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APRIL 2010

Index: In this Issue... 1. District News/Quick Links Happy Easter! 2. Calendar/Eagle Recognition 100Scout-O-Rama& Camporall –New Patch Set! 3. 100th Anniversary Scout-O-Rama & Camporall Updates on all 100th Activites 4. National Hall of Leadership/Generations Save the Date—Shining Light Across America Connection/Jamboree 2010/New Commemorative Annual Meeting & Silver Beavers Announced! Coin/YOC 5. AB:100/Geocaching– Get in the Game/Local Heroes 2010 Camp Registrations & On-line Payment plus more 6. Shining Light Across America/Geneva Center Centennial Tree Plantings & Golf Opp. At CFL Scouting Tour & LEGOs/Local Heroes Training Opportunities 7. NEW Centennial Challenge/Local Heroes (cont.)/ Philmont Training Schedule Annual Meeting & 2009 Silver Beavers Scouting Today Dates 8. Camp Registrations & On-line Payment/High Ride George Ride to Benefit TFC Adventure/C.O.P.E (Local Heroes) Upcoming Sporting Events 9. CFL 100 Campaign/Centennial Tree Planting/ Golf BSA Alumni—Join Us Opp at CFL/Spring Fellowship 10. OLS/OLS:Webelos/NYLT/Philmont Training/ International Updates and more Memorials/Keep Informed Be Prepared 11. Scouting Today/Ride George Ride District News 12. Sporting Events/BSA Alumni For district news, click on the name 13. Conclave/International Scouting/Scout Shops of your district. Not sure which district you‘re in click here.

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To order April Calendar Member Friday, April 02, Good Friday, Office and Scout Shops Closed Recruit- Saturday, April 03, Office and Scout Shops Closed ment Sunday, April 04, Easter Sunday materials Thursday, April 08, TB Mayor‘s FOS Breakfast EAGLE SCOUTS Click Friday, April 09, NYLT Staff Weekend Here Friday, April 09, TB District Dinner Saturday, April 10, Baloo Training SHABBONA Saturday, April 10, SM/ASM Specific Training Tyler S. Grant, Troop 21, Bill Sohn, SM Saturday, April 10, Baloo Michael Mora, Troop 128, Matt Laurich, SM Saturday, April 10, Cub Leader Specific Training James Alexander Nowak, Troop 18, Saturday, April 10, NT District Pinewood Derby Michael Nowak, SM Saturday, April 10, NYLT Staff Weekend Jacob William Ruschli, Troop 2, Doug Horton, SM trustworthy Sunday, April 11, NYLT Staff Weekend Monday, April 12, OLS Training-Pt 1 MARAMECH HILL Monday, April 12, OLS for Webelos Leaders-Pt 1 Matthew John Kullen, Troop 45, Monday, April 12, TFC Cub Camping Committee Douglas Kullen, SM Tuesday, April 13, Scouting Today Tyler Stevenson Roberts, Troop 31, Wednesday, April 14, Baloo- Pt 1 George Webber, SM

Thursday, April 15, OA E-Board Meeting FOX VALLEY Friday, April 16, Powderhorn Training– Pt 1 Colin Dayton Hale, Troop 1, Harry Stout, SM Friday, April 16, CFL Staff Training Daniel Patrick Hillis, Troop 10, Friday, April 16, OLS Training –Pt 2 Jeff Ricketts, SM Friday, April 16, OLS for Webelos Leaders –Pt 2 Saturday, April 17, Powderhorn Training– Pt 1 POTAWATOMI TRAILS Glenn A. Hinkley, Troop 202, Bruce Blake, SM Saturday, April 17, CFL Staff Training Tyler Sheehan Hintz, Troop 140, Saturday, April 17, OLS Training –Pt 2 Matt Williamson, SM Saturday, April 17, OLS for Webelos Leaders –Pt 2 Neal Richard Hosper, Troop 505, Sunday, April 18, Powderhorn Training– Pt 1 Eric Claeys, SM Sunday, April 18, CFL Staff Training Dean Charles Krawczykowski, Troop 51, Sunday, April 18, OLS Training –Pt 2 Albert Schiewe, SM Sunday, April 18, Baloo –Pt 2 INDIAN PRAIRIE Tuesday, April 20, New Unit Blitz Alexander David Alderson, Troop 508, Tuesday, April 20, Training Committee Meeting Ron Starkey, SM Wednesday, April 21, New Unit Blitz William Walter Forg, Troop 508, Thursday, April 22, NT Friends of Scouting Auction Ron Starkey, SM Friday, April 23, CFL Open House Camping Pranav Herur, Troop 889, Friday, April 23, NYLT Staff Weekend Jack Koberstine, SM Saturday, April 24, CFL Open House Camping Logan Daniel Prasser, Troop 317, Saturday, April 24, NYLT Staff Weekend Chuck Foster, SM Sunday, April 25, NRA Basic Rifle Course –Pt 1 Cody Ryan Schlaht, Troop 81, Sunday, April 25, CFL Open House Camping Joe Harrington, SM

Monday, April 26, Program Cabinet Thomas Joseph Welsh V, Troop 8, Tuesday, April 27, Scouting Today Jeff Zavoral, SM

Tuesday, April 27, 100th Anniversary SOR/Camporall Meeting THUNDERBIRD Tuesday, April 27, Cub Leader Specific Training Matthew Steven Keefe, Troop 133, Tuesday, April 27, TFC Camping Committee Meeting Kevin Churchill, SM Wednesday, April 28, Web Committee Meeting John Thomas Sabino, Troop 222, Friday, April 30, OA Section C-7-B Conclave Paul Fitzsimmons, SM Friday, April 30, Powderhorn Training-Pt 2 Eric Michael Simons, Troop 222, Friday, April 30, MH Webelos Overnight Paul Fitzsimmons, SM Friday, April 30, Generations Connection Arbor Day Tree Zachary James Storc, Troop 100, Planting Michael Ellman, SM . Please also see the calendar on the website 2. loyal

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Adventure Base 100 AB:100 will make a three day stop in Chicago in conjunction with Chicago‘s Cinco de Mayo Festival, April 30-May 2nd at Douglas Park, 1401 S. Sacramento, Chicago from 10 am to 8

pm daily. A 10,000 square foot campus of immersive Scout-

According to the Scout Oath, a Scout pledges related experiences: ropes course, hands-on exhibits, digital “to do my best, to do my duty to God and my interactive, a multi-sensory IMAX–like Go Scouting! Dome country” We would like to recognize members of and much more. For more information, please contact Brock our Scouting family who, while acknowledging Bigsby at the Chicago Area Boy Scout Council at (312) 421- their duty to their country, volunteered service to 4725 for all of the event details. one of the branches of the United States Armed Forces. ―Get in the Game!‖ with Geocaching Local Heroes Click Here to contact the staff ―Cache to Eagle‖ - is a partnership between Geoscouting, to recognize local heroes. the BSA, and Geocaching.com to highlight Eagle projects across the nation. Through the program, participants set-up AIR FORCE normal caches at Eagle project sites that also happen to be Trent Antrup Edward Brouch good cache sites. Each district in the Three Fires Council is Clinton Crackel host to one of these cache sites. Click Here for more information! Peter Densmore friendly Andy Haggard Joseph Hall ―Race to 2010‖ - Every council, district and unit in the nation David Howse may participate in sending a travel bug on a race that will end Robert Kampen at the 2010 National Jamboree. Pinewood Derby car Travel Benjamin Sherman Bugs®, representing every council will race across America Thomas Stewart , JJ Vergere using geocaching. The cars will be moving from cache to AIR FORCE ACADEMY cache across America. Scouts and Scouters can track their Ryan Lutz car‘s progress, read posted comments, and log the miles it Benjamin Schmidt travels on at Geocaching.com. AIR FORCE RESERVE Gus Kartsonas Prizes will be awarded for the Pinewood Derby cars that

AIR FORCE ROTC travel the farthest, pass through the most hands, or have the most creative routes. If your car doesn‘t make it to the AIR NATIONAL GUARD Jacob M. Brancaleon Jamboree, don‘t worry you‘re still eligible. Geocaching.com Micah Drag will log how many miles each car travels. So, we‘ll know if it went the distance — even if that distance doesn‘t lead it to ARMY Virginia. After the Jamboree, we‘ll release the cars again to James Antonides Mike Antonides continue their race around the world. Contact Staff Adviser,

Mark Bachleda Josh Oswalt or Program Chairman, Mark Orlich for details. Paul Baker Click Here to track & follow the Three Fires Council course to Matt Boudro Jamboree 2010! Alex Crackel* Jim Dunlap Check out the ―Amazing Cache to Dash‖ at the 100th Peter Emmer Anniversary Scout-O-Rama. The program will be held at Tom Evensen Scout-O-Rama on Saturday, May 15th at Cantigny Park and Michael Grimm is sponsored by Cabela‘s! Limited supply of GPS units will Josh Grzywa be made available so bring your own if you have one. Nick Grzywa George B. Hiller Kevin Holt NEW—Geocaching Merit Badge Jim Knight The Boy Scouts of America is pleased to announce the release Rob Kopenhoffer of their new merit badge—Geocaching! Jim Lea Geocaching Merit Badge Nels Lindgren Scott Lyng

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ARMY Christopher McMillan On Saturday, July 31, 2010, at 7 p.m. CST, the Scouting family will Sean McMillan be able to take part in a special nationwide broadcast. A Shining Robbie Miller* Light Across America will bring the Centennial Celebration Show John Moris from the 100th Anniversary National Scout Jamboree in Fort AP Hill, Robert Niederman Virginia to communities across the country via Webcast and satellite courteous Joshua Nixdorf Samuel Nixdorf transmission. Robert Nolan Brian Olson As part of this monumental event, local council, district, unit, and Tom Opolony other Scouting groups across America will gather in venues large Geoff Radley and small — the Three Fires Council "Shining Light Across America" Matthew Saarima broadcast will be held at West Aurora High School Auditorium Peter Schmitt located at 1201 West New York St. Aurora 60506 . We encourage Garrett Slack everyone to take advantage of this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to Michael Smolucha experience the magic that has marked 100 years of the Boy Scouts Dan Steele of America. Members of the entire community at large – Scouts, M. Scott Stewart Timothy Stewart Scouting volunteers, alumni, families and community supporters – Scott Tresch are invited to join in the festivities. Marc Turner Kyle Walgenbach More pre-show details and registration coming soon at John Whitehead www.threefirescouncil.org under the Activities/100th Anniversary Scott Young Events/Shining Light America tab or contact Staff Adviser, Nancy Christopher Zedan Loftus at or Event Chairman, Ken Anderson.

ARMY NATIONAL GUARD Ryan Drag Scouting Tour & LEGOs at Geneva History Center Donald Joseph Mullis The Geneva History Center proudly welcomes back the Northern Galen Norman Illinois LEGO Train Club (NILTC) for a weekend full of LEGO fun on Samuel Ward Saturday, April 24, from 9-5 and Sunday, April 25, from 11-5!

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The NILTC builds skyscrapers, Star Wars ships, Harry Potter Chris Bidle landscapes and more, entirely out of LEGOs. This year‘s show, in Joshua Steiner conjunction with the Boy Scout exhibition, Scouting: A Century of COAST GUARD Values, includes various Boy Scout scenes incorporated into the Ken Campbell show. A hands-on building table will also be available and participants can place their name into a drawing for a custom MARINES LEGO mini-figure. Click here to learn more. Sergio Aguirre Nick Ambroziak Tom Amos Jonathon Anderson

Nick Atkinson Louis Banuelos Click on the Susan Banuelos Mike Bledsoe 2010 FOS Patch to make an online donation today! Joseph Bonifas Mike Bruner Eric Carlson

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