Merger Recommended O n August 31, 2011 the Executive Steering Committee of the MDSC/SFBAC Consolida- tion Committee met to hear final recommendations from the four sub-committees. The committees’ guiding statement was: “All of our decisions, based on thoughtfully re- searched input, metrics and other data are premised on the answer to the question: ‘what’s best for our customer–youth?’” By an overwhelming majority, the answer appears to be: “Merge our two healthy Councils into one that will keep us vigorous, relevant and in- fluential far into the future.”
Although there are many details to be worked out, three of the sub-committees found sig- nificant benefits would derive from combining the two Councils, and the legal committee reported no legal impediments or downside to consolidation. There are no current or pending lawsuits, and the by-laws and general board policies are similar enough that cre- ating a new entity should be relatively straightforward.
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I M P O R T A N T DATES Memorials & Tributes In Honor of: OCTOBER Eric Wagner 1 HAT- Wilderness First Aid Dorothy Glaros 2 HAT- Wilderness First Aid In Honor & Loving Memory of 3 Orinda Golf (Cancelled) Ron Carlston Sr. 4 Cub Day Camp Director’s Meeting 5 OA Lodge Executive Committee Meeting “The finest person we’ve ever known & our cherished friend” 7Pm-9Pm Donna & Gene Axelsen 7 Cub Family Camp Autumn 8 Cub Family Camp Autumn / Leave no Trace In Honor & Loving Memory of trainers Training/Shooting Sport Cub Scout Ron Carlston Sr. Marksmanship Day McGuire & Hester Foundation 9 Cub Family Camp Autumn/ Leave No Trace Trainers Training In Honor & Loving Memory of 15 HAT-Cycling Awareness Outdoor Joe Trapani Chris Trapani 21 Cub Family Camp Halloween Fest 22 Cub Family Camp Halloween Fest In Honor & Loving Memory of 23 Cub Family Camp Halloween Fest Robert Borghesani 24 International Committee Meeting Konocti Rod & Gun Club Capitol Plywood Inc Janice Stokes Rob & Dina Roumiguiere Robert Bartley Brian Johnson Margie Witten Douglas Wacker Tom & Laura Schneider
In Honor & Loving Memory of Ron Carlston Sr. Barbara Young & Family
Smoke Signals is published monthly, with the exception of the Editor: Matthew Lynch combined June/July issue, by: Phone: (925)674-6112 Mt. Diablo Silverado Council Email: [email protected] Boy Scouts of America 800 Ellinwood Way Second Class Postage paid at: Pleasant Hill, CA 94523 Concord, CA 94520-9998 Phone: (925) 674-6100 POSTMASTER - Send address changes to address at left. “E ver Page y Scout Deserves a Trained Leader” Mt. Diablo Silverado Training Opportunities
The “Training Continuum” offers many exciting opportunities for program and leadership skills training. If your home District does not have a convenient training session, please consider attending the course in another District. For any training questions, contact your District training representative:
Council Chair Michael Peterson 925-837-7074 Iron Horse M J Frith 925-270-8101 Aklan Bill Phelon 925-254-8338 Lake Suisei Heidebrecht 707-994-9613 Chief Solano Lance Elder 707-422-7473 Meridian Ray Chan 925-548-6179 Diablo Sunrise Tim Glennon 925-240-5975 Muir Tom Santos 925-672-5955 Herms Gary Bracken 650-400-9989 Silverado Tony Zarate 707-257-7155
At least one registered leader on every outing [email protected]. DEN CHIEF requiring a Tour Permit must have completed SEA SCOUT LEADER BASIC Sat, Oct 8, LDS Church, Denkinger. Contact Youth Protection Training and Hazardous Sat, Oct 8, LDS Church, Denkinger. Contact Courtney Mizutani, Weather Training. Both of these courses are Terry Thrasher, [email protected]. [email protected]. available online at MyScouting.org. OUTDOOR LEADER SKILLS (OLS) Sat, Nov 5, LDS Church, Crow Canyon Rd. TRAINING REQUIREMENTS Fri-Sat, Oct 7-8, Cordelia. Contact Lance Contact Ray Chan, [email protected]. FOR ALL UNITS Elder, [email protected]. Effective June 1, 2010, all registered adults must HAT (HIGH ADVENTURE complete Youth Protection Training every two Sat-Sun, Oct 22-23, Camp Herms. Contact TRAINING) years. The Top Leader of each unit must be MJ Frith, [email protected], Bill Wilderness First Aid, Oct 1-2, Council Office. Trained for their position or the unit will not Phelon, [email protected], Ray Chan, Contact Keith Gale, 925-672-3592, be allowed to recharter for 2012. Top Leader, [email protected]. [email protected] as defined by the national office, is Cubmaster, Scoutmaster, Varsity Team Coach, Venturing Fri-Sat, Dec 2-3, Camp Fetterman. Contact LEAVE NOTRACE TRAINER Crew Advisor, and Skipper. Tom Santos, [email protected]. Sat-Sun, Oct 8-9. Open to adults and Scouts with First Class rank and at least 14 years old. POSITION-SPECIFIC BALOO Information and registration at http://www. TRAINING (PST) Sat, Oct 8, Cordelia. Contact bsa-mdsc.org/training/lnt.php. Contact Greg Basic training for each position Lance Elder, [email protected]. Gamache, [email protected] Contact your District Training Chair if you need courses at times other than those listed. Sat, Oct 22, Camp Herms. Contact Ray Chan, COURSES COMING IN 2012 [email protected]. LEAD CUB SCOUT LEADERS (Leader Education and Discovery) All Position-Specific training for Cub Scout The following courses are supplemental. Sat, Jan 21, 2012. adults can be found online at MyScouting. Premier Leadership Training org. Contact your District Training Chair for OUTDOOR LEADER SKILLS www.bsa-mdsc.org/training information. FOR WEBELOS LEADERS Fri-Sat, Oct 7-8, Cordelia. Contact NATIONAL YOUTH OPTIONAL Lance Elder, [email protected]. LEADERSHIP TRAINING Cub Scout Leader Forum: Sat, Oct 8, LDS (NYLT) Church, Denkinger. Contact Tom Santos, Sat, Oct 22, Camp Herms. Contact Ray Chan, Feb 18-20 AND Feb 24-26, 2012. Attendance [email protected]. [email protected]. at both sessions required. Contact Carol Wilson, [email protected], Bruce Arms, BOY SCOUT AND VENTURE Fri-Sat, Dec 2-3, Camp Fetterman. Contact [email protected]. LEADERS Tom Santos, [email protected]. Sat, Oct 8, LDS Church, Denkinger. Contact June 18-23 – June NYLT Tom Santos, [email protected] July – July NYLT Aug, Sep – Wood Badge Sat, Mar 24, 2012, Palmer School, Walnut Creek. Contact Ray Chan, [email protected], MJ Frith, [email protected], Bill Phelon, Merger Recommended
On August 31, 2011 the Executive Steering Committee of the MDSC/SFBAC Consolidation Committee met to hear final recommendations from the four sub-committees. The committees’ guiding statement was: “All of our decisions, based on thoughtfully researched input, metrics and other data are premised on the answer to the question: ‘what’s best for our customer–youth?’” By an overwhelming majority, the answer appears to be: “Merge our two healthy Councils into one that will keep us vigorous, relevant and influential far into the future.” Although there are many details to be worked out, three of the sub-committees found significant benefits would derive from combining the two Councils, and the legal committee reported no legal impediments or downside to consolidation. There are no current or pending lawsuits, and the by-laws and general board policies are similar enough that creating a new entity should be relatively straightforward. When first approaching the possibility of consolidation, the main consideration was that it provide more opportunities for our youth. One plus one had to equal at least three. The sub-committees provided that equation. Our consolidated Council will serve over 23,000 youth in both traditional and non-traditional programs with a cadre of over 9,000 volunteers. Each Council currently has a unique slate of activities that upon consolidation will be available to the youth of both Councils. Training opportunities will increase for both youth and adults. By combining properties, youth will have more opportunity to attend Summer Camp in diverse environments. Since the largest source of revenue for both Councils is Summer Camp, increased availability would likely lead to increased revenue. The combined Councils would benefit from the ability to use facilities nearer to populations they now serve and money earmarked for property improvements could be used, along with volunteer resources, to deal with deferred maintenance and to provide for additional facilities that directly benefit our youth. The Financial sub-committee provided models of current and projected fiscal outcomes for the individual Councils as well as the merged Councils. In the worst-case scenario (no growth), the merged Council’s projected income and expenditures were on par over the short term. Best case scenario (modest growth) showed the merged Councils would realize a substantial savings. Over the long-term, the merged Councils’ income met or exceeded expenses while the individual Councils, using the same forecasting assumptions and assuming each Council’s Board did nothing to prevent it, project an imbalance. Additional savings and revenue may well be realized by combining purchasing power, additional attendance at summer camp and increased percentage revenue from the combined Scout shops. Details of these projections will be provided to both Boards. The Administrative/Membership Sub-Committee concluded that, because of office-space availability, the San Leandro location should be the main administrative office with the Pleasant Hill location serving as a satellite office, service center and Scout Shop. For now, the current districts would remain intact but non-traditional programs might best be served by direct Council support. There was a great deal of discussion and concern about displacement of current staff under a merged Council. The Administrative/ Membership committee determined that most of the job consolidation would be in higher- compensated management positions and that the estimated $600K savings should be used to hire more “direct- contact” personnel to better serve our youth. The final transition plan would include support for displaced staff with assistance from the Area and Region. The sub-committee emphasized the need for discipline, decisive leadership and a sense of urgency in implementing the final consolidation plan. The Committee also identified risks to successful consolidation including: differences in culture, emotional investment in personnel and failure to act swiftly once a transition plan is finalized. They also noted that these risks can be mitigated by communicating merger’s value to employees and volunteers and by having a Board of Directors and Scout Executive who are strongly committed to the consolidation plan. The idea of consolidating the San Francisco Bay Area and Mt. Diablo Silverado Councils was not imposed upon us by any higher authority. This is a grass-roots concept bought about by the genuine desire to better serve our customer base. It is however nice to know that this consolidation has the full support of the Area Key 3 and that they have offered, “… to help in any way we can should you decide to move forward.” Our respective Executive Boards have recommended approval of the merger, and on September 21st, the SFBAC Board of Directors overwhelmingly voted, “… to move forward with all possible speed to create the necessary Plan of Merger!” The MDSC Board will take up the matter at its next meeting. As volunteers, no matter what the outcome, we must remind ourselves that change is inevitable and that the best way to handle change is to get in front and lead it. That’s what Scouts do. Page
Join in the Family Camp fun at Camp Lindblad in 2011! Camp out in a redwood forest October 7-9, October 21-23 (Halloween Fest)
Early registration of $90.00 per person ($15 for siblings under age 5) includes meals from Saturday breakfast to Sunday lunch (Monday lunch for the May 27-30 event), a camp patch for Cub Scouts, and program supplies.
Earn rank advancement through:
Crafts Nature Study
Archery Outdoor skills
BB Gun shooting Whittling (including knife safety)
Complete some of the requirements for the new Cub Scout Fun for the Family Award!
Registration for these camps going on-line soon at http://www.bsa-mdsc.org/cfcreg.php -- scroll down to “How Do I Register for Camp?”
Information of camp policies, map to camp, what to bring, medical forms, and other information, please go to http://www.bsa-mdsc.org/resources/files/cfcbook2011.pdf
Please remember to bring medical forms! Page
2010 National Scout Jamboree Reunion Event
Catch-up with your Jamboree buddies and get excited about coming to the 2013 National Jamboree!
WHEN: Saturday, October 29th from 1pm to 5pm WHERE: Camp Herms
Activities: Information on the 2013 National Scout Jamboree will be provided along with sharing pictures and movies from 2010. Option to stay overnight and hang out with your Jamboree buddies ($10 fee applies). Swap memories, play cards, trade patches and relax.
To RSVP for this event and optional overnight - email (matt.lynch@scouting.org).
2013 National Scout Jamboree
Ready to go again? Watch this video! (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zrVVvFOJ7Jg)
Learn more or apply at JAMBOREE2013 (http://summit.scouting.org/en/Jamboree2013).
Applications are now being accepted for the 2013 National Scout Jamboree. A $10 non-refundable application fee applies.
Only two contingent troops (72 scouts) and Venture Crew will represent Mt Diablo Silverado Council, so space is extremely limited. Register today at JAMBOREE2013.
Adult Leaders: Interested in being an Adult leader for one of the contingent troops, please contact jamboree@bsa- mdsc.org.
*Filling out the National BSA application form does not guarantee a spot with Mt. Diablo Silverado Council contingent troops. Interviews will be conducted by the Mt. Diablo Silverado Council to assess the readiness and qualifications of the Scout.
JAMBOREE ON THE AIR 2011 JAMBOREE ON THE INTERNET 2011
The JOTA/JOTI is an annual event in which Scouts all over the world speak to each other by means of amateur radio contacts or the Internet. Scouting experiences are exchanged and ideas are shared.
When Scouts want to meet young people from another country they usually think of attending a World Jamboree or another international gathering. But few people realize that each year about half-a-million Scouts "get together" over the airwaves for the annual Jamboree On The Air (JOTA), and through the Internet in the Jamboree On The Internet (JOTI). Modern communication technology offers Scouts the exciting opportunity to make friends in other countries without even leaving the state.
Activities: • Participating in Jamboree On The Air via Amateur Radio • Participating in Jamboree On The Internet • Morse code game • Semaphore Signal game • Cub Scouts: Computers Beltloop • Boy Scouts: Radio Merit Badge Workshop or Computer Merit Badge Workshop • and much more.
Time: October 15, 2011 (9:00 AM-3:00 PM) and October 16, 2011 (9:00 AM- 3:00 PM) (Scouts may choose to participate for 1 day, or both days, on JOTA/JOTI activity, but Merit Badge Workshop will only be offered on Oct 15, unless we receive a lot of interest AND have enough volunteers to run the workshop on Oct 16 as well. Please sign up early!) Place: Camp Herms, 1100 James Place, El Cerrito, CA 94530 Cost: $15.00/Scout for one day (includes one 2011 JOTA or JOTI patch and one lunch—if a Scout attends two days and wants lunch on Sunday, please add $5.)
For questions, please contact: Roy Adam [email protected] 510.233.2824 ------JOTA & JOTI 2011 Oct. 15-16, 2011
Scout: $15.00 (including activities, one 2011 JOTA or JOTI patch and one lunch). Additional $5 for 2nd lunch Adult: $5.00 for lunch; Extra patch, or adult who would like to purchase a patch: $5.00 per patch
Scout’s name: ______Phone: ______Pack/Troop/Crew # ______
Address: ______District: ______e-mail address: ______Amount of payment enclosed: $______
Main interest (please circle): JOTA JOTI Computer Belt Loop (Cub Scout) Radio Merit Badge (Boy Scout) Computer Merit Badge (Boy Scout)
Attending (please circle): Saturday Sunday both days
Please mail completed form along with your check to MDSC, 800 Ellinwood Way, Pleasant Hill, CA 94523 *Make checks payable to MDSC & put “JOTA 2011” in memo line Page Page
Mt. Diablo Silverado, Boy Scouts of America Harvest in the Vineyards Gift and Wine Benefit AUCTION
Unique Napa Valley wines and tours, vacation homes, restaurants, beauty and entertainment gift certificates, gift baskets, specialty services, golf packages and much, much more.
*$165/person , $300/couple (appetizers, gourmet dinner, wine, silent and live auction) *Sponsorships available (VIP table for 8 with a winemaker, special wine, recognition item, advertising)
For more information, visit our website: www.bsa-mdsc.org/auction or email Chelsea McClain: [email protected]
All proceeds from the auction will benefit the more than 14,500 youth in the Mt. Diablo Silverado Council, BSA. Page
Mt. Diablo Silverado Council Boy Scouts of America Scouting For Food 2011 SAVE THE DATE November 12th and 19th Sponsor Support From
Do you have? The name of your Unit SSF Chair Maps and collection areas assigned Collection sites identified Plans for distributing Door Hangers Number of Hangers needed ...call your SFF Chair Plans to use SFF as part of a recruitment effort Ground Transportation for the collection day provided by Con-way Freight and CC/S Food Bank Questions Call: Jim Mattson (925-408-4065) ~ Tim Welty (925) 674-6125 Page Page 10 Page 11
FILLING OUT AND FILING A TOUR PLAN The Tour Permit has been replaced with the Tour Plan and Tour Planning Worksheet. The Tour Plan and worksheet has four pages, all of which need to be returned to the council service center, as the last page contains the Pledge of Performance statement. The tour plan is used for trips to national BSA events or to BSA high adventure bases, and for any trip over 500 miles one-way or crossing national borders. These rules are for Mt. Diablo Silverado Council only; please do not follow the rules of another council.
The Risk Management committee of our council determined that a tour plan is required for all outings, regardless of distance or length of time. BSA insurance covers only registered volunteers and Scouts for ‘official Scouting events.’ Injury claimants have been denied coverage because there was no paper trail to prove that an activity was a Scouting outing. An approved, filed tour plan makes your event an ‘official Scouting event.’ Regular den, pack, troop, team, or crew meetings at normal meeting locations are considered official Scouting events and do not require tour plans. An overnight trip always requires a tour plan, even if it is being held at your normal meeting location.
Detailed maps and float plans, if applicable, are still required for trips longer than 72 hours, unless these hikes or water trips are a featured program of a BSA summer camp (i.e. the camp filed a plan). We start counting the days from the date you leave on your trip.
Please file your tour plan at least two weeks before your trip. This will allow for corrections to be made in a timely fashion. If you fax in your tour plan, please be sure to include a return fax number as you must have an approved plan in your hands before you leave on your trip. Please keep in mind when faxing, that the service center is open 8:30 am to 5:00 pm, Monday to Friday. Our fax number is: 925-674-6190. We are not open on the weekends. Please do not fax your tour plan to the Scout Shop as they are not authorized to approve tour plans.
A properly filled out tour plan is attached for your reference. Please fill in the appropriate data for your type of unit, i.e., pack, troop/team, crew, ship, etc. Our council name is: Mt. Diablo Silverado. Our council number is: 23.
Please be sure to obtain the proper signatures. The council does not accept electronic signatures on the tour plan. If you wish to use electronic signatures, you must file the on-line version of the tour plan, which is accessible through your person profile at www.myscouting.org. The paper downloadable PDF version is not the on-line version. The instructions for filling out an on-line tour plan are included in this packet.
Please do not list the Committee Chair as the first adult leader since he/she needs to sign as Committee Chair (bottom left of the Tour Planning Worksheet) and therefore cannot sign as the tour leader. These signatures must be from two different people (helping to assure two-deep leadership knows about the outing). The name listed first is the adult leader who signs near the bottom right of the Tour Planning Worksheet. This adult leader listed must be registered with your unit. Any leader may be listed as the second adult leader, as long as he/she has reached the appropriate age and has completed Youth Protection Training.
The expiration date just after the tour leaders’ Scouting position is always 12/31 of the current year. If the second adult leader is not registered in the BSA, then put ‘n/a’ for the position expiration date. A unit point-of-contact person who is not going on the trip/tour is also required so that the council can contact a unit member in case of emergency. This should be a person who can initiate a phone tree.
There are 2 trainings required for all tour plans—Youth Protection Training and Hazardous Weather training. Other training may be required depending on what you are doing, for example, Safe Swim Defense if you are going swimming. The length of time that training is valid for is listed just above the training grid on page 2 of the Tour Planning Worksheet. It is also very helpful for training record verification if you use the person’s full name rather than a nickname.
Please do not put in check marks, the word ‘yes’ or ‘y’ for the word ‘yes,’ for training dates. CDL stands for ‘commercial driver’s license,’ which is only needed if your vehicle holds 10 or more people, including the driver. Please put in numbers for the attendees, not a check mark or an ‘X.’
If parents are transporting their youth to and from the event, and you enter this phrasing in the vehicle insurance area, there is a good chance that the family will be not be covered by BSA liability or accident/injury insurance coverage to or from the event.
If you are going to the USS Hornet, the USS Pampanito, or another BSA council’s camp, insurance information will be given to you along with your approved plan. We have standing insurance certificates with most of the ships and BSA camps. Please call the service center before requesting insurance. If you need further assistance with filling out the plan, just call the council service center at 925-674-6100.
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Aklan Newsletter District Chair Steve Israel 216-3556 Eagle Projects Ed Isley 286-9363
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Vice Chair Alan Gould 254-6426 Finance/FOS Sylvia Jorgensen 510-728-4021
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District Commissioner Wick Smith 899-5997 Membership Herb Lederman 631-0229
[email protected] Merit Badges Michele Poloka 838-2090
District Director Mary April 674-6122 202-3882 [email protected]
[email protected] OA Advisor Bill Lew 937-9348
Advancement Bonnie Hazarabedian 376-5272 [email protected]
[email protected] Scouting For Food Tom Oviatt 989-9098
Boy Scout Roundtable Michele Poloka 838-2090 [email protected]
[email protected] Smoke Signals Wick Smith 253-0326
Camporee [email protected]
Cub Roundtable Paul Shimotake 285-3764 Training Bill Phelon 254-8338
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Cub Scout Day Camp Deb Moskowitz 262-3665/962-9280 Cub Scout Training Paul Shimotake 285-3764
Marianne Brent [email protected] [email protected]
ADC for LDS Jim Riley 933-8067 Boy Scout Training Wick Smith 253-0326
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Popcorn
Venture Crew Advisors can take Position Specific split 1/3 Scout, 1/3 unit, and 1/3 Council. You get to training Oct 1. The Outdoor Leader Skills part of help at all levels of Scouting See Michele Poloka for CALENDAR the course is Oct 22nd and 23rd. Contact Bill Phelon details. [email protected] We still have 2548338 or [email protected] plenty of POPCORN to sell at the office if you still want to raise some funds for your units!!! OCTOBER FRIENDS OF SCOUTING 5 District Committee, 6:30 Congratulations to Aklan District! We raised over RECRUITNG $152,323. A big increase from last year! This goes It is that time again! Be sure you have plans for your 12 Commissioners, 6:30 a long way to making Scouting programs in our unit to recruit new members. Cub packs should Council strong and continuing to serve our youth. think – back to school events and picnics or BBQs ROUNDTABLE, 7:30 Thank YOU! Special congratulations to our District for prospective members and their parents. Scout FOS Chair, Sylvia Jorgensen for all of her hard troops should be focusing on retention and any boys NOVEMBER work! If you have any remaining pledges please that might want to join that didn’t come over from be sure and turn in your pledges to your unit FOS Cub Scouts in the spring. Finally, Venture Crews can 2 District Committee, 6:30 Chair. Question? Call or e-mail the District’s FOS be started for boys and girls 14-21 around a variety of Chair, Sylvia Jorgensen, 510-728-4021, interests such as scuba, community service, sports, 9 Commissioners, 6:30 [email protected] and high adventure. Need some expert advice? Talk ROUNDTABLE,7:30 to your commissioner or Mary April at MERIT BADGE COUNSELORS [email protected] 1. A BSA Application must be on file with the ROUND TABLE council indicating that the adult is a MB counselor. TALL SHIP Roundtable normally meets at 7:30pm the 2nd This application only needs to be filled out ONCE The Lady Washington will be docked in Antioch Wednesday at Our Savior’s Lutheran Church (1035 and there is no fee. in October 19 - 24 and has agreed to give the boy Carol Lane, Lafayette. Boy Scout Roundtable will 2. A revised MB counselor information form to scouts a special rate of $35 per person, for a 3 hour be led by Michele Poloka. include a space for emails, the counselor’s BSA ID late afternoon sail, 2 - 5 pm on the weekend of No., as well as a place indicating that a copy of the 10/22-23 We will be filling up the Saturday ship Cub Scouts Roundtable will be led by Paul counselor’s Youth Protection Training Certificate first and if there is enough interest, the Sunday ship. Shimotake. must be attached. This form needs to be filled out Capacity is 45 people. Sherry Nolan will be serving annually and takes a few minutes to do. as the contact person and all monies will need to be ADULT TRAINING 3. Youth protection training MUST be up-to-date. in no later than September 15. She can reserve the REQUIREMENTS This is BSA requirement and the counselor must ship as soon as she receives 20% down or $315.00, Effective June 1, 2010, all registered adults must attach a copy when they take the form to the Council checks made payable to Grays Harbor Historical complete Youth Protection Training every two office to be processed. Seaport Authority. Contact Sherry Nolan Stanley years or they will not be included in the unit’s annual See Michele Poloka for details at [email protected] For more information on the Recharter. Beginning with rechartering for 2012 [email protected] ship see historicalseaport.org (completed in December 2011), the Top Leaders of each unit must be Trained for their positions or the POPCORN NEEDS CHAIR unit will not be allowed to recharter. Top Leaders, We need someone to step into the role of Popcorn as defined by the national office, are Cubmasters, Chair. This is a great job for someone who wants to Scoutmasters, and Venture Crew Advisors. Cub maximize their volunteer effort! That is because it is Leader training is all online. Boy Scouts and Page 13
Chief Solano Newsletter
Dist. Chair Jay Trottier 707-429-1329 Dist. Commissioner Terry Odneal 707-290-3326 [email protected] [email protected] Asst. Dist. Chair Jim DeKloe 707-477-8354 Dist. Exec. Mike Moffat 925-674-6178 [email protected] [email protected] Tree Recycling 2011 Darrin Nicholson 707-689-5806 CS Roundtable Vacant [email protected] Advancement Richard Ball 707-426-2567 Training Lance Elder 707-422-7473 [email protected] [email protected] Program Director Vacant Camporee Kevin Steele 707-439-5993 OA Advisor Darrin Nicholson [email protected] [email protected] 707-426-1534 Day Camp Director Andi Curenton 707-207-9162 Dist. News Sue Odneal [email protected] [email protected] 707-864-1582 Finance Chair Jack Batson 707-422-6179 Merit Badges Sue Laren [email protected] [email protected] 707-863-0597 Family FOS - Packs Tom Giugni 707-864-3387 Activities Richard Stockand [email protected] [email protected] Venturing Roundtable Vacant 707-384-3501 Family FOS - Troops Jack Batson 707-422-6179 Scouting for Food Marijo Krites [email protected] [email protected] 707-384-3501 Popcorn 2011 Carol Stockand 707-863-0597 Media Marijo Krites [email protected] [email protected] 707-384-3501 Membership Sue Odneal 707-426-1534 Camping Chair Ted Smith 707-425-1176 [email protected] Boy Scout Roundtable Vacant
Serving the Communities of Fairfield, Cordelia, Suisun& Travis AFB
Council is not providing plastic bags, so units fall recruitment campaign. We will be are encouraged to start saving paper and plastic helping to advertise this event. There will CALENDAR bags to transport food items. Look for more be a membership table and Scout exhibit. information on the web site, e-mail blasts, or at Emergency Preparedness is part of all books! OCTOBER the October and November Roundtables. CUB SCOUTS, great way to complete your 7-8 Outdoor Leader Training Emergency Requirements and have a lot of fun 8 District Dinner FALL TRAINING as well! 13 Roundtable OPPORTUNITIES 20 District Committee Basic Outdoor Leader Orientation (“BALOO”) Packs, Dens, Troops please come out and join - Saturday, October 8th, 9 am to 4 pm at the us, you are welcome to help with the BSA NOVEMBER Cordelia. membership booth, or just tour the fire exhibits, 10 Roundtable Girl Scout Property. This is REQUIRED meet the volunteer firefighters of Cordelia and 11 Veterans’ Day Parade training for a Pack or Den to obtain a TOUR show your appreciation! 17 District Committee PERMIT for any overnight event. A BALOO- 19 Scouting for Food/Pick-up certified adult must be on that outing. SCOUTS TO HONOR OUR VETS SAVE THE DATE! Scoutmaster Outdoor training will take place A contingent from Chief Solano will march Saturday, January 21, 2012 overnight at the same location, beginning on in the November 11 Veterans’ Day parade in Leader Education and Discovery (L.E.A.D) Friday. downtown Fairfield. Bring your American and Diablo Vly. College, Pleasant Hill Unit flags and let’s make this one the biggest Do not miss these opportunities. ever! Watch for more information at Rountable DISTRICT WEB SITE Contact Lance Elder for more information at: and on the web site. AND NEWS UPDATES 422-7473. www.ChiefSolanoBSA.net TIGER CUB RALLY AT OCTOBER ROUNDTABLE DISTRICT DINNER CORDELIA FIRE STATION This is your last chance to sign up – be sure OPEN HOUSE to be present to honor your fellow Scouters at Saturday, October 8, 10am to 4 pm at Falls our annual Chief Solano District Dinner on School, 1624 Rockville Road. Saturday, October 8. This year’s dinner will be held the LDS center on Travis Blvd. at 6:00 p.m. Come and see the fire engines, Cal Star Medical If you have not yet reserved your ticket, be sure Helicopter, Medic Ambulance. There will also to contact Helen Cakus, Chair, at 428-3437. be demonstrations of vehicle extrications, fire ALL Tiger Cubs, adult partners, and leaders extinguishers, free hot dogs, an much, much are invited to a special “model” meeting at SCOUTING FOR FOOD 2011 more! Roundtable on October 13 at starting at 6:30 Door-to-door pick-up of donations is scheduled pm. Come see how much fun it is to be a for Saturday November 19. Remember that the We are tying into this event as part of our Tiger! Pre-registration is not required. Page 14
Diablo Sunrise Newsletter Chairman Pete Klein 755-8934 FOS Chair Bruce Dake 516-7931 Commissioner Ray Lockwood 625-8251 Conservation Open Executive Joe Darr 674-6156 Merit Badges Bill Morganstein 759-5900 Vice Chair-Camping Penny Fetterman 634-0868 Training Open Advancement Dan Sores 238-8900 Camporee Jody Hansen 707-261-6615 Venturing Chair Bill Fee 679-9194 Scouting for Food Scott Kubik 513-7857 Day Camp Director Todd Greisen 754-7171 Smoke Signals Open Day Camp Program Carrie Greisen 642-5018 OA Adviser Roy Thomas 634-4601 Cub Roundtable Lisa Bramblet 778-3165 Eagle Boards Jerry Dake 516-7931 B.S. Roundtable Richard Flory 634-2674 Eagle Projects Dan Sores 238-8900 Activities and Civic Matt Dunn 427-4901 Membership Ken Roloff 754-5218 Pop Corn Courtney Riech 754-7051
GET THE SCOOP ON have had the pleasure to see how they have SCOUTING grown, not only physically but their Patriotic CALENDAR Thanks to all those who helped man the BR for spirit and pride. I also need to thank all of the the “get the Scoop on Scouting”, we distributed Scout leaders, especially Michelle Shinn for OCTOBER some 24,000 flyers to the schools in our district. her commitment to our Scouts and our Troops 1 ScoutOrama A BIG thanks to Kenn Roloff who single & Veterans. This by far has been the most 6 District Committee 7:30 handedly distributed flyers to all the Antioch meaningful event we have had. I truly believe 13 Commissioners 7:00 location, OUTSTANDING EFFORT! The in the Scouting program and encourage parents 13 Round Table 7:30 result of your efforts looks like about 100 new to participate and support this program. They 20 OA families joined our wonderful movement. are our future leaders. God Bless you all and 21 Camp O Ree we look forward to working with you soon. 22 Camp O Ree If you have applications that haven’t been processed let me know and I am happy to come Josie-Monaghan FALL CAMP O REE 10-21& 22 to your home or meeting place to pick them up. Founder-Director “Accept the Survivor Challenge and come to A Scout is not a Scout until the application and East County Military Families & Friends Camp Pollock on October 21-23 in Sacramento. fees have been processed. $15 per person plus food. Registration end COSTAL CLEAN UP October 1, 2011.” RE-CHARTERING Over 100 volunteers rolled up their sleeves and This year we would like all Units to re-charter answered the request for Scouts to head up & Scouts have you been challenged to solve the electronically. Instructions will be included in staff one of 4 local sites as part of the Coastal & clues, before you are able to go to the next the packets, and the best part is that you cannot Inland Waterways Clean Up Day. The majority challenge. Each one will test your skills in do it wrong whit this system, it want allow you were Boy Scouts ~ Cub Scouts & Leaders, pioneering, obstetrical course, orienting, and to continue if there is an error. So don’t be afraid joined by Girl Scouts and public , resulting in fire building. Yes, what would the Order of the and give it a try. City Wide totals over 2.6 tons of trash removed Arrow be without the tomahawks throwing, from creek sides & riverbanks. hitting a target that in-turn causes another clue SCOUTING FOR FOOD to lead you to the next challenge. Who’s patrol Maybe this year more than any other more Julie Haas-Wajdowicz , City of Antioch will Survivor all the challenges. people need your help. And remember to log Coordinator wrote “ Thank you so much your service hours at Scouting.org as it is part for your involvement this year. We could not ROUND TABLE of the Journey to Excellence program. The have pulled off the expansion of the event Cub and Scout Round tables are held every more” feet we can get in the street” the more without the Boy Scouts! “ 2nd Thursday of the month (except July) at the food we can collect, so get your family out Jeffery Way Stake Center in Antioch at 7:30 there to help too. Other District Scouters were also a big part at pm. They are fun and filled with information to the Friends of Marsh Creek Watershed area help you deliver a quality program to the youth 911 WALK event. that you serve. Should you have question or I would like to thank the Scouts for their would like to help call Lisa or Richard Round participation in our “Remember 9/11” ** GREAT JOB, DIABLO SUNRISE Table Commissioners. This month’s Round Memorial & Tribute on the 10th Anniversary. SCOUTERS! ** Table we will have the re-charter packets, and This was our 5th Annual event and I am proud establish Scouting for Food and Christmas tree to say that the Scouts have been participating Thanks, Kenn Roloff pick up will be a topic. with us every year. I am so proud of the Scouting program and I am very honored to have them begin the opening ceremony. I have worked with these Scouts for sometime and Page 15
Herms Gateway
District Chair Peter Schakow (510) 527-2596 District Commissioner Gary Kirk (510) 685-6543 Vice District Chair Howard Abelson (510) 525-7709 Asst. Dist. Comm. (North) Rich Kral (510) 223-2323 District Executive Kamilla Wade (925) 674-6124 Asst. Dist. Comm. (South) Irwin Horowitz (510) 527-6662 Membership/Relationships Louanne Lee-Kraynik (415) 602-3823 Asst. Dist. Comm. (Venturing) George Fosselius [email protected] Nominating Howard Abelson (510) 525-7709 Roundtable - Boy Scout Dave Shaw (510) 547-7745 Smoke Signals/Web Site William Wells (925) 686-3006 Roundtable - Cub Scout Ben Hanes (510) 524-4406 Program Deborah Long (510) 685-0203 Finance/FOS Family Campaign Jim Hartman (510) 525-6195 Training Gary Bracken (650) 400-9989 Calendar Joseph Goodknight [email protected] Camping & Outdoors Dave Williams (510) 223-0291 Advancement & Recognition Irwin Horowitz (510) 527-6662 Conservation George Fosselius [email protected] Eagle Board of Review Matthew Houser (510) 527-8802 Activities/Civic Service Vince Lipinski (510) 849-1082 Eagle Project Approval Irwin Horowitz (510) 527-6662 Order of the Arrow Apanuc Merit Badge Registrar Richard Burton (925) 285-8862
SAN FRANCISCO FLEET WEEK HERMS DISTRICT KEY-3 2011 Gary, Kamilla & Peter CALENDAR Fleet Week will be Oct. 6th-11th. The San DISTRICT KICKOFF 8/24/2011 Francisco Fleet Week 2011 mission is to OCTOBER continue to focus on Humanitarian Assistance 1-2 Webel-o-ree, Camp Herms and Disaster Response preparations while 2 Den Chief Training, Albany we take this annual opportunity to host and 5 District Commissioners Meeting, thank the young men and women of the Naval Camp Herms, 7:30pm Services for their selfless devotion to duty 6-11 San Francisco Fleet Week in safeguarding our Country. It is also Naval 8 N. Richmond Shoreline Festival, Aviation’s 100th Anniversary. More: http:// at. Point Pinole E. Bay Regional www.fleetweek.us/. Park 5551 Giant Highway, Richmond, CA Cub Scouts and Boy Scouts will have at Photos by W.C. Wells 12 Cub and Boy Scout Roundtable Meetings, Camp Herms 7:30pm least 2 tables at the N. Richmond Shoreline 15 Home Front Festival, Ford Festival, Point Pinole Regional Shoreline 54th JAMBOREE ON THE AIR Building, 1414 Harbor Way S, Park, on Oct. 8th, 2011. More: http://www. (JOTA) & 15th JAMBOREE ON Richmond northrichmondshoreline.org/festival.htm THE INTERNET (JOTI) 15-16 54th Jamboree On The Air & 15th The World Scout 54th JOTA/15th JOTI will Jamboree On The Internet be held October 15-16, 2011. The council 18 District Membership Committee, JOTA radio station W6H, JOTI terminals and Camp Herms 7:00/pm; District related activities will be at Camp Herms. Flyer Committee Meeting, Camp Herms, and registration form may be found on-line at 7:30pm http://www.bsa-mdsc.org/committees/ 20 Eagle Board & Project Reviews, international.php behind the “read more” link Camp Herms, 7:00pm 23 Eagle Alumni Dinner 29 SF-Oakland Bay Bridge Seismic Safety Projects Tours, Oakland NOVEMBER 2 District Commissioners Meeting, Camp Herms, 7:30pm 9 Cub and Boy Scout Roundtable Meetings, Camp Herms 7:30pm 12 Scouting for Food Notices 15 District Membership Committee, Camp Herms 7:00/pm; District Committee Meeting, Camp Herms, 7:30pm 17 Eagle Board & Project Reviews, Camp Herms, 7:00pm 19 Scouting For Food Collection Page 16
Iron Horse Newsletter
DISTRICT CHAIR STEVE LACK [email protected] FINANCE CHAIR MATT RINN [email protected] 925-938-4864 925-671-0222 DISTRICT VICE CHAIR CHUCK SAVAGE [email protected] PROGRAM CHAIR CHUCK SAVAGE [email protected] 925-9324843 925-9324843 DISTRICT COMMISSIONER TOM COOPER [email protected] ADVANCEMENT LYNN OAKLEAF [email protected] 925-899-2455 925-370-8322 DISTRICT EXECUTIVE AGUSTIN DIAZ [email protected] TRAINING MICHAEL FRITH [email protected] 925-382-0774 925-270-8101 MEMBERSHIP MICHELE FRITH [email protected] EAGLE PROJECTS JEANNE FUSON [email protected] 925-348-2242 925-934-6411 FRIENDS OF SCOUTING RON GRAFTON [email protected] EAGLE BOARDS MARK BEAUDRO [email protected] 925-687-6202 925-963-8249 POPCORN SHANNON JEAN [email protected] TRAIL TO EAGLE RAY WINTER [email protected] 925-825-6657 925-945-6162 CONSERVATION PATTY SORENSEN [email protected] OA LAURIE SUDA [email protected] 925-934-9855 925-934-7605 SMOKE SIGNALS WENDY CANNELL-NOTTAGE [email protected] LDS LIASON TODD CHRISTENSEN [email protected] 925-825-8670 925-933-1200 CAMPOREE LEE PALMER [email protected] CUB DAY CAMP CINDY WELLS [email protected] 925-323-7526 925-429-0855
SCOUTING FOR FOOD DISTRICT NEWSLETTER The Iron Horse Express, a monthly electronic CALENDAR newsletter is sent out 1 week before Round Table. It supplements the Smoke Signals. It OCTOBER includes upcoming district and council events 5 Life to Eagle with links that send you directly to the source of the information. Input to the newsletter will be 6 Roundtable accepted from all of those that are subscribed. To be put on the mailing list and begin receiving 12 Eagle Project Plan this newsletter, contact the Iron Horse District 19 Eagle Rank Board of Review Executive at [email protected].
It is that time of the year again. Scouting for SAVE THE DATE NOVEMBER Food will be held Drop off date for the door Cub Day Camp 2012. Next year’s Iron Horse 2 Life to Eagle hangers is November 12 and food pick up will Cub Scout Day Camp will be held the second be November 19. Area maps and door hangers week of July (9-13) at Pleasant Hill Park located 3 Roundtable will be available at October and November at 147 Gregory lane. The theme is still to be 9 Eagle Project Plan roundtables. If you have any questions, contact determined. The new Camp Director will be Wendy Cannell-Nottage at Jane Enloe. More information to come. 12 SFF door hangers go out [email protected] 16 Eagle Rank Board of Review 19 SFF bag pick up
DISTRICT NOMINATING COMMITTEE Looking for a way to help scouts even more. Then consider joining our district committee. We have positions that are less than 10 hours per year, and positions that require a year long commitment. Being on the district committee is very rewarding and you get to work with wonderful people. If you would like more information, contact Randy Summers and 363-0092 or [email protected] Page 17
Lake Highlander Highlights
CHAIRMAN DOUG WHACKER 707-263-2302 NEWSLETTER GIGI STAHL 707-987-9028
VICE CHAIRMAN ROB ROUMIGUIERE 707-279-0356 MEMBERSHIP LIBERTY FREDERICK 707-928-0155
DISTRICT EXECUTIVE TOM SCHNEIDER 925-674-6173 SERVICE & ACTIVITIES DONNA GOODWIN NELSON 707-279-2315
ADVANCEMENT SABRINA PICKERSGILL 707-489-5417 TRAINING & CS ROUNDTABLE SUISEI HEIDEBRECHT 707-994-9613
CAMPING & OUTDOORS MARTY KLIER 707-263-3380 DAY CAMP DIRECTOR SABRINA PICKERSGILL 707-489-5417
OA ADVISOR & COMMISSIONER & BS ROUNDTABLE
OPEN POSITIONS: FINANCE EAGLE REVIEWS DON CARTER 707-279-1362
WORDS TO LIVE BY MERIT BADGE WORKSHOP Fall recruitment is soon upon us. All units The bi-annual Brett Behrens Memorial badge CALENDAR should be thinking about activities to include workshop will be held November 5th from for recruitment purposes. If your unit needs 8:30am-4pm at the Kelseyville Presbyterian OCTOBER fliers, signs, or just some ideas on how to make Church. This event is FREE. From 4-5pm 1-2 Rendezvous (begins 9/30) and your event special, please contact Liberty there will be a service project to help clean up IOLS Training, Boggs Frederick at 928-0155. the back lot of the church. Please bring work clothes and gloves as well as a sack lunch. 4 Cub Scout Day Camp Planning As well as unit organized recruitment, Tom Mtg. 6pm, @Kelseyville Pizza Schneider will be making his usual visits to If you are interested in being a merit badge elementary schools and setting up a Fire Up! counselor or need more info about the merit 5 OA Apanuc Meeting, 7pm, night with the local fire departments so that we badge workshop, please contact Sabrina Kelseyville Presbyterian Church can look forward to a fun fall season full of new Pickersgill at 489-5417. 11 District Committee Meeting faces! 6:30pm – Kelseyville SCOUTING FOR FOOD Presbyterian Church POPCORN SALES IS UPON US Bag distribution day is scheduled for Nov. 12th. Hopefully all of you visited http://www.youtube. Bag pickup will be on Nov. 19. Door hangers 22 Cub Scout Leader Specific com/mdsc023bsa to view the 3-segment video will be distributed at the District Meeting on Training, 10am, Kelseyville stream that qualifies you for extra commission. Nov. 8th. Presbyterian Church Take order and internet sales are open with all 31 Popcorn Take Orders DUE! orders DUE by OCT 31st. Tom will again carry WREATHS ACROSS AMERICA the product up into Lake County on November “Wreaths Across America” will be taking 18th – at which locations???. Good luck and place on Saturday, December 10 at 9am at the NOVEMBER good selling to everyone. Hartley Cemetery in Lakeport. Please contact 2 OA Apanuc Meeting, 7pm, Toni Funderburg at [email protected] Kelseyville Presbyterian Church TRAINING or 263-5422. She has a photo board and sign Outdoor Leader Skills Training will take place up forms at their business, Lakeport Tire, on 5 Merit Badge Workshop, 8:30am- at the Rendezvous Sept. 30-Oct. 2, mostly South Main St. 5pm, Kelseyville Presbyterian likely at Boggs. In addition, Cub Scout Leader Church Specific training will take place on Oct. 22nd, ORDER OF THE ARROW 12 Scouting For Food (SFF) bag 10am at the Kelseyville Presbyterian Church. Congrats to four T-42 Arrowmen members, distribution day Please contact Suisei Heidebrecht for more Stephen O’Neill, Ian Pickersgill, Leon Fred, info: 489-4067 or [email protected]. and Elaine Bishop (photo below), who earned 18 Popcorn Take Order distribution their Brotherhood, and to new Arrowman where???? Our next LNT Trainer course will be held Liam Stahl who completed his Ordeal, at Camp 19 SFF bag pickup day October 8-9, 2011 at Briones Regional Park. Herms on Aug. 12-14. For more information please go to http://www. bsa-mdsc.org/training/lnt.php. For more info: 928-0155.
Please submit articles to Gigi Stahl (707) 987-9028 or [email protected] Page 18 Page 19
Muir Newsletter District Chair (interim) Rich Utter 925-938-5491 Eagle Boards Karen Hansen 925-825-9132 District Commissioner Courtney Mizutani 925-671-0767 Eagle Projects Derek Brown 925-672-2055 District Executive Joe Squeri 925-674-6123 FOS Chair open Advancement Bill Spalding 925-825-6993 Membership open Boy Scout Roundtable Kent Campbell 925- 685-8607 Merit Badges Piedad Fracasso 925-673-0722 Camporee Mike Roark 925-681-1192 OA Advisor Larry Smith 925-686-6994 Cub Roundtable Cynthia Mallory 510-908-1677 Scouting For Food Tracey Steele 925-693-0030 Day Camp Director Jennifer Jarske 925-787-1490 Smoke Signals Pam Smith 925-674-6126 Serving the Communities Day Camp Director Tracy Jin 925-676-9874 Training Tom Santos 925-672-5955 of Concord, Clayton & Martinez Day Camp Director Anissa Keeler 925-682-1635 Conservation Ben Soleimanieh 925-429-0433
MUIR DISTRICT TRAINING SCOUT SURGE CHALLENGE Position Specific Training (PST): On Sunday, September 11th, Boy Scouts, CALENDAR Cub Scouts, Venturers and a few Girl Scout Cub Scout Leader Forum (recommended Brownies joined Troop 317 for a special Scout OCTOBER for new Cub Scout Leaders), Boy Scout and Surge 2011 program at King’s Valley Christian 6 Roundtable Venture Adult Leaders. School in Concord to commemorate the 10th 6 OA Apanuc Meeting Sat.. October 8, LDS Church, Denkinger anniversary of the September 11th terrorist 20 District Committee Meeting Contact Tom Santos, [email protected] attacks. Taking part in the national Scout Surge Challenge, guests viewed the movie New York NOVEMBER Sea Scout Adult Leaders Says Thank You about September 11th inspired 3 Roundtable Sat., October 8, LDS Church, Denkinger service projects undertaken by New York 3 OA Apanuc Meeting Email TerryThrasher, [email protected] city firefighters and volunteers, including the 17 District Committee Meeting construction of a chapel at the Sioux City Boy Outdoor Leader Skills (Webelos and Boy Scout Camp where four Scouts died during a Please visit the Muir District site: Scout Leaders) tornado. Following the movie, the specially www.muirdistrict.org Fri-Sat, Dec 2-3, Camp Fetterman designed Flag of Honor was presented to the Contact Tom Santos, [email protected] Troop’s charter organization. Numerous flags CUB SCOUT AND BOY SCOUT were retired in a ceremony in which Scouts ROUNDTABLE Den Chief Training called out the names of each California victim We meet on the first Thursday of each month Sat, October 8, LDS Church, Denkinger of the September 11th attacks. at 7:30 pm at the LDS Church, 1590 Denkinger Contact Courtney Mizutani, 925-671-0767 or Road, which is located behind the Safeway at [email protected]. the Clayton Road and Denkinger intersection in Concord. For more information, contact MUIR DISTRICT CAMPOREE Cyndi Mallory at [email protected] Camporee will be held April 20-22, 2012. Muir for Cub Scout information and Kent Campbell District enters the Wild, Wild West. Save the at 925-685-8607 for Boy Scout information. date for a rootin’ tootin’ good time to be had by all. SCOUTING FOR FOOD This annual food drive is a real opportunity WEK WEK APANUC for the Scouts to make a difference in our We would like to welcome Bill Young, who community as they do a good turn. If you will be taking over from Larry Smith, as the haven’t selected a Scouting for Food chair, Apanuc Advisor. He has very large shoes to please do so soon! Send your representative to fill but we have every confidence that he will be the October Roundtable to get all the pertinent a real asset in his position. Please make every details for this year’s Scouting for Food event, effort to congratulate and welcome Bill in his set for November 12-19, 2011. Maps and door new role. hangers will be distributed at the Roundtable. If you have any questions, please contact Tracey Steele at [email protected] Page 20
Silverado Newsletter
Chair Donna Livingston-Fitch (707) 557-1779 Commissioner Chuck Speir (707) 645-0231 [email protected] [email protected] OA Charles Skelton (707) 863-0385 Advancement Merrell Beckham (707) 554-0359 Activities & Camp Promoter Vacant [email protected] District Executive Marc Slater Smoke Signals Nancy McCoy [email protected] Training Mike Rettinhouse (707) 479-6430 Finance James Murphy (707) 556-3450 CS Roundtable Wendy LaBerge [email protected] Boy Scout RT Karen Coleman (707) 557-6763 Day Camp Jan Jacobsen [email protected] [email protected] Merit Badge Dean Diane Freeman [email protected] Venturing Orrin Shackleford (925) 825-4053 Membership Eric Sargeson [email protected]
Path to Eagle Scout and all of the National and A SCOUT IS HELPFUL District Requirements for your Scout to Make We do want to know about your unit’s service CALENDAR Eagle? Please come to Roundtable! See you projects and hours. To help keep track of there! things, BSA has requested that we enter our OCTOBER unit’s service hours at Good Turn for America 6 District Committee Meeting at FALL WOOD BADGE (goodturnforamerica.org). This is part of Congratulations to this year’s members of 7:00 PM. each unit’s Journey to Excellence and counts the new Wood Badge Course!! If you are towards earning unit and district and council 13 District Roundtable Meeting at interested in Wood Badge: To learn more about recognition. To enter your hours, you need 7:30 PM. the scouting program and the leadership tools your unit’s code number. Silverado District to help you “deliver the promise to our youth”, Executive, Marc Slater, can get that number for 8 Position Specific Training please contact Tom Santos at 925-672-5955 or you. Or you can ask your Unit Commissioner. 15 Hike-O-Rama by email [email protected] UNIT COMMISSIONER’S 20 Commissioner’s Meeting TRAINING WANTED 22 Cub-O-Rama Applications must be submitted with a youth Silverado District is looking for New Unit protection completion certificate attached. This Commissioners! We are looking for those Cub Scout Cub-O-Rama training is done through myscouting.org. You Scouters who would like to take their scouting Please join us at our Silverado Cub-O-Rama. do not need to have an ID number or account to career to the next level and join our District as It will be held at Mare Island, on October take this course. All other courses taken on-line Unit Commissioner. We need your experience 22nd. For more information please come to need you to open an account using your BSA id and dedication to help support our District’s our October’s Round Table or contact Donna number. Remember we are looking for 100% Boy Scout, Cub Scout and Venture Crews. Livingston- Fitch at (707) 557-1779 or email trained leaders by the time we re-charter this Please contact your District Executive, Marc [email protected].. Hope to see you year. Don’t delay. If you need a specific training Slater at [email protected] or call there!! that we are not offering, look on the training (925) 674-6171. Thank You!! page for other districts. Contact for questions CUB SCOUT BOY SCOUT or other training needs. ROUNDTABLE ROUNDTABLE NEWS CAMPING, CAMPING, Join us in September as we kick-off a new year CAMPING…AND ALL THOSE of scouting! Come on down and check out the OTHER FUN SUMMERTIME upcoming events for the year. We will have our ACTIVITIES! usual announcements then break into our splits To all unit leaders ITS NOT TOO LATE for Cub Scouts and Boy Scouts. TO LET US KNOW… contact Mike Solario (707) 255-5182, to information us of what you Cub Scouts: Cub Scout Roundtable is a did this summer: did you camp (how many great place to meet and network with fellow nights, how many youth, where did you go)? Scouters, hear the latest information about Did your Cubs go to Day Camp? Part of this District events, and continue Leader training. information will be requested as a camping We’ll be talking about recruiting what works, report for each unit. Summer activities also what doesn’t. Let’s help each other, new and need to be documented if a unit is applying for experienced, with program ideas and support a Summertime Pack Award. This information to improve our Packs and Dens. is also part of each unit’s Journey to Excellence, so please make sure to submit the information Boy Scout Leaders: Please come to the October as requested. Round Table Boy Scout Split and share your experiences. We will discuss be discussing the Page 21
Venture Officers Association
David Morales President, VP Administration 925-219-2981 John Ricketts Advisor 707-422-4731
[email protected] [email protected]
Cathy Fee VP Program 925-759-8015 Jane Harris Associate Advisor 510-708-1057
[email protected] [email protected]
Morgan Berryman-Maciel VP Communications 925-945-1626 Marion Rice Associate Advisor 707-330-7492
[email protected] [email protected]
Rachel Younger Secretary 925-963-0151 Daniel Gallegos Associate Advisor 707-803-1519
[email protected] [email protected]
Lydia Breskon Treasurer 510-235-5323 Marcia Molina Associate Advisor 925-351-3996
[email protected] [email protected]
Mary April Staff Advisor 925-674-6122
CALLING ALL YOUTH VENTURE LEADERSHIP TRAINERS!!! AWARD (VLA) CALENDAR If you or anyone in your venturing crew love The Venturing Leadership Award (VLA) is to teach others and would like to enhance your an award given once a year to eight Venturing/ NOVEMBER leadership skills, the VOA would love to have Sea Scouting youth and adults who exhibit 9 7:00 p.m. VOA Meeting Council you on our training staff! Contact Morgan great leadership skills. The nomination form Service Center Berryman-Maciel at [email protected] if (attached below) is due on November 9, 2011, 9 Venture Leadership Award you’re interested! so start filling out the form if you know anyone nominations due who is qualified!! PAST EVENTS FIESTA Starting in 2012 this award will be for youth CONTACT September 2-5, 2011 only. Adults will no longer be eligible. If you have any questions you can contact Over the Labor Day Weekend, Venturers had anyone at the top of this page or send an email an amazing experience participating in various CREW VISITS to the VOA’s general account: team-building activities and outdoor activities. The VOA is trying to rev up participation at [email protected] If you have any input on how you’d like to the VOA meetings. If you would like the VOA see the Fiesta run next year, please come to a to come visit your crew or ship, please email LEADERSHIP meeting or email the VOA at [email protected] to set up a date, All officers listed above will serve through the [email protected] time, and place. 2012 year. If you would like to serve on the VOA, please attend the meetings, and we will VOA WEBSITE give you the forms you need to fill out. We are If you are looking for up-to-date information currently looking for a VP Communications about Venturing, email Emmalee Berryman- assistant. If you’re interested, please come to Maciel at [email protected] to the November 9th meeting or email Samantha receive a password to help you access the site Schneider at [email protected] on http://mdscvoa.scoutlander.com/ MEETINGS INPUT? Venturing Officer’s Association (VOA) If you would like to see anything added to the meetings will be held on the 4th Wednesday of Venturing Newsletter, or if your venturing every odd month (with a couple of exceptions, crew is doing something awesome, don’t hint November) at the Council Office in hesitate to contact Emmalee Berryman-Maciel Pleasant Hill. We invite all of the members of at [email protected] the venturing crews and venturing advisors within the council to attend to share ideas on how to further promote Venturing and what activities scouts would like to do with other crews, on a council wide level. So, all you Venturers out there mark your calendars, and we will see you on November 9th at 7:00 PM at the Council Office! Page 22 NEW EAGLES Jordan Tyler Paculba Troop 0874 Marcus Jeffrey Reynolds Troop 0247 Christopher Don Cook Troop 0793 Andrew Everett Harrington Troop 0159 Alex Christian Thompson Troop 0159 Steven Frank Arrambide Troop 7051 Brendan Borden Maher Troop 0184 Christopher Antonio Mercado Troop 0090 Nicholas Morgan Jamison Crew 0927 Timothy Robert McCarthy Jr Crew 0793
To the Mt. Diablo Silverado Council, My name is Betty McClure, wife of Craig McClure (past Scoutmaster of Troop 15), and mother of Keith Alan McClure, Eagle Scout from the Silverado Council.
Our family was in such turmoil during a very difficult time and if the Scouts had not helped us, a huge void would have been left in our family of not being together before my husband died.
I am so proud of what the Boy Scouts at Camp Wolfeboro did for our family, that I wanted to submit this story to share what Ken Hoots and the Arborist (don’t have his name) who assisted him.
Attached is the story of how Scouting helped us in our time of need and because of what they did and how they went the extra mile, our family was brought together as a complete unit before my husband, and our children’s father, died.
Gratefully Touched, Betty McClure
(Editorial note: Camp radio call names were probably used on the radio phone. John Van Houten, Nick Hansen, and Tom Enzi were the principal Camp Wolfeboro staff members helping during this adventure.)
The Scouting Adventure The night I took my husband Craig McClure, a previous Scoutmaster of Troop 151 to the hospital, my son, Keith McClure, Haddie (his wife) and 3 young kids (Morgan, Connor, and Mason) went on their first backpacking trip up to a public campsite by Wolfeboro. Two older guys in their late teens also went along on their first hike with them. Keith, after many years, wanted to see Wolfeboro again. He went to the camp and spoke with several of the leaders there. Keith enjoyed his visit and was very proud to show his boys a piece of his past. Keith’s group planned to do a 2-1/2 mile hike to Sand Flat (I think it was). They hiked in, pitched tents, and bedded down for the night. At that time, I was at the hospital with Craig. He was very ill. He was immediately taken in to ICU with a ruptured bowel. Surgery could not be done for several hours because Craig was on Comadin. All the doctors told me that this did not look good. I knew I needed to get in touch with Keith but he was out of cell range and I didn’t know where he was. I decided to call 911. The connected me to Stanislaus police, who then gave me Wolfeboro’s phone number.
I called and Ken Hoots answered by radio. I asked him if Keith came into camp and he said yes he had met him. I asked if he knew where he was camping at. He thought he knew so I asked for the name of the campground so I could send rangers in to find him. It was 9:30PM, pitch black out there. The director said it would take way too long and that he would go find him. So he did. He went up to the camp and walked around whispering loudly, “Keith…, Keith…, Keith”! Well one of Keith’s group heard them and called them over. Through the radio I was able to speak to Keith and everyone else there (which I didn’t know about until later). Well, everyone panicked when they heard my panic to get Keith down to his dad. They all decided the best thing to do was just pack up and hike out in the dark. Haddie was so worried about the kids hiking in the dark when Ken said not to worry, they would go get a couple of trucks and take them all out to their cars. Keith and the group arrived at around 1AM at the hospital. Craig was very medicated but heard the story of the Great Scout Adventure! Keith got to spend some precious time with his dad before surgery and then went home to try to rest. In the middle of the night, I was asleep in a chair by his bedside and Craig was sleeping too. All of a sudden I was startled awake by Craig’s voice speaking od and clear. “Once a Scout, Always a Scout.”
Those men at Wolfeboro went above and beyond to help bring our family to bring us together in the most difficult time. When I saw how many of the Scouts from the 15+ years ago came together in Craig’s celebration either through emails or the ceremony, all I could do was just cry tears of joy and feel within me, how proud I am to be part of the Scouting family. Craig died July 30th, 2011.