Page 1 July 2018 The Blackhawk

COURIERA Publication of Blackhawk Area Council Central Region’s Contents Summer 2018 Blast Council Calendar ...... 2 What’s New ...... 3-11 Greetings Central Region Scouters! The Finance ...... 3, 18 premier e-publication of the Central Region Advancement ...... 20 BLAST! is designed to provide a quarterly burst Program Opportunities ...... 21-25 of information which will provide you a quick Training ...... 26-33 overview of items you will want to know along Safety ...... 16 with links leading you to more information. Our OA and Camping ...... 34-39 Regional leaders will present “Readers’ Digest” Sycamore District ...... 40-42 Membership versions of items of importance and then point Wanchanagi District ...... 43-51 you in the right directions so you can read more should you choose to do so. White Eagle District ...... 52-53 This June 1st – for the fi rst time in our To read the entire newsletter, go to https:// Wetassa District ...... 54-58 history – the whole family can sign up for the www.facebook.com/centralregionprogram/ Arrowhead District ...... 59-64 Cub Scout program. This is a great opportunity There are articles for commissioners and ScoutReach District ...... 65 to better serve the youth in our communities and other leaders. affect more lives with the Scouting program. Our Scout Oath and Law are not changing, just the number of people we can impact with our Summertime Program Helpers program. Special Articles Fall sign-up information will be coming The summer months are busy times for soon. Our theme will be “Scout Me In.” Scouting. Here are some links that will help you Supporting Blackhawk Area Council . . 3 Council-wide dates for sign-up nights will be find useful information without spending a lot District Advancement Report Updated . 4 coming, but with a very similar plan to Blast of time looking for program information. Every Scouter Must Complete Youth into Scouting. So please keep an eye out for Den and Pack Leader Resources – https:// Protection Training by Oct. 1. . . 5-6 Fall Sign-Up Night trainings in your districts, www.scouting.org/programs/cub-scouts/ Update to Registration Policy . . . . . 6 and all the plans that will go along with it. leaders/forms/resources/ Voice of the Scout ...... 7 Let’s make sure we reach out to as many Den Leader Resources – https://www. AirCamp ...... 9-10 families as we can to put a solid foundation of scouting.org/programs/cub-scouts/ CubCast & ScoutCast for June . . . . .11 Scouting together for our future. leaders/den-leader-resources Merit Badge Counselors Renewal . . . 13 Troop Program Resources – http://www. Rockford Sporting Clays ...... 14-15 programresources.org/ Endowment ...... 18 Troop Leader Resources – Web Site http:// Scoutbook vs. Blue Cards ...... 20 www.programresources.org/troop-leader- Eagle Palms ...... 20 resources-website/ Rockford Rivets ...... 21 Boone County Conservation District At the National Annual Meeting, the Cub Scout Adventures . . . . . 22-23 Family Scouting site was introduced. The site NOVA Awards ...... 25 is a single go-to resource and Family Scouting NYLT 2018 ...... 32-33 Reminder! information will be posted first on the site. We Wood Badge 2018 ...... 27-29 You must complete the NEW Youth were encouraged to check back frequently. The Okpik ...... 30-31 Protection Training by October 1, 2018, menu tab is helpful in opening up multiple OA Lodge Offi cer Elections . . . . 37-38 to maintain your membership in the Boy areas of information. The Web site for Family Scouts of America. See pages 6 and 7 for Scouting can be found at https://www.scouting. more information. org/familyscouting/ Page 2 Council News July 2018 Council Calendar

June

17 Father’s Day 21 Executive Board meeting, Canyon Camp 22-24 Cub Scout Overnight Camp at Adventure Camp, Rochelle, Ill. Schedule for Printed 23 Blackhawk Regatta 29-July 1 Cub Scout / Webelos Scout Overnight Camp at Camp Lowden and Internet Couriers

There are four printed editions each year. The deadline for Internet July and printed editions will be the fi rst Tuesday of each month. The latest schedule is shown below. The printed editions will continue to be 3 Courier deadline – Internet edition for August through October available at www. BlackhawkScouting.org/courier. Note that recipients events of the Eagle Scout Award and religious emblems will only be carried in 4 Independence Day, council service center closed printed editions -- and will not show up on the Internet versions of the printed edition. August Clip and Save 5-10 NYLT, Camp Lowden Deadline + Type Months Covered Mail Date or 7 Courier deadline – printed edition for September through Web Target Date November events July 3 – Internet August through October July 10 16 Council executive board meeting 17-19 Order of the Arrow Fall Conclave, Camp Lowden August 7 – Printed September through August 21 24-26 Wood Badge, weekend 1 November Sept. 4 – Internet October through December September11 September Oct. 2 – Printed November through January October16

3 Labor Day, council service center closed Nov. 6 – Internet Dec. through February November 14 4 Courier deadline – Internet edition for October through December Dec. 4 – Printed Jan. through March 2019 December 18 events 8 Rockford Sporting Clays 8 Venturing Super Weekend 14-16 Religious Retreat 15 McHenry Sporting Clays Troop Leader Resources 22-23 Wood Badge, weekend 2 28-30 AirCamp Website Link to “Troop Leader Resources Website”

In order to deliver the PROMISE OF SCOUTING, youth Save the Date -- Upcoming and adult troop leaders need to plan a program that is involving, challenging, and FUN! Events This website is fi lled with videos, action photos, useful October 20 – STEM Day – activities for everyone information and practical ideas, to help make it easier for youth November 3 – Camp Whachuwanaknow – supplemental training for and adult troop leaders to present Scout meetings that are fun with everyone positive outcomes. November 10 – Okpik, cold weather camping training, session 1 of 4

Thank You

Den Chiefs The Blackhawk Area Council wishes to thank Ed Rounds, Terry Den chiefs can work with those in Cub Scouting ranks: Nichols, Cecilia Dandrea, Paul Dandrea, Larry Swanson, Don Burrow, Bears, Wolves and Webelos. Lions and Tigers do not have Dan Persinger, and Bill Peterson for labeling and preparing the mailing den chiefs. Since an adult partner is required, the den chiefs of the Januaryr 2018 issue of The Blackhawk Courier. are reserved for the older ranks. If you would like to help label the next printed issue of the Courier (about 3,000 copies!), we will begin about 8:45 a.m. on Tuesday morning, August 21, 2018, at the council service center, 2820 McFarland Road, Rockford. Come and enjoy coffee, refreshments, and fellowship. Page 3 What’s New July 2018

From the Desk of Dane Boudreau…

“Your Electronic Footprint Becomes a Vehicle for Good” Check Out the New “Scouting”

Undoubtedly, if you are reading this Courier article, you have been Mobile App! solicited by the council to make an investment to the 2018 Friends of Scouting campaign. BSA’s Information Technology Group, along with many volunteer However, did you know there are other ways YOU and YOUR beta testers, are excited to announce the new Scouting mobile app, which FAMILY can support Scouting by things you already do in your daily is now available for both iPhone and Android devices. life? There are EASY ways to make an impact fi nancially in addition to You can search for “Scouting BSA.” your annual investment to Friends of Scouting. Scouting makes it easier than ever for youth and their parents to view and track advancement in the Cub Scouting and Boy Scouting Papa Johns programs – as well as youth recognition in the Venturing program. The app pulls existing advancement data straight from Scoutbook for viewing on an enhanced user interface. Do you and/or your family like to order pizza? Do you like to order No cell service? No problem! If your Scouting Adventures take you from those that give to non-profi ts and the community? off the grid, this app’s offl ine capability allows parents and youth (13 and Then, order at Papa John’s online today with code SCOUT12 and older) to access advancement data anywhere at any time. receive a large, two-topping pizza for $12. $2 will be donated back to the Once the app is downloaded, parents and youth should use their Blackhawk Area Council to offset expenses. Scoutbook credentials to login. If you don’t have a Scoutbook account yet, visit Scoutbook.com to create one. Note, a youth and parent can **All McHenry County stores, Rockford Area stores, and Janesville still setup a Scouting account for the new mobile app without a unit and Beloit Wisconsin stores will accept the code. subscription to Scoutbook. The initial release of the app contains the following functions: • Track a Scout’s advancement Amazon • Track logs like service hours, hiking, and camping • View parent and/or Scout profi le • Submit feedback • Provide parent access to your Scouts’ accounts

The new app also supports a night-mode feature, user default data settings, and offl ine capabilities (under settings). Additional features like a Scout community, notifi cations, leadership, calendar, and Scout challenges will also be added throughout 2018. If you fi nd any issues with the new Scouting app, we invite you to use the “Submit Feedback feature in the app at the “gear” icon.

STEM Day October 20 Come one! Come all! Make sure to put STEM Day on your calendars for this year! There will be lots of great activities for all Scouts! Stay tuned for more details as they come! Page 4 What’s New July 2018 District Advancement Report Updated Posting by request of BSA IT The report carries the message that the unit statistics in this report are current as of the day prior to the date created. The District Advancement Report is a ScoutNet report that can report Added to the Report are Lion badge and Scout rank. In addition, Scoutbook-recorded advancements as well as Internet Advancement Unit Statistics was updated to include advancement approved through reported advancements. Many district level volunteers use it. Scoutbook. Please note that DAR totals ranks (and merit badges) based BSA councils have been informed that the District Advancement on the month/year earned. No change was made in this method. Journey Report (DAR)was updated on June 8. to Excellence does not use this method and the different methods have District Advancement Report (DAR) has been updated in ScoutNET different results. The totals will not match. PAS Membership Reports. Because the report format expanded, landscape orientation must be used if printed. The report can be saved as TXT (text) fi le to summarize totals by district or council.

Update on Program for Older Girls The National Executive Board of the Boy Scouts of America has Q: Can a boy troop and girl troop meet at the same time? confi rmed a scheduled February 1, 2019, launch date for the program Yes. Based on the preferences of the chartered organization, the boy to serve girls, ages 11-17. This timing is intended to align with the troop and girl troop could meet at the same time and place. programmatic timeline so that girls who join Cub Scouts in 2018 and will have earned their Arrow of Light are able to cross over to a troop to Q: If a chartered organization is not able to establish a new unit based continue their Scouting journey. on the required umber of same-gender youth needed, can boy patrols The Board also approved the option of a linked troop structure that and girl patrols be combined to form a troop? would allow existing boy troops and future girl troops the opportunity to No. A new unit must be started using the current youth and adult be linked through a shared COR and troop committee. requirements; however, chartered organizations can consider the linked troop model so that the newly-established girl troop will have the same FAQs COR and can share the troop committee. Q: Can a boy troop and girl troop meet as one big troop? Q. What program is available to girls that are older than Cub Scout Opening and closing of the meetings can be together or separate, depending age? on space and desire of the chartered organization and unit leadership. The Using the same Scouting program offered to older boys, the organization other components of the Scout meeting should be run separately. will deliver a program for older girls that is scheduled to launch in February 2019 through which girls will be able to earn the highest rank Q: Can boy and girl patrols make up a troop? of Eagle Scout. No. Troops must be all male or all female youth members. Q: What ages would be eligible for the program? Q: Must the leaders of a boy troop be men and all the leaders of the Mirroring the ages served by the existing Boy Scout program, the program girl troop be women? for girls would serve girls who have completed the fi fth grade and are at No. Adult leadership may be men, women, or both men and women least 10 years old, or have earned the Arrow of Light and are at least 10 together. All youth protection guidelines are to be in use no matter the years old, or are age 11 but have not reached age 18. make-up of the adult leadership. Q. Will you change the program to accommodate girls? Q: Can a boy troop and girl troop plan events together? Our existing programs are relevant for both young men and women. After Yes, they can plan events together, as troops currently do. all, the values of Scouting as outlined in the Scout Law – trustworthy, loyal, helpful, friendly, courteous, kind, obedient, cheerful, thrifty, brave, Q: Can courts of honor be held jointly? clean and reverent – are relevant and important values for both young men Yes, courts of honor can be held jointly if the chartered organization and women. As such, the program for girls, ages 11 to 17 will be the same chooses. curriculum offered in the Boy Scout program. Q: Can a council and district run camporees for boy troops and girl Q: Will the Scoutmaster position change in the program for girls? troops? No, the Scoutmaster is still responsible for training and guiding youth Yes, a council and district can run council and district events for both boy leaders in the operation of the troop and for managing, training and troops and girl troops if they are following the Guide to Safe Scouting and supporting assistant scoutmasters in their role. all current youth protection guidelines. Q: Can a boy troop and a girl troop share the same Scoutmaster? Q: Will all current Boy Scout troops be required to offer a program A: No. Chartered organizations should have separate Scoutmasters for for girls? their boy troop and girl troop. Chartered organizations can decide which programs best serve the needs of their community, which means that the chartered organization can Q: Can both male troops and girl troops share the same committee? continue to offer Scouting for boys, or they may choose to add a unit for A: A chartered organization can decide if they want the same or separate older girls. committee. Page 5 Revised Youth Protection Training July 2018 Every Scouter Must Complete Updated Youth Protection Training by October 1, 2018

The BSA has announced bold, wide-ranging updates to its Youth How Do I Take the Updated Youth Protection Protection program as part of an ongoing effort to protect young people Course? from child abuse. There is a PDF that outlines the steps – https://www.scouting.org/wp- This starts with an enhanced online Youth Protection training course content/uploads/2018/03/How-to-Guide-for-Taking-Youth-Protection- all volunteers and professionals must complete. Training-3-1-18.pdf Even those Scout leaders who took the previous version of Youth Protection training must log into My.Scouting.org and complete the How-to Guide for Taking Youth Protection updated Youth Protection course. You have until October 1, 2018, to do Training so. (Recommended browsers are Google Chrome for the PC or Safari for the The updated course will take about an hour to complete. It includes MAC). cutting-edge research from the top experts in the fi eld of child abuse 1. Go to http://my.scouting.org prevention. It covers topics like bullying, neglect, exposure to violence, 2. Enter your login name and password. physical and emotional abuse, and child sexual abuse. 3. On the opening page of my.scouting.org, click on the Youth Protectio “There is no substitute for hearing directly from experts who have spent their careers studying child predators and abusers,” said Michael What’s Updated in This Youth Protection Course? Johnson, the BSA’s director of Youth Protection. “They shine a new • Videos from survivors of abuse. “In developing this training, we light on the challenge we all face in protecting kids and how parents and discussed whether or not to include survivor videos,” Johnson said. volunteers can put barriers in place to keep them away.” “It was the right decision. Their testimony is powerful and highlights Next, the BSA has made it impossible for an individual to register as how predators work and the tragic impact like nothing else.” a new volunteer without fi rst completing Youth Protection training. Unit • Video interviews with psychologists and law enforcement rechartering is affected, too. Packs, troops, posts, ships, and crews cannot professionals who discuss the root causes of abuse, how to recognize recharter until all leaders — 100 percent of them — are current on their it, and how to respond. Youth Protection training. • Three all-new training modules and a test. Finally, beginning June 1, 2018, all adults who will be present at a Scouting activity for 72 hours or more must register as volunteers and complete a background check and Youth Protection training. This includes What Are the Latest Youth Protection Training parents, merit badge counselors, and any other adult who will be there for Requirements? an extended time. • Youth Protection training must be taken every two years.

The BSA is serious about fi ghting child abuse, and you’re an Effective September 1, 2017: important part of that fi ght. Thanks for your vigilance and dedication. • No unit may recharter without all leaders being current on their Youth Protection training. Who Must Complete Effective January 1, 2018: the Updated Youth Protection Course? • No new adult volunteer can be registered without fi rst completing All registered Scouters (volunteers and professionals), including any Youth Protection training. adult who will be present at a Scouting activity for 72 total hours or more. • No council, region, or national leader will be allowed to renew his or The updated course debuted in February 2018; if you took Youth her registration if their Youth Protection training is not current. Protection training prior to that, you’ll need to complete the updated course by October 1, 2018. Effective June 1, 2018: • Adults accompanying a Scouting unit who are present at the activity for 72 total hours or more must be registered as leaders. This includes completing a criminal background check and Youth Protection training. The 72 hours need not be consecutive.

Continued on Next Page 7 Page 6 Revised Youth Protection Training July 2018 What’s Updated in This Youth Protection Course? New Youth Protection Training • Videos from survivors of abuse. “In developing this training, we discussed whether or not to include survivor videos,” Johnson and Guidelines said. “It was the right decision. Their testimony is powerful and highlights how predators work and the tragic impact like nothing As of January 31, 2018, National has released new mandatory else.” Youth Protection training and policies. This was done as part of a • Video interviews with psychologists and law enforcement continuous effort by BSA to reexamine and strengthen the policies they professionals who discuss the root causes of abuse, how to have for protecting our youth and adults. This new release consists of recognize it, and how to respond. both new policies and training. • Three all-new training modules and a test. As of January 31, 2018, National has released new mandatory What Are the Latest Youth Protection Youth Protection training and policies. This was done as part of a Training Requirements? continuous effort by BSA to reexamine and strengthen the policies they have for protecting our youth and adults. This new release consists of • Youth Protection training must be taken every two years. both new policies and training. Effective September 1, 2017: • No unit may recharter without all leaders being current on their Youth Protection training. The New YPT Policies Include:

Effective January 1, 2018: By October 1, 2018, all new and currently registered leaders will • No new adult volunteer can be registered without fi rst completing be required to complete the updated training. The enhanced and updated Youth Protection training. content will allow leaders and councils to comply with all current legal • No council, region, or national leader will be allowed to renew his requirements. While this may be inconvenient for some, it refl ects the or her registration if their Youth Protection training is not current. BSA’s commitment to the safety of all youth. By October 1, 2018, all new and currently registered leaders will Effective June 1, 2018: be required to complete the updated training. The enhanced and updated • Adults accompanying a Scouting unit who are present at the content will allow leaders and councils to comply with all current legal activity for 72 total hours or more must be registered as leaders. requirements. While this may be inconvenient for some, it refl ects the This includes completing a criminal background check and Youth BSA’s commitment to the safety of all youth. Protection training. The 72 hours need not be consecutive. • Adults accompanying units on activities who are present at the activity for 72 hours or more, must also take Youth Protection Training. The 72 hours need not be consecutive. • New leaders are required to take Youth Protection Training prior to completing the registration process. Update to the Registration • Units cannot re-charter unless all unit leaders have completed YPT within two years. Requirement for Adults • Adult Youth Protection Training is required for adult program participants 18 years or older. Adult program participants Accompanying Scouts on (Venturing, Order of the Arrow, Exploring) must complete adult Youth Protection Training before submitting their adult application. Outings • BSA policy that when tenting, youth must not be more than two years apart in age unless relatives. There has been a change in the registration requirement for • BSA policy that no one (youth or adult) may share an accommodation adults accompanying Scouts on outings. (tent) with a member of the opposite sex other than their spouse. Effective June 1, 2018, adults accompanying a Scouting unit • BSA policy that “buddies” must not be more than two years apart who are present at the activity for 72 total hours or more must in age and the same level of maturity. be registered as a leader, including completion of a criminal background check and Youth Protection Training. The 72 hours Bullying need not be consecutive. The new YPT training module on bullying is designed to improve This was previously connected to the Boy Scout program one’s level of awareness of the issue of bullying and remind you all that only. As of June 1st, it will be applying to ALL programs where the BSA has a zero tolerance of bullying. There is a whole section (3004) adults are present 72 or more hours. Also the 72 hours need not on bullying and all the forms it can take. be consecutive is also noteworthy for camp. The 72 hours doesn’t We, as reporters, are the BSA policy enforcers and are expected to restart if an adult leaves camp for a day (or a few day) and then report bullying to law enforcement and Scout’s First Help Line 1-844- returns. 726-8871. One possible BSA consequences stated in the YPT training for bullying is stated as having one’s BSA membership revoked. This is serious business that all leaders and camp staff need to address. Page 7 What’s New July 2018 10 things to know about Voice of the Scout, the Survey for Scouts, Parents, and Leaders Want to have a say in the future of this great movement we call • Once on My Dashboard, select the icon adjacent to My Training, Scouting? Use your voice. which looks like 3 stacked horizontal lines, then select My Or, more specifi cally, use your Voice of the Scout annual survey. Profi le. Since 2012, the Voice of the Scout survey has given the Scouting • Make any necessary changes to your profi le information. family the opportunity to offer feedback directly to the BSA. Respondents Please note that your Member ID and login username cannot be have answered questions about the climate, program delivery, modifi ed. administration and support provided at all levels of Scouting. These 5. The emailed link is the only way to take the VOS survey. answers have turned into improvements at the BSA’s National Service The link included in your email from Voice of the Scout is your key Center and BSA local councils. into the survey. The Voice of the Scout survey — VOS, for short — is sent out on the It’s unique to you, meaning it can’t be forwarded to someone else or fi rst Tuesday of every month to one-twelfth of the Scouting population. taken more than once. That means you’ll get it once a year. 6. Spotting a VOS email is easy. You respond on your computer, phone, or tablet, and the whole thing A Voice of the Scout email will come from — wait for it — “Voice takes just a few minutes. of the Scout.” (Though if you’re in an Explorer post, it’ll say “Voice of the Explorer.”) Here are 10 more things to know about this important tool. 7. VOS surveys are anonymous. 1. VOS goes to parents, youth, volunteers and chartered Your answers to the questions will never be connected directly to organizations. your name. The BSA combines your answers with others and reports them • Parents in a group. • Youth: Cub Scouts, Scouts, Sea Scouts, Venturers, Explorers 8. VOS surveys have generated lots of good news … and Venturers (If the person is 14 or older, he or she gets the Through VOS surveys, the BSA has heard that youth members, survey directly; otherwise, the survey is sent via his or her parents and volunteers overall feel that Scouting in their unit and council parents) has a welcoming environment and an engaging program. • Volunteers: Youth-facing and council/district volunteers Youth and parents also feel like they are getting the right amount of • Chartered organizations support from their unit leaders. 2. You get one survey per year. 9. … and have put the spotlight on a few opportunities for If you’ve been involved in Scouting for longer than 12 months, you improvement. should already have received one survey. Many parents and volunteers listed unit communication as an If you’ve been involved for less than a year, keep an eye out for your “opportunity for improvement.” This is a nice reminder to use multiple survey some time during the year. Just be sure you have a current email communication channels — Facebook, email, text and more — to inform address in your My.Scouting profi le (see No. 4). parents about meeting times and locations, fundraisers, and other unit 3. VOS surveys are sent on the fi rst Tuesday of the month. news. Everyone in Scouting is assigned a month during which they’ll Other opportunities for improvement were in the areas of receive their survey. Watch for the survey on the fi rst Tuesday of each administration and training. month. Based on that feedback, the BSA is working to simplify some of its If you have already received a survey before, you’ll get your VOS online tools, such as online registration. It’s also evaluating leader training survey the same month every year. to determine what really makes a difference in delivering the program to 4. Make sure the BSA has your correct email address. youth and eliminating modules from required training that do not support If the BSA doesn’t have a working email for you, it can’t send you that goal. a VOS survey. VOS uses the email address you have provided in your 10. You can help by spreading the word about VOS. My.Scouting profi le. Now that you know how to make sure your voice is heard in VOS, To update or change your profi le information on my.scouting.org, it’s time to do a Good Turn for others in your unit. you will need to do the following: • Login to my.scouting.org • Once logged in, click the menu icon in the upper left of the webpage, then select My Dashboard.

Make sure leaders and parents know to watch for their VOS survey and to complete it when it arrives. Page 8 What’s New July 2018 Visit P.R.A.Y.’s Religious Emblems New Website P.R.A.Y. (Programs of Religious Activities for Youth) notifi es On November 1, P.R.A.Y. launched a new dynamic and the council of religious emblems earned by Protestant, Jewish, informational website which includes a BSA page, www.praypub.org/ and other faiths, but not those earned by Roman Catholic youth. bsa. Many valuable resources for staff and volunteers can be found here If you have a son who has earned any religious emblem, on religious emblem coordinators, faith based initiatives, and direct links please complete the form below and send to Blackhawk Area to the awards for all faiths recognized in Duty to God programming. Council, 2820 McFarland Road, Rockford IL 61107 OR email to Please take the time to become acquainted with these online resources. [email protected]. Thank you. We encourage you to share them with others. Name ______

Name of Emblem ______

Church Name ______

Church Location ______

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Pack Troop Crew # ______

Duty to God Promotion Patch

The Duty to God Promotion Patch is designed to promote the religious emblems programs. Both youth and adults may earn these patches by learning about religious emblems and making a commitment. The four patch segments come together as a “puzzle.” Youth and adults are encouraged to build their own puzzle, piece by piece, by making presentations on religious emblems and encouraging others to fulfi ll their Duty to God by earning the appropriate emblem for their faith. If you are earning the Duty to God Promotion Patch for the fi rst time, you start with the anchor patch (which is the kneeling Scout) and then add the other segments in any order. Here are some suggestions for using the puzzle patches: • Access sample scripts and presentation materials here • Religious Emblems Coordinators can make presentations and present puzzle patches to reinforce the Scout’s commitment. • Adult training on religious emblems can include the presentation of the puzzle patch to adult leaders to encourage them to promote religious emblems to their own units. • Consider having camp chaplains launch the puzzle patch program at summer camp. Research shows that camp is a place where Scouts think about God. Use the puzzle patch to reinforce Duty to God this summer.

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Every Scouter Must Complete Updated Youth Protection Training by October 1, 2018 Continued From Page 1 Page 9 Council News July 2018

Participant Registration is now live.

It can be accessed from

www.aircampbsa.com

or

www.blackhawkscouting.org Page 10 Council News July 2018

Save the Date – AirCamp 2018 Is Coming!

What Is AirCamp 2018?

A gigantic outdoor Encampment for Cub Scouts, B o y S c o u t s , V Overnight Camping Option: Camping overnight is available for all e n t u r e r s , Explorers, and their leaders. The Encampment will feature Boy Scout troops and Venturing crews. Webelos Scouts may camp with an Aviation Theme and will display the Scouting Spirit. More than 2,000 a Boy Scout troop. Units will camp in jamboree-style sites, with Scouts Webelos, Boy Scouts, and Venturers will encamp jamboree-style on the from all twelve counties of the Blackhawk Area Council and surrounding grounds of the former historic Camp Grant from Friday night through councils intermingled in each sub-camp. Venturing crews will be Sunday. They will be joined by an estimated 3,000 Scouts and family assigned to a separate sub-camp. members on Saturday for a day of exciting interactive activities. Saturday Visitor Option: Come join us for a full day of fun and Who: AirCamp 2018 is open to all registered Scouts and their families. excitement! All registered Scouts and their family are welcome to Where: The Chicago Rockford International Airport in Rockford, Illinois, attend. Come with your pack, troop, crew, or come as a family. Just will host the AirCamp. make sure you are there! (Girl Scout siblings and parent leaders are When: September 28 to 30, 2018; Friday evvening through Sunday encouraged to wear their uniforms, too!) Food vendors are available morning. throughout the day.

Program Highlights Static Displays of Aircraft and equipment Archery Cub Scout, Boy Scout, & Venturing Related Commercial and Military planes spanning the Robot Battles Activities ages American’s Hero’s Display K9-Police demonstrations Young Eagle Flights Mountain Bike course Geocaching/GPS Blacksmithing Kayak Races Water Bottle Rockets Climbing towers Camp Grant Display Food Vendors Zip Lines Huge Area Show with a live band and lots more fun!!!!! RC WW II tanks and cars Fire Trucks Model railroad Entertainment NOTE: These may change as features are RC Rocket building Fire equipment displays confi rmed and/or added. For the latest BB Guns Dutch oven cooking demonstration updates check back at the website soon!

EAA Young Eagles Flight Sign-Up Details

A popular and “sold out” event at previous AirCamp extravaganzas has been the opportunity to fl y in a light, private aircraft with a licensed EAA pilot. The program is called Young Eagles and Boy Scouts, Venturers, and Explorers up to 18 years of age are eligible to participate (Cubs/Webelos are not eligible). Anticipating a high demand for this September 29th event it is expected available fl ight slots to fi ll-up quickly. April 1st is the kick-off for sign-up and the exclusive way to accomplish this is the Blackhawk Area Council website. On the main page will be a link for an interested Scout to sign-up individually and to provide the information requested. This is “fi rst-come, fi rst served” so mark your calendars for April 1st. Currently, EAA pilots are being recruited and we hope to get in the air as many as possible. Factors beyond control is availability of pilots and acceptable weather which are keys that affect what happens on the day of the event. In 2014, almost 200 Scouts were able to fl y. That is our minimum goal for 2018, hopefully more. Page 11 What’s New July 2018 Scout PodCasts for June 2018

Each months ScoutCasts address important issues faced by Scouters in packs, troops, and posts. You can listen to these PodCasts by going to www. scouting.org/scoutcast.aspx. 2018 are now available. Archived previous PodCasts are also available at the same site. Take a few moments of your commute — just 10 to 15 minutes a month — to make yourself a more-informed Scouter.With the BSA’s triple-threat lineup of monthly podcasts — CubCast and ScoutCast — you’ll be the smartest Scouter in your pack, troop, crew, or post. All this for the low, low price of free!

CubCast ScoutCast

Preparing for School Night Everything You’re Doing Is Already STEM So, you might think that preparing for School Night for Scouting simply means handing out some fl iers and you’ll get a big turnout. Host Back in March of 2015, we did an episode about introducing STEM Aaron Derr tells us he did that his rookie year as Cubmaster and the into your unit, and we talked about some pretty cool STEM activities. results were less than stellar. Since then, STEM has gotten pretty popular, and units are really taking Tune in to fi nd out what he and guest Chris Jones did to get their activities to the next level. successful attendance results for this specifi c recruiting opportunity. In this episode, Emily Campbell, roundtable commissioner for in the Gulf Coast Council in Pensacola, Florida, shows us how STEM can be integrated into stuff you’re already doing to earn the Nova and Supernova awards. Attitude

The longer I live, the more I realize the impact of attitude on life. Attitude, to me, is more important than facts. It is more important than the past, than education, than money, than circumstances, than failures, than successes, than what other people think or say or do. It is more important than appearance, giftedness, or skill. It will make or break an organization...a What Is a Scouter church...a home. The remarkable thing is we have a choice every day regarding A Scouter is one who knows it’s not about them but about the the attitude we will embrace for that day. We cannot change our youth we serve, who knows it’s not about building campfi res in past. We cannot change the fact that people will act in a certain the rain and tying square knots but it is about sharing leadership way. We cannot change the inevitable. The only thing we can do is skills and opportunity with others, who knows that Scouting is not play on the one string we have, and that is our attitude. perfect but is a safe environment for youth to learn lifelong skills, I am convinced that life is 10% what happens to me and 90% who knows we are blessed by the opportunity of doing our small how I react to it. And so it is with you. We are in charge of our part to support the Scouting movement. attitudes. Charles Swindoll Page 12 Council News July 2018 Merit Badge Counselors

It is time to renew your membership as a merit badge counselor. Please follow the link in this email to complete the online renewal form. Please renew online using this link: https://docs.google.com/forms/ d/e/1FAIpQLSfpw1Qdr-rBgAcjjsjK0DgdqTZdKuw2VCPOhs5Ujb4Oc Ay-rg /viewform

If you no longer wish to serve as a merit badge counselor, click on the link above. You can choose to be removed. No phone or email renewals will be accepted. Make sure your Youth Protection training is current – within two Calling All Religious Emblems years. You will not be able to renew your status if your Youth Protection training is not up to date. Coordinators Please note: All registered leaders will be required to take the It’s Time to Promote Duty to God new Youth Protection training by October 1, 2018. This renewal period would be a good time to take it. and Religious Emblems If you need to take the course, please visit my.scouting.org for the online training. See instructions below to complete Youth Protection training. Proof of completion must be submitted to the council service center. Scouting Wire Other notes about the process: and Scouting Newsroom You have until June 30, 2018, to complete the renewal. If you do not renew by the above date, you will need to fi ll out a new Adult Do you want to learn about the latest Scouting news stories as Application and a Merit Badge Counselor Application if you want to well as interesting stories about Scouts and Scouting. counsel again. Subscribe to either or both of these two sites for a weekly If you have forgotten what you are registered for as counselor, email. please send an email requesting your listing to Michael Ancheta – Go to Scoutingwire.org and/or [email protected]. By renewing, you will be available to Scoutingnewsroom.org to sign up. counsel through June 2019.

To access Youth Protection training (YPT): • Go to: www.my.scouting.org • Log In. (If you currently have a profi le, click “Create Account”) Merit Badge Counselor training is now • In the upper left hand corner click on Menu & My Dashboard available online at my.scouting.org. It is located under • To take Youth Protection certifi cation (new in 2017), click on “Take the Boy Scout training tab. Course” on the right side of page. • In your profi le, you can link your BSA member ID. Once linked, the system will update local and national records. However if your membership ID is not linked in your profi le, you will need to print the certifi cate and provide a copy to the council offi ce. Yours in Scouting, John F. Messley Blackhawk Area Council Council Advancement Committee Chair Hours, Phone, Address

Phone numbers: Council offi ce 815-397-0210 12 Merit Badges Need Special FAX 815-397-7306 Web Site: www.blackhawkscouting.org Certifi cations

National Scout Shop -- Rockford: 815-637-6180 There are 12 merit badges where the counselor needs special Address: 2820 McFarland Road, Rockford IL 61107 certifi cations – Archery; Canoeing; Climbing; Kayaking; Lifesaving; Scout Shop hours: Rifl e Shooting; Rowing; Scuba Diving; Shotgun Shooting; Snow Sports; 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m., Monday through Friday Swimming; and Whitewater. These certifi cates must be current. 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday If you have any questions, please contact John Messley at john@ messley.com. National Scout Shop -- Crystal Lake: 815-479-0615 Address: 600 N. Rt. 31, Crystal Lake IL 60012 Scout Shop Hours: 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Friday 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday Page 13 Council News July 2018

Why Every Scout Unit Needs a New Member Coordinator

Joining a new Scout unit can be a little overwhelming at fi rst. You’re presented with a calendar full of fun upcoming activities, but all Reporter Patch the new people, places and things can seem like a lot to digest. Fortunately for anyone joining Scouting in 2017 or beyond, there’s The Scout News Reporter program recognizes those individuals help. It comes in the form of a volunteer whose job is to make new who contact a news media or send them a news release, which in members feel right at home. turn gets a positive Scouting story or photo published in an approved It’s called the New Member Coordinator. If your unit recharters publication (see list on application form) soon, you should fi nd one or more volunteers to serve in this vital role. Do you have Scouts who like to write? If so, they might want to Wearing a blue “Welcome” pin on their hat or shirt, the New learn about the Reporters Patch which is now available. Member Coordinator is easily identifi able at unit gatherings. He or All Scouts – Cub Scouts, Boy Scouts, Venturers, Explorers, she welcomes new members with a smile and points them in the right Learning for Life participants – may earn this award. Complete direction — literally and fi guratively. requirements and details are available on the council Web site, www.blackhawkscouting.org/Courier What a New Member Coordinator does The application form is Reporter Patch Form 2012.pdf. There is The New Member Coordinator forms a connection with new also a Reporters Patch Guide.pdf to help you plan and organize your members and their families. He or she is appointed by and reports to the story. Unit Committee Chair. Earn a Reporters Patch! Each unit should have one — or, ideally, more than one — New For further information, go online to blackhawkscouting.org. Member Coordinator In general, all New Member Coordinators: • Serve as welcoming ambassadors for the unit. Guide to Safe Scouting • Work with the unit committee in developing and implementing the Unit Membership Plan. “Be safe” is one of the watch words of Scouting. According to • Participate in New Member Coordinator training and collaborate Chief Scout Executive Michael Surbaugh, “the BSA is committed to with the district membership team. safety.” He charges each of us to commit ourselves to creating a safe and healthy learning environment. It behooves all of us to keep this charge “New Member Coordinators can be a game-changer for membership in mind every time our Scouts get together. The Scout’s parents entrust retention as well as recruitment,” says Linda Baker, chairwoman of the their children to our care and expect them to be safe, secure, healthy, New Member Coordinator Task Force. “Having one or more NMCs in a and happy. unit can make everything easier and more fun.” Our defi nitive guide to safety in all of our Scouting activities is the Guide to Safe Scouting. It has a great deal of information on a wide How to register as a New Member range of topics. Every Scouter should be familiar with this guide and Coordinator should check it regularly. The Guide to Safe Scouting can be found at http://www.scouting. The easiest time to register someone as a New Member Coordinator org/Healtandsafety/GSS.aspx. is when your pack, troop, or crew recharters. The online version is updated quarterly. A PDF version is also The New Member Coordinator, which uses the registration code available for download. “NM,” is a member of the unit committee. Be sure to check the guide for the latest changes before any outing This role replaces the roles of Unit Membership Chair and Parent or event. Coordinator, which are no longer available. Anyone registered in one of those now-retired positions should have received an email from the national membership vice president encouraging him or her to register Scouting Teaches Life Skills as a New Member Coordinator in 2018 and beyond.

Scouting also provides youth with skills that help them cope with Getting started as a New Member Coordinator any situation. Youth say Scouting has taught them to: • Always give their best effort, • Always be honest, Make scouting.org/NMC your fi rst stop. You will fi nd training • Treat others with respect, • Set goals, information, forms, printable brochures, videos, logos, and much more. • Stay physically fi t, • Take care of the environment Page 14 Sporting Clays July 2018 Page 15 Sporting Clays July 2018 Page 16 Health and Safety July 2018 In Scouting, Safety Comes First BSA Safety Moments Scouting Wire.org –– April 2, 2018 Go to www.scouting.org/scoutsource/HealthandSafety/Safety_ Moments.aspx. Each of these titles has a .pdf fi le with more information. It may be surprising for some, but the very fi rst section in every Cub Scout and Boy Scout handbook isn’t dedicated to camping or hiking, but Acute Mountain Sickness Recognition and Prevention to youth protection. Annual Health and Medical Record “The safety of children is always our fi rst priority,” said Michael Aquatics Safety—the Boy Scout Way Johnson, Youth Protection Director for the Boy Scouts of America. “It’s Bunk Beds required program content for every youth, parent, and guardian.” Carbon Monoxide Poisoning—at Home or Camp While handbooks go on to explain how Scouting’s activities Chain Saws Climbing should be carried out safely, we believe it is important for parents to Code of Conduct Combating Obesity be equipped with the information needed to understand the BSA’s Concussions Cyber Safety comprehensive approach to preventing abuse, as well as information Family Camping First Aid Kits needed to recognize, respond and report concerns, from their very fi rst Food-Borne Illness Generators interaction with Scouting. Hammock Camping In Case of Emergency Child abuse is something most people would rather not talk about, Incident Reporting Helps Nap on Safely or even think about, says Johnson, but every offender benefi ts from that Poison Control Centers Poisonous Plants ignorance, and the consequences can be devastating. Propane Stoves Psychological First Aid Putting this tough subject at the forefront is an important step in Risk Advisory for High-adventure Activities helping maintain a safe environment. From the handbook chapter, How Risk Assessment Rocket Safety to Protect Your Children from Abuse: A Parent’s Guide, to Scouting Safe use of medication in Scouting advancement requirements, the BSA is intentional about including Scouting Safely website Shooting Safety youth protection and safety content throughout its program materials. Sun Safety Trailer Theft And the materials address more than just sexual abuse because Transporting Scouts Safely Unauthorized & Restricted Activities experts agree that children who suffer from other types of abuse are Violent Intruder Water bottle rockets more likely to be preyed upon by those that would wish to harm them. Weather-related safety Wilderness First Aid “Most people don’t think about it, but there are many forms of Winter activity Winter sports abuse,” said Johnson. “Types of maltreatment like neglect and emotional Wounds Youth Protection Safety abuse can be hard to detect and can cause lifelong problems and are Youth Suicide Prevention Zip Lines known to be a part of more serious abuse of youth later in life.” “Frankly, parents, volunteers, and other children may be the only ones who see the signs and can address it,” Johnson explained. “If our Guide to Safe Scouting volunteers and parents are aware of the signs, they can make the entire community safer for children and families.” “Be safe” is one of the watch words of Scouting. According to It’s diffi cult to defend against every threat to personal safety a child Chief Scout Executive Michael Surbaugh, “the BSA is committed to may experience in and out of Scouting, but BSA’s policies, programs, and safety.” He charges each of us to commit ourselves to creating a safe and training materials offer a wide range of resources that teach volunteers healthy learning environment. It behooves all of us to keep this charge and parents how to identify and prevent numerous forms of abuse. in mind every time our Scouts get together. The Scout’s parents entrust If you ever have questions, you can always call your local Scout their children to our care and expect them to be safe, secure, healthy, executive, or the SCOUTS FIRST Helpline at 844-726-8871. This and happy. helpline is monitored around the clock by trained staff ready to answer Our defi nitive guide to safety in all of our Scouting activities is any questions you may have about youth protection. the Guide to Safe Scouting. It has a great deal of information on a wide To fi nd out more about the BSA’s Barriers to Abuse, visit www. range of topics. Every Scouter should be familiar with this guide and scouting.org/youthprotection should check it regularly. The Guide to Safe Scouting can be found at http://www.scouting. org/Healtandsafety/GSS.aspx. The online version is updated quarterly. A PDF version is also available for download. Be sure to check the guide for the latest changes before any outing or event. Scouting Wire and Scouting Newsroom

Do you want to learn about the latest Scouting news stories as well as interesting stories about Scouts and Scouting. Subscribe to either or both of these two sites for a weekly email. Go to Scoutingwire.org and/or Scoutingnewsroom.org to sign up. Page 17 Council News July 2018

Blackhawk Area Council, Boy Scouts of America 2820 McFarland Rd., Rockford, IL 61107 Scout Service Center: 815.397.0210 Staff Advisors: McHenry County (Sycamore District) Michael Ancheta at [email protected] Winnebago and Boone County (Wanchanagi District) Jared Carlin at [email protected]

**You may email or call in your order. First come, first serve until the cards are gone.

CAMP CARD UNIT COMMITMENT FORM / RECEIPT

Camp Card Sale will run from April until July 20th All UNSOLD cards and Take Order Forms due back to your District office by Friday, July 20th

‰PACK ‰TROOP ‰CREW ‰SHIP ‰TEAM ‰POST

DATE______DISTRICT______UNIT#______

CONTACT NAME______Phone______

ADDRESS______E-MAIL ______

CITY______STATE______ZIP______

Total Cards Ordered: ______X $2.50 = $______(order can be placed until May 11th, 2018)

PLEASE SIGN AND DATE BELOW BEFORE TAKING YOUR CARDS

I recognize that each of these cards has a cash value of $5.There is no risk to our unit as long as all unsold cards are returned to the Council by July 20th, 2018. By signing below I recognize that our unit will be charged $2.50 for every unreturned card.  Our unit will close out our account (Money/Unsold Cards turned in) by July 20th, 2018.. (after this date units only receive 30% Commission)

Signature:______Date:______

Cards Returned (by July 20th, 2018) ______X $2.50 = ( -) $______(All accounts settled/cards in by July 20th, 2018) Total Amount Owed to Council by Friday, July 20th, 2017 $______Cards returned and payment received by Council

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Council Staff Signature: ______Date: ______Page 18 Council News July 2018 Blackhawk Area Council James E. West Pledge Card

Please choose a level of commitment: ____$1000 ____$5000 ____$10,000 ____ $15,000 Donor Information and Affi liation: In Memory/Honor of ______Name ______Pledge Signature ______Address ______City ______State ______Zip ______Email ______Make a Gift That Date ______NEW - James E West _____ EXISTING: Please add to Lasts a Lifetime my James E West Account Have you ever thought about a fi nancial gift to Scouting that lasts a _____ Send Me Information on Endowment Events lifetime? In addition to donating to Friends of Scouting each year, which _____ Send Me Information on Endowment giving - Gifts can be is absolutely necessary for the council to operate; there are other ways to given over a period of time. donate that will create a fi nancial pipeline in perpetuity for our council _____ Send Me Information on Will Services and Scouting programs and help us “Scout Our Future.” It is our Council Endowment Committee’s goal to be able to fund Method of Payment and Billing Schedule: all of our council program expenses through the interest generated _____ Cash from our Council Endowment. This goal is not something that can be _____ Check # ______completed in a single year, but a goal our entire Scouting community (Make payable to Blackhawk Area Council) must take on together to achieve. _____ Visa _____ Master Charge _____ American Express _____ Credit Card # ______Specifi cally, Exp. Date ______Our Mission: “To provide ongoing fi nancial support for Scouting _____ Bill Me: _____ Monthly _____ Quarterly _____ programs in the Blackhawk Area Council” Annually ______

Our Vision: “To ensure that Scouting in the Blackhawk Area Council Name on Card ______is gratis from perennial, fi nancial constraints in perpetuity” CSV# ______

So What Is an Endowment?

An endowment is a fund held to provide interest and dividend Guide to Safe Scouting earnings for the benefi t of a charitable cause. Ultimately, it is a life preserver that generates income each and every year for our council. “Be safe” is one of the watch words of Scouting. According to With a gift to the Council Endowment Fund, you are supporting Scouting Chief Scout Executive Michael Surbaugh, “the BSA is committed to throughout your lifetime and beyond. safety.” He charges each of us to commit ourselves to creating a safe and Unlike Friends of Scouting, your donations are held in a restricted healthy learning environment. It behooves all of us to keep this charge fund, meaning only the interest and dividends earned from your gift can in mind every time our Scouts get together. The Scout’s parents entrust be used for council support each year. What this means is that if our their children to our care and expect them to be safe, secure, healthy, endowment grows large enough, the Blackhawk Area Council will be and happy. able to improve its programs, cut costs for programs, and overall be free Our defi nitive guide to safety in all of our Scouting activities is from the constraints of fi nancial hardships. the Guide to Safe Scouting. It has a great deal of information on a wide There are several recognitions for Endowment gifts and different range of topics. Every Scouter should be familiar with this guide and types of gifts that can be accepted such as cash, estate gifts, charitable should check it regularly. remainder trusts, and much more. I invite you to read more about this The Guide to Safe Scouting can be found at http://www.scouting. great way to make a lifetime impact to the Blackhawk Area Council by org/Healtandsafety/GSS.aspx. visiting www.blackhawkscouting.org/scoutingourfuture The online version is updated quarterly. A PDF version is also Should you have an interest in donating to our Endowment or available for download. have questions, please contact me anytime at 815-397-0210 or dane. Be sure to check the guide for the latest changes before any outing [email protected] and I will be happy to assist. or event. Dane Boudreau Field Director [email protected] Page 19 Council News July 2018

What Is a Scouter Attitude

A Scouter is one who knows it’s not about them but about the The longer I live, the more I realize the impact of attitude youth we serve, who knows it’s not about building campfi res in on life. Attitude, to me, is more important than facts. It is more the rain and tying square knots but it is about sharing leadership important than the past, than education, than money, than skills and opportunity with others, who knows that Scouting is not circumstances, than failures, than successes, than what other perfect but is a safe environment for youth to learn lifelong skills, people think or say or do. It is more important than appearance, who knows we are blessed by the opportunity of doing our small giftedness, or skill. It will make or break an organization...a part to support the Scouting movement. church...a home. The remarkable thing is we have a choice every day regarding the attitude we will embrace for that day. We cannot change our past. We cannot change the fact that people will act in a certain way. We cannot change the inevitable. The only thing we can do is play on the one string we have, and that is our attitude. A hundred years from now it not matter what my I am convinced that life is 10% what happens to me and 90% bank account was, the sort of house I lived in, or the how I react to it. And so it is with you. We are in charge of our kind of car I drove, but the world miry he different attitudes. because I was important in the life of, a boy. Charles Swindoll Forest Witcraft

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Bryan on Scouting is a great source of the good news in Scouting! An off-shoot off Scoutingg magazine, you will fi nd the stories and vvideosideos very hip, often inspirational, and full of great tips. Plus there are often prizes and contests – Bryan has it all! IItt is well worth the read! Join the “Tuesday Talkback” where Bryan poses a question about Scouting in action and asks for your thoughtsthoughts on iit.t. Follow this link – BBryanryan on ScoutiScoutingng – and yyouou can sign up for email alerts on what he has posted about that dday.ay. It’s ggoodood stuff! Page 20 Advancement News July 2018

Eagle Palms Effective August 1, 2017 (Revised October 2017).

After successfully completing your Eagle Scout board of review Scoutbook vs. Blue Cards on or after August 1, 2017 and being validated as an Eagle Scout by From March-June 2018 Advancement News the National Service Center, you will be entitled to receive an Eagle Palm for each additional fi ve merit badges you have completed before Technology is a great thing but sometimes what we think it will your Eagle Scout board of review beyond those required for Eagle. In do for us is not exactly the way things turn out. Take for example addition, all current Scouts who completed their Eagle board of review the wonderful world of Scoutbook (the BSA-owned, record-keeping and who had not passed their 18th birthday before August 1, 2017, are program). This extremely useful software tool was developed to help entitled as well. For these Palms only, it will not be necessary for you to units, parents, and Scouts to monitor advancement progress. complete the requirements stated below. Scoutbook offers numerous applications, however there are After becoming an Eagle Scout and receiving the Eagle Palms limitations and restrictions to what Scoutbook can and should do. Most you were entitled to, you may earn additional Palms by completing the importantly, Scoutbook is not an offi cial advancement document nor is following requirements: it a replacement for the “Application for Merit Badge,” also known as 1. Be active in the Boy Scouts of America for at least three months the “Blue Card” (No. 34124). after becoming an Eagle Scout or after the last Palm was earned. * The Blue Card is the Scout’s offi cial record for keeping track of 2. Since earning the Eagle Scout rank or your last Eagle Palm, merit badge advancement. Blue Cards provide information beyond the demonstrate Scout spirit by living the Scout Oath and Scout Law. data stored on Scoutbook. Blue Cards show when the Scout met with Tell how you have done your duty to God and how you have lived their unit leader to discuss the badge and received acknowledgment to the Scout Oath and Scout Law in your everyday life. pursue the merit badge. Blue Cards list when various requirements have 3. Continue to set a satisfactory example of accepting responsibility been completed as verifi ed by the counselor’s initials as well as provide or demonstrating leadership ability. helpful information for the merit badge counselor. 4. Earn fi ve additional merit badges beyond those required for Eagle More importantly, Blue Cards are the documented record needed or last Palm. for any historical proof that a merit badge was earned. Thus, if it ever 5. While an Eagle Scout, participate in a Scoutmaster conference. became necessary, the Blue Card is the source of proof that a merit badge badge was earned. Thus, if it ever became necessary, the Blue You may wear only the proper combination of Palms for the Card is the source of proof that a merit badge was indeed earned. number of merit badges you earned beyond the rank of Eagle. The Should a dispute arise such as a rank appeal, including for the rank Bronze Palm represents fi ve merit badges, the Gold Palm 10, and of Eagle Scout, the Blue Card could decide the issue. the Silver Palm 15. Though some might suggest Scoutbook can do the same, note that digital platforms change over time, occasionally get corrupted and cannot provided proof that all the steps in earning a merit badge (Unit Leader discussions and signature, merit badge counselor fi nal signature) have been completed. In essence, though it is useful to use the Scoutbook platform for entering information, it does not replace the required signed Blue Card which must be retained by the Scout, the Scoutmaster, and the merit Blackhawk Area Council badge counselor. More information on “Blue Cards” can be found in the Guide to Advancement Reporting Advancement, Section 7, or in the past issue of the Advancement News, July/August, 2017. Policy In conjunction with the BSA’s Policy on advancement reporting*, an Internet Advancement Report must be submitted to the Scout Shop for all purchases of Scouting Commitment badges of rank, and merit badges. While not preferred, a paper Advancement Report form Commitment is what transforms a promise into reality. It (#34403) may be submitted in lieu of an Internet Advancement is the words that speak boldly of your intentions and the actions Report. which speak louder than words. It is making the time when there If your unit uses of Packmaster, Troopmaster, or other is none— coming through time after time, year after year after 3rd party advancement tracking software, you may upload the year. Commitment is the stuff character is made of; the power to advancement information via the Internet Advancement portal to change the face of things. It is the daily triumph of integrity over create and print an Internet Advancement Report. skepticism Any questions on Scout advancement, advancement reporting, or the Internet Advancement System can be directed to your district executive, or district advancement vice-chairman. * Guide to Advancement 4.0.0.2 Page 21 Rockford Rivets Scout Night July 2018

Page 22 Program Opportunities July 2018 The Scout Law and Cybersafety/Cyberbullying

Units, districts, and councils are entrusted with the safety of our Scouts as they pursue advancement. Future planned introductions of computer-related merit badges and the Cyber Chip award are increasing our attention to vigilance. The Boy Scouts of America has released a Cub Scout Adventure Packs pledge called the “Scout Law and Cybersafety/Cyberbullying” to be signed by a youth member, parent or guardian, and a leader. Here are the Klehm Arboretum and Botanic Garden will offer Cub Scouts 12 points of the Scout Law interpreted for the cyber-world. the opportunity to complete several “adventures” as they are working on their badge of rank. Cub Scouts can complete these self-guided Trustworthy. Be truthful with others online, and be very careful of the adventures with a parent or as part of a den. information you share. Do the right thing when sharing other people’s Each adventure is based on the new Cub Scout program and focuses words or pictures. Make sure you have the owner’s permission before on learning by doing and exposing Cub Scouts to new places! sharing them. The following adventures will be available at Klehm: Tiger: Tigers in the Wild*, Backyard Jungle* Loyal. Share information about others only if you have their permission Wolf: Paws on the Path*, Finding Your Way to share it. Uphold appropriate agreements you make with friends when Bear: Fur, Feathers, and Ferns* you play games with them. Webelos: Webelos Walkabout,* Into the Wild, Into the Woods *Required adventures Helpful. Alert others to scams, cheats, and suspicious sites. Point them to reliable and accurate sources of information. Encourage people to Here’s how your den can complete an adventure at Klehm: report bad behavior online. • Decide which fun adventure to complete. • Visit www.klehm.org and download the PDF fi le of the requirements Friendly. Support others who are doing good things, like posting quality to prepare for your adventure. creative works. Support those who are bullied. • Contact Klehm to reserve your Cub Scout Adventure Pack for the day of your visit. Courteous. Be polite and respectful. When you use other people’s work, • Visit Klehm and take a self-guided tour of the Arboretum, which be sure to ask permission, follow fair use standards, and give credit to has over 155 acres and over 300 tree specimens. Cost is $6/adult, the people who created and own the work. $3/Scout. Free for members of Klehm. Kind. Treat people with respect when you are on social networks, Cub Scout Adventure Pack playing games, talking or texting, or in other digital activities. Klehm’s Cub Scout Adventure Pack is a backpack that contains materials that you will need to complete your adventure. Each adventure Obedient. When using digital devices, follow the rules set by your has its own special backpack that includes a notebook, writing utensils, parents/guardians, teachers, and Scout leaders. Abide by the rules selected supplies, and the printed requirements. Backpacks can be established by sites, services, devices, and games. picked up at the Visitor Center and/or reserved by calling 815-965-8146. For more information about Klehm’s new Cub Scout Adventure Cheerful. Use games, messaging tools, and social forums to build your Program or to request membership information, visit klehm.org or relationships with others while having fun. contact Carrie Schommer at [email protected]. Thrifty. Be a smart consumer. Know your voice, text, and data plans and use them wisely. Be sure to study digital devices and services you want. Before buying them, make sure you’re not overspending on functions and features you won’t need. Be careful not to run up charges on apps and sites.

Brave. Stand up for what is right. Do not participate in mocking and bullying others, even if your friends are doing it. Report suspected abuse Youth Protection Training to a trusted adult, like your parent or leader; call 911 as appropriate or call the Cyber Tip line at 1-800-843-5678. If the incident involves Have you checked your Youth Protection Training (YPT) status any part of the Scouting program, call your council Scout executive lately? It is easier now that MyScouting Tools is up and running, but immediately or email [email protected]. it still depends on you linking your membership ID number(s) to your MyScouting account. Clean. Use clean language and discuss only appropriate topics when The two biggest issues we fi nd preventing a unit, district, or council using digital devices to communicate with others. from getting all active direct-contact leaders YPT trained are not linking the ID number and unrenewed YPT. Remember, YPT must be taken Reverent. Respect the feelings of other people. Do not use digital every two years. devices to spread irreverent ideas. It is very important we do all we can to protect our youth and we stay up to date on how we can all do Scouting Safely. Be sure to To reprint the pledge form, with signature lines for he Scout, bookmark, share, and visit the Youth Protection web site: parent/guardian, and unit leader, visit www.scouting.org/cyberchip.aspx www.scouting.org/Training/YouthProtection and click on the pledge. Page 23 Program Opportunities July 2018

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Page 25 Program Opportunities July 2018 Outdoor Ethics Awareness and Two New Cub Scout NOVA Action Awards Program Awards Released “Uncovering the Past” and “Fearful Symmetry” were released in Outdoor awareness, skills, and action may seem unimportant until April 2018. you consider the combined effects of millions of outdoor visitors. One “Uncovering the Past” is designed to help you explore the wonders poorly located campsite or campfi re may have little signifi cance, but of archaeology. thousands of such instances seriously degrade the outdoor experience “Fearful Symmetry” is designed to help you explore how for all. Leaving no trace is everyone’s responsibility. technology affects your life each day. For more than 60 years, the Boy Scouts of America has risen to this challenge. Guided by the Outdoor Code, millions of Scouts have What Is STEM and Nova? enhanced their awareness of the natural world around them, becoming STEM—Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics aware of the community of life that pervades every inch of the land and STEM is part of an initiative the Boy Scouts of America has taken learning to survive in that world while minimizing impact to the land. on to encourage the natural curiosity of youth members and their sense The principles of Leave No Trace provide valuable skills and tools to of wonder about these fi elds through existing programs. From archery help Scouts achieve that goal when exploring the outdoors—whether in to welding, Scouts can’t help but enjoy the wide range of STEM-related a local park or a remote wilderness. Tread Lightly! principles provide activities. To support this initiative, the BSA developed the Nova Awards guidelines for the car or truck trip to the trailhead or for motorized program so that youth members have fun and receive recognition for recreation activities such as motorboating. And for those Scouts with their efforts. a deep interest in the outdoors, nature, and the environment, Scouting’s The STEM Nova program is a wonderful supplemental program outdoor ethics will give you an ever-deeper appreciation of the land ethic for Cub Scouts. It’s available for Wolves, Bears, Webelos, Arrow of in yourself. Light. The STEM Nova program is not available for Lions or Tigers. If you are prepared to venture down the path of really becoming While it’s not part of advancement for Cub Scouts, we fi nd that aware of your surroundings, of building the skills that will allow you to many dens and packs use the STEM Nova program to supplement pack leave no trace on the land, then the Outdoor Ethics Awareness and Action meetings and den meetings after the youth have earned the ranks or for a Awards are for you! fun change of pace. It gives a youth a chance to do a really cool STEM exploration without being in class or having the meeting turn into a For details and application form, go to “The Outdoor Ethics school lecture. Awareness and Action Awards Program” on the Internet. For earning the Supernova award, Scouts receive a medal and certifi cate. Requirements may be found in the Nova awards guidebooks, available through local Scout shops—one for Cub Scouts, one for Boy Scouts, and one for Venturers. The requirements can be completed with a registered counselor (for the Nova awards) or registered and council- approved mentor (for the Supernova awards). Each guidebook includes National Outdoor a section for the counselor and mentor. NOVA Awards Awards Program For their fi rst Nova award, Scouts earn the distinctive Nova award patch. After that, a Scout can earn additional Nova awards, each one recognized with a separate pi (p) pin-on device that attaches to the patch. The patch and the devices represent each of the four STEM topics— science, technology, engineering, and mathematics. Do you enjoy camping under the stars, rafting a whitewater river, or hitting the trail afoot, on a bike, or even on a horse? Can you pitch a tent, Supernova Awards fi nd your way, and bandage an ankle using only materials in your pack? The Supernova awards have more rigorous requirements than the Are you prepared to do any of these in rain, snow, sleet, or heat? If so, Nova awards. The requirements and activities were designed to motivate the National Outdoor Awards are for you. There is nothing virtual about youth and recognize more in-depth, advanced achievement in STEM- these awards—you can earn them only by demonstrating knowledge and related activities. experience in the outdoors. So, if you are a Boy Scout, Varsity Scout, Sea Scout, or Venturer, and think you are tough and disciplined enough to Requirements for all of the awards can be found at www.scouting. hike or ride the miles, camp the nights, run the rivers or lakes, or do the org/STEM. The following awards are available: work to conserve the land, then read on and see if the National Outdoor badges or possibly the National Medal for Outdoor Achievement could Cub Scouts NOVA Awards Boy Scouts NOVA Awards be for you! Science Everywhere Shoot! Down and Dirty Let It Grow! The six National Outdoor Awards badges recognize a Boy Scout, Nova WILD! Start Your Engines! Varsity Scout, Sea Scout, or Venturer who demonstrates knowledge Out of This World Designed to Crunch and experience in camping, aquatics, conservation, hiking, riding, or Tech Talk Venturing NOVA Awards adventure. Youth earning the National Outdoor Awards badges have Swing! Launch! demonstrated that they are knowledgeable, safe, and comfortable in the 1-2-3-Go! Power Up outdoor activity covered by the badge. Uncovering the Past Hang On For more details and requirements for each of the awards can be Fearful Symmetry Numbers Don’t Lie found on the Internet at “National Outdoor Awards Program.” Page 26 Training News July 2018 Training Now Available Online (unless otherwise noted):

• Commissioner Basic Training • Chaplain training • Roundtable, District, and Council Commissioner Training • BALOO – This course blends learning where required prerequisite online learning modules provide the knowledge base prior to take Revised Training for Den Chief the BALOO outdoor course. The new course combines BALOO and Webelos Leader Outdoor Training into one training. Leadership Position • Health and Safety From March-June 2018 Advancement News • Safe Swim Defense • Safety Afl oat How long and how effectively a den chief will serve depends upon • Climb on Safely how seriously the position is valued and by whom, particularly the adults • Trek Safely in the pack they serve as well as those within their home unit. Youth • Weather Hazards value the opinion of adults, so if a den chief sees that adults ask for and • Drive Safely value their input, they will take their responsibilities more seriously. • Cub Scout Training Like most things in Scouting, this process begins with training. Den • Cubmaster and Assistant Cubmaster Chief Training is intended to build enthusiasm, develop higher morale • Den Leader (for all den leader positions) among den chiefs, and provide the tools a new den chief will need to be • Committee Chair and Pack Committee successful. This training can be delivered in approximately two hours. • Boy Scout/Varsity Training The time should, however, match the needs of the young people to be • Scoutmaster and Assistant Scoutmaster trained as well as the availability of the trainers. An evening session, for • Merit Badge Counselors example, might work better for a Cubmaster training a couple of den • Troop Committee Chair and Committee chiefs, or a weekend session might work better for a district training for • Venturing Position Trained den chiefs of multiple packs. • Board of Revieew The training should be offered in a facility that provides suitable • Crew Advisor and Associate Advisor space and access, perhaps council camping or training facilities, or a • Committee Chair and Committee Member local pack meeting location. A session held early in the program year • Exploring Position Training is likely to prove more useful to beginning den chiefs and their “adult • Advisor and Associate Advisor partners”, those new den leaders, or den leaders who have not previously • Post/Club Committee Chair and Committee Member had a den chief. Thus, all adult leaders who recruit or work with den • Service Team Member chiefs are encouraged to attend with the Scout being trained. • Sea Scouting Position Trained At the end of the course all participants should be awarded a • Adult Leader certifi cate of completion. The Scout troop should then recognize the newly trained Scout with a Trained badge for his sleeve next to his den chief position badge of offi ce. Although den chief training currently is only available through face- to-face sessions, online modules are being developed that will mirror the content of these in-person materials. When ready and approved for use, there will be announcements in Bryan’s Blog, Scouting magazine and other sources of BSA information. Meanwhile, everyone is encouraged to review the current course’s Facilitators Guide at www.scouting.org/ training/youth/den-chief-training. Wearing the BSA’s “Trained” Patch

The BSA’s Trained patch sends a clear message to Scouts, fellow Scouters and parents. It says, “I know what I’m doing.” Scouting Wire So which adult leaders are eligible to wear this badge of honor? It depends on which program you’re in, but there’s one place every adult and Scouting Newsroom leader must start: with Youth Protection Training. Adult leaders in units are considered trained and eligible to wear the Do you want to learn about the latest Scouting news stories as offi cial Trained emblem when they have completed Youth Protection well as interesting stories about Scouts and Scouting. Training and the training courses for their position. They’re also Subscribe to either or both of these two sites for a weekly eligible to wear it if they have completed Youth Protection Training and email. a previous basic training course when it was current. Go to Scoutingwire.org and/or Scoutingnewsroom.org to sign up. Page 27 Wood Badge 2018 July 2018

Wood Badge 2018

New 5-Day Schedule The Wood Badge curriculum is inspired by Baden-Powell, the founder of the World Scout Movement who held the fi rst Wood Badge course in 1919. Our council was selected to host a pilot for a new 5-day version of the training in 2018. This Centennial Update will be rolled out to other councils in 2019 and 2020. With these changes, Wood Badge remains the top leadership training available for adult Scout leaders, and the new syllabus is still full of games, hands-on projects, and inspirational moments. The Scoutmaster stops himself just in time. There are several advantages to attending the course this year: A split second before shouting something to the entire troop, he has • Be one of the fi rst in the BSA to experience the most signifi cant a better idea. He walks over to the Senior Patrol Leader, whispers in his curriculum update since 2002. ear and takes two large steps backward. The Scoutmaster smiles as the • Participate and provide feedback on the updated material. By doing Senior Patrol Leader clears his throat. so, you will directly impact future Wood Badge participants across “Troop 1, let’s make this a shortened break and meet back here the nation. in 10 minutes, says the Senior Patrol Leader. Then we’ll be back on • The course has been shortened from 6 days to 5 days. schedule.” • Attendees will need to hold a small-group meeting between the two weekend sessions, but there is dramatically less homework in between weekends than there has been in the past What Is Wood Badge? Blackhawk Area Council’s Wood Badge C7-660-18 will be held at Wood Badge is the premier adult leader training experience for the Camp Lowden this year: Boy Scouts of America. When you arrive at the course, you’ll meet a Weekend 1: August 24-26 (3 days) group of leaders who share a passion for Scouting and want to help their On Weekend 1, attendees will stay in one of the camp lodges and Scouts grow into a great new generation of leaders. have all meals prepared for them by the staff. The course material is based on the most current leadership and Friday arrival at 7:30 a.m. Departure Sunday by 5 p.m. team development concepts being taught at major companies around the world. You’ll quickly see how they will help you have a greater impact as Weekend 2: September 22-23 (2 days) a Scout leader. It will also be apparent how these skills will make you a On Weekend 2, attendees will camp in small groups and prepare better communicator and leader at work, at home, and in other volunteer meals together. and professional roles. The training is delivered by an enthusiastic team Saturday arrival at 7:30 a.m. Departure Sunday by 5 p.m. of some of the council’s best trainers. Some people have said it’s the best leadership training they’ve ever received. Cost is $210 if paid in full by June 1, 2018 ($240 after June 1) The action-packed schedule is so much fun, there will be times Registration link is online at www.C7-660-18.com when you smile and laugh so hard that your cheeks hurt. The atmosphere The primary purpose of the Wood Badge experience is simple – is empowering and uplifting. even transformational. You’ll leave camp to strengthen Scouting in our units, districts, and council. Every Scout with a notebook full of ideas, new contacts, and resources as well as a deserves a well=trained leader. It provides dedicated Scouters with the bounce in your step as you head back to the youth you serve. concepts, tools, and methods needed to be effective leaders. Wood Badge creates a structured opportunity to develop critical leadership skills that can be used in virtually all aspects of your daily life. It’s an experience like no other. I hope you will join us in 2018! Yours in Scouting and Service, Kyle Baker C7-660-18 Course Director 815-529-0370 / [email protected] Page 28 Wood Badge 2018 July 2018

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Scout troops which go to Canyon Camp or Camp Lowden for My name is Brent Bryden. I am the Chairman of Properties for summer long-term camping use the advancement program and Scouting Camp Lowden. It is my pleasure to try to invigorate the Wilderness activities to provide learning experiences – and fun! Scouts discover Engineers group for the camp. what they don’t know, and soon want to master the skills necessary for We have had some administrative changes regarding Camp Lowden advancement. and with those changes we have a need for your volunteer services. When the Scoutmaster is with his group at summer camp, he gets On occasion, we have the need to call on volunteers for projects. to know his individual Scouts better, since he is with them at some time More importantly, we need a better way of contacting those that have each day during the six-day encampment. the expertise we need to help at camp. I understand we are all busy in The Scouts learn to interact, to work together toward a common our respective Scouting roles, busy family life, and other commitments. goal. They develop team spirit, using the time-tested patrol method. My hope is to identify individuals whom still have the desire to provide Benefi ts that are often overlooked are opportunities to meet new service to their camp. Scouting friends and to “see how the other troops do it.” If you would like to be a member of the Wilderness Engineers Group, please email me the following information: Troop ______Name ______Address ______City, State, Zip ______Phone ______Cell Phone ______Email address ______

Thank you for your dedication to Scouting, the Blackhawk Area Council, and Camp Lowden. I look forward to continued improvement of our camps for our single most important resources: our kids. Sincerely, Brent Bryden Chairman of Properties – Camp Lowden [email protected]

Web Site Promotes Canyon Camp Century Guardians Camp Lowden’s Century Guardians is a way to fi nancially impact Dan Dick and Alex Semenchuk (re)launched a web site: Canyon the future of Camp Lowden. Camp, BSA. The goal of this web site is to promote the beauty of the Minimum annual membership is only $100. facilities at Canyon Camp for year round use. The Guardians are a formal group and will meet annually to discuss Dan and Alex’s web site should be attractive to troops interested the camp and select a project or initiative they believe will enhance in the Scouting programs offered during the summer and the facilities the experience at Camp Lowden. This could be a small initiative that available to non-scout groups during other times of year. is deemed important and that can be funded immediately or may be a If your group is looking for a place to hold an event — why not larger, bold project requiring several years to raise the necessary funds. choose Canyon Camp? Dan and Alex welcome any and all suggestions Regardless, membership and fi nancial contributions obtained goes to make their site better. directly to something that the Guardians support and view will impact future generations using Camp Lowden. If you are interested in joining or to apply to become a member, 1 Great Council, but 2 Amazing Camps! please go to BlackhawkScouting.org and click on Century Guardians on the home page. Whether you choose to hang out at Camp Lowden OR your troop heads over to hang out at Canon Camp, Scouts and leaders alike are in for one fantastic summer. Page 35 2018 Cub Scout/Webelos Scout Overnight Camp July 2018

Scouting the Galaxy CUB SCOUT/WEBELOS OVERNIGHT CAMP For Scouts entering 1st - 5th grade in fall 2018 Activities •Fishing •Swimming •Boating •Archery •BB Guns •& Much More! Prepare yourselves for a two-night camping experience guaranteed to be out of this world! Adventure Camp Rochelle, IL Cub Scout Overnight Camp June 22 - 24 July 6 - 8 Webelos Overnight Camp July 13 - 15 Camp Lowden Oregon, IL Cub Scout Overnight Camp 2018 Prices June 29 - July 1* Youth July 20 - 22 * Session open to both Cub Scouts and Webelos Scouts By June 1st $75 with special 4th of July programs to take place! After June 1st $100 Canyon Camp Adult 4856 E. Townsend Road | Stockton, IL 61085 st $ Webelos Overnight Camp By June 1 35 st July 27 - 29 After June 1 $50

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CUB SCOUT/WEBELOS OVERNIGHT CAMP Scouting the Galaxy For Scouts entering 1st - 5th grade in fall 2018 Different Frontiers to Explore! Adventure Camp 4492 S. Knoll Road | Rochelle, IL 61068 Lake Gladys is the beautiful focal point of Adventure Camp with a swimming waterfront, boating and fishing pier. With 500 acres, there is something for everyone to enjoy!

Camp Lowden 4418 S. Scout Road | Oregon, IL 61061 A hop and a skip away from Adventure Camp, Camp Lowden is located seven miles south of Oregon, Illinois on 250 acres of beautifully wooded property surrounded by the Lowden-Miller State Forest!

Canyon Camp 4856 E. Townsend Road | Stockton, IL 61085 Nestled at the base of the Apple Canyon in Northwestern Illinois, Canyon Camp offers complete immersion in the natural world for your Cub Scout pack! Make use of the 330 acres of natural wooded land for both Scouting advancement and activities. The possibilities for your weeklong adventure are practically endless!

These opportunities are available through a partnership between Blackhawk Area Council and Pathway to Adventure Council. www.CubScoutCamping.org Page 37 Order of the Arrow July 2018 Lodge Offi cer Elections

The Election Procedures listed below will be followed at the Fall Lodge Chief (Continued) Conclave for Wulapeju Lodge. These procedures are spelled out in our Lodge Offi cers Manual. Anyone wishing to hold a Lodge offi ce must • Maintain strict adherence to the Council program and policies of follow the procedures listed below to be placed on the Lodge Offi cer the Lodge. Ballot. Nominations will not be taken from the fl oor. The letter of intent • Communicate with the Lodge Advisor and Staff Adviser regularly. to run should state the position or positions the Arrowman wishes to run • Attend and preside at all Lodge committee meetings or any other for. You will not be able to run for a position that the letter of intent did meetings of the Lodge. not state. For example if you wish to run for Vice-Chief of Activities and • Appoint chairman to operating committees upon the are not elected to that position you cannot then run for Vice-Chief of recommendation of the Lodge Advisor and the Staff Advisor. Administration, if only the Vice-Chief of Activities position was stated • Appoint Lodge members to operating committees in consultation in the letter of intent. Since the Lodge Chief will be on summer camp with the Lodge Advisor and the Staff Advisor. staff it would be best to send the nomination letters to the Lodge Advisor • Invite and secure attendance of Lodge offi cers and committee at [email protected] to ensure a timely review. These chairmen at meetings of Lodge Operating Committees to letters must be received by July 19, 2018, to be considered. The positions accomplish assignments. and a description of the positions are listed below. • Plan and conduct all Lodge operations through the Lodge offi cers Thank-you and the committee chairmen. Chuck Natoli, OA Lodge Advisor • Delegate assignments to fellow Lodge offi cers and committee chairmen as needed to accomplish Lodge program. • Assure the Chapter operation gives complete support to the Lodge program. Election Procedures • Initiate Lodge service projects with the advice and approvals of According to the Lodge Offi cers Manual Article 2, Section 3, advisors. Sub-Sections 1 - 3 • Appoint a Lodge Vigil Honor Nominating Committee Chairman. • An active member wishing to run for an offi ce(s) must make his • Give positive leadership to offi cers of the Lodge through the intentions known to the Lodge Chief or his designate in writing, delegation of duties and follow-up of achievements. at least 30 days prior to the election. The prospective candidate • Participate in Council committees and functions to which he is must meet with the Lodge Advisor or Lodge Chief prior to the appointed, with the approval of the Scout Executive. election. These can also be emailed to the Lodge Advisor at • Administer successful Lodge operation through a coordinated [email protected]. program of activities and other functions with the counsel and guidance of advisors and the Scout Executive. • After proper examination of his qualifi cation and the approval of • Perform as a positive role model for ALL Scouts and Arrowmen. the Lodge Advisor or Lodge Chief, his name shall be placed in • Any other duties assigned to him. nomination. Lodge Vice-Chief of Activities • Lodge offi cers shall be elected at and installed at the Fall Conclave. • Assists the Lodge Chief. Each Chapter shall have 10 votes per offi cer election, to cast in any • Substitutes in the Chiefs absence. way they see fi t. Votes shall be cast in whole numbers. The Chapter • Is coordinator of all Lodge activity committees. Chief shall tum in the results. In the absence of the Chapter Chief, • Plans and carries out all Lodge Fellowships and Conclaves. the Vice Chief or a youth representative shall turn in the votes. The • Assists host chapter with the planning of the Winter Banquet. candidate who receives the most votes will be elected. • Is in charge of Section promotions. • Any other duties assigned to him. • If there is no candidate for a particular offi ce, that offi ce will be fi lled by an appointment made by the Lodge Chief with the approval of Lodge Vice-Chief of Administration the Lodge Executive Committee within thirty days. He must meet • Serves as a resource to Chapter Chiefs. the same eligibility requirement as the other offi cers. • Coordinator of Lodge Administrative Committees. • Promotes Troop / Team Representative Concept. Lodge Chief • Is responsible for overseeing the process of revising the Lodge By- • Shall preside over all Lodge functions and is the Chairman of the Laws and Offi cers Manual. Lodge Executive Committee. • Is in charge of running the Lodge Leadership Development in his • Shall, in conjunction with the Lodge Staff Advisor, and the Lodge term and planning the Lodge Leadership Development for the Advisor, prepare a Lodge calendar for the year. following term. • Shall assist the Lodge Staff Advisor in obtaining renewal of the • Shall assist the Lodge Adviser with the check-in at Lodge events. Lodge Charter. • Any other duties assigned to him. • Shall appoint all committee chairmen and create special committees or positions as may be require from time to time with the approval of the Lodge Executive Committee. • Shall represent the Lodge at Council, Area and National events. (Continued on next page Must attend all Council of Chiefs, (COC), meetings and Council Camping Committee meetings Page 38 Order of the Arrow July 2018 Lodge Offi cer Elections (Continued)

Lodge Vice-Chief of Communications Lodge Vice-Chief of Finance • Records minutes of all Lodge and Lodge Executive Committee • Shall present a treasury report at each Lodge Executive Committee meetings. meeting. • Is the chairman of the Lodge Publications Committee. • Is the coordinator of all Lodge Finance committees. • Is the coordinator of all Lodge Communications. • Shall be responsible for the Lodge trading post, keeping an • Coordinates Brotherhood classes. inventory of the trading post and shall be responsible for the sales • Is ultimately responsible for the Flight, Minutes, and any social- of said items. (This includes running the trading post and setting media posts. hours of operation during an event.) • all read and approve all Brotherhood letters. • Shall prepare a Lodge budget in coordination with the Lodge Chief, • “ Any other duties assigned to him. Lodge Adviser, and Vice Chief of Finance Adviser for the year in tenure. • Shall disburse funds at the direction of the Lodge Executive Committee. • Shall keep an accurate record of all Lodge fi nances. • Shall order Lodge trading post supplies needed by the Lodge with of the Lodge Executive Committee. • Any other duties assigned to him.

If you have any questions on the Election Procedures, please contact Chuck Natoli, Lodge Adviser, at [email protected].

Order of the Arrow to Open Unit Elections to Scouts BSA, Venturing, and Sea Scouts Beginning February 1, 2019

The National Order of the Arrow Committee today approved some • At the time of their election, youth must be under the age of 21, hold exciting updates to Scouting’s national honor society. the Scouts BSA First Class rank, the Venturing Discovery Award, or Beginning February 1, 2019, unit elections will be permitted in the Sea Scout Ordinary rank or higher, and following approval by the Scouts BSA troops, Venturing crews, and Sea Scout ships. Previously, Scoutmaster, Crew Advisor, or Sea Scout Skipper, be elected by the elections only were for Boy Scout troops. youth members of their unit. The Order of the Arrow, or OA, has welcomed female leaders since • Adults (age 21 or older) who meet the camping requirements may 1988. Today’s announcement means women and girls who are under 21 be selected following nomination to and approval by the lodge adult will be eligible for election into the service-minded society as well. selection committee.

What is changing? What’s not changing? The new requirements to be eligible for election will be as follows: • The OA’s mission and purpose will not change. That includes a • Have experienced 15 nights of camping while registered with a commitment to recognize those who best exemplify the Scout Oath troop, crew, or ship within the two years immediately prior to the and Law in their daily lives, promote responsible outdoor adventure, election. The 15 nights must include one, but no more than one, long- and crystallize the Scout habit of cheerful service. term camp consisting of at least fi ve consecutive nights of overnight camping, approved and under the auspices and standards of the BSA. Only fi ve nights of the long-term camp may be credited toward the 15-night camping requirement; the balance of the camping (10 nights) must be overnight, weekend, or other short-term camps of, at most, three nights each. Ship nights may be counted as camping for Sea Scouts. Page 39 Camping News July 2018 Summer Camp 2018 Summer Camp registration is now fully online. Hurry to secure your troop’s spot in 2018 From our council webpage select the “Camping” tab and select your week at either Lowden or Canyon NOTE: Reservations are as of May 6, 2018 Canyon Camp

June 17-23 June 24-30 July 1-7 July 8-14 July 15-21 OOC 19 WTSA 51 WTSA 4 WTSA 7 OOC 66 AH 76 WTSA 55 AH 108 WE 72 AH 101 OOC 83 AH 125 WAN 1 OOC 128 WAN 206 AH 88 OOC 303 OOC 17 AH 84 WTSA 27 OOC 50 AH 775 SYC 127 WAN 6 WE 85 AH 115 OOC 556 WE 140 WAN 40 AH 95 OOC 663 OOC 2810 WE 315 SYC 160 WTSA 31 OOC 276 WTSA 19 SYC 580 AH 105 WE 337 WTSA 26 OOC 55 OOC 149 OOC 931

Camp Lowden

June 17-23 June 24-30 July 1-7 July 8-14 00C 19 SYC 132 WE 96 WTSA 781 OOC 185 WAN 601 SYC 369 WAN 141 SYC 555 OOC 258 SYC 152 OOC 444 WAN 2 OOC 26K WE 117 SYC 171 OOC 26F WE 69 OOC 199 OOC 88 OOC 622 OOC 47 OOC 34 WE 52 OOC 405 OOC 33 OOC 82 SYC 152 WTDS 781 Page 40 July 2018 Sycamore District Serving McHenry County in Illinois Web Site: www.BlackhawkScouting.org/Sycamore

Sycamore District Directory Sycamore District Calendar Chairman: Lance Snider, bsa.snider@gmail. Tiger Time Chair: Kristi Miller, June com, 630-525-9518 [email protected] Vice-Chairman – Administration Cub Scout Summer Camp: 18-21 Wolf Day Camp Matthew Ewertowski, 815-276-7821 Christina Bahnsen, 815-245-6303 21 District Commissioners meeting matthewewert @yahoo.com [email protected] 22-24 Cub Scout Overnight Camp at Adventure Nominating Committee: Advancement and Recognition: Camp, Rochelle, Ill. Mike Walsh, [email protected] Pierre Langlois, 815-353-1095 23 Derby Days, Lions Park, Cary 630-200-3595 Internet Advancement Pack Coordinator: 25-28 Bear Day Camp Public Relations/Marketing: Cathleen Martin Leah Beeson, 847-754-4392 29-July 1 Cub Scout / Webelos Scout Overnight 815-479-8081 Internet Advancement Troop Coordinator: Camp at Camp Lowden Noteworthy Editor: Kristi M iller Sean Smith, 224-523-4847 [email protected] Life to Eagle Coordinator: July Vice-Chair – Finance: Cameron Hubbard Frank Colomer, Jr., 815-276-5214 [email protected] Camp Promotion and Outdoor Chair: 3 Courier deadline – Internet edition for 815-459-4550 Chuck Natoli, 847-312-7765 August through October events Popcorn: Laura Strupp, 847-497-9538 OA Advisor: Manny Torres, 630-488-8214 4 Independence Day, council service center Family Friends of Scouting: Training: John Fiorina, closed Community FOS Chair: David Allred, david@ jfi [email protected] 16-19 Webelos Day Camp theallredfamily.org Cub Scout Training, Todd Birkhoff 19 District Commissioneers meeting Vice-Chair – Membership 815-482-4903, [email protected] 21 Tiger Day Camp Jen Broadfi eld-Colomer, 847-754-7080 Boy Scout Training, 23-26 Arrow of Light Day Camp jenbroadfi [email protected] Wayne Kemp, 847-224-3664 Boy Scout Open House: (open) Venturing Training: Sarah Breslin August Venturing Recruiting: (open) [email protected] Cub Scout Fall Round-Up: (open) Youth Protection Training (open) 2 District Committee meeting Cub Scout Spring Recruitment: (open) Commissioner: 5-11 NYLT, Camp Lowden Boy Scout Open House: (open) Doug Tucker, [email protected], 9 Roundtable Webelos to Scout Transition: Joe Kobler, 630-254-0029 16 District Commissioners meeting jpkobler@comcast, 815-527-1386 Roundtables: 17-19 OA Fall Conclave, Camp Lowden Vice-Chair – Program: Cub Scouts: Gail Krec, 815-675-6578 24-26 Wood Badge, session 1 Mike Roe, 815-529-4572 [email protected], Activities and Civic Service: Boy Scouts: Mike Pigliacelli, September Scouting for Food: Susan Clancy-Kelly [email protected] 847-516-3782 Field Director 3 Labor Day, council service center closed District Religious Coordinator: Chris Walneck, Dane Boudreau, 815-397-0210 4 Courier deadline – Internet edition for 847-565-6846 [email protected] October through December events Woods of Webelos Coordinator: Gail Krec District Executives 6 District Committee meeting [email protected], 815-675-6578 Michael Ancheta, 815-397-0210 8 Rockford Sporting Clays District Dinner Chair: Joseph Kobler [email protected] 8 Venturing Super Weekend [email protected], 815-527-1386 Adam Grant, 815-397-0210 13 Roundtable Awards and Recognition: Ken Wisniewski, [email protected] 14-16 Religious Retreat [email protected], 847-962-1413 15 McHenry County Sporting Clays Klondike Chair: Matthew Ewertowski, 20 District Commissioners meeting matthewewert @yahoo.com, 815-276-7821 22-23 Wood Badge, weekend 2 28-30 AirCamp

Extreme Service Project

The Order of the Arrow is coordinating service projects across McHenry County. This is open for all Scouting units. Whether a pack, troop, or crew or a den or patrol, your conservation-minded service is welcomed and appreciated. Stay tuned for more details. Contact e-mail – [email protected] Page 41 Sycamore District July 2018 Vietnam Moving Wall MEMBERSHIP NOTES Recruit! Recruit! Recruit! On Thursday, May 24, 250 Girl Scouts and Boy Scouts and their I am excited to say that I am seeing Join Cub Scouting yard signs families engaged in a tribute to the more than 56,000 men and women in many neighborhoods throughout Sycamore District neighborhoods! who died during the Vietnam War. Gathering at McHenry Township Thank you for displaying the yard signs at your home! Park in Johnsburg, Illinois, these Scouts joined together and solemnly It is time to gear up for the “Scout Me In” recruiting night in paraded through the isle of American fl ags provided by the Pillars of September! Watch for information regarding the Fall Recruitment Kick- Freedom Foundation. Off that will take place in July! This meeting will include materials for These amazing Scouts silently and reverently continued walking fall recruitment and the opportunity to request a personalized fl yer for past the Wall That Heals, viewing the many names engraved on the black your unit. granite replica of the Vietnam Veteran's Wall located in Washington, DC. The Unit fl yer should include The ceremony continued, lead by Senior Patrol Leader, Boy Scout • Invite to join Scouting Troop 340, Connor Comein, with the Pledge of Allegiance, recitation of • Unit number both the Girl Scout and Boy Scout Oaths, a prayer lead by Troop 130 • Contact phone number for recruitment information Cadet Girl Scout Gabby Williams, a gun salute by the American Legion • Pack meeting date and location and fi nally Taps played by Troop 340 Boy Scout Aaron Anderson. • Activity calendar for the year Following the ceremony many of the Scouts and their families took • What fun your unit has to offer time to view the Wall and information center. Callie Wright, Education Programs Manager of the Vietnam Please be sure to update your unit information on the BeAScout. Memorial Fund, who travels around the country with the Wall, was truly org website. We will have many families looking for packs to join! Any impressed with all the Scouts who came to pay their respects. questions regarding the update can be directed to Michael Ancheta at [email protected] or Adam Grant at adam.grant@scouting. org. The Boy Scout and Girl Scout Oaths Family Program! were professed There was a communication sent via email by Adam Grant addressing the Family Program and any questions that inquiring minds want answered! Some of the topics covered are as follows: • Youth Protected Female Adult Leader • Pack and Committee Discussion regarding Participation • Charter Organization views of the Family Program • How to Confi rm your Unit Participation

As always, feel free to reach out to Adam Grant adam.grant@ scouting.org, Michael Ancheta [email protected], or me, jenbroadfi [email protected], for any direction, thoughts, or concerns on Boy Scout the Family Program! Troop 340

The membership team is always looking for opportunities to have an information table set up at local events! Please keep you eyes and ears open for any events that would accommodate youth that may be interested in Boy Scout program!

“When you want a thing done, ‘Don’t do it yourself’ is a good motto for Scoutmasters..” ~Lord Baden-Powell

Jennifer Broadfi eld~Colomer Vice Chair of Membership jenbroadfi [email protected]

Moments

It takes one moment to change the life of another. Positive or negative. A smile, a hand shake, eye contact. All these gestures have an impact on how you deliver a message and how that message is received. Inviting someone to join Boy Scouts can be that easy! Make a difference in someone’s life and create that moment that will change that someone’s future! Boy Scout Aaron Anderson with American Legion Page 42 Sycamore District July 2018 Derby Days June 23 What Is Your Unit Doing? Lions Park - 1200 Silver Lake Road, Cary We like to print articles and photos of your events. The events Come one! Come all to Sycamore District Derby Days! This do not have to be major -- good photos from regular meetings are Cub Scout event is gearing up for summer and wants you to come very acceptable. particpate in all the action! We are going to have Cubmobile, Pinewood Good photos show Scouts actively doing something. Move in DEMOLITION Derby, midway games, and much more! to take close-ups of them participating in your program. What is a Cubmobile, you might ask? A Cubmobile is much like “Space” is not an issue with the Internet editions – we can a soap box derby made out of 2x4's and lawn mower wheels. We set just add another page! these at the top of a hill and you get to ride down to the bottom! So send your copy and photos (.jpg -- in separate attachments) What is a Pinewood Demolition Derby? We have a track to [email protected]. specially made for pinewood derby cars to start at the top, and smash into opponents cars at the bottom! Much like a skateboarding half pipe, two cars start at the top of each side, we press our release button and both cars come fl ying down and meet at the bottom! Think of this like battle bots with pinewood derby cars! We will have six time slots, with 50 spaces available at each time. Pick whichever one works best for you! 9am, 10am, 11am, 12 noon, 1pm, 2pm We hope to see you out there!

Boone County Conservation District See pages 23-24 for information about programs. Contact BCCD to schedule your program and date Page 43 July 2018 Wanchanagi District Serving Winnebago & Boone Counties in Illinois Web Site: www.wanchanagi.org

Wanchanagi District Directory Wanchanagi District All phone numbers are 815 area code unless otherwise indicated Calendar District Chairman: Mark Broman, [email protected], 218-5514 Vice-Chair Administration: Belinda Zezniewski, [email protected], 847-951-216 June Chaplain: Dan Persinger, [email protected], 226-1415 Religious Emblem Coord.: MaryAnn Bushaw, [email protected], 904-4287 16 Flag Retirement Ceremony, Council Program Webmaster: Belinda Zezniewski , [email protected], 847-951-2165 Center, 10 a.m. until .... Parades: Mark Broman, [email protected], 218-5514 22-24 Cub Scout Overnight Camp at Adventure Flag Retirement: Paul Trent, [email protected], 871-3801 Camp, Rochelle, Ill. Vice-Chair: Finance 29-July 1 Cub Scout / Webelos Scout Overnight FOS Family Campaign: Camp at Camp Lowden Popcorn: Cliff Chappelle, [email protected], 713-0731 Vice-Chair: Membership: Larry Swanson, [email protected], 877-8164 July Cub Scout Recruiting: Larry Swanson, [email protected], 877-8164 Webelos-to-Scout Transition: Larry Swanson, [email protected], 877-8164 3 Courier deadline – Internet edition for August Vice-Chair: Activities: Bill Spivey, [email protected], 243-0671 through October events Klondike Derby: Belinda Zezniewski, [email protected], 847-951-2165 4 Independence Day, council service center Continuous Fire: Bill Spivey, [email protected], 243-0671 closed Camporee 16-19 Day camp, Winnebago Fairgrounds Scouting for Food: Don Burrow, [email protected], 877-0658 17-20 Day Camp, Kieselburg Forest Preserve Chuck Pelman, [email protected] , 282-9833 23-27 Day Camp, Council Program Center Patch Designer: Dale Broman, [email protected], 218-8735 Vice-Chair: Advancement: Connie Snyder, [email protected], 234-5417 August Cub Scouting: Boy Scouting: Melinda Johnson, [email protected], 397-0210 4-10 NYLT, Camp Lowden Eagle Chair: Ida Bolen, [email protected], 289-0661 7 Courier deadline – printed edition for Merit Badges: Ken Mosny, [email protected], 965-4871 September throughNovember events Vice-Chair: Camping: Andy Murray, [email protected], 871.3092 17-19 OA Fall Conclave, Camp Lowden Cub Scout Day Camp Program: 24-26 Wood Badge, session 1 Boone County: Lori Dewall, [email protected], 985-5637 Lynn O’Donnell, [email protected], 978-5829 September W. Winnebago: Jimmy Berry, [email protected], 543-1490 Harlem: Carolyn Wolfe, [email protected], 494-0508 3 Labor Day, council service center closed Christine Kochanowski, [email protected], 222-4836 4 Courier deadline – Internet edition for October Program Center: Alice Roby, [email protected], 773-368-5724 through December events Tiffany Mlsna, [email protected], 997-6137 8 Rockford Sporting Clays Order of the Arrow Advisor: Denny Johnson, [email protected], 633-6335 8 Venturing Super Weekend Chapter Chief: Dylan B. 14-16 Religious Retreat Vice-Chair: Training: Bill Costa, [email protected], 513-2455 22-23 Wood Badge, weekend 2 Cub Scouting: Alice Roby, [email protected], 773-368-5724 28-30 AirCamp Larry Swanson, [email protected], 877-8164 Boy Scouting: Bill Costa, [email protected], 513-2455 Vice-Chair: Venturing: Eric Schmidt, [email protected], 5051507 Flag Retirement Ceremony Training: Eric Schmidt, [email protected], 5051507 Council Program Center District Commissioner: Ron Scott, [email protected], 601-7754 June 16, 2018 Cub Scout Roundtable: Christine Kochanowski, [email protected], 222-4836 Alice Roby, [email protected], 773-368-5724 The annual fl ag retirement event is going to be Fran Waller, fi [email protected], 248-2291 held at the Council Program Center on June 16 from MaryAnn Bushaw, [email protected], 904-4287 10 a.m. until done. Boy Scout Roundtable: Beth Costa, [email protected], 543-4544 Come help us retire our nation’s fl ags the District Director: Jared Carlin, [email protected], 397-0210 proper way with respect and dignity. There will be a separate ceremony for the burial of fl ag ashes at the end. If you have any questions, please contact Paul Trent at 815-871-3801 July 2018

Page 44 complete #4 to finish the complete #4 Wanchanagi District remaining requirements.

Meets the adventure Meets the adventure Yourwill den need to Yourwill den need to complete one of the complete one Webelos/Arrow of Light requirements for: requirements requirements for: requirements Into the Woods Into the Wild #’s 1 - 3, 5 - 7 #’s 1 - adventure. #’s 4 - 8 #’s 4 - OR contact BCCD by phone to set up your date for your den to attend any of these sessions.

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Roger D. Gustafson Nature Center Adventures Adventures Cub Scout 603 N. Appleton Road Belvidere, IL 61008 IL 61008 Belvidere, (815) 547-7935

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Tiger Scout Adventures need to be completed by the by the need to be completed Requirement #3 will need to

be completed by the den. be completed by Requirements 1 & 5 will Requirements 1 Meets the adventure the adventure Meets Meets the adventure Meets the adventure Tigers in Backyard Jungle requirements for: for: requirements requirements for: requirements #’s 2, 3, 4, 6, 7 #’s 1, 2, 4, 5 den. OR

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be completed by the den and the be completed by the six Cub Scout Essentials Essentials the six Cub Scout willwith. need to be brought Requirement #7 will need to Bear Scout Adventures Fur, Ferns and Feathers Meets the adventure the adventure Meets requirements for: requirements #’s 1 - 6

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the contact person is Kimberly J Patterson, Manager, Community Education, 815-921-3901 Education, Community Manager, Patterson, J Kimberly is person contact the Here are some great summer S.T.E.A.M. programs available for Scouts! The sessions are geared toward 8 – 14- year old youth old year 14- – 8 toward geared are sessions The Scouts! for available programs S.T.E.A.M. summer great some are Here Page 47 Wanchanagi District July 2018

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App.IO: Make Your First Video Game! LEGO Comics: Make Your First Multi-Player Ap! (Ages 8-14) If you love playing video games, this is the Design Your Own Adventure (Ages 8-14) The hottest new Apps are IO apps! If your camp for you! Make your first video game in this one- (Ages 8-14) LEGO adventure YOU are the star! Pick your child likes to play Agar.IO or Slither.IO they will love of-a-kind class that shows you the keys to designing favorite LEGO genre or create an alternate universe to this class! Become the creator of the next viral web app your first 2D platformer game. Conceptualization, create a digital illustrated story or graphic novel. Whether play experience, level design, graphics, sounds, and and share with family and friends! In this class, you will you want to fight alongside Superheroes, create a simple coding are just some of the concepts that we’ll explore the most popular .IO apps, design your own Minecraft story, hang with the Nexo Knights, or go into explore. No prior experience necessary, just a desire to multiplayer experience and learn how to code your space with Rey and Finn, the only requirement is that have fun. Student created games will be available on you put yourself in the story! All students will end the own app. Students will work in pairs or teams for most a password protected Black Rocket website to share of the program. NO CLASS 7/4. class with a digital comic book that can be shared with with friends and family. Games are only compatible on friends and family on a password protected website! WIZ-820-BR7 Black Rocket Staff $152 PC computers, Mac versions can be created after the Students will work in teams for most of the program. 7/2-7/6 MTThF 9:00 am-Noon 4 Sessions program for $15.00 conversion fee. Students will work WIZ-820-BR11 Black Rocket Staff $184 RVC Woodward Technology Ctr. Room 1102 in pairs or teams for most of the program. Returning 7/16-7/20 M-F 9:00 am-Noon 5 Sessions students can create more advanced projects that build RVC Woodward Technology Ctr. Room 1102 on previous years. WIZ-820-BR9 Black Rocket Staff $184 7/9-7/13 M-F 9:00 am-Noon 5 Sessions Video Game Animation RVC Woodward Technology Ctr. Room 1102 (Ages 8-14) Take your game design skills to the next level by creating and animating your own character Make Your First 3D Video Game! sprites, objects, and backgrounds. Start with a name, develop the character’s personality, signature moves, (Ages 8-14) In this Black Rocket classic, you will go special powers, and a storyline. Finish with a fully well beyond the limitations of the traditional 2D animated character to be used in your very own game. game design classes and create an immersive 3D Students do not need any prior experience in game world. Students will learn the physics behind 3D design, animation, or sketching. Student-created games, explore beginner event scripting, level design, games will be available on a password protected Black controlling the flow of gameplay, and storytelling. Rocket website to share with friends and family. Games Student created games will be available on a password are only compatible on PC computers; Mac versions protected Black Rocket website to share with friends can be created after the program for $15.00 conversion and family. Students will work in pairs or teams for fee. Students will work in pairs or teams for most of most of the program. the program. Returning students can create more WIZ-820-BR10 Black Rocket Staff $184 advanced projects that build on previous years. 7/9-7/13 M-F 1:00-4:00 pm 5 Sessions WIZ-820-BR12 Black Rocket Staff $184 RVC Woodward Technology Ctr. Room 1102 7/16-7/20 M-F 1:00-4:00 pm 5 Sessions RVC Woodward Technology Ctr. Room 1102

Code Your Own Adventure! Interactive Storytelling (Ages 8-14) Watch as the characters in your imagination come to life in this unique course that blends classic storytelling with animation techniques and coding. Start with a concept, design the characters, and choose not just one ending, but many! Learn how to create your own text-based adventure games with variables, conditional logic, images, HTML, CSS, and JavaScript. Students will work in pairs or teams for most of the program. NO CLASS 7/4. WIZ-820-BR8 Black Rocket Staff $152 7/2-7/6 MTThF 1:00-4:00 pm 4 Sessions RVC Woodward Technology Ctr. Room 1102 Page 48 Wanchanagi District July 2018

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App.IO: Make Your First Multi-Player App (Ages 8-14) The hottest new apps are IO apps! If your child likes to play Agar.IO or Slither.IO they will love this class! Become the creator of the next viral web app and share with family and friends! In this class, you will explore the most popular .IO apps, design your own multiplayer experience and learn how to code your own app. Students will work in pairs or teams for most of the program. WIZ-820-BR17 Black Rocket Staff $184 8/6-8/10 M-F 9:00 am-Noon 5 Sessions RVC Woodward Technology Ctr. Room 1102

JULY 23-27 JULY 30-AUG. 3 Advanced 3D Video Game With Unity (Ages 8-14) Are you ready to take your game design skills to another level? With Unity, an industry grade Minecraft Designers ROBLOX® Makers-Coders: design software, aspiring game designers will learn (Ages 8-14) If you love the game Minecraft, and always Entrepreneurs! level editing, 3D modeling, intermediate event wanted to design your own world, this class is for (Ages 8-14) Discover how to code in the Lua language scripting, and the impact of game play on user you! Learn how to create a custom map, the basics of while playing and designing worlds in ROBLOX®, experience. Student-created games will be available creating 3D models using a new software to design an online universe where you can create anything on a password protected Black Rocket website to share your very own objects, how to build with Redstone and you dream of. This new class combines game design with friends and family. Students will work in pairs or Command blocks, and create custom textures for you concepts, coding, and fun! Young entrepreneurs will also teams for most of the program. to import at home or share with friends. To access their learn how to navigate Roblox’s fast growing marketplace WIZ-820-BR18 Black Rocket Staff $184 project at home, students must own a PC/MAC version to publish their games. Student-created games will be 8/6-8/10 M-F 1:00-4:00 pm 5 Sessions of Minecraft. Tablet, phone, and game console versions available on a password protected Black Rocket website RVC Woodward Technology Ctr. Room 1102 of Minecraft are not compatible. Parent email address to share with friends and family. Students will work in is required to use 3D modeling software. Students pairs or teams for most of the program. will work in pairs or teams for most of the program. Returning students can create more advanced projects WIZ-820-BR15 Black Rocket Staff $184 that build on previous years. 7/30-8/3 M-F 9:00 am-Noon 5 Sessions RVC Woodward Technology Ctr. Room 1102 WIZ-820-BR13 Black Rocket Staff $184 7/23-7/27 M-F 9:00 am-Noon 5 Sessions RVC Woodward Technology Ctr. Room 1102 Virtual Reality: The Future is Now (Ages 8-14) Embark on an EPIC adventure in virtual Code Breakers reality! In this cutting edge class, you will learn the foundations of VR design by creating your own virtual (Ages 8-14) Calling all future coders, programmers, & worlds, exploring simulated environments, and designers! Learn the basics of coding languages like crafting memorable 3D experiences. At the end of the HTML, JavaScript, and CSS through a series of web week, take home your first cardboard VR headset to projects and design challenges each day and be on show friends and family the new worlds you created. VR your way to becoming the next tech star! Whether projects can be viewed on a website or a mobile device. you want to be the next Mark Zuckerberg or the high Students do not need a mobile device to take the class, school student who just made $1 million dollars for but to use the VR headset a camper will need access to programming in his bedroom, this course has the an Android or Apple mobile device. Students will work essentials you need to begin your journey. Projects will in pairs or teams and VR projects will be available on a be available on a Black Rocket website to share with password protected Black Rocket website to share with friends and family. Students will work in pairs or teams friends and family. for most of the program. Returning students can create more advanced projects that build on previous years. WIZ-820-BR16 Black Rocket Staff $203 7/30-8/3 M-F 1:00-4:00 pm 5 Sessions WIZ-820-BR14 Black Rocket Staff $184 RVC Woodward Technology Ctr. Room 1102 7/23-7/27 M-F 1:00-4:00 pm 5 Sessions RVC Woodward Technology Ctr. Room 1102 Page 49 Wanchanagi District July 2018

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Revised 12/2017 Page 50 Wanchanagi District July 2018 Eagle Scout Training

All Wanchanagi troops please provide the Day Camp Is Coming! following to the district Eagle chair, Ida Bolen. Send by email to [email protected] or by phone at 815- 239-2634. Thank you. We are planning training to assist our Scouts to succeed in their quest to earn the Eagle rank. Western Winnebago County Wolf, Bear, Webelos, and Arrow of Light – July 16-19 Troop Eagle Lions and Tigers – select any day during July 16-19

Advisor/Contact Harlem – Kieselberg Forest Preserve Wolf, Bear Webelos and Arrow of Light – July 17 Troop #______Lions – July 18 Advisor’s Name: ______Tigers – July 19 Email ______Phone: ______Program Center Wolf, Bear Webelos and Arrow of Light – July 23-24, 26-27 Send by email to [email protected] or by phone at 815-239- Lions – July 26 2634. Tigers – July 26 Wanchanagi Roundtable (Boone and Winnebago counties) Eagle Boards of Review Each month we hold a roundtable for unit leaders. It is not just for For Eagle Board of Review requests, the Scoutmaster or troop the Cubmaster or Scoutmaster. It is for all leaders including den leaders, committee designee should email [email protected]. committee members, and all assistants. In subject line please put Eagle Board of Review. Provide leader The purposes of roundtable are to contact information, troop number, and Scout name for whom the Eagle • Provide the skill to do – abilities to make a successful unit operation. Board is being scheduled. • Provide the will to do – helps recharge our batteries to provide desire to help the youth. Confused on the Wanchanagi District (Winnebago and Boone counties) holds roundtable on the second Thursday of the month. The roundtable staff Eagle Process? is excited to have everyone attend and to meet the needs of the units. To include as much content to the event as possible, we will be adding Are you a Star or Life Scout and wish to work on the Eagle rank? some new features. There is an Eagle Process Workshop being offered. You will learn Roundtable will start at 6:45 p.m. We will continue to have breakout where to go and the process to make your journey more successful. sessions for both levels, but we will also add a breakout focusing on a Bring your parents, your unit Eagle Advisor, your Scoutmaster, paper, specifi c topic. pen and any questions you have. All you need to do is contact Mrs. Bolen at [email protected] to make a reservation for the next workshop. Your reservation will be confi rmed and the date, time, and location will provided. If you are not Logging Service Hours Online quite ready, don’t worry. The workshop will be offered quarterly so can get the up-to-date information later. The BSA is one of the largest, most-service oriented organizations in the country and we often do ourselves credit by counting the hours of service our youth and adult leaders put back into their local communities. The website is https://servicehours.scouting.org/UI/Security/Login.aspx Scouting for Food Or, you can navigate to this site from inside your www.my.scouting. org online portal. The same code used for internet advancement is used The Wanchanagi Scouting for Food event will be on Saturday, to log in here. Once logged in, it’s a snap. This is especially important October 6 ( for distributing door hangers) and Saturday, October 13 (for for Scouting for Food and Eagle Scout project hours. This should only collecting food). take a few minutes a year if a Scout unit keeps records and logs in three We will distribute the door hangers at the September roundtable on or four times a year. September 6, 2018. Chuck Pelman, Don Burrow Co-Chairmen Wanchanagi Scouting for Food Page 51 Wanchanagi District July 2018 Training Courses Troop 181 News

Required Courses Troop 181 did an outing into Chicago early in May. We spent the Boy Scout Leader Required Training night inside the National Guard Armory in Chicago. • Youth Protection Training (required every two years) During Saturday, we walked from the Armory past Soldier Field • Scoutmaster Position-Specifi c Training and into the Shedd Aquarium, where we spent 4½ hours. • Introduction to Outdoor Leader Skills Major Bland was our host at the Armory. He let the Scouts try on some combat gear. In the morning, we were greeted by fi ve Chicago Troop Committee Training police with 4 bomb-sniffi ng dogs. They gave us a demonstration; the • Youth Protection Training (required every two years) offi cers were some of the nicest people you would ever want to meet. • Troop Committee Challenge

Supplemental Courses Found at my.scouting.org (Under “Expanded Learning -- Program Safety”) • Safe Swim Defense, • Safety Afl oat • Weather Hazards • Trek Safely • Climb Safely • Drive Safely

Found under title on the Internet: STEM Nova Counselor Training CubCast - Monthly online videos found at Scouting.org ScoutCast – Monthly online videos found at Scouting.org

Generational Diversity Training -- found at generationaldiversityintheworkplace.ppt (look for Scouting.org fi le) and another similar course at reachingthenewgenerationofparents.ppt

Upcoming Wanchanagi Training Dates Contact/Trainer: Bill Costa - Boy Scout Training Alice Roby - Cub Scout Training 847-454-4171 773-368-5724 [email protected] [email protected]

ll training reservations can be made online www.blackhawkscouting. org). Click on the council calendar to make a training reservation.

2018 Group Training Courses May 18-19 Introduction to Outdoor Leader Skills Troop Committee Available as an in-house training upon Challenge request Online Youth Protection – www.my.scouting.org Page 52 July 2018 White Eagle District Serving Whiteside, Lee, and Ogle Counties in Illinois Web Site: www.BlackhawkScouting.org/WhiteEagle

White Eagle District Directory White Eagle District Calendar All phone numbers are 815 area code unless otherwise indicated June Chair: Dan Hawkins, 631-2907 Vice Chair – Administration (open): 22-24 Cub Scout Overnight Camp at Adventure Camp, Rochelle, Ill. Nominating Committee Chair: Dave Twining [email protected] 29-July 1 Cub Scout / Webelos Scout Overnight Camp at Camp Lowden PR Chair: (open) Vice Chair – Membership: Bruce Colmark, 441-1992 July Webelos-to-Scout Transition (open) Spring Roundup Chair: Ginger and Darrien Albano, 631-0457 3 Courier deadline – Internet edition for August through October Vice-Chair – Finance: events FOS Community Chair: Mark Zeigler, 713-1390 4 Independence Day, council service center closed FOS Family Chair: Chip Donahue, 626-5905 5 District Committee meetings Spring Popcorn Kernel (Whiteside): 30-August 4 District Cub Scout Day Camp, Camp Lowden Margie Baker, 718-2289, [email protected] Spring Popcorn Kernel (Lee & Ogle): Pat O’Brien, 815-440-2569 August Vice Chair – Program: Don Rastede, 625-3542 2 District Committee meetings Boy Scout Activities: 5-11 NYLT, Camp Lowden Cub Scout Day Camp: Josh Stone, [email protected] 7 Courier deadline – printed edition for September through November Special Events Chair events Advancement Chair: 9 Roundtable Ray Gruber, 732-6807, [email protected] 17-19 OA Fall Conclave, Camp Lowden Religious Programs: Myles Newberry, 209-7327, 24-26 Wood Badge, session 1 [email protected] 25 Cub Scout Den Leader Training, 10 a.m. to noon Scouting for Food: Kate Lehrke Camping Chair: Thomas Halla, 284-3308 September Cub Scout Day Camp – Lowden Josh Stone, [email protected] 3 Labor Day, council service center closed OA Advisor: Rick Rhoads, 562-4369, [email protected]. 4 Courier deadline – Internet edition for October through December OA Chapter Chief: events Alan H. 6 District Committee meetings Training Chair: Katie Pierce, 815-973-4793 8 Rockford Sporting Clays Youth Protection Training: 8 Venturing Super Weekend Vice Chair – Venturing: 13 Roundtable Larry Williams, [email protected] 14-16 Religious Retreat District Commissioner: 22-23 Wood Badge, weekend 2 Nancy Johnson [email protected], 815-970-3040 28-30 AirCamp Cub Scout Roundtable Commissioner: Josh Stone, [email protected] Boy Scout Roundtable Commissioner The Importance Don Rastede [email protected] of Volunteer Leaders Keith Potter, [email protected] District Executive: Robert Sutton • No one understands boys better than parents. [email protected], 815-397-0210 • They have a vast spectrum of skills and knowledge. • They are dedicated and caring. • They provide values-based leadership and living examples.

An average of three youth members are i Scouting for each adult leader. More than 4,500 leaders provide Scouting to more than 13,000 youth members in Blackhawk Area Council. Nationally, there are 5 million members and 1.5 million leaders. The value? We could not afford to pay for this kind of leadership. Scouting is a bargain, thanks to you, the leader. Page 53 White Eagle District July 2018

From the Desk of Den Leader Position-Specifi c Training Bob Sutton August 25, 10 a.m. to noon Senior District Executive The Den Leader Position-Specifi c Training course provides Cub Scout den leaders with the basic information they need to conduct successful den meetings. Contact Katie Pierce with questions at [email protected]

Summer Programs When preparing for our summer programs, please review the "The Every Scout Deserves Guide to Safe Scouting" to ensure compliance and, most importantly, that we are using good safety practices to ensure the safety and well a Trained Leader being of our youth. Training is a journey, not a destination. The journey begins with White Eagle District Day Camp at Camp Lowden Youth Protection Training, Leader-Specifi c Training, and Wood Badge. When: July 30-Aug 4 Trained leaders provide an active, quality program to their youth Please contact Josh Stone ([email protected]) with any members which in-turn keeps them in the program longer. The longer a questions. The Leaders Guide is online. youth member stays in the program, the more he will benefi t from what Scouting has to offer. Plus it makes your job as a leader easier. A leader is considered trained when he or she completes Youth District Leads Council in Service Hours Protection Training and the Leader-Specifi c Training for his or her Good news! White Eagle leads the council in service hours. Thank position. After completing training, you are entitled to wear the “Trained you to every unit that records their service hours regularly. This is Leader” emblem. important because it affects your Journey to Excellence score, not to Additional supplemental training modules for Boy Scout leaders mention the obvious, it also promotes citizenship in the community and are available at www.scouting.org in the Boy Scout adult leaders’ teaches our youth to always help other people at all times. section, under the Training heading. So get credit for what you are already doing. Troop Committee Challenge can also be taken online at www. scouting.org in the Boy Scout adult leaders’ section. Click on “Training” Great Job, Kate and then on “Online Learning Center.” Also thank you to Kate Lehrke for continuing to promote this Several other supplemental training sessions can be found on the outstanding program at roundtable and every other available opportunity. “Online Learning Center.” Great job, Kate! “Every eligible youth has an opportunity to be involved in a quality Scouting experience.” This is part of the National Strategic Plan. The Journey to Excellence incorporates this important measurement. To qualify for the award, units must have a “trained and engaged Day Camp Dates committee.” (based on rank in fall 2018): The unit’s annual training plan should strive to increase the percentage of direct-contact leaders trained. Check the Courier and your district’s Web page for scheduled training courses. You can attend a training course in another district. If these don’t work for you, then contact your district’s training chair to Lion and Tiger Day (all Scouts must have an adult 18 or over with schedule training for your unit. them at camp): Monday, July 30 - an adult over 18 must remain with Every Scout deserves a trained leader. the Scout at all times.

Wolf and Bear: Tuesday, July 31, and Wednesday, August 1 Webelos and Arrow or Light: Thursday, August 2, and Friday, August 3 Boone County Conservation District Webelos/AOL Overnight (this is optional): Friday, August 3 – Saturday Morning. See pages 44-45 for information about programs that are offered. Day Camp Schedule: Contact BCCD to schedule your program Registration/Check-In: 8:30-9:00 am Opening Ceremony and Activities Begin: 9:00 am and date Closing: 4:00 pm (2:30 pm for Lion and Tiger Day)

Camp Medical Information ALL persons in camp (youth and adult) must have parts A and B of the Annual Health and Medical Record on fi le for the duration of the camp. Page 54 July 2018 Wetassa District Serving Stephenson, Jo Daviess and Carroll in Illinois Web site -- www.BlackhawkScouting.org/Wetassa Wetassa District Directory Wetassa District Calendar All numbers are 815 area code unless otherwise indicated June District Chairman, Rick Cass, 815-757-7425 Advancement, Liz Hollis, 233-4870 22-24 Cub Scout Overnight Camp at Adventure [email protected] Life-to-Eagle Seminars: Camp, Rochelle, Ill. Vice-Chair – Administration Liz Hollis, 233-4870 23 Blackhawk Regatta Lee Kraut, 815-297-8247 Eagle Project/Boards of Review: 29-July 1 Cub Scout / Webelos Scout Overnight [email protected] Liz Hollis, 233-4870 Camp at Camp Lowden District Communications/PR Chair (open) Tom Gillespie, 233-3284 Newsletter, Liz Hollis, 233-4870 Merit Badge Counselors: July District Nominating Committee: Liz Hollis, 233-4870 3 Courier deadline – Internet edition for Lee Kraut, 815-297-8247 Camping, Bob Boyer, 369-2834 August through October events Gary Erickson OA Advisor, David Hanson, 541-1801 4 Independence Day, council service center Dana Ewers, 541-5322 Scouting for Food (open) closed District Dinner and Awards Training : (open) Laura Welti Boy Scout – August Vice-Chair – Finance – Gene Nott, 235-4575 Cub Scout – 5-11 NYLT, Camp Lowden FOS, Gene Nott, 235-4575 Venturing – 7 Courier deadline – printed edition for Community Campaign (open) Religious Emblems – Jim Clay, 970-443-2997 September through November events Vice-Chair – Membership: (open) Vice-Chair – Venturing and Exploring 17-19 OA Fall Conclave, Camp Lowden Vice-Chair – Program: Joe Shippy, 266-0649 24-26 Wood Badge, session 1 Josh Ehlers, 815-291-6748 District Commissioner 24-25 Cub Scout Pack Overnight at Camporee [email protected] Jim Clay, 970-443-2997 24-26 Troop 31 Camporee Activities: (open) Roundtable Commissioners Boy Scout: Boy Scout – Rick Cass, 757-7424 September Klondike Derby: Cub Scout – 3 Labor Day, council service center closed Spring Camporee District Executive: Matt Ohms 4 Courier deadline – Internet edition for Fall Camporee 920-723-5999 October through December events Cub Scout: [email protected] 8 Rockford Sporting Clays Fun Day (open) 815-397-0210 8 Venturing Super Weekend Day Camp: 14-16 Religious Retreat 22-23 Wood Badge, weekend 2 28-30 AirCamp Unit Events

Your unit can be featured in the Wetassa Roundtable Courier. Send us photos and news of Thank you to Jim Clay and all the Scouts special events. and Scouters who attended roundtable in April. [email protected] Thank you also to the Wetassa OA members Note – Please do not insert photos for conducting our fl ag ceremony. into the body of the e-mail – send as a .jpg My wife and I enjoyed the opportunity attachment. Roundtables to present this month’s activity – “relationship Roundtable is held the 2nd Wednesday of building.” We hope you fi nd the activity and the the month at Bethany United Church of Christ, Candy Blox are useful and tasty for training in 2341 W. Stephenson Street, Freeport, at 7 p.m. your unit. A special thank you to Bob Sutton, Lee Kraut, Bob Boyer, and Nancy Sanders for assisting in running this activity. Next month I will have the handouts District Committee Meeting I forgot to give out with the activity. Be First Wednesday of each month prepared with your thinking caps on for one Bethany United Church of Christ of next month’s activities – “Your unit in a 2341 W. Stephenson Street, Freeport commercial.” Beginning at 7 p.m. Page 55 Wetassa District July 2018 2018 Cub Scout Pack Overnight Opportunity for Cub Scout and Parent Saturday August 25, 2018 Cub Scouts and parent(s) are welcome to come to Stockton, IL with Date/Time: August 25, 12:30 p.m. to August 26, 10:00 a.m. other members of their Pack to participate in a Cub Scout Pack Overnight Register now! Last day to register is August 13. Opportunity. Fun Cub Scout activities planned for the afternoon. Campfi re Contact E-mail: [email protected] with Boy Scouts providing the entertainment. Cook dinner and breakfast Cost: $5.00 per participant (includes patch) with your pack! Location: Stockton Memorial Park – 600 N Pearl St, Stockton, IL 61085

August 25th, 2018

Stockton, IL - Memorial Park Cub Scout Pack Overnight REGISTRATIONR FORM

REGISTERR BY AUGUST 13, 2018

WEEKEND AGENDA (tentative) Saturday - August 25th: Pack arrivals 12:30 pm / Camp Set-up DESIGNATED LOCATION / Afternoon Cub Scout Activities / 3pm TUG-O-WAR / 6pm Dinner / 7:30pm Night Games / 9:30pm Campfire / 11pm Lights out Sunday - August 26th: 7am Wake-Up / 7:30am Scout’s Own (TBD) / 8am Break Camp / 9am Policing of the Park / 9:30am Campsite Checkout / 10am Awards, Thank-you’s & Goodbyes

Please complete & submit bottom portion of form Registration will take place at the Pavilion on the West side of the Park across from the High School. (North Rush Street – Follow Signs)

UNIT REGISTRATION

UNIT TYPE & #: ______

CUBMASTER/ADULT CONTACT: ______

ADDRESS: ______City: ______State: ______Zip: ______

TELEPHONE: ______

EMAIL ADDRESS: ______

# of Cub Scouts attending: ______X $5.00 = $ ______Stockton Boy Scout Troop 31 ℅ John Scott # of Adults attending: ______X $5.00 = $ ______517 N. Main St. Stockton, IL 61085 TOTAL AMOUNT DUE = (add 2 lines above) >>> $ ______815-858-5111 [email protected]

Make check payable to: TROOP 31

Fee helps cover cost of patch and materials for event.

Page 56 Wetassa District July 2018 4th Annual Troop 31 Camporee August 24-26 Stockton, Illinois

Join us for a weekend of Scouting and camping. The Camporee Cost is only $10 per participant (patch included) with T-shirts is a Scouting adventure for ALL Boy Scout troops working under the available for an additional cost. leadership of the Troop 331's Patrol Leaders Council. We are looking for volunteers to help man each station. The ideal It is a showplace for the Scouting program. Your Scout troop is volunteer would be a Scoutmaster, Assistant Scoutmaster, Senior Patrol invited to set up camp in the park and participate in planned Scout-skill Leader (SPL), Assistant Senior Patrol Leader (ASPL), Instructor, activities. Scouts will be cooking meals, working on leadership and Troop Guide, or Junior Assistant Scoutmaster. Those Scouts willing to outdoor Scout Skills, and planning a Saturday night campfi re event with operate a station should have a strong profi ciency in Scouting skills and skits and songs. leadership. There is no better opportunity to “experience” Scouting than at Last Year's Activities Camporee! (Ribbons are awarded for top 3 patrols in each event): • 8 Knot Relay Questions? Contact John Scott, Scoutmaster Troop 31, • Compass Square 815-858-5111 • Tent Setup th • Nuclear Reactor 2018 - 4 Annual Troop 31 Boy Scout Camporee • Blind Tarp Setup • Everyone Over the Wall (through the web) Start Date/Time: August 24, 4:00 p.m. • Height Judging (fl ag pole or pole for tornado whistle) End Date/Time: August 26, 10:00 a.m. • Bowline-Sheet-Bend Draw REGISTER NOW • Tomahawk Toss Last Day to Register: August 13 • Tug of War Contact E-mail: [email protected] • Night Games Cost: $10.00 per Participant (includes Patch) • AND a terrifi c campfi re led by the Scouts! T-Shirt Cost: $8.00 Location: Stockton Memorial Park - 600 N Pearl St, Stockton, 61085

For complete information, go to Troop 31 Camporee on the council Facebook page. Page 57 Wetassa District July 2018

TROOP 31 – STOCKTON, IL 2018 CAMPOREE

TROOP 31 4TH ANNUAL

CAMPOREE AUGUST 24TH – 26TH, 2018 STOCKTON, IL

REGISTER BY AUGUST 3, 2018 (ASAP) Page 58 Wetassa District July 2018

TROOP 31 – STOCKTON, IL 2018 CAMPOREE

AugustA 24-26, 2018 Stockton, IL - Memorial Park CAMPOREE REGISTRATION FORM

REGISTERREG BY AUGUST 3, 2018

WEEKEND AGENDA (tentative) Friday - August 24th: Troop arrivals after 4pm / Camp Set-up DESIGNATED LOCATION / Cracker Barrel / 11pm Lights out Saturday - August 25th: 6:30am Wake-Up / 7:30am SPLC / 8am Opening Ceremonies / Competitive Activities 8:30am / Lunch 11:30am / TBD / 3pm Boy Scout TUG-O-WAR / 6pm Dinner / 7:30pm Night Games / 9:30pm Campfire / 11pm Lights out Sunday - August 26th: 7am Wake-Up / 7:30am Scout’s Own (TBD) / 8am Break Camp / 9am Policing of the Park / 9:30am Campsite Checkout / 10am Awards, Thank-you’s & Goodbyes

Please complete & submit bottom portion of form Registration will take place at the Pavilion on the West side of the Park across from the High School. (North Rush Street – Follow Signs)

UNIT REGISTRATION

UNIT TYPE & #: ______

SCOUTMASTER/ADULT CONTACT: ______

ADDRESS: ______City: ______State: ______Zip: ______

TELEPHONE: ______

EMAIL ADDRESS: ______

# of Scouts attending: ______X $10.00 = $ ______Stockton Boy Scout Troop 31 ℅ John Scott # of Adults attending: ______X $5.00 = $ ______517 N. Main St. Stockton, IL 61085 TOTAL AMOUNT DUE = (add 2 lines above) >>> $ ______815-858-5111 Make check payable to: TROOP 31 …[email protected]

Fee helps cover cost of patch and materials for event. Page 59 July 2018 Arrowhead District Serving Grant, Lafayette, and Green Counties in Wisconsin Web Site: www.arrowheadbsa.org

Arrowhead District Directory Arrowhead District District Chairman: Art Whipple, 608-325-5734 Daniel Frommelt, 608-732-8536, Neil Spurr, 815-777-2166 Calendar [email protected] Don Vannatta, 608-962-1390 Vice-Chair Administration: Camping: June Dan Bestul, 608-328-8055 Chris Brunette, 608-348-4552 Risk Management Representative OA Chapter Advisor: 18-21 Cub Scout Day Camp, Lancaster James Bussan, 608-568-3177 James Connors, 608-325-6495 22-24 Cub Scout Overnight Camp at Adventure Vice-Chair Finance: Open Platteville Merit Badge Midway: Camp, Rochelle, Ill. Family FOS: James Bussan, 608-568-3177, 23 Blackhawk Regatta Dee Woolf, 608-348-7403 [email protected] 29-July 1 Cub Scout / Webelos Scout Overnight Popcorn Kernel: Service Hours: Camp at Camp Lowden Matt Ohms - [email protected] Sheri Baird, 608-527-5068 Vice-Chair Membership: Training: Dennis Nelson, 608-325-7921 July James Gerhards, 563-581-2502 [email protected] Boy Scout Membership: (Open) Vice-Chair Venturing: 3 Courier deadline – Internet edition for August Cub Scout Membership: Heather Lisser, Kevin Olson, 608-723-6250 through October events 608-214-0970 Uniform Closet: 4 Independence Day, council service center Life-to-Eagle Transition: Jeff Everson, 608-328-4269 closed Chris Brunette, 608-348-4552 District Commissioner: Nichole Wiest, 13 Scout Night at Madison Mallards baseball Webelos-to-Scout Transition: 608-778-9124, [email protected] game Bert Leach, 608-558-3924 Roundtable Commissioners: 18-21 Cub Scout Day Camp, Lancaster Vice-Chair Program: Cub Scout: 25 Adult recruitment and training night – David Wisnefske, 608-325-4606 Tara Bauer, Platteville Activities: Peggy Miles, 26 Adult recruitment and training night – Monroe Kevin Olson, 608-778-1950 Boy Scout: Andy Elkins, 608-527-2962 28 Scout Day at Madison Mallards baseball game Advancement: District Executive: 28 Taste of Green County, Community Fundraiser Eagle Board: Matt Ohms, 920-723-5999 & Scout Cobbler Contest (see fl yer) James Bussan, 608-568-3177 [email protected] Mike Johansen, 608-723-7077 August 1 District Committee meeting 5-11 NYLT, Camp Lowden New Dates for Roundtables 6-8 Twilight Day Camp, Green County Fairgrounds, and Monroe 7 Courier deadline – printed edition for District Committee Meetings September through November events 8 Roundtable There will be no district committee meeting or roundtable session in July. 17-19 Order of the Arrow Fall Conclave, Camp Beginning in August, roundtable will be moving to a new night! Join us on Thursdays Lowden for fellowship, training, and updates. 24-26 Wood Badge, weekend 1 For August and September, roundtable will be held on the THIRD Thursday (August 16 and September 20.) The topic for August's meeting will be the fall popcorn sale program, September and in September the new Youth Protection Training which is required for all registered adults will be offered. 3 Labor Day, council service center closed October will start the regular schedule for roundtable with meetings on the second 4 Courier deadline – Internet edition for October Thursday of each month, with the district committee meeting being held the week prior. through December events 5 District Committee meeting Important Dates for Your Calendar 8 Rockford Sporting Clays Other important dates in addition to day camp to mark on your calendar in the Arrowhead 8 Venturing Super Weekend District are as follows: 12 Roundtable July 13: Scout Night at the Madison Mallards baseball game (see fl yer) 14-16 Religious Retreat July 25: Adult Recruitment and Training Night - Platteville 22-23 Wood Badge, weekend 2 July 26: Adult Recruitment and Training Night- Monroe 28-30 AirCamp July 28: Scout Night at the Madison Mallards baseball game (see fl yer) July 28: Taste of Green County, Community Fundraiser & Scout Cobbler Contest (see fl yer) Page 60 Arrowhead District July 2018 Page 61 Arrowhead District July 2018 Page 62 Arrowhead District July 2018 BLACKHAWK AREA COUNCIL ATTENDEE REGISTRATION INFORMATION LANCASTER AREA DAY CAMP 2018 Please print legibly and in ink

Identification Name: ______Best Email: ______

Pack # ______Date of Birth: ______

Rank next fall of 2018 ______Tiger (going into 1st )grade)

______Wolf (going into 2nd grade) ______Bear (going into 3rd grade) ______Web 1 (going into 4th grade) ______Web 2 (going into 5th grade)

Other: ______Wee Camp ______Adult (18+ years) ______Jr. Staff (14-17 years) ______Runners (11-13 years)

Name(s) of Parent/Guardian: ______Phone # Before Camp: ______Phone # During Camp: ______

T-Shirt Order: (circle one)

Yth 6-8 Yth 10-12 Yth 14-16

Adult S Adult M Adult L Adult XL Adult 2XL Adult 3XL Adult 4XL

Adult / Jr. Staff / Runners: Please circle days attending camp Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday

CPR Trained: ______Yes ______No

Please mail your registration to: Dick Davies, 1220 Seventh Avenue, Platteville, WI 53818 or register online at: http://bit.ly/ScoutDayCamp

Everyone attending camp must also complete Parts A & B of the BSA Annual Medical Form. It contains the attendee's history, parent/guardian informed consent and hold harmless/release agreement, and talent release statement is to be completed by the participants' parent/guardian or self, if an adult. A current personal health and medical record for youth is attested by parents to be accurate. All youth and adult participants must have a personal health and medical record on file. Page 63 Arrowhead District July 2018 2018 Lancaster Area Cub Scout Day Camp Informational Guide Grant County Fairgrounds, 916 E. Elm Street (County Road A), Lancaster, Wisconsin

Program Director: Nichole Wiest, 608-778-9124, [email protected] June 18 to 21, 2018 Camp Director: Dick Davies, 608-778-4029, [email protected] Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday -- Check-in at 8:15-8:45 a.m. Pick-up on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday at 3:30 p.m. Thursday -- Check-in at 12:45 p.m. ***Family Night Program - Thursday at 6:00 pm***

Dear Cub Scouts and Parents, It is our pleasure to provide you with this guide to the 2018 Lancaster Area Cub Scout Day Camp. Please review all the information carefully. The program is designed to meet the needs and interests of Cub Scouts and Webelos Scouts. Activities will include archery, BB’s, crafts, songs and skits, games, nature, sports, and much more. It will also serve as a day camp introductory program for the Tigers.

Deadline: Transportation: The registration fees are $40.00 if received by June 16, 2018, Transportation to and from day camp is the parent’s responsibility. $45.00 after that date. $5.00 per day for Wee Camp or $15.00 for the We recommend that you arrange a car pool with the adults attending entire week. from your pack. If someone other than the parents are going to pick All registrations must be done online at http://blackhawkscouting. up your son, we must have written notice in advance (this includes doubleknot.com/event/ah-day-camp-at-grantcounty-fair-grounds- grandparents). All names must be listed on the Scout’s Health History lancaster-wi-2018 Registration are due May 18, with late fee after June form. In the event of a late arrival, you will be required to drop off your 16,2018. Late fees will be waived for any newly registered Cub Scout or son at our Camp Headquarters for sign-in. Early pick-ups must be signed new to the pack. This fee includes the Scout’s T-shirt, patch, all program out and staff members notifi ed. materials, insurance, and any recognition items used during the week. Camperships are available by contacting the Rockford Council Service What to Wear: Center at 815-397-0210. The day camp uniform will consist of the day camp t-shirt and your choice of long or short pants. The day camp t-shirt will be handed Registration: out on the fi rst day of camp. Socks and closed toe shoes are required Please register Cub Scouts and Webelos Scouts according to their (no sandals or Heelys). Each boy must be in a day camp tshirt for easy rank in the fall of 2018 (i.e. current Tigers will now be a Wolf for camp, identifi cation. This should be worn all four days. current Wolf Scouts now will be Bear Scouts for camp, etc.). Be prepared for all weather.

Required Leadership: Health and Safety: Each pack must provide at least one adult volunteer for every 6 (six) The following are strictly prohibited: Cub Scouts/Webelos Scout it sends. Every Tiger must be accompanied *Weapons (of any kind) *Rock throwing *Toys or collectibles by an adult. More volunteers are always welcome. *Tree climbing *Disrespectful behavior *Running through camp *Bad language *Spitting *Biting *Fighting *Electronic Devices What to bring to camp: * Kicking *Leaving the boundaries of camp Sack lunch/dinner and beverage (Coolers will be provided by each Boys who cannot follow these simple rules will be sent home! individual ack.) Hat – Raincoat or poncho – Sun screen/sun block We will be using buddy system at day camp always. The Scouts are to (Swimming day only) stay in their assigned cay camp den the entire week. Scouts from the All items should be marked with name and pack number. A den box same Pack may be split into different dens to give them the opportunity will be provided to store extra gear. for fellowship with Scouts from other packs. Inclement Weather: Medical Information: In the event of severe weather, we will make an announcement on No medical exam is required for day camp, but everyone at camp WGLR (97.7) if day camp is going to be cancelled. We will still have must complete an individual Health History Form. This form is available camp if it is just raining, as our facilities are indoors. Please make sure from your pack day camp coordinator. Completed forms signed by your son is prepared for the weather. parent or guardian must be returned with the proper fee(s) to the pack day camp coordinator. A certifi ed medical offi cer will be present at all Tiger Camp: times during day camp. A Health History form for each person in camp, Tiger Camp has the same rules as regular Day Camp. Tiger Campers including adults and wee campers, must be on fi le. All medications – be will have their own activities and will only be shooting BB Guns and it over the counter or prescription – must be checked in at the fi rst aid Archery on swimming day. Units sending Tigers must provide one adult station with the certifi ed medical offi cer. All medication, prescription or (Volunteer) for each Tiger. over-the-counter, must be in the original container and clearly marked with the Scout’s name and pack number. Wee Camp: Recognition and Parent Program: Wee Camp is available for the children of all adult volunteers only Patches and health forms will be distributed on the last day of camp on the day(s) and times the adults are working in the day camp. Children for each group. We will give you a general list of activities that you can must be potty-trained. The cost for day camp is $5.00 per day or $15.00 compare to your son’s handbook. It will be up to the parents to approve for the entire week. This fee covers the child’s T-shirt, insurance, and the completion of all items done at camp in the Scout’s handbook. program supplies. Wee Camp will be staffed by qualifi ed adult leadership and will be open all hours of day camp. Children will need to bring a Special Reminders: Everyone is reminded that alcohol is not allowed sack lunch and snack and will join the rest of the camp for snack time at any Scouting event. Smoking is only permitted in designated areas and lunch time. when the Cub Scouts are not present. Page 64 Arrowhead District July 2018

From the Desk of Matt Ohms, Field Director

It’s Day Camp Time!

It’s camp time!! The Lancaster Day Camp is accepting registrations for the 2018 Passport to Adventure! Day Camp is June 18 - 21 at the Grant County Fairgrounds in Summer Activities Lancaster, Wisconsin. The staff has been busy preparing an Adventure After a prolonged winter summer is fi nally here! If you are in a for your Scout. We’ll have crafts, games, Scout skills, BB gun and troop or Cub Scout pack there are plenty of summer activities to plan archery range, and other things. and to take advantage of. Keep your Scouts active at least once a month The registration information is on pages ___ of this fi le. If you have over the summer. This keeps families engaged and is also a great time to any questions, please reach out to Dick Davies at cubscoutdaycamp@ identify some possible new leaders. outlook.com or Nichole Wiest at [email protected]. Troops – summer camp is here. Make sure the newly crossed-over We’re hoping to see you as we explore the world this summer! Webelos Scouts get to summer camp. The more of boys who go to camp, Nichole Wiest the more stay active in your troop, and more become Eagle Scouts. But [email protected] more importantly, the greater affect Scouting has on their lives. We have a great opportunity to serve more youth with the Family Scouting on June 1st, so let’s take advantage of the chance to serve more youth and better serve our communities. 2018 Cub Scout Twilight Camp August 6-8 Green County Fairgrounds, Monroe Arrowhead Charter Renewal Arrowhead unit charters were due in April. So if you have Get your passport to adventure at Twilight Camp. Each Scout will not gotten your unit’s charter done or need help, please contact Don be with a group about their age and participate in a rotation of games, Knoblich at 608-330-2027 or [email protected] or Matt Ohms at BB guns, science skills, archery, sling shots, crafts, Scout skills, singing, [email protected]. and skits. Give your Cub Scout something to talk about when they go back to school! NOTE: Every Lion and Tiger must have a registered adult with them. Packs and Troops are invited to the Parents and relatives of all other Cub Scouts, please volunteer to Wetassa Troop 31 4th Annual Camporee help at http://signup.com/go/B8LYbA August 24-26 in Stockton, Illinois Twilight Camp is run only by volunteers and it cannot happen without people giving of their time and talents. You can make memories See information in the Wetassa District pages to last a lifetime with your Cub Scout at camp. Twilight Camp is a great deal at $50 but if you register early, it is only $35!! Main contact for registration is Tamara Richardson at ganzgut@ live.com and 608-328-2424 Page 65 July 2018 ScoutReach District Serving Youth in Inner-City Rockford Web Site: www.BlackhawkScouting.org/Scoutreach

ScoutReach District Memorial Day Parade Directory On Monday, May 28, there were 83 Scouts and family members in the ScoutReach contingent. Scoutreach Coordinator Terry Nichols, 397-0210 Program Aides: Hugh Bisco Robert Bowden Jared Johnson David Keller Richard Noble Daniel Persinger Lanekham Phetmyxay E. Nelson Richards Terry Serrano Roger Steder

Scouts from St. Elizabeth Center, Pack 410, playing “Happy Birthday” on their home-made harmonicas. Scouts from Pack 428 at Booker Washington Center sporting their new Day Camp T-shirts.