C� �(wa,-bol� located at &f1A_ /,v-rSE-c a s4, jet. 6( iLi cl sr Qi, (� 9(o Proposed building and impr vemen)AA- : This comment sheet must be returned to the Frederick ou ty Department of Planning and Development, o the applicant, by ��/p 7 for the meeting of Ingg, j01 Health Comments: Health Signature: Applicant's Name: ri D Address: 5i Phone Number: -70 Sc Date: NOTICE TO APPLICANT: It is your responsibility to contact the Frederick -Winchester Health Department for comments on your project and to return all comments as part of your application before or on the submittal deadline date. a I 26 \ 1 eo1v1 SIOU ---4- \ \ \ \• C� \ 534' \ I3�IG"E ` \ \ \ /J l2S7.2a \ 1�- I I � 1.o I I �m N:O N ^ N W to I s m r m -4g n2a � IN 1n I s -r ------ to Ibt to uI � T F O 562'aGoo e _ Q W \ r= 1200.00 9 6.000 AC. I N62'06B'11'w ` m tj to 1fi' O e N i�7 � I ROBINSON m o a 32.536 Ac. �,r u 1„ D f� o ' m o N apv i `i: Oi ..` 4— CFR-1 IFICATE No, A 54-11-3 W%1 54.17-3 (b)161 QULAN11`'--jo, ,1f tia �i WI 15OFFSET IP 3e ...` A0.G• STATE ROLITE 694 BOUNDARY SURVEY SHOWING DIVISION OF THE PROPERTY OF JOHN RAL.PH CUSTER GAINESSORO DISTRICT FREDERICK COUNTY VIRGINIA SCALE 1"- 400' JANUARY 14 1961 Greenway Emgmearin9 and 5urveytng Co.,Inc. PO. box 666 Winchester, Virginia • COUNTY of FREDERICK Department of Planning and Development REQUEST FOR COMMENTS John T.P. Horne - Planning Director Stephen M. Gyurisin - Deputy Director 703/662-4532 TO: Mr. William H. Bushman Resident Engineer VA. Dept. of Highways & Transportation P.O. Box 278 Edinburg, Virginia 22824-0278 (703) 984-4133 Local Office: Commerce Street Winchester, VA. 22601 (703) 662-8876 FROM: Robert IV. Watkins, Director of Planning DATE: /8 , 7 SUBJECT: Review Comments for )( Conditional Use Permit Rezoning Subdivision Site Plan Please review this request for a located at Ale-CLK �'l.� /,vTES6C Proposed building and improvement This comment sheet must be returned of Planning and Development, or the for the meeting of jy%lrF44 &I /fig VDH&T Comments: to the Frederic2/0-pu.27 Department applicant, by . No objection to a conditional use permit. However, if this is for some type of business, a commercial entrance permit must be applied for and apprnvpd hefnra the business is started. This is also provided there is ad=iate night dictanre in both directions at the proposed entrance way- VDH&T Signature: '�(,�� ; Date: Applicant's Name: Address: Phone Number: NOTICE TO APPLICANT: It is your responsibility to contact the Virginia Department of Highways & Transportation for comments on your project and to return all comments as part of your applica- tion before or on the submittal deadline date. ILI- COUNTY of FREDERICK Departments of Planning and Building 703i`655-5650 May 27, 1987 TO THE APPLICANT(s) and/or ADJOINING PROPERTY OWNER(s) The Application Of: ADG, Inc. Conditional Use Permit For: A Commercial, Outdoor Recreation Center, "AKA --The Survival Game." This conditional use permit request will be considered by the Frederick County Board of Supervisors at their meeting of June 10, 1987, at 7:15 p.m., in the Board of Supervisors' Meeting Room, the Old Frederick County Court House, 9 Court Square, Winchester, Virginia. Any interested parties having questions or wishing to speak, may attend this meeting. Sincerely, Robert W. Watkins Director RWW/rsa 9 Court Square P.O. Box 601 Winchester, Virginia 22601 This is to certify th*the attached correspondence wa0ailed to the following on May 27, 1987 from the Department of Planning and Development, Frederick County, Virginia: BAKER; " BRIAN'D. &' PATRICIA M. j GOLLADAY f ` TERRY: L. 11795 ANTIETAM'RD. HC-38 BOX'119. WOODBRIDGE, VA. �WINCHESTER, UA. 22192" OUSTER,.BRUCE G.-& DOROTHY LEE -- C/O: G,REY L. - CROUSE BOX`113 WHITACRE,'VA.- 22662 GROUSE, `GREGORY L. , BOX`,113- &';KAREN LIB - WHITACRE, VA - - 22662 CROUSE,`LESTER'.H. � WHITACREVA: i 22662 �MATHIEU,-CHARLES E. &-BETSYI'ANN! I.C,/O �:CITADELLSVAGEN WORLD; MARTINS= UNIVERSITY: 29, 21120 MALMO'', SWEDEN IGRAVES,.FRANKLIN B..& HELEN R. 4916 .KING; SOLOMON' DRIVE: v ANNANDALE, VA. 22C103 - - - --- -- 22601 ;. WOODLAND;DEVELOPMENT[GROUP,INC O/O DALLAS,R. WELLS /RT. - 3 BOX :10642 FRONT' ROYAL i,' VA. - — - - - -- - - 22630 - - --- DOWNEY; JACK: E. & - - --- ALICE ANN+. 3208�.LINCOLN HWY; EAST. PARADISE; PA ---- ---- ------ 17562. GANO :TIMOTHY- ALVTN H"C`2 BOX-: - - VA; I - - - 22625 l HOLLIDAY# GOLDIE`:V. H--C-2 ; BOX 90 WHITACRE, VA, 22662 PC,_----- �t Cam.- VIA GtC�Y.Q eS B2C-L_S_ - I`ve f (u' %tom ID Robert W. Watkins, Director Frederick County Dept. of Planning STATE OF VIRGINIA COUNTY OF FREDERICK I, , a Notary Public in and for the state and county aforesaid, do hereby certify that Robert W. Watkins, Director for the Department of Planning and Development, whose name is signed to the foregoing, dated , has personally appeared before me and acknowledged the same in my state and county foresaid. Given under my hand this day of , 1987. My commission expires on NOTARY PUBLIC COUNTY of FREDERICK Departments of Planning and Building 703/665-5650 1738 M E M O R A N D U M Health Department , ATTN: Mr. Herbert Sluder A Planning and Zoning ATTN: Mr. Stephen M. Gyurisin Reynolds Store Fire Company , ATTN: Mr. Arend Nydam Building Department , ATTN:TMr. L. Coffelt�, Kenneth - l � ATTN: tC ATTN: FROM: Robert W. Watkins, Director DATE: April 13, 1987 SUBJECT: Review Comments On: _ X _ Conditional Use Permit Site Plan Preliminary Master Plan Subdivision We are reviewing the enclosed request by ADG, Inc. Rezoning or their representative, ADG. Inc..•667-6271 Will you please review the attached and return your comments to me as soon as possible. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- THIS SPACE SHOULD BE USED FOR REVIEW COMMENTS: "y^ Signature Date 9 Court' Square P.O. Box 601 Winchester, Virginia 22601 • 0 APPLICATION FOR CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT IN THE COUNTY OF FREDERICK, VIRGINIA Conditional Use Per it No. %o?'S% Submittal Deadline is d Application Date /0-89 For the Meeting of s Fee Paid 2 3. The applicant is the owner other (check one) OWNER: ANC ' OCCUPANT: ( if other than owner) NAME. 06 i NAME: ADDRESS:_ Wes ADDRESS: �i et -c ke'' (%t3 J7f DI TELEPHONE: 6/o j- &.-7I TELEPHONE: The property is located at (please give exact direction*) 4. The property fronts state routeo 7 and consists of S y'0q-1 acres. (Please be exact) 5. The propert is owned by 14 l� ( , l ue- , as evidenced by deed fro {yr'c. /¢, pe- recorded in deed book no. on page , registry of the County of rfc�ev,' PROPERTY IDENTIFICATION NO. (PZeaise �cst 21 '� � ) � 0(0000 -(,4Oo) 0DOD -OGW - 6. Th s property is des' nated as L" P P Y parcel no. �_ on tax map no. _in the uro Magisterial District. 7. The type of u14� {se ro-ypyosed is 4C-I" V,- 8. It is proposed that the following additions/improvements to existing buildings will be constructed. �4L 9. It is proposed that the following buildings will be constructed: 10. The following are all of the individuals, firms, or corporations owning property adjacent to both sides and rear and in front of (across street from) the property. (Use additional pages if necessary). These people will be notified by mail of this application. (PLEASE LIST COMPLETE 21-DIGIT NUMBER) NAME 1. �riar Fr �t Address: Property ID#: 00 - 000 - 6000 - 0 / z 2. (3rGiC2 �or �i % A dress: C p e J you e 9OX // 3 ro ert 000- I #: 6-o0e0- 06 z c� r 3. yob t, Ka re kJ Address: k 1- - -r-r�,_ . r/4 Z z L G Z crow S Property 0 - ID# A-0,Do 0Z) 4.LeSr N. Address: C,- z e z ceouse ro e y N� ID#: A0 0 -Gcrc, - I ZC • 'Page Two Conditional Use Permit NAMR 5• wrllS fi l�e1S�' Address: rld Aarfine ' �P 2-Z enalm Property ID# : - - 0 - b '-a 6. (, h Address: ^ - y. �r, /b� ti�� // Z 7-co Property D#: 00- 003 600,-000Z- 001-0 raVeS 7. %er✓y L� �D�I�tG�Cty Address: // c�X ( 9 aJ n S r diF • 2 01 Property ID#: U - O ) 000S- bOD Z.- U DZ6 - D W,tOD t"D J�r/ELJ)0n6A.; Add ��A, ('Je /k jet, 3 t�3z 1 �6`i Fiore -( , 04. 2Z� gra,Ap , /NG, u Proper t ID# : 6 000- 003 ODo� . - ov 27 b 9'3ctcfc £, �r Ce- Address: _ 3 ' -J C. r co l � 4- , cas rack 7 (, Z Property ID#. 000- U 00�-000Z. (� 10. �mu�y Address: S c�)�c— V/� 2Z(v2j Property ID#: SOZiO- '400woo-0000-000S-C7 AAJ0 L 9. Additional comments, if any I (we), the undersigned, do hereby respectfully agree to comply with any conditions required by the Board of Supervisors of the County of Virginia, and authorize the County to go upon the property for the purpo " Signature of Owner: Signature of Applicant Complete Mailing Address: g -'es-" Co✓y Sf-, / 0, h GLoS-)e✓, V4 z ZGo I Telephone Number: 6 -7- �o Z i I For Office Use Only PLANNING COMMISSION PUBLIC HEARING RECOMMENDATION OF (date) Approval F-1 Denial SECRETARY (signed) BOARD OF SUPERVISORS PUBLIC HEARING ACTION OF (date) aApproval F-1 Denial COUNTY ADMIN. (signed) M I I• �;»�-ray -C-Z ` 0,K Yes �►�, �� Zu zs Fy fjs000- (►400)oaoo - ooao- �,006-a ��+sy v►� i Lc e2 p s—oo0 - (A-oa)'D000- DOOO 0o ry.-0 'Bax Ito v4, ZZc61 000 -�/+oo bbo O —0000 — o O b 1— p • • 6 tt00.00' ^�� • D� 9 biros Il'w C ROSINSON H o 1�\ 32.538AIT.N 1 IS'OFFSFT IY i STATE /4 lic. 7a %xL 11�V, V CFR11FIf,ATE Nn. ' 54 11 3 0)%g 54.11-3 M1lfd 11 -t Ftl- 6.00OAc.I � v? a _ YVr• 1 . vv/0 Y� � sib fj I �Y ,!1•ASS� Tc; 2�SlT.10 NTA Ss PJ l-T'4X m'+O 4 t SOUNDARY SURVEY SNOWING DIVISION OF THE PROPERTY OF JOHN RALPH CUSTER GAINESSORO DISTRICT FREDERICK COUNTY VIRGINIA SCALE 1'- 400* JANUARY 14 1991 GraEnway Englnaaring and 6urvayln9 Co.,Inc. P.O. Box 666 W,ncha6tcr, Virginia 0 0 COUNTY of FREDERICK IDepartments of Planning and Building (,G5 703/6-5-5-5650 May 20, 1987 TO THE APPLICANT(s) and/or ADJOINING PROPERTY OWNER(s) The Application Of: ADG, Inc. Conditional Use Permit For: A Commercial, Outdoor Recreation Center, "AKA --The Survival Game." This conditional use permit request will be considered by the Frederick County Planning Commission at their meeting of June 3, 1987, at 7:30 p.m., in the Board of Supervisors' Meeting Room, the Old Frederick County Court House, 9 Court Square, Winchester, Virginia. Any interested parties having questions or wishing to speak, may attend this meeting. Sincerely, Robert W. Watkins Director RWW/rsa 9 Court Square - P.O. Box 601 - Winchester, Virginia - 22601 ►, This is to certify tha e attached correspondence was mailed to the following on Frederick County, May 20,; 1987 from thdWpartment of Planning and Devel&ent, Virginia: ----- - -- ------ -- - - - - - GOLLADAY ' ' TERRY: L. i BAKER,' BRIAN,' D.� &.',PATRICIA.-M. HC-38 BOX`.119, I11795:ANTIETAM.RD* i WINCHESTER,'.VA. I WOODBRIDGE w `. VA " 22192 226ii1 WOODLAND DEVELOPMENT`GROUP,INC y CUSTER-,'BRUCE G �'DOROTHY;LEE' C/0,DALLAS R. WELLS. C/O GREY' L CROUSE RT 3 BOX' 1D64 l BOX'.113 FRONT;ROYALy? VA's WHITACRE;"VA. 22662 ,- ----- - - 22630 - ----- - - - - - ------ - -- -. DOWNEYf ,.JACK'. E. • �.' y CROUSE, GREGORY.L. &'KAREN L. I ALICE.ANN 3208`.LINCOLN'HWY: EAST: BOX`.113 ?WHITACRE, VA. � PARADISE, °PA`;. 17562 22662. ------------ - - -- - - - -- -- - - - GANOI ` .TIMOTHY; ALVIN- �r CROUSE''I'LESTER`:H. H-C-2:8OX.445' WHITACRE,'VA.- WHITACRE,'VA. 22662 22625 - ------- HOLLIDAY GOLDIE V• MATHIEU;'CHARLES-E. �v H-C�2.BOX 90 WHITACREI VA." &.BETSY,-ANN'- 226b2 C/O, WORLD: MARTINE'. UNIVERSITY; �CITADELLSVAGEN.29' 21120. MALMO ' SWEDEN : ---------- fJ01 — _0DOOt3 G�Q"�tcUY�',/ GRAVES,'FRANKLIN` B..&';HEL:EN' R, 4916 ,KING. SOLOMON1 DRIVE (rl�Vl-G S r VA ANN.ANDALE, VA: 22003 � C LIJ5,L_ (KALr Rob rt W. Watkins, Director _S .11C a, r(J-J(, {10 Frederick County Dept. of Planning WCac,c,mi VA STATE OF VIRGINIA COUNTY OF FREDERICK a Notary Public in and for the state and county aforesaid, do hereby certify that Robert W. Watkins, Director for the Department of Planning and Development, whose name is signed to the foregoing, , dated 0 (iY�((fiGty , ��%� has personally appeared before me and acknowledged the same in my state and county foresaid. Given under my hand this day of , 1987. 02. My commission expires on ALL) 0,44 NOTARY PUBLIC 0 In the spring of 1982, the Survival Game"' introduced itself and a whole new brand of adult recreation was born ... air gun games! Combine the sheer fun of childhood games of chase, with an adult's capacity for strategy, action, and adventure, and you get an idea of what playing the Survival Game " is like. And why it's America's fastest growing outdoor activity. But you won't really know how thrilling it is until you play. And now its inventors have made playing the Survival Game " much easier ... and a whole lot more fun! Safety-at-a-glancc assurance. Ambidexterous speed loader cocking system Special grips for secure two-handed shots. 70DUCING THE SPLATMASTERTM MARKING PISTOL 'ie first marking pistol ever designed specifically iir-gun game playing is also a major advancement in lun technology. In building the SplatMaster ", the Survival Game"' totally redesigned the ineffi- cient valve system found in existing air guns, and molded its new valve in plastic and aluminum. The result is the revolutionary new Plastimum is not only more powerful and durable, but also :h less expensive. ut you won't love the SplatMaster'" for its technical rovements, — you'll love it for making your game ,ing more fun. It's lighter, much easier to carry, and sole lot faster to shoot. And it's nicer on your budqet Easy CO2 loader. Longer CO2 life. too. Priced about half as much as comparable air - guns, the SplatMaster"' also has fewer and far less expensive internal parts! The Survival Game's," SplatMaster" Marking Pistol: It's available from your local Survival Game' dealer ... when you're ready to play an air -gun game the way it was meant to be played. ►Aim �*`'° I is the Official Survival Game Manual by Lionel Atwill, Published - Simon and Schuster. al► The SplatMaster"' Marking Pistol, SplatBails The Official Survival Game Manual, and reservations to play the Survival Game", can all be obtained by writing or calling us at: \.; IM oft �M 9 VALLEY SURVIVAL GAML' OFFICIAL RULES I. In addition to Survival Game equimpment, a player may take with him/her into the field nothing other than the following items: a knife; a length of coed or rope not to exceed 20 feet; camouflage hat, gloves, mask or netting; a pencil or pen and writing pad; a helmet or other head -protecting device; toilet paper; food and drink; insect repellent; tobacco;'gum; personal medicines or drug; matches and a pack. 2. If a player feels it necessary to carry with him/her anything not on this list, he/she must have the item or items approved by the ultimate judge at least 0 hours prior to the Game. If approval is granted the other players will be app- rised and given the option to also carry the item or items. 3. It is mandatory that all players and judges wear the safety goggles provided by VSG at all times during the Game. To ignore this rule could result in serious eye injury and possible loss of vision. It is also strictly against the rules of the Game to shoot anything from the pistols but the dye pellets provided; it is likewise against the rules to shoot those pellets frozen or in any condition other than that in which they are received, with the exception of using talc on the pellets. Failure to wear the goggles during the playing of the Game means instant disqualification. 4. A player may carry into the woods with him/her any number of dye pellets and/or COn_ capsules, but no more than one pistol. 5. A player may mark, and thereby eliminate, another player either by shooting him/ her, or by squirting or touching him with dye from a punctured capsule. Once a player has been fairly marked by shot, squirt or touch, that player is barred from marking the player who marked him. Should two players happen to nark each other simultaneously, either by shooting or by squirt or touching, both those players are eliminated. If a player is shot but not marked, by a pellet that fails to burst on contact, that player is still in the Game. 6. A player believing that he has marked and put out another player may call for a truce - by shouting the word "truce," and only that word - during vhich he may inspect the player suspected of being marked; if that player is marked he rust leave the field; if not, the two (or more) players involved in the truce will wall, out of sight of each other before resuming play. 7. If a player is marked by shot, squirt or touch and has legitimate agrumrnt with the method or fact of his/her elimination, he/she must immediately der!and of the player who marked him/her an arbitration, and the player is obliged to grant it. In this event the two disputing players must walk as quickly and as silently as possible to the nearest quadrant judge for arbitration. If a quadrant judge's arbitration climinaies a player, that player must leave the woods immediately; if a judge's decision returns a player to the Game, the judge will lead that player to a place in the woods which he deems appropriate and release the player there. 3 A "mark" is considered to be a direct hit on any part of the body. Collateral damage is not considered to be means of elimination. , I 0 9. Some symbol of neutrality (white handkerchief, vests or colored arm Ihands) should be shown by a player leaving the playing field, an accidentally self - marked player, or two or more players in dispute. 10. A player is emphatically disallowed from shooting at any other player or players showing a neutrality symbol, or at any judge. 11. All judges should be identified as such by wearing orange T-shirts or jackets. 12. A player may not leave the playing field at any time except to retire volun- tarily and permanently from the Game, or in the case of his/her elimination. 13. In the event a player's pistol ceases to function or to function properly, that player is simply stuck with a nonfunctioning or dysfunctional pistol. 14. Any arbitration decision by a judge is inarguable and final. 15. No motor vehicle or bicycle may be used by a player at any time during tale Game. 16. Only judges and players (and press members if they are wearing goggles) will be allowed within the permiters of the playing field during the course of the Game. 17. No player may take with him/her into the playing field, or fashion while there, any object designed to function as a portable shield against being marked. 18. No mechanical or structural modification whatever of the dye pistols is allowed. 19. No player may shoot at another player who is outside the permiters of the playing field or vice versa. 20. During the course of the Game, judges, and the home -base keepers arc not allov!ed to give any information regarding the progress of the Game or the locations of flags to any player. 21. The point of the Team Game is for one team to capture the flag of the other* team and bring it back to its own flag station. The first team to do this -is the winner. 22. The team flag must be hung in plain vievr between 4 to 6 feet in a tree. 23. A flag may be recaptured from a capturing team (by eliminating the enemy player or players holding the flag); if such a recapture takes place, the flay must be immediately returned by its team to its exact original location at the team's flag station. 24. Any player c.arryiny a flag, be it his own or the other team's, mu t carry t:hc flag in plain sight. 25. Once any flag -carrying player is eliminated from the Game (marked with tine other team's dye), he/sLe must immediately stop running or walking and silently give over the flag he/she is carrying to whomever on the opposite team demands it. Once a flay -carrying player is eliminated he/she may not in any lay mzlce it difficult -Ior the opposing team to take his/her flag, and after the flag_ is given over he/she must leave the field immediately and silently. 26. Any member of a team may carry or capture the other team's flag, and that fl.,;, may be passed around among the members of the capturing team. 27. Either flag -station judge may be employed by either team at any time during the Game to settle legitimate disputes. A player or players approaching the other team's flag station for the purpose of settling a dispute with that flag -station judge may not fire their pistols or make an effort to capture the other team's flag until they have been taken at least 100 feet from the flag station by that judge and been released to continue play. 28. Do not litter the field. "Pact; out" your trash. The penalty for breaking any of the above rules is instant disqualification from the Game in which the rule is broken and disallowance of any points accumulated in that Game. ENSUR,'. SCE COVERAGE REQUIREMENTS FOR AIR GUILT GAME OPERATORS PLAYER SIGN-UP PROCEDURE & CODE OF SAFE PLAN,." Sign Up Procedure I. 1 Every player must Complete an application to May/wailer of liahility and assumption of risk form before playing each game. ❑ Every player must be given a copy of the signed form as his evidence of PPI coverage. Safety Code ❑ The dame operator must give s<rfety instructions to all players prior to each game session with emphasis on procedures for fogged goggles. ❑ All players must use equipment and paint balls approved by the operaror. F I ()Illy ;rir Tuns 111ay !u• us(•d having a muzzle velocity of 325 ft. per second or less. ❑ Only non -toxic, non -caustic, water soluble, paint balls may be used as ammunition. ❑ Every game session must be supervised by no less than 2 judges. ❑ Every person must wear goggles at all times within the play and target areas. ❑ The judges must eject any player who removes goggles while in the target areas. ❑ No person under age 18 will be permitted to play. ❑ Players must keep guns on safety at all times when ourside the play and target area,,,. ❑ No alcohol is permitted on the playfield during a game session. No intentional he .id .s!i� ),s ::re permitted. Cl No physical coiit:ict (ir,l,iin,l is permitted. ❑ Players must stay within the boundaries of the play while playing the game. ❑ Tree climbing should be avoided. ❑ Running over ledges and mountainous terr,tlrl should < avoided. ❑ Boundaries of playfield and target areas must be marked, fcr lead or guarded while a game is ill session to prevent persons or animals from wandering into the play area without proper protection or armed bunters :rp daring On the playfield. Failure to observe these rules could invalidate insurance coverage. 060J0—A00-0000-000C-0G12—A q NO NAME ON FIL- # BAKER, BRIAN D. & PATRICIA M. E. N. LUTTRELL 11795 ANTIETAM RD. 27.45 Al AG 22,00C WOODBRIDGE, VA. . 06000—A30-0000-0000-0012-8 22192 CUSTER, BRUCE G. E DOROTHY LEE E. No LUTTRELL C/O GREY L. CROUSE 39.81 R5 AG 37,100 529700 BOX 113 WHITACRE, VA. 22662 050DO—A30-0000—JO03-0012-0 CROUSE, GRESORY L. E KAREN L. E. N. LUTTRELL BOX 113 5.0J Al AG 9,003 WHITACRE, VA. 22662 RUN DATE: 04/17/87 FREDERICK COJNTY, VIRGINIA • PLANNING E DEVELOPMENT LABEL LIST PASE 2 MAP—N0- NAME/ PROPERTY LAND IMPRUV. ---/ADDRESS D=SCRIPTION ACREAGE ZONE. U/C VALUE VALUE 06000—A30-0000-0000-0012—E GROUSE, LEStER H. E. N. LUTTRELL ------- WHITACRE, VA. 1.60 Al AG 4,500 22662 06330-033-0004-0002-0013-0 MATHIEU, CHARLES E. TIMBER RID3E LIS P4 S2 11.17 Al AG E BETSY ANN 14,200 C/O WORLD MARTINE UNIVERSITY CITADELLSVA3EN 29 21120 MALMO, SWEDEN 00003 06000-003-0003-0002-0019-0 GRAVES, FRANKLIN 3. E BELEN R. TIMBER RIDGE ?3 S2 8.15 Al . 4916 KING SOLOMON DRIVE —19 A3 11,20J ANNANDALE, VA. 05000-003—J305-3002-3026-0 22003 GOLLADAY, TERRY L. TIMBER RID3E L26 P5 S2 HC-38 3OX 119 6.39 Al A3 9,400 WINCHESTER, VA. 06030-003—J305-0002-0027-0 22601 WOODLAND DEVELOPMENT GROUP,INC TI43ER RID3E L27 P5 S2 C/O DALLAS R. WELLS 4.38 Al AG 7,403 • RT. 3 30X 1364 FRONT ROYAL, VA. 22630 06000-033-0005-0002-0028-0 DOWNEY, JACK E. E TIMBER RI03E L28 P5 S2 ALICE ANN 6.32 Al AG 9,300 3208 LINCOLN HWY. EAST. PARADISE, PA 05000—A00-0000-0000—C305-0 17562 GANO, TIMOTHY ALVIN SLEEPY CREEK H—C-2 30X 445 41.00 Al AG 28,500 • WHITACRE, VA. 05000—ADC-3000-0300-0006-0 22625 GANO, TIMOTHY ALVIN SLEEPY CRE=K . H—C-2 30X 445 379.03 Al AG 265,03J 359900 WHITACRE, VA. 22625 NO NAME ON FILE ## 11030—ADO-0000-3000-0001-0 HOLLIDAY, GOLOIE V. T. RIDGE • H—C-2 30X 93 • . 259.00 Al AG 1 ,303 48,300 WHITACRE, VA. 22662 It fi, s 'yam emon, surviving in the woods would be a picnic for any street -smart city kid "the cfty kid bragged. "Wouldn't be a picnic if „ J l were stalking you, laughed the country boy. .; Yeah. Well let s just make i A 4AV, d, a little bet . National Survival Game Inc. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED ... And with ,tat 1981 challenge, three friends created a brand new kind of adult recreation: THE SURVIVAL GAME"'! Combine the sheer fun of childhood games of chase with an adult's capacity for strategy, action, and outdoor apprecia- tion, and you get an idea of what playing The Survival Game is like. And why it's at- tracting such tremendous media cover- age, and players from all walks of life ... including white and blue collar workers, students, housewives, and professionals. The Survival Game is played with two teams of twelve or more per side, each carrying a SplatMasterT"' Marking Pistol that shoots soft, dye -filled (washable) pellets. To win, you must find your oppo- nent's flag hidden somewhere in 25 acres,: of rugged terrain, and return it to your ' base, while planning to stop your opponents from doing the.same. And you can stop them with a squeeze of a trigger and a splatter of dye! COME 00 YOURSELF... OR SRft A TEAM. You don't need to organize a team to play The Survival Game ... you can justcome out yourself, whenever you want; and join the fun. But if you and;your friends play regularly, you may went to join one of the many leagues throughout the country. You'll need 15 players, an unusual name, and a tongue-in-cheek attitude. And your team just may make it all the way to the Survival Game North American Champion- ships, just as the "Buckaroos," the "Blue Team," and the "Obscene Unseen" have. So make reservations to play at one of the 150 Survival Game dealers throughout the country. And see just how much fun having an adventure can be! Read the Official Survival Game Manual by Lionel Atwill. From Simon and Shuster. SPLATMASTERT"^ MARKING PISTOL The first marking pistol ever designed for air -gun game play, is also a quantum leap in air -gun technology. But you'll just love the SplatMaster "* for making your game - playing more fun! Also look for NSG's new, improved, (washable) SplatBalITY Marking Pellets, SplatPac_" CO, Capsules, and our complete line of game accessories. At your local Survival Game dealer today! E .. & 1st Annual WMC Survival Garne T Cork Street Tavern is sponsoring a survival game for the staff of Winchester Medical Center and friends. It is to be held Saturday June 6, 1987 at 1.-00 pm. The object of the game is to capture the opponent's flag by simrnulating a war exercise. Players use paint -shooting guns to eliminate the enerny while trying to reach the opposing flag and return it to the other base. The location of the garne will be at "THE PROPERTY". A reap is enclosed for your benefit but we would like to meet at Cork Street Tavern and convoy to the location . Be at the tavern around 12.00 noon to divide up into team;. Wear old clothes with long pants and long sleeve shirt regardless of weather due to the environment. Camouflage is encouraged but not. necessary. Bright colors are discouraged. Refreshments are the responsiblity of the individual and subject to individual preference. Don't forget the $15.00 fee to be collected before the game begins. N LIST OF §M09A ZEJ ry►iv+�(�&'Ss.GS�sr.,1;n5b iRi:'751ilMilb'rh1CKrrait9YS:Ni .uta3.sP^sn "Ev. Spot The Book by • i Schuster Cable Network News British Broadcasting Co. Japanese National T.V: CBS News WABC Bill Buetel Plus ABC owned stations (May 22, 1984) West German National National P.M. Magazine 3-times Plus 16 additional local P.M. Magazine Phil Donahues "Tile Last Word" CBS (Canada) ABC Nightline People are Talking (Boston) Pittsburg Today Phil Donahue Show NBC "Today Show" ' Town Hall — Seattle, WA t3raun & Co. — Cincinnati Syndicated One Hour Magazine CBS Weekend News LSPN — Business Times CBS The Moving Company —Hawaii Radio Talk Shows National Public Radio WCKY in Cincinnati CJ FM in Montreal WVVDP — Philadelphia WIND — Chicago WABC — New York WKVI — Seattle Des Moines Halifax Detroit Cleveland Chattanooga Vanity Fair — Nov. '84 NINZ — Miami VSPr) — Toledo '1-0K — Oklahoma VKIS — Orlando VQL3K — Albany :lost major stations in California plus ',pproximately 60 others throughout the US nd Canada The Official Survival Game Manual Published June 1983 In paperback Author — Lionel Atwill New Services UPI Sygma A. P. Scripps/Howard USA Today Wall Street Journal (May 22, 1984) New York Times (February 8, 1984) Chicago Tribune Approximately 1000 Local Newspapers all major markets (some inure than once) Magazine Articles Outside — Oct. '81 Sports Illus. — Oct. 19, '81 Sports Afield — Apr. '82 US — Nov. 2, '82 Time — July 19, '82 Life — May '83 Gaines — March '83 People — Oct. 24, '83 Oui — Sept. '83 Robb Report — Apr. '84 Entrepreneur — Jan. '84 Business Week — Sept. '84 Time — Sept. '84 Vanity Fair — Nov. '84 British Penthouse — Aug. '84 Off Duty — Nov. '84 Figaro (France) Der Spiegal (Germany) Scope (South Africa) Esquire Business Week Penthouse — Aug. '85 Survive — May '85 Up Cornirly Success Magazine American Shotgunner Guns Magazine Seventeen NEW HAMPSHIRE'S WOODS ECHO - POW! SPLAT!-TO THE SOUND OF THE SURVIVAL GAME CHAMPIONSHIP by John Skow Twe:Ive green -faced "assassins" rorn Canada crept through the forest n Grantham, N.H. the weekend before ast and shot up America's best pistol- aers, an attack squad from Miami. The Florida bunch staggered out of the woods covered with orange paint, claiming there weren't enough swamps and alligators in New Hampshire. That's what they were accustomed to, they said; give them a few water moccasins to slither among and they would have bagged the Canadians. Would have, could have; the fact is, the Yanks lost in the first annual Na- tional Survival Game championship raver held in the universe. The Ameri- ca's Cup floppola wasn't so hart bo- cause wo had the thing for 13? years. It needed dusting. We never had the Na- tional Survival Game championship cup at all, partly because there wasn't one —a crushed beer can done in ster- ling silver would have been about right —and mostly because this, as we said, was the first national champion- ship of skulk -through -the -underbrush - and -shoot -your -friends -with -paint - guns ever held. No one thought to call it the international championship be- cause no one was worrying about those Canadians. It is true, probably, that there were also a few souls here and there who weren't worrying about the National Survival Game (NSG) because they hadn't heard of it. Only a few, however. In the two years and five months since the first game was played in Henniker, N.H., the NSG has become a media darling. The Game has been covered by every television network in the U.S. Camera teams from France, Italy, Ja- pan, England and, yes, Canada, have bushed through the woods shooting t1m, shooters. Newspaper philosophers have brooded about the Game as ab- normal psychology on the hoof, and virtually every magazine not narrowly devoted to such matters as astrophys- ics or meat -packing has sent out a reporter to play. The clamor is not surprising. Almost no one is indifferent to the NSG. Some- thing like half of the population, hear- ing that there are competitions in Joanne Hodges of California (lower right), one of three women entrants, bussed a fellow survivalist, but most encounters in the forest (above) during the weekend - long war games were mock -ferocious. which you can sneak through the gorse in camouflage suits, potting harmlessly at your opponents with what looks like oversize .45-caliber automatics, de- cides immediately that this sounds like a splendid idea. These people are mostly male (though not, interestingly, mostly hunters and gun hobbyists; seri- ous shooters want guns to be taken se- riously and don't like the comic -opera quality of the NSG). The other halt of the population, mostly female, says CONTINUED Photographs by Mimi Collor • 0 American Scene In New Hampshire: Splotched in the Woods Charles Gaines, the head gunman, gave a brief demonstration of how to drink beer through a camouflage head net. Then, raising the net to expose his face, he told his congregation of thugs that the day's shootings would be conducted ac- cording to the honor system. Zapped per- sonnel were to assume that death was in- stantaneous. They were to expire without comment, and of course without any post- mortem cannoneering at the enemy. Judges would be available to settle torts among defunct contestants, but we who were about to play the National Survival Game, he said sternly. were to do so with a sense of fairness. We had already practiced with our Nei -Spot pistols, blasting away from about 30 yds, at a large sheet of plywood. The Nel-Spots are as big and heavy as .45 automatics, and just as deadly looking, al- though actually they are not a great deal more dangerous than water pistols. They use a carbon -dioxide propellant cartridge to fire a paint -filled gelatin ball about the size of a child's marble--.68 cal., someone estimated. The Nelson Paint Co. of Iron Mountain, Mich., developed the pistol to give stockmen and foresters a tool for marking cattle or trees from a distance. Shoot a steer on the flank with a Nei -Spot. and you color -coat him with a splotch of Ms�c-im Little boys, some age 40, stalk Ure enemy with paint -pellet Runs drawn: "Eccch, you gat me." Gaines is 40, a big, fit, trustworthy - looking fellow. We listened to him uneasi- ly as we stood in a !t"i vn-over field in Norlh Sulton. N.11 . wc:uiny, pislul,. cam- oullagc skills, face paint .111tl deslcrsle grins. He said he wanted to emphasize one thing: that despite criticism --here he looked a bit sheepish, and since there were a couple of wives present as specta- tors, it wasn't hard to guess the source of the criticism —we were not about to in- dulge in "fascist behavior in the woods." Not all of us were certain of this. Ear- lier, as we had made a rendezvous under a highway bridge, local people had slowed their pickups and then accelerated smart- ly. I have been eyeballed by my fellow New Hampshiremen while dressed for jogging and tennis, but today's stares had conveyed more than a little sociable con- tempt. To earn the revulsion of decent cit- izens was satisfying, certainly, and well worth the trouble of smearing one's face with forest -tone greasepaint. But now that fun was over, and it was time to go into the woods and shoot one another. red or blue or yellow the size of a fried egg, easily recognizable at shipping time. The mischief -making possibilities of [his splendid sidearm iu;i,v have Occurred to an occasional rancho's son, with dire results for rooster weather vanes and pass- ing semitrailers. But the Nei -Spot fell among major-league upsetters of the peace last year in Gaines' Newbury, N.H., living room. He and his friends were jawing en- joyably about whether a city man, adept at taxi -dodging and expense -account pad- ding, could possibly have the survival skills in the outback of a hardened coun- tryman. Hayes Noel, 40, a trader on the floor of the American Stock Exchange in Manhattan, took the hell -yes position. The hell -no side was defended by Gaines, a novelist (Stay Hungry, Dangler) and writer for outdoor magazines, and Bob Gurnsey, 39, a New Hampshiremen and sometime ski -shop owner. These old friends and adversaries had once made the national press with a back- yard decathlon, one of whose events re- quired contestants to dogtrot through the intricacies of a croquet course, portaging a full-size canoe. But while the decathlon was amusing, it was not fully satisfying in terms of life -or -death savagery. The sym- bolism of the Nei -Spot, on the other hand, was red in tooth and claw. Someone men- tioned seeing an ad for the pistol in a mag- azine, and it was instantly clear that op- portunities for misuse were endless. The three of them roughed out the National Survival Game almost instantly. There would be a forested tract of about 100 acres and up to twelve competitors stalking one another through the underbrush with Nel- Spots. The first assassin to collect a flag from each of the four flag stations would win, provided he escaped being shot. Everyone had an emphatic opinion about the new game. Virtually all women and quite a few men pronounced it sicko or macho -childish, or both. Almost all the re- maining men, including a considerable number who were not gun fondlers, want- ed to try it. After press reports of the first game, held in New Hampshire last sum- mer, appeared, strangers began calling up Gaines and his friends to ask where they could play, After some early problems with insurance ("You want liability coves age for what?"), they began selling kits at $145 each, consisting of the Nei -Spot. a holster. a supply Of CO2 and paint pellets. a I set of rules and no -fog protective goggles Now there was talk of regional competi- tions, leading to a national tourna- ment from which one gifted stalker and marksman would enicipc tlllspliHk he'd Most of the contestants on Band III(,Ian I played were middle-aged pio,, xcuve dealers who were thinking of setting up commercial game centers on their own land. Wayne Hockmeyer, 43. who runs a river -rafting business on the Kcnnchcc. had come from Maine Jerry ( ;unl)l)cll. 36, a fur trapper, had driven in with a friend from Perth, Ont. Robert Curtiss. 39, who works in real estate for a subsid- iary of AT&T, came from Cranford. N.J., despite a protest from his hor6fied boss. We were to play a team game. on a narrow, forested, hilly 20-acre plot several hundred yards long. We split into two sev- en -man squads, put on our goggles, tied on red or yellow armbands and entered the woods. Our enemy was a quarter -mile away. Gaines and another man would de- fend our yellow flag. A single freelance scout would head out by himself to do what damage he could, and four of us would range as an attack squad to capture the opposing red flag. I loped off with the attackers, a middle-aged gun -control ad- vocate in a camouflage shirt, knocking the brush aside with my pistol. Through a gulley and up a rise: almost rIME.JUIY 19 1482 The Survival GameT" began as a two year discussion between three men on the nature of survival. One of the men, Hayes Noel, as a successful stock trader in New York City, held that survival was primarily an instinct, easily transferable from one environment to another, for example, from the streets of Manhattan and the jungle of the American Stock Exchange, to the woods of New Hampshire. Noel argued in short that someone who had learned to compete and survive successfully in one context could bring whatever instinctive abilities he had developed to another context and apply them with similar success. The other side of the argument was held by two countrymen from New Hampshire, Robert Gurnsey and Charles Gaines who believed survival to be a function of specifically learned behavior applicable to particular environments. "We did not argue that we could survive as successfully as Noel in an urban environment; we did argue, long and loudly and usually over strong drinks, that he could not get along as well as we could in the woods" Mr. Gurnsey continues by explaining the process of organizing their objectives. "We needed a format. We knew that we wanted some sort of contest, held in the woods, which would reward more or less evenly whatever abilities a contestant had to bring to it. The contest would test the traditional and various survival mechanisms (such as wit, stealth, boldness, etc.), again more or less evenly; and which would allow for competition among a widely diverse group of competitive people from diverse backgrounds and professions. We wanted a "ontest both physical and mental, the winning of which could be achieved in a variety of ways and in which a contestant might successfully either stalk or attack, run or walk, hide or disdain hiding, confront or avoid confronting. We developed an outline of rules and objectives and when a friend found in a farm catalog a CO2 powered pistol, which shot paint -filled pellets accurately to about thirty yards, we had what we were missing — a vivid and symbolic conse- quence for faulty survival strategy or execution. The Survival GameTMwas born." The first game was played in June of 1981. There were twelve players, among them a doctor, a venture capitalist, an ocean sailor, a stock broker, a forester, a movie producer and a number of writers. The design of the Game was such that each player was supplied with a paint pistol, protective goggles, a compass and a map of the hundred acre, wooded playing field. The game commenced at 9:00 am. Each player was directed to a pre -determined starting position around the periphery of the field alone and out of sight of the other eleven players. None of the players had previously been into the field, which was divided by judges lilt(, four quadrants. At the center of each quadrant, its position indicated on the player's reap, was a flag station hung on a tree. At 9::30 a whistle blast began the Game, the point of which was for a player to make his way into each quadrant, capture a color -coded flag from each of the four flag stations (a whistle was regularly blown at each station by a judge positioned there, to help players not expert with a compass to locate it), and escape from the playing field to one of two home bases, located at either end of the field, without being shot or otherwise mm.irked with paint by another player. "This first game (which was won in two and a half hours by the forester, without ever shooting, or being shot at by another player) was a phenomenal success," reflects Charles Gaines. "It was everything we had hoped it would be — challenging, exhilarating, and fascinatingly reflective both in the various ways it was played, and in the various ways in which the men who played it lived. The careful played it carefully; the shrewd played shrewdly; the aggressive played it aggressively." Arid though r-I LJ r---1 L-A an outdoorsman won it, Noel and the other city men were in fact able to successfully bring to bear on the Game, on this mock survival situation in the woods, what they had learned of life and how to survive it on the streets. Writers for three national magazines, Tim Cahill, "Outside," Tony Atwill, "Sports Afield," and Robert F. Jones, "Sports Illustrated," were there at the first Game, and when their stories about it appeared in those magazines they set off a yearlong spate of further publicity and a nationwide interest in The Survival Games"" To respond to that interest the inventors incorporated and started a dealership network throughout North America. These dealers set up their own playing fields, purchase equipment through Headquarters in New Hampshire and then rent and sell to the public. The original individual game is still played but more popular now is the team version where twenty or more people hold flag stations at opposite ends of the playing hold t�ld;dtempl to be the first to capture the opponents' fray without being marked by a paint pellet. The game now incorporates a little hide-and-seek, tag, and capture the flag all rolled into one. As of January, 1986, 'The National Survival Game'M has over 200 playing fields throughout the United States, Canada and Europe, with South Africa currently under negotiation. Most North American dealers sponsor sanctioned league play which leads to the North American Championships held in the late fall. Both league play and regular play commit approximately 30,000 people per weekend in the United States alone. As of the spring of 1984, we developed a new water-soluble gelatin pellet which was a major breakthrough for the game. By February of 1985, we made further developments with the production of our newly designed "Splatmaster"'" marking pistol, the first pistol ever designed specifically for the game. New ideas are on the drawing board weekly and the company has now diversified into other adult fantasy games as well as innovative training concepts for military and law enforce- ment agencies. What started off as a discussion amongst friends has now firmly established itself as the originator and forerunner of a new rnulti-rnillion dollar industry called "air -gun games" 'The National Survival GameTM has proven that it is here to stay. NATIONAL SURVIVAL GAME TM • P.O. BOX 1439 • NEW LONDON, NEW HAMPSHIRE 03257 • PHONE: (603) 735-5152 • (603) 735-5151 Show Business The Most Dangerous Game_ _ Young Hollywood moguls play with deadly force 1 ..onywvua .earn al larger practice with their trusty COz guns Jousting Josephson Tough Guy Tarnoff FADE IN. INTERIOR. HOLLYWOOD OFFICE. HOWIE HIP, 24, a movie mogul who worked his way from Harvard to the Wil- liam Morris agency mail room to the head of a major studio in just under three weeks, sits behind an expansive desk. He is screaming into the telephone. HOWIE: Two million for that has- been? What do you think this is, the Sal- vation Army? His last movie did bubkes. The guy gets 40 grand, all of it deferred. This is war. Call me when you get smart. (I le slams down the phone.) DISSOLVE TO EXTERIOR. DESERT. DAY. Howie, now clad in camouflage fa- tigues with matching loafers, crouches be- hind a cactus cradling a gun. A figure tip- toes out from behind a rock 30 ft. away. Howie fires; a pellet of red paint splatters across the man's chest. HOWIE: You're history, creep! Don't mess with Howie Hip. SLOW FADE. In the town where life imitates screen- plays, business resembles B war movies. Every morning baby moguls strap them- selves into their BMWs and zoom off to TIME, SEPTEMBER 17, 1984 Esurient Estevez wage battle and make deals at the studios. But this elite corps has a more literal field of combat. The most dangerous game in town these days really is a game. Called Survival, it is a simulated war exercise like Capture the Flag in which players use paint -shooting guns to "eliminate" the en- emy. First popularized in New England, each game lasts no more than an hour; the victors must win two out of three. Every other weekend a brigade of up - and -cunning Hollywood talent --includ- ing Adam Fields, vice president of pro- duction for Ned Tanen; Actor Emilio Estevez; Barry Josephson, a personal manager; John Tarnoff, an independent producer; Jeff ("Mad Dog") Kanew, di- rector of Revenge of the Nerds; and led by International Creative Management Agent Jeremy Zimmer —troops off to the rugged brush of the Palmdale desert about an hour's drive north of Los Angeles. There in their camouflage fatigues, they plot strategy and generally run around shrieking and shooting like underfed ver- sions of Sylvester Stallone in First Blood. Says Ron Rotholz, an assistant to Law- rence Gordon, president of 20th Century - Fox: "Survival is the name of the game in Hollywood. The game is a smaller version of the dog-eat-dog world of show biz." On one recent Sunday morning the 17-man Hollywood squad is competing against a team composed of non -Holly- wood types. They assemble on the boul- der-stre\\n, ravine -lined baltleticld Most smear canu,ulla),.e makeup on their faces. The wirv. cocksure Fields does not. "I want them to see mdio kills than." He can taste it. "I'm ready," h�e deadpans. 1 strangled my neighbor's dog this morn- ing. He was only a mutt." A referee in the center of the field distributes to everyone a pistol, holster, carbon -dioxide car fridges, goggles ❑nd brightly colored "elimination" \gists I',,. those wow ar shot. Before departing, foie referee .learn, the weekend warrior% to I,c w;ov of raltl, snakes. Under his hicath. K;uiew surer "You have to distinguish IXAwcen tl snakes in the field and the ones xho,_on,c to play." The contest IKgins a.,, "t Wileral" /ini mer commands six player>; to p.uard the flag and orders two attack s1111ads to Wl.'e the enemy's standard. At tiist, ill is ;,- lent save for the desert wind whipping through the brush. Then the defenders spot an infiltrator 40 ft. a\say. Rotho!: opens fire. Splat. A gut him. I got him. he yells. Meanwhile, three of the Holly- wood 17 penetrate their opponents' de- fense and grab their flag. First round Hollywood. Much gloating follow% The second round also goes i,, I loii% wood. when a wiry produchoi, tive grabs the flag while under ;ire and sprints back to his own lines is Mad Dog Kanew supplies bhxxl-curdling %kar whoops. Even though they have clinched victory, General Zimmer gives his troops a pep talk before the third game "Well stay back and ambush their, gel into the car and go home to work. We haven't made any deals yet today. have we'.- I Iis men growl with anticipation. All the participants agree that their on -field behavior mirrors their off -field style. Says Zimmer: "We love competi- tion. We love action and tension All the guys I know in this business work a!I week, all weekend. Doing the it -h is a rush, and the Survival game is a concentrated rush." They take the game seriously, themselves slightly less so. Even Mad Dog, who says, "To me this is just playing cops -and -robbers or cowboys -and -Indi- ans." Hmmm. An idea. INTERIOR. HOLLYWOOD OFFICE. DAY. HOWIE (on the phone): It's high concept. A bunch of young moguls play this simulated war game every Sunday, and suddenly it turns ugly when a frustrated screenwriter packs a real pis- tol and shoots his agent. I'm talking blockbuster. —By Richard Stengel. Reported by Denise Worrell/Los Angeles `�,�IE WALL STREET JOURNAL. 7k EAwm" Eorrloly 1n Silicon Valley, Name of the Game Is, Literally, Survival ltxkr of Computer Crowd Is 'National Survival Ganie'; Snakes and Sweaty Palms By I:alx t.sanuN Snarl nepor'nnl TM. N•u.arwc•f JoVar.nL SAN JOSH, Calif. -On weekdays, the coml,etillon in Silicon Vil ley Is Intense. On weekends, It gels lethal. Then, squads of electronics engineers, ttchniclans, software writers and consul - lards; tan out through the woods here to hunt each other down, blasting away with CM Iplstols spitting pallit pellgs that rupture o0 contact. "I shot my section manager out of �a lire," says Tom Mustill, a &lfiware eugi- neet for Ilewlett Parkaid Co. of Palo Alit), rerallln� a w•fbl palnl fight with an opposing team. "1 really left like Wyatt Harp." Ths Is Wwdstalk-not to be confused with Woodsluck, stir of the '60s Festival of Love. W,wdslalk encompasses about 90 acres of rock, grass, po!son oak, manzamta, an occasional rattlesnake, and at least one cow skeleton• all located In San Jose Just be- yond the soutierrunost rim of what Is con- sidered Silicon Valley. The land is leased by one of the 160 deal ershlix Ilcetsed by the National Survival Game Inc, of New London. Nil., to hold w hal players call simply "The Game-." It is cups and robbers, cowboys and Indians, only yor hire to have VS and be 18 or older to play. "it really elves you a chance to get out and act like —in Idiot," says Bill [k,wers, pausing a moment to seat the word. He leas nitersted this deikrshfp br ebwd 16 roonths and directs four ilve-hoir sessions In a weekend. He supplies guru, ammo, got• ears and ttablllly Insurawe. Utpture the -Mile 77he tame works like (his: Players break Into Iwo tra;is. and each team tries to cap- ture the other's flag, placed on a tree about half a mile away, then return Il to home base. Players wear a colored ribbon on one arm to Identify their trains. and every player (arms the standard Issue Net Slat IfX17. a 0)) pltinil nrlgm•illy rlrshgnrd In m:u k wife Mo-11 shot anywhere - hand, lore, sfrrre - a player Is dead, he puts on a bright loralire •dead vesl" and leaves the battle. field 1. r,:rles have to be worn at all times: it a player takes thern off, he is out. Mr. fl,miis trr:,ks the 11-c lh.,ur sc s;oi;; into two long games and several short ones. 0 1984 Dow Jonej U Company, Inc. d!/ RJ`Aa ReJe►•ued. TUESDAY, MAY 22. 1994 By Its proximity to Silicon Valley, Wood• stalk draws dozens of teams and players from electronics and other technology con. terns, Including National Semiconductor Corp.. Advanced Micro Devices Inc., Hew- lett-Packard Co. and Atari Inc. Their leans go by such names as the Headhunters, Killer Ellie, Pointers Union. A-Trarn, S►uid Klllrls, itloo d Huard and V Troop. 101her (rams play, Ioa. The Itcpuhllcan Party of Santa Clara County has ■ team called the Visigoths. Hobert Walker, 42 years old and executive director of the county party. Lays he Is a little uncomfortable with the name ."if connotes sheer barbarism In the field, which never sat well with me.") Players say It Is easy In get caught up In the game, Bill Holding, 38, and an engineer with Verbatim Corp. of Sunnyvale, Initially came out to play because, as he puts 11, he is a gun nut. "I got Into it for the shooting, and what it would be like to line tip on someone and shoot him•" he says. "Then 1 found out there's a whole part of it that has nothing to du with shooling." The game, he says, tests your physical limits and prnduces an ad. renahn Wish: "It's like you've run the red light and the big truck Is )list about to hit you. But Ihat lasts only a second This lasts a long little " John Cordes, a process engt• neer from National Semiconductor, says: "You get the sweaty palms, you feel your heart ppunduig. you reel very much alive." Collapsed Lung Thus consumed by the game, people do peculiar things. The Visignths' Mr. Walker orice, while leading a.charge, dove down a slope; he collapsed a lung Another player Irapr(I nit a cliff to avoid getting shot; he broke ht.s ankle - The game also has Its uspful side Clain .dell(• flarunan, captain of F•Troop and pres (dent and owner of Skilltronics Co., an elec- tronics assembly concern in Milpitas, says that after a day In the wilds with her rill i ployees, "the following week 1 get a lot more work out of them." Shane tautens. lager, lest equipment supervisor for Kear• ney Magnetics Inc. of San Jose. says the garrip offers a release from the confines of corporate behavior "Out there." he says, "I can yell, screwrl call People slime puppies, chicken molesters. whatever." One can't/wear just anything to battle: Consider Robin Ziegier. 39, a senior mmcm programmer with Atari who plays almost every weekend. On a recent Saturday after• noon he is tip 4rr1 out in cnmbal•sb•le beats, I am"mll.tt;r Xaldt rallHlllllag♦ short, calm oullale hat, raonuullage scarf, canr(ndlale Plerue TLre to Pave ru, Cohorin r CNIOUriR, MAMACHUMM Rage Among the Computer Crowd Is Playing `National Survival Game", Congmurd from First Pnpe mask, (mitoullagr wallet fcolrtalning coin µsss and malts) and goggles. He dsn"t out of place. He was out of place once, however, when, lot humorous effect, he wore a thrre piece suit onto the field. "Everyone was fall- ing over each other to get a shot at hint," recalls Mr. Flowers. "I wanted to, and 1 was on his team." Nell Summers, 23. a fretted• clan with Raychem Corp. of Redwood City, says, "It's almost like a fashion show out there." the bought his baby a set of baby slred camouflage; the baby, however. dgesn't play.). When Applied Materials Inc. of Santa Clara and Verbatim played each other, they wrote elaborate declarations of war, and thumped chests long before the tamr. Iler- batim made Its entrance onto the battlefield In two )eels. A loudspeaker on the first blarrvl the strains of Wagner's " Ride of the Valkynrs," which also accompanies the cel ebrated helicopter attack scene In the movie "Apocalypse Now," After all that, the game was a let -down, Mr. Bowers says: "Boring, boring. boring." Agalast Inexperienced players a mass charge is considered effective. Then there Is the Ninja attack, In which one player creep; up on another, bllies open a palm pellet and squashes it on his opponent. The Hyenas ("In II for the laughs"1 have used the Palm Reach strategy. They bring lawn chalts and newspapers down to the pond at the center of Wrxitslalk. When the attackers come for them, they [urn over their chairs and use them for cover. This strategy hasn't worked. There are hazards. flip paint pellets can sling and Injure an unprotected eye IThe Survival Ganip company says Its Insurers have yet to receive an Insurance claim, al though clalrns are expected from Iwo play• ers whose eyes were Injured when they re- I moved their toggles.) Mr. Laulensiater I plays about afire a nurnlli and gets rwilsnli rtak nratly e,ely fillip; ogre If kr7rt hurt ool of work a week and a hall. Players Jokingly call the So acres a former poison- oak plan- tation. Then there are snakes. "One of our guys killed a snake." says Nallonat's John Cordes. "He didn't even know It Ik sat offIt Then he lumped up and stepped on It. It was a little one;' -but a rattlesnake notlr lhtless. . One r sually of the game is trust for one felluw man. When, In the heal of bat - Ile. your goggles are logged, It Is difficult to make out the enemy's ribbon. II you ask po- litely, "are you yellow?" Ithe color, say. of a Ineodly armband!, an opponent Is unlikely to admit his true colors. So some players Just shoal' This reporter nearly nalled a leatnmale who was just runnlng off with the nplusmt Ipam s Wig "Watch the colors, you lolscpnuyl." he said, dashing up a wooded slolte He was not p!pasM. Codes can help Identify allies Some- times, In ode game a group of red players decided on a password to be used when chaJ lenged. But only a few knew the word. Three men fell at the hands of a teammate. One got It in the head• yellow paint splattering his blond hair. The paint was oll-bash and difficult to remove: soon the Survival Came will switch entirely to wafer -based paled. Psycholt-gisu differ on flip significance of these ganors J%eph Cassius, a Memphis psychologist who (,net found that leaching Judo to aggiosstve people hellred them rr- duce their aggressive behavior, says the Survival Game is "a grral oullrt for aggies. lion for people who have .a Int of rage and a need to catch somrone or gel snmetine." Neil Malanuth, a psychologist and proles - ;or of communications studies at the llnl rersmty of ( ahfonda, fix Angeles, contends he game, like violence on television, -Is one d the many ways by whlrh we Institutional ze and roodone slgresslun." 11 offers a cnpl for how to be aggressive and desenst• izes players to violence, )nsl as war games impa►e soldiers for war, he says. Players• however, contend the eame oh rrs an anti war experience. "if I can gel f•rt by soon, Olaf that know- nnlhmg." says ;any Flaull,rardner, a nie(hankal deslgne► till Speclia 11h)sirs Inr . San I(YJ, Calif., i m sure rl going to go up agafnsl some• n• wlru knows what he's rMrinr." Y Certificate of Membership Assurance B��ers . Cooperative Inc. is f(Will •d pin'sii;uit to "Title 1, I)ivisio ll 3 I,1;ftrt a cooperative corporation A copy c �f the corporation's Articles or Bylaws will l be furnished i without Code. cost to any member, or prospective member, upon written request ltoothe corporation's address at: " &PUmBoston, Massachusettsa Information concerning Pestr onions onthe transfer of membership, condi- tions of le 02133 levy, amount and nature of services to be contributed, conditions upon which memberships are redeemable, or the rules by which voting Power and proprietary rights of members are determined, is available from the corporation. Such information will be furnished without cost to an member, or prospective member, upon written request to the corporation at the address above. This Certificate of Membership, issued pursuant to California Corporations Code § , "Tvikiij, has no specific moneta P except in accordance with the corporation's Bylaws is not transferahlc Issued To: ADC INC. This — ay of _Anr i 1 r ,, 19Z. B U April 21, 1987 Steve Schrader ADG, Inc. 8 West Cork Street Winchester, VA 22601 Re: Airgun Game Insurance Dear Steve: Your applications for participation in the Player Protection Insurance and Operator Liability policies have been received. Liability coverage is effective this date for you and your landowner(s). Players are insured when they sign an "application to play". You will be mailed certificates of liability insurance by the company within 30 days. A schedule of PPI is enclosed. You are cautioned that coverage is not effective unless you follow the administrative rules on pages 7 and 8 of th:• Operator. Manual and the rules of safe play. 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