University of Scouting As All Units Are Expected to Participate

NOVEMBER 2008 SMOKE SIGNALS

Mt. Diablo Silverado Council Issue # 2008/10 Boy Scouts of America

INSIDE THIS ISSUE Important Dates 2 Memorials 2 Training 3 SCOUTING . . . WE’RE ALL IN IT TOGETHER . . . Aklan 5 DISCOVER, LEARN, SHARE! Black Diamond 6 Chief Solano 7 MT DIABLO SILVERADO COUNCIL Herms 8 POW WOW -UNIVERSITY OF Iron Horse 9 SCOUTING Lake 10 Marsh Creek 11 SATURDAY, JAN. 10, 2009 Meridian 12 Muir 13 DIABLO VALLEY COLLEGE Napa 14 PLEASANT HILL, CA Silver Gate 15 New Eagles 16 IN ONE PLACE YOU CAN FIND: SCOUTING FOR FOOD •CEREMONIES •COOKING •HIGH ADVENTURE 2008 •MEETING IDEAS •CAMPING •DERBIES The Scouting for Food drive is using •ADVANCEMENT •BACKPACKING •TEAM SPORTS door hangers again this year. We are •GAMES •SHOOTING SPORTS •AND MORE ! asking each family to place food in view of the street. The door hangers Questions? On classes: [email protected] On Other: will be distributed Saturday, November [email protected] 8th and the food will be collected the following Saturday, November 15th. Please check the Council website for Pow Wow – University of Scouting as All units are expected to participate. we add information: http://www.bsa-mdsc.org/training/uos.php We would like to thank Valero and KGO Chanel 7 for being out sponsor this year. Good luck, have fun, be safe, and collect lots of food. For more information please contact, Jim SEE PAGE 4 FOR A LIST OF POW WOW’S COURSES Mattson at (925) 687-4079 Page

I M P O R T A N T Memorials & Tributes DATES In Sympathy & Loving Memory of Don Hamilton NOVEMBER D.L. & NB Cutter Trust 1 Harvest in the Vineyard Auction Mt. Diablo Silverado Council 5 Venture Youth Leadership Council 7 HAT: CPR Course National Youth 8 Scouting for Food Drop-off Leadership Training 8-9 OA Herms Work Party, Vigil Weekend and Chiefs Council Should scouts attend National WHY? Youth Leadership Training (NYLT)? NYLT Goals 8-9 HAT: Wilderness First Aid Course . To develop a Scout’s confidence and knowledge in leading the Troop program. 11 Veterans Day The BSA NYLT Conference presents what a leader must BE, what a leader must KNOW and what a . To gain working understanding of the Service Center Closed leader must DO, by applying modern leadership and resources, skills and methods needed to team development theories. undertake further Troop leadership 15 Commissioner Basic responsibility Scouts camp, work, play and learn - living a month in Training . To share ideas and learn from the experiences the life of a model Scout Troop condensed into an of other Scouts from Troops across the 15 Scouting for Food intense two weekend Conference. They experience Council. Pick-up the stages of team development, practice from a . To support Scoutmasters in training youth “toolbox” of leadership skills and learn that 17 Recharters Due leaders. Patrol/Troop leadership requires vision, goals, and . To reinforce a Scout’s relationship with his planning. 20 District FOS Training Scoutmaster and other adult leaders. . 24 International Scouts learn how to be a leading influence in their To experience Scouting at its very best. own Troop; discovering resources, methods, games Committee Meeting and new skills to make Troop meetings, treks and 26 Silver Beaver other activities more exciting and worthwhile; skills WHO? may attend? Nominations Due that also help scouts emerge as leaders outside scouting - at school and in the community. Qualified candidates will meet the following criteria… 27-28 Thanksgiving . At least 13 years old. Service Center Closed . First Class Rank or higher. Cost: $225 each participant . Serving in a Troop leadership position, or Includes camp fees, meals and possessing the skills and ambition to undertake course materials a role in Troop leadership. Dates: Baden Powell NYLT . Completed Troop Leadership Training in their February 16-18 & 22-24, 2008 Unit. (32 participants) . Comfortable with long-term camping. . Endorsed by his Scoutmaster as exhibiting Location: Camp Herms, El Cerrito, CA maturity, a positive attitude, focus and aspirations to serve through leadership. Course Bruce Arms Director: (925) 432-9602 Note: To enable broad Council participation and the best youth experience, Troops are limited to two candidates per course. Additional reservations are subject to availability.

NYLT: Experience Scouting At Its Best

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 new “Training Continuum” offers many exciting opportunities for program and leadership skills training, giving you the confidence to lead a variety of activities in a safe manner. On this page you will find dates and contacts for training courses offered by the Council and the Districts. If your home District does not have a convenient training session, please consider attending the course in another district. For other training questions, contact your District training representative: Council Chair: Kate Banner (707) 648-1794 Lake: Suisei Heidebrecht (707) 994-9613 Aklan: Bill Phelon (925) 254-8338 Marsh Creek: Bob Passey 925-634-4496 Black Diamond: Pete Klein (925) 755-8934 Meridian: John McClintic (925) 930-7352 Chief Solano: Jeff Done (707) 421-1605 Muir: Tom Santos (925) 672-5955 Herms: Jane Harris (510) 708-1051 Napa Valley: Carl Shellhorn (707) 226-8191 Iron Horse: Chuck Savage (925) 932-4843 Silver Gate: Michelle Larson-Speir (707) 645-0231

To be considered “Trained,” leaders must Phelon 925-254-8338 [email protected], Cold Weather Camping Awareness complete New Leader Essentials and the flyer at www.3districttraining.org. – Okpik: Orientation: Feb 11 2009 Council Position-Specific Training for their position. Office; Course: Feb 28-Mar 1 2009 Sugar Pine Scoutmasters and Assistant Scoutmasters The following courses are supplemental Point; Cost $85; Enroll limit: 30; Prerequisite: must complete Introduction to Outdoor Leader training and while not required, enhance the HAT Core; Class III Health Form required. Skills in addition. These courses are offered Scouting experience for youth and adults Topics include: Planning & Leadership, throughout the year. Watch this space for the alike. Equipment, Cold Weather First Aid, 2009 schedule. Wilderness Safety, Backcountry Living, and HAT Where to Trek as they relate to Cold Weather For a Cub Pack overnighter, at least one adult (HIGH ADVENTURE Awareness. Contact Keith Gale 925-672-3592 must have completed Basic Adult Leader TRAINING) [email protected]. Outdoor Orientation (BALOO). Basic (Core) and specialized training for high adventure activities. POWWOW-UNIVERSITY OF At least one registered leader on every outing SCOUTING requiring a Tour Permit must have completed Core: Jan 9-10 2009 Camp Herms; Cost: Sat, Jan 10, 2009, Diablo Valley College. Youth Protection Training. This training is $65; Enroll limit: 75. Prerequisite: PST-SM/ “Scouting – We’re all in it together – Discover, available online at MyScouting.org. ASM and OLS. Foundation for all other HAT Learn, Share.” More information elsewhere in courses. Open to all registered Scouting adults. this issue. Contact Lindy Marzo NEW LEADER ESSENTIALS Topics include: Planning & Leadership, Basic [email protected] (NLE) Equipment & First Aid, Wilderness Navigation, 90-minute overview of Scouting Food, Wilderness Safety, and Leave No Trace. NATIONAL YOUTH LEADER Position-Specific Training (PST) A HAT number will be issued upon successful TRAINING (NYLT) Basic training for each position completion. Contact Sig Shapiro 925-330-0226 Leadership skills for Scouts age 13 or older [email protected]. with First Class rank. LDS Brentwood Chapel corner of McClarren and Griffith Wilderness First Aid and CPR: CPR: Nov Baden Powell NYLT: Feb 16-18 and Feb NLE and all PST, $5 for both courses. 7 2008 Council Office; Wilderness First Aid: 22-24, 2009. Attendance at both weekends PST-Cub Scout Leaders contact Penny Nov 8-9 2008 Council Office; Cost $125 or required. Camp Herms; Cost: $225; Enroll Fetterman 925-634-0868. $145 with CPR Certification; Enroll limit: 40. limit: 2 eligible Scouts per Troop. More PST-Boy Scout Leaders contact Bill Lindsay This course is open to all registered Scouts information elsewhere in this issue. 925-516-4194. and Scouters. Youth participants must be Contact Rob Trautz, Scoutmaster, PST-Varsity Scout Leaders contact Tom Krey at least 15 years old, have First Class skills, 925-983-4993, 925-634-0916. and be accompanied by an adult. Wilderness [email protected] or Bruce Arms, Course PST-Venturing Leaders contact Bob Passey First Aid is a practical, 16-hour (20 with Director, 925-432-9602, 925-634-4496. CPR) course that prepares you to recognize [email protected]. For more information, contact Val Tompkins, and avoid wilderness hazards and do first aid 925-778-8518 with whatever equipment you have or can Brownsea NYLT: June 22-27 2009 Further improvise. Wilderness First Aid Certification information and online registration available Palmer School 2470 Jones Rd, Walnut Creek by the American Safety & Health Institute soon. Contact Cindy Wells, PST-Cub Scout Leaders: Nov 3 2008, 7pm- (www.ashinstitute.com) is valid for 3 years, [email protected]. 9:30pm. Contact John Spahr 925-944-9467 CPR for 2 years. Contact Keith Gale [email protected]. 925-672-3592 NLE: Nov 4 2008, 7pm-8:30pm. Contact Bill [email protected]. Page

CUB SCOUTS BOY720: Women in Scouting CED160: How to Run a District Event CUB110: Crafts on a Budget BOY820: LDS -- 11 Year Old Scout CED260: BSA Environmental Programs CUB210: Webelos Community BOY130: Dutch Oven: Lunch CED360: Philmont Training Center P CUB310: Cub Scout Academics & Sports BOY230: Box Oven Cooking CED455: Health & Safety O CUB410: Pack/Den Pizzazz BOY530: Delegating SM OUTDOOR PROGRAM

W CUB510: Boy Management BOY630: Boy Scout Uniforming OUT110: Path of the Paddle CUB610: LDS -- Cub Scouts & LDS BOY730: Boy Scouting w/ Special Needs OUT210: GPS for Boy Scouts CUB120: Chemistry for Cubs BOY830: LDS -- Varsity (14-15) OUT310: Cub Camping CUB220: Webelos Outdoor BOY140: Dutch Oven: Dinner OUT410: National Jamboree 2010 O CUB320: Scrapbooking BOY240: Cooking with Foil OUT510: Outfitting New Scout

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E CUB530: Cubs with Special Needs BOY250: Cooking with a Tin Can OUT530: Women Issues in Backpacking

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I BOY650: Effective Boards of Review

T CUB340: The Pack Meeting BOY755: Eagle Scout Planning OUT340: LDS -- Encampments

Y O CUB440: Games BOY850: Troop Mtg: Plan Wkly Mtg OUT540: Orienteering CUB540: Cub Scout Uniform BOY160: Menu Plan for Camp OUT640: Planning a 50-miler CUB640: Pack Trainer BOY260: Campfires OUT150: Aquatics Committee CUB150: Outings OUT250: Setting Up a Compass Course F S BOY360: Knives, Axes & Safe CUB250: Webelos Physical Skills OUT350: Fire Building and Stoves BOY460: Scout Worship CUB350: Webelos to Scout Transition OUT550: Backpacking Feast BOY560: Troop Leader Training for SM C CUB450: Cub Campfires OUT160: Climb On Safely BOY660: Troopmaster & Troop Admin

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N CED210: Keeping Adult Leaders Active CUB460: Cub Scout Knots VEN110: So Yo Want to Start a Crew?

G CED310: SCOUT Training, Sir! CUB560: Cub Ceremonies VEN210: Working with Both Youth CED410: Scouting the Internet CUB660: Thk You the CS Way SEA310: Helping Youth Lead a Ship CED120: Our American Flag BOY SCOUTS VEN120: High Adventure Activities CED220: FUNdraising BOY110: Dutch Oven: Breakfast VEN220: Motivation and Character Dev CED320: Language of BSA PLANNED BOY210: Planning an Outing SEA320: Planning A Long Cruise CED425: New Leaders Essentials CLASS BOY310: Know your Knots VEN230: How to Let Youth Lead SCHEDULE CED130: Get Set: BSA Ready & Prep BOY410: Counseling a MB SEA330: Bridge and Balls Registration CED230: Resources for Adult Leaders will open BOY510: Adult Transition to Boy Scouts VEN240: Venturing for Scoutmasters CED330: Scout Prof/Volun Relations on-line in BOY610: Advancement in Troops 1 SEA340: Teaching Navigation CED140: Who are DEs, CORs, UC November BOY710: Boy Scout Balancing Act VEN150: Venturing Advancement CED240: Art and Science of Recruiting BOY120: Dutch Oven Fundamentals VEN250: Girls in (BSA) Scouting Scouters CED340: Scouting w/o Borders can choose BOY220: Outdoor Cooking SEA350: Regattas CED440: BSA in the Digit Age: Software among any BOY325: Physics Back Woods Engineering VEN160: Grt Crew Supactvs of the classes BOY425: First Aid CED150: Religious Emblem Program VEN260: LDS -- Ven (16+ yrs) offered, once BOY520: New Scoutmaster CED250: Starting a New Unit SEA360: What is Sea Badge? registration CED350: GTfA: Serv our Comm opens BOY620: Advancement in Troops 2 VEN345: Venturing Ldr Specific Training Page

Aklan Newsletter District Chairman Alan Gould 254-6426 Training Chair Bill Phelon 254-8338 Asst. Dist. Chairman Steve Israel 216-3556 Cub Scout Training John Spahr 944-9467 District Commissioner Gary Snyder 937-2562 Boy Scout Training Wick Smith 253-0326 District Executive Mary April 674-6122 202-3882 Advancement Martha Rogers 376-0925 ADC for LDS Ashley Powell 415-262-2094 Eagle Projects Dick Milles 283-6109 Membership Herb Lederman 631-0229 Merit Badges Martha Rogers 935-7565 Finance/FOS Nathan Bell 253-2900 Eagle Packets Carter Wells 284-9179 Cub Scout Roundtable Paul Shimotake 285-3764 Smoke Signals Wick Smith 253-0326 Boy Scout Roundtable Rodney Mangus 254-7444 Popcorn Tina Fletcher 254-1627 Cub Scout Day Camp OPEN Scouting For Food Cory Reid 317-1601 Camporee Gabe Esquivel 415-297-8904 OA Advisor Bill Lew 937-9348

tree, candles on a Menorah for Chanukah, A BIG THANK YOU! or on a Kinara for Kwanzaa. For Cub Scout Thanks to everyone who handed out the CALENDAR questions or to be added to the Aklan Cub Halloween Invitations along with the candy. Scouter email list – contact Paul Shimotake, Getting an invitation to join Cub Scouts– that NOVEMBER 285-3764, [email protected]. is a treat! We now have lawn signs and posters, 5 District Committe especially suitable for schools and other places NEW UNIFORM where we can reach the boys and their parents. 8 Scouting for Food Door Hanging If you see some new duds on Scouts and Contact Mary April our District Executive at Scouter’s that look more like the technical 674-6122 or 925-202-3882 to get yours. 12 Commissioners’ Meeting backpacking wear that you get from outdoor Roundtable stores you may have spotted the new BSA RECHARTERING 15 Scouting for Food Pickup uniform. See www.boyscouttrail.com/boy- Get your re-chartering completed by Nov. scouts/boy-scout-uniform. 12! Other then the signature pages you can do it all on-line, then bring your signature DECEMBER SCOUTING FOR pages and check to the Nov 12 roundtable. FOOD Make your holidays stress free for you and 10 Commisioners’ Meeting The economy is down your Unit Commissioner. P.S. Ask you Unit NO Roundtable and more people are need. Commissioner for help. Scouts can help. Let’s make this a real bright light UNIT GOALS JANUARY in an uncertain time and Along with re-chartering, this is the time for help our food banks help units to evaluate how you did on your unit goals 14 Roundtable – Special Event the hungry. Nov 8 place for 2008 and setting you 2009 goals. Let’s all door hangers, Nov 15th Al Westberg try and make Quality Unit this year. pick up food. Maps and – Council Relations instructions are being sent to your unit. A Scout TRAINING ROUND TABLE is helpful. Wes Hilton – 457-4615 Every Scout deserves a trained leader. Aklan Round Table is held on the 2nd • Nov. 3rd 7-9:30 p.m.and 4th 7-9 p.m. Wednesday of the month, 7:30 pm, at Our NEW UNITS CUB SCOUT LEADER BASIC TRAINING. Savior’s Lutheran Church at 1035 Carol Lane Does your church, youth group, or service Palmer School, 2740 Jones Road, Pleasant Hill. in Lafayette is the next scheduled meeting. Our organization want to join Scouting? Our Contact John Spahr at jspahr@htiarchitects. next one will be on November 12, 2008. All District Executive, Mary April is looking for com 925 944-9467 adults are invited, to learn about upcoming opportunities to give more youth the chance to • Jan. 10, 2009 For the first time ever! events and have discussions regarding Boy be part of Scouting. The greatest opportunity is Combined POW WOW – UNIVERSITY OF Scouts, Cub Scouts, Committees, Training, probably for Venturing - boys and girls 14-20. It SCOUTING 7:15-4:00 p.m. Signups start Nov Den activities, Troop and Pack outings, etc. could be oriented around a career interest, like 1, on-line. Please join us, and add to our great group of police work, or activities like skiing, kayaking, People!!! or hiking. Contact Mary April at 674-6122 or WELCOME 202-3882 or Herb Lederman Aklan has gained a new unit – a Cub Pack • Boy Scouts will discuss 631-0229- Membership chair - email at from the Jewish Day School at Temple Isiah Winter Camping [email protected] – number to be assigned. Kudos to Mary April • Cub Scouts will discuss The Star and Herb Lederman for all of their hard work. of Bethlehem, the Miracle of the Lamp, CAMPOREE the Morning Star that enlightened Buddha, It is coming sooner then you think – MEMBERSHIP the bonfires of Yule: this month is a great Who is in charge for 2009? Membership is up – Yeah! Please turn in any opportunity for your boys to share and learn additional Scout and Adult membership forms about the many HOLIDAY LIGHTS. Share that you have and let’s keep up the good work! your holiday traditions: lights on a Christmas Page

"/5*0$) Black Diamond Newsletter Chairman Greg Bingham (925) 754-9571 Eagle Appointments Teresa Klein (925) 755-8934 Dist. Commissioner Craig Baker (925) 565-6414 Merit Badges Teresa Klein (925) 755-8934 District Executive Kamilla Wade Training Pete Klein (925) 755-8934 Asst. Dist. Comm. Doug Beckstrand (925) 634-6134 Training Registrar open 1*554#63( Asst. Dist. Comm. Steve Evans (925) 779-9560 Activities open Asst. Dist. Comm. Lisa Bramblet (925) 778-3165 Scouting for Shelter Walter Ruehlig (925) 750-7628 CS Roundtable OPEN Finance & FOS Rick Hornbeck (925) 437-0198 BS Roundtable Terry Kobersteon (925) 757-2148 Popcorn Cyndy Weatherby (925) 779-1359 OA & Camping Wayne Butler (925) 754-8466 Smoke Signals Editor Kathleen Kirk (925) 754-0588 #":10*/5 Spring Camporee Mike Kean (925) 778-7422 [email protected] Membership Dan Soares (925) 778-9293 Day Camp Director Maria Boss (925) 813-0393 #-"$,%*".0/% Advancement Craig Baker (925) 565-6414

VETERANS’ The door hangers request that donations be DAY placed in recyclable paper bags or cardboard CALENDAR PARADE boxes. They should be placed in view of the A very important street, on the porch or driveway, by 9:00AM, NOVEMBER holiday will be on Saturday. November 15th. 8 Scouting for Food flyer drop-off here soon— Veterans’ Day. The food collection truck will be at the LDS 11 Veteran’s Day Parade Chapel on Rio Grande, in the north parking lot, 11:00AM – Every Unit Invited I don’t think I until about 3:00PM. 13 Commissioner’s Meeting, have to say how 7:00PM important this CHRISTMAS TREE day is to Scouts PICK-UP LOTTERY 13 Roundtable Meeting, 7:30PM and Scouters. This is a day when the City of A lottery for picking your neighborhood for 13 Christmas Tree Neighborhood Antioch and the community should see all of Christmas tree pick-ups will be held during the Lottery our Units, boys, girls, parents and leaders at the November Roundtable meeting. long absent Veterans’ Day Parade. 15 Scouting for Food-food pick-up All troops and crews need to have a The Parade committee, made mostly of representative at the meeting. If you cannot Veterans—and includes our District Chairman, have someone present, please contact John DECEMBER Jim Davis—is looking forward to the Scouts Wilson 754-2767, so that someone can pick 6 Holiday DeLites Parade in from all over East County coming out in full your neighborhood for you, after all those at Antioch force, in class A uniforms, as one unit to show the meeting have had a chance to pick their our support on November 11th at the 11th hour, neighborhoods. 11 Commissioner’s Meeting, in downtown Antioch. 7:00PM A representative from the City will be at the 11 Roundtable Meeting, 7:30PM Let’s help bring back our Parade for our meeting to discuss what the city would like Veterans who have given us so much. us to do during the tree collections. We will 27 Christmas Tree Pick-up also review the Christmas Tree Committee’s Thank you, rules and regulations, including how much of a donation every unit should request. JANUARY Dan Soares, Membership Chair 3 Christmas Tree Pick-up SCOUTING FOR FOOD Scouting for Food is going Green! 8 Commissioner’s Meeting, 7:00PM This year, our Scouts will be dropping off 8 Roundtable Meeting, 7:30PM door hangers instead of plastic bags, notifying neighbors of our food collection on the 10 Christmas Tree Pick-up following Saturday. 10 Pow Wow & University of Scouting, DVC, Pleasant Hill The door hangers and neighborhood maps Stay informed! Join BDScouters! were handed out at the October Roundtable Request an invitation at Meeting. If you didn’t get a supply, please call [email protected]. John Wilson at 754-2767. Unless otherwise noted, all The door hanger drop-off date is Saturday, District meetings are at the LDS November 8th. Please canvas your Chapel on Rio Grande in Antioch neighborhoods in Class A uniforms! Page

Chief Solano Newsletter Dist. Chair Tom Guigni 864-3387 Dist. Exec Mike Moffat (925) 674-6178 Asst. Dist. Chair John Ricketts 422-4731 Dist. Commissioner Terry Odneal 290-3326 CS Day Camp 2007 Lisa Miller 437-8533 Christmas Trees 2007 Helen Cakus 428-3437 Training Leslie Cliche (530) 795-1401 Advancement Richard Ball 426-2567 Camping Steve Laren 814-1582 Program Jim Broughton 425-3390 CS Roundtable Mariane Cox 863-9198 OA Advisor Dave Ricketts 422-9928 Family FOS VACANT Dist. News Sue Odneal 426-1534 Popcorn 2007 Helen Caukus 428-3437 Merit Badges Sue Laren 864-1582 Membership Kathy Sawyer 422-1474 BS Roundtable Darrin Nicholson (707) 207-3667 Activities Dave Cliché (530) 795-1401 Finance Vacant District website: www.chiefsolano.com Serving the Communities of Fairfield, Cordelia, Suisun& Travis AFB

ADVANCE CAMP 2008 CHRISTMAS TREE RECYCLING CALENDAR Tentative dates for tree pickup are January 3, 10, and 17. The NOVEMBER Hotline Telephone Number is 6 Order of the Arrow 421-5308. All Units participating in the Tree Drive MUST use this telephone 11 Veteran’s Day Parade number. Please contact Helen Cakus at 428-3437 or Rich Stockand at 863-0597 for 13 Roundtable @ 7:00 PM additional information. 15 Scouting for Food About 1,250 Scouts from all over the Bay Area attended this year’s Advance Camp at the 20 District Committee Antioch Fairgrounds. This is an annual event FROM OUR DISTRICT CHAIR and provides Scouts the opportunity to work on Our current boundaries for Christmas Tree rank advancements and merit badges. Richard DECEMBER and Scouting for Food drive were created Ball is one of the planners of the event, and we over 15 years ago. I am told that initially, if 4 Order of Arrow @ 7PM thank him for a job well done. a unit wanted to collect trees to earn money 11 Roundtable @ 7PM for their unit, they were required to help with SCOUTING FOR FOOD Scouting for Food collect food in November 18 District Committee for the food bank. I think that some of us have forgotten that original commitment. I encourage you to get your units out and work Christmas Tree Recycling your area during Scouting for Food.

January 3, 10, 17 This important rain-or-shine event takes place Additionally, the population and on Saturday, November 8 and 15. Units will do demographics of some of the areas have door-to-door pickups in their assigned areas. In changed dramatically. Last year, the DISTRICT WEB SITE an effort to help the environment. BSA is not Christmas Tree chair said we would revisit, providing bags this year; units are being asked AND NEWS UPDATES and possibly redraw, the boundaries for these to begin saving bags and other containers they events. Well, I put that off and we did not www.ChiefSolanoBSA.net can use to carry the donations. Sue Meadows, do that this year. However, I am committed Chair for this event, will be at Roundtable to to revisiting the boundaries early next year VETERANS’ DAY answer questions. for the ‘09 Scouting for Food and Christmas PARADE Tree collections; this will occur early in ‘09. Chief Solano Scouts and POW WOW We will set up some dates so that anyone who Scouters of all levels are & is interested can attend to contribute to the encouraged to honor our UNIVERSITY OF SCOUTING discussion and any changes. veterans by marching in SATURDAY, JANUARY 10TH the November 11 parade This year the Cub Scout leader Pow Wow and In the meantime, please actively work your in downtown Fairfield. the University of Scouting have combined into area for food collections during November The theme this year is “Pray for Peace; Fight a single event. Leaders can attend a much great (listen to the news, the food banks are in for Freedom.” variety of training classes. See the council desperate need of donations!) and good luck edition of Smoke Signals for the full story and during the Christmas tree collections and any Please see the District web site or contact Dave registration information. donations for your own unit. Cliché for information on how to register to participate. Yours in Scouting, Tom Giugni, District Chairman Page

Herms Gateway District Chair Peter Schakow 510-527-2596 District Vice Chair Rich Kral 223-2323 District Commissioner Mike Lilygren 843-8055 Training Chair Jane Harris 222-5125 District Executive James Rhodes-Dreyer 925-674-6171 Activities/Civic Service Vince Lipinski 849-1082 Membership Chair Open Camp Promotion OPEN Finance Chair Open OA Apanuc Advisor Open FOS Chair Jim Hartman 525-6195 Camporee Planning Dave Shaw 547-7745 Program Chair Mike Seuferer 524-7378 Merit Badge Registrar Munah Tarazi 262-9070 Advancement Chair Irwin Horowitz 527-6662 Eagle Board Chair Matthew Houser 524-1239 Cub Scout Roundtable Ken Fowler 510-222-0830 Smoke Signals Editor Bill Wells 510-642-9801 Boy Scout Roundtable John McDougall 841-1319 Assistant District Chairman Howard Abelson Cub Leader Training VACANT

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NOVEMBER Let’s get to 55k, and let’s get to Quality District! 7 Wilderness CPR (Council) IF YOU HAVE PLEDGES OR PAYMENTS ADULTS! There are MANY training FROM FOS PRESENTATIONS PLEASE opportunities throughout Herms or any other 8-9 Wilderness First Aid (Council) GET THEM INTO JIM HARTMAN. district. Please contact Jane Harris for dates If you have connections with anyone who and times! If you are unable to make a training 11 Veterans’ Day Service would like to support our wonderful Scouting session, contact Jane and she will come out to 12 Roundtable programs let Jim know ASAP. Thank you! your unit to train your leaders! See the Council website for more information. 18 District Committee Meeting NEW DISTRICT EVENT PATCH 20 Eagle BOR& Project Review FOR 9/11 10/11 11/11 DISTRICT LEADERSHIP If you or someone you know is looking for an opportunity to serve on the district level, please DECEMBER contact James Rhodes-Dreyer and be a part of making the Herms District the best district in 10 Roundtable the council! 18 Eagle BOR & Project Review POW WOW 21 District Committee Meeting UNIVERSITY OF SCOUTING Cub Scouts, Boy Scouts, Varsity Teams, Venturing Crews, Scouting…we’re all in it together…discover, learn, share! ROUNDTABLE When you participate in a Herms District Roundtable is an excellent way for leaders to Event, such as the At Pow Wow University of Scouting you can get together and share excellent ideas and come • Patriots Day Flag Ceremony find …ceremonies... meeting to hear about upcoming themes and events. • The fall EXPO or a ideas... advancement... games... We encourage any adult leader who would like • Veterans Day Ceremony cooking... camping...backpacking… shooting to attend, do so. We meet at Camp Herms on You are eligible for the new sports...high adventure...orienteering...team the second Wednesday of every month at 7:30 Herms District Patch. sports...and more…! pm. Leaders, see Vince about purchasing quantities MDSC Pow Wow/University of and to get the coveted rockers for each event. Scouting 2009 Saturday, January 10, 2009 Location: Diablo Valley Collage Page

Iron Horse Newsletter Boy Scout Roundtable Gary Neuman (925)947-3792 Activities Lee Palmer (925)934-1434 Cub Scout Roundtable Elizabeth Witt (925)932-1052 Advancement/ Merit Badges Lynn Oakleaf (925)370-8332 District Chairman Rob Schroder (925)934-6789 Camping OPEN OPEN District Commissioner Phil Mulvihill (925)938-9675 Camporee Mike Cesca (925)370-7978 District Executive Jorge Regan (925)674-6102 Civic Service/ Conservation Lilli Remer (925)935-8707 FOS Chair/ Unit Campaign Cindy Wells (925)429-0855 Cub Scout Linda Heasell (925)370-0775 LDS Advisor Jeff Smith Day Camp OPEN OPEN Membership Chair OPEN OPEN Eagle Projects Jeanne Fuson (925)934-6411 Popcorn Chair Tom Cooper (925)899-2455 OA Advisor Peter Young (925)408-8501 Relationships Chair Laura Birnbaumer (925)256-6390 Smoke Signals Wendy Cannell-Nottage (925)957-0492 Scouting for Food Chair Wendy Cannell-Nottage (925)957-0492 Training Chuck Savage (925)932-4843 Vice Chairman - Finance Randy Summers (925)363-0092 Venturing Camilla Hester-Alvaro (925)692-1104 Vice Chairman - Operations Tom Cooper (925)899-2455 Vice Chairman - Program George Vetek (925)934-1520 Recognition OPEN OPEN World Scouting Tom Cooper (925)899-2455

POW WOW POPCORN UNIVERSITY OF SCOUTING CALENDAR Cub Scouts Boy Scouts Varsity Teams Venturing Crews NOVEMBER Scouting…we’re all in it together…discover, 5 Life to Eagle Seminar learn, share! At Pow Wow University of Scouting you 6 Roundtable can find …ceremonies... meeting ideas... advancement... games... cooking... camping... 8 Scouting for Food Drop Off backpacking...shooting sports...high 12 Eagle Project Plan adventure... orienteering...team sports...and more…! 15 Scouting for Food Pick Up 19 Eagle Rank Board of Review MDSC Pow Wow Thanks to everyone who participated in The University of Scouting 2009 Trail’s End Popcorn fundraiser this year. We Saturday, January 10, 2009 have sold almost $52,000 worth of popcorn! DECEMBER DVC Pleasant Hill Campus Keep selling that popcorn on-line at trails-end. com! 2 Life to Eagle Seminar ORDER OF THE ARROW 4 Roundtable Congratulations go out to Kevin Nguyen of DAY CAMP Troop 1811 who received his Brotherhood The planning for Day Camp has begun! Right 9 Eagle Project Plan Honor at Camp Wolfeboro at the October now volunteers are needed to help plan the 16 Eagle Rank Board of Review Ordeal. All Order of the Arrow members are event, run the event and make sure the Scouts invited to attend the monthly Apanuc meeting are given the best possible program! Contact on November 19th at 6:00 PM. The meeting is Jorge Regan if you are interested in helping ROUNDTABLE held at the Church of the Resurrection at 399 out! Roundtable is scheduled for the first Thursday Gregory Lane in Pleasant Hill. Pizza and Soda of the month at 7:30pm at 2369 Overlook Drive, will be provided, $2 donation requested. Any DE’s CORNER Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints questions please call Apanuc Advisor Peter Committee Chairs, remember to turn-in your Overlook Chapel in Walnut Creek, following Young at 925-408-8501. Scout Registration applications a week before the Commissioner’s meeting at 6:30. you download your roster off the Internet for WEBSITE Internet Re-Chartering. If you don’t it may not CHANGES IN EAGLE Please note the unofficial Iron Horse show up on the Re-Charter, and an overflow Please note the following changes in the day. website has been changed to http://www. sheet will have to be filled out! IronHorseDistrictBSA.org . Please update your Life to Eagle Seminars on the first Wednesday bookmarks. We are getting close to that end of the year - contact Ray Winter. decision of Quality District. We still need to SCOUTING FOR FOOD raise another $5,000, recruit 270 more Scouts Eagle Project boards of Review on the second Mark you calendars for this year’s Scouting for and have 60% of our units make Quality Unit! Wednesday - contact Jeanne Fuson Food. Bag (door hanger) drop off will be on We can do it as long as we keep trying! November 8, and pick up will be the following Eagle Rank (binder turn-in) on the second Saturday, November 15. Door Hangers We have many positions available on the Wednesday - contact Mark Beaudrow and maps will be available at November’s District Committee, if you want to get involved roundtable. For more information, call Wendy at the District level, please give me a call at Eagle Rank Boards of Review on the third Cannell-Nottage at 586-3344. (925)674-6102. Thanks for everything you do! Wednesday - also contact Mark Beaudrow Page 10

Lake Highlander Highlights Chairman Doug Wacker (707) 263-2340 Program VACANT Vice Chairman Rob Roumiguiere (707) 279-0356 Smoke Signals Bob Burrows (707) 274-1519 Commissioner Peggy Engstrom (707) 994-9523 email: [email protected] District Executive Tom Schneider (925) 674-6173 Training Suisie Heidebrecht (707) 994-9613 Activities and Service Donna Goodwin Nelson 279-2315 Cub Scout Roundtable Suisie Heidebrecht (707) 994-9613 Advancement Brett Betterns (707) 994-9523 Boy Scout Roundtable Brett Behrens (707) 994-9523 Camping Marty Klier (707) 263-3380 Eagle Reviews Don Carter (707) 279-1362 Finance Open OA Advisor Marty Klier (707) 263-3380 Membership Open

DISTRICT MEETING CARNIVAL IS COMING New time!!!!! 6:00pm preceding Roundtable... March 14th CALENDAR Agendas provided, bring your calendar and Save the date for this tremendous event/ planner. fundraiser. Everyone really enjoyed the event NOVEMBER last year and someone WON A CAR – WOW 8 Scouting For Food begins RENDEZVOUS ! Thank you again to Guy Strohmeier for The Lake District Annual Rendezvous was donating the car. More details will be released 11 District Meeting 6:00 pm held October 3rd -5th at Boggs Mt. State Park early in 2008 at the Roundtable. Roundtable 7:00pm – Kelseyville This event was hosted by OA. The skills/ competition was a great success and LOTS OF 15 Scouting For Food concludes RECHARTERS ARE OUT FUN for all of the attendees. Thank you Tú AND DUE Je Sa-Sa Apanuc and Marty Klier for a terrific Peggy Engstrom, District Commissioner event. We really appreciate all of your efforts. reminds you to bring your recharter packet, DECEMBER with all of the necessary signatures, your unit’s 9 District Meeting 6:00 pm SCOUTING FOR FOOD most accurate unit roster, any new applications Roundtable 7:00pm – Kelseyville November is here and Scouting for Food and a partially prepared check to any of our 2 chair Ms. Donna Goodwin Nelson has remaining Roundtables (Nov. or Dec.) If you NEED TRAINING distributed the door hangers with the important are that prepared, or better, you can walk out Please Contact Suisei Heidebrecht for Cub information, listed on the hangers. Simply of the roundtable rechartered. If you have any Scout Leader Training, Call for details @ place the door hanger on the house front door questions about your recharter please contact (707) 994-9613. and return later to retrieve the bags of food left Peggy at 707-994-9523. Thanks for your by the resident families. Last year we collected help. Don’t forget to submit your completed OA over 6000 pounds that was forwarded to Lake Centennial Quality Unit form to Peggy also. OA Meetings held first Wednesday Of each County food pantries. Thank you everyone for See everyone very soon. month at 7 pm – Kelseyville Pres. Church your past efforts and hopefully we will have a Please Attend!!! smooth distribution and collection effort again this year. ROUNDTABLE Tuesday, Nov. 11th, at 7:00 pm. Roundtable will be held on at Kelseyville Pres. Church, in Kelseyville. Come get all the new information and ideas available. There will be two groups, one for Troops and one for Packs. You will be able to use the information to plan activities for your Den, Pack or your Troop. Upcoming Training dates will be announced as well as great information on future activities, hot tips on new places to visit, plus networking and fun for everyone!! All Den Leaders, Cub Masters, Committee Members, Scoutmasters etc are encouraged to attend!

Remember, if you have an article to submit, contact Tom Schneider at: (925-674-6173 or [email protected] Page 11

Marsh Creek Newsletter Serving Brentwood, Oakley, Discovery Bay and Knightsen Striving to be a Acting District Executive Jerry Dees District Chairman Robert Passey 634-4498 [email protected] uality Vice Chairman Penny Fetterman 634-0868 [email protected] Q District District Commissioner Roy Thomas 634-4601 [email protected] be as easy as helping to clean up the field at your are interested in being “in the know,” send an local school or park. Or perhaps collect warm e-mail to: CALENDAR clothing articles for those in need. Whatever marshcreekdistrict-subscribe@yahoogroups. you do don’t forget to report your service hours com to join us. NOVEMBER on the Good Turn for America website located here. www.goodturnforamerica.org/ QUALTIY UNIT AWARD 1 Leader Specific Training, 8 am The Centennial Quality Awards program is for Cub, Scouts, Varsity, and Come and learn and share with other Cub designed to recognize units, districts, councils, Venturing Scout Leaders in the District. Let’s help each areas, and regions for achieving excellence other with program ideas and support. Please in providing a quality program to a growing 6 OA Apanuc Meeting feel free to contact me with any questions youth population in America at all levels of 8 Scouting For Food bag distribution YIS, Bill the Boy Scouts of America. It’s time to get out [email protected]. your Centennial Quality Unit Commitment 13 Commissioner meeting forms and check and see if you have met all of 13 Roundtables FOS-FOS-FOS the criteria you have set for yourselves. Part of Yes!! Those three great letters that keep our this includes having the direct contact (with the 15 Scouting For Food bag pickup young men and women growing, learning, boys) leaders trained. Not only NLE and basic and out of our hair sometimes during the week. but also Youth Protection Trained (the easiest 20 Eagle Boards of Review How is that you ask. The money raised from one of all because it’s online). If you need help 27 District Committee FOS is used for the youth, to learn, to grow, and in meeting the requirements, contact your to mature. Before you know it, the time will unit’s commissioner. be here once again to give. DOES your unit DECEMBER have a representative ready to do their job? I LEADER SPECIFIC TRAINING Hope so, because the unit that has the biggest FOR ADULT LEADERS 4 OA Apanuc Meeting financial increase from the year before will Saturday November 1st at 8 am for all earn an ice cream party from Baskin Robbins. Cub, Scout, Varsity and Venturing leaders. 11 Commissioner meeting Not the most money but the biggest increase in LDS Brentwood Chapel 11 Roundtables percentage from the year before. Stay turned (corner of McClarren and Griffith). for further information. Bruce Dake, FOS For more information: 18 Eagle Boards of Review Chairman. Cub Scouts-Penny Fetterman 634-0868 Boy Scouts -Bill Lindsay at 516-4194 22-2 Winter School break SCOUTING FOR FOOD DRIVE Varsity- Tom Krey 634-0916, 25 District Committee meetings Scouting for food door hangers will be handed Venturing-Bob Passey at 634-4496. cancelled due to Christmas out at the Nov Roundtable meeting. If your unit Cost is $5 per person, which includes both hasn’t signed up for Scouting for Food yet, don’t New Leader Essentials and Leader Specific BOY SCOUT ROUNDTABLE be left behind, this is a great opportunity for trainings. For more information contact This month we’ll talk about RECHARTERING. your unit to do a good turn for the community. Val Tompkins, If you need help, bring your charter and we’ll Door hangers will distributed by Scouts on the District Training Chairman at 778-8518. go over it with you. “The Scout Roundtable 8th and picked up on the 15th of November. is a great place to get ideas to help with your HAVE A GREAT Scouting program and share your experiences Contact Scott Kubik for more info THANKSGIVING! with others. Contact Ron Rowell for more info. [email protected] at 783-8419 CUB SCOUT ROUNDTABLE BE IN THE KNOW November’s theme is Seeds of Kindness and as Do you wonder why you are the last to know Thanksgiving is around the corner what a great about District Trainings, Events, Outings or way to reach out to the community. Try to plan Meetings? It’s probably because you have not a few small service projects your packs and signed up at the District’s online chat site to get dens can complete during the month. They can announcements of upcoming events. If you Page 12

Meridian Matters Dist. Chair Jim Teare 828-0904 Membership Mark Smith 353-0758 Commissioner Earle Conklin 838-5440 Popcorn Rand Mahoney 964-1641 Executive Tim Welty 674-6125 Activities Yvonne Awai 648-9536 Advancement George Gavrell 837-6248 Smoke Signals Rand Mahoney 964-1641 Camping Mike Dubrall 855-0678 R/T Commissioner Susan Oki 831-9380 Program VOLUNTEER NEEDED R/T-Venturing Justin Riordan 830-9019 Camporee Mike Dubrall 855-0678 R/T-Scout Al Nichols 829-7112 Scout Training Virginia Luchetti 831-3664 R/T-Cub Joan Remmert 256-6997 Cub Training Virginia Luchetti 831-3664 Eagle Packets Michael Peterson 838-4593 Finance Phil Kagel 736-9230 Eagle Projects Dan Hugens 838-7329 Friends of Scouting Jim Berry 837-8926 Eagle Board Myron Hagen 831-1532 Visit us on the web at OA Advisor Mary Chong 830-0759 www.meridiandistrict.net OA Advisor John Acton 389-7512

Badge course. She will be a welcomed addition [email protected]. to our district. Thanks Virginia for stepping CALENDAR up! DISTRICT CAMPOREE Mark you calendars. Camporee for 2009 will NOVEMBER ADULT TRAINING be a month later that in the past, on May 29- Position Specific (PS): 31 at Ranchos Los Mochas. Some new and 6 Eagle Project Review Board Cub positions: Nov 3 & 4, 7:00-9:30 pm each innovative ideas will be incorporated in the 12 District Committee night, Palmer School (WC). camporee. Contact Mike Dubrall at: 855-0678; For more information: [email protected] 13 Eagle Orientation/Packet www.3districttraining.org for details and to 20 Eagle Board of Review register, or contact John McClintic: 930-7352; HEATH AND SAFETY [email protected] The seasons are changing. So are the troop 20 Unit Registration Assistance For On-Line Training Opportunities: activities. This is the time of the year when it’s Roundtable - NONE See http://olc.scouting.org/ good to think about what I call, “Street Smarts.” Think about it: popcorn sales are behind us, POPCORN it is almost time for the annual Scouting for DECEMBER A big THANK YOU to all the scouts and Food Drive, and Holiday fund raisers will put unit popcorn kernels for their help in selling scouts on the streets. Maybe some troop will 4 Eagle Project Review Board popcorn! About one third of the money goes even pursue an urban camping weekend. Street 10 District Committee to support our council and the local scouting Smarts are the well described by the Sandwich programs. Contact Rand Mahoney: Safety principle (discipline and training bind 11 Eagle Orientation/Packet 925-899-3840; [email protected]. safe scouting activities). When on the streets be visible, walk facing the traffic, single file 18 Eagle Board of Review SCOUT CLASSES is best, cross streets with the help of traffic Roundtable - NONE The City of San Ramon continues efforts with lights whenever possible, use the cross walks. the Meridian District and has hosted multiple The buddy principle works here too. If you are NEXT ROUNDTABLE merit badge offerings for Boy Scouts and going door to door go in groups of two. Never Currently we do not plan to have Roundtable activity badges and rank requirements classes go inside the home of a stranger no matter how meetings for November or December. This is for Cub Scouts. Classes offered so far have been nice the person who answers your knock on the due to our new meeting date of the FOURTH Emergency Preparedness, Crime Prevention, door. And it goes without saying that when you THURSDAY of each month conflicting with and Citizenship Merit Badges. Classes are open are traveling by car everyone needs a seatbelt. the holidays. We will start again in January to residents and non-residents. Keep your eyes Of course be prepared for weather changes and will be meeting at the San Ramon LDS open for future class offerings in the Recreation and be sure you always have enough water to Church, 5025 Crow Canyon Road, San Guide at http://www.sanramon.ca.gov/Parks/. quench your thirst. Sometimes the best service Ramon. Always check the district website projects and best outings are right nearby on the (www.meridiandistrict.net) for confirmation of SCOUTING FOR FOOD streets where you live. the date and location. Our annual food drive is set for Nov 8 to Nov Contact Tom Long. 15. Door hangers were distributed at the last Our new roundtable meeting date and location roundtable. If you need more door hangers, NEW SCOUTS NEEDED! has been worked out by your district committee please contact either Al Nichols Help grow our Cub Scout Packs and Boy Scout as we tried to balance meeting facility costs, ([email protected]) (San Ramon, troops for our district. Invite a friend to attend location, and meeting dates – this is not always south Danville), or M’Lu Knaus a meeting. We need about 200 more new scouts an easy task. ([email protected]) (Alamo, north to obtain our District Quality Award for the Danville). Remember, this activity is run fourth straight year! Contact Mark Smith; TRAINING CHAIRPERSON cooperatively between the packs that meet at 353-0758 or Tim Welty, 674-6125. Congratulation to Virginia Luchetti for the schools and their local troops – keep those becoming our new district training chairperson. lines of communication open so we all work Virginia is a recent graduate of the 2008 Wood together! Contact Al Nichols: 829-7112; Page 13

Muir Newsletter Chairman Stuart Mahler (925) 519-6957 FOS Chair Al Limberg (925) 685-3791 Commissioner Open Membership Mike Warriner (925) 229-9952 Executive Joe Squeri (925) 674-6123 Merit Badges Piedad Fracasso (925) 673-0722 Asst Vice Chair Don Hamilton (925) 680-0745 Training Tom Santos (925) 672-5955 Advancement Mark Hall (925) 672-4277 Activities Bill Stanton (925) 372-8234 BS/Venturing Chair Bill Spalding (925) 825-6993 Scouting for Food Open Day Camp Director Claudia Wathen (925) 586-8635 Smoke Signals Pam Smith (925) 674-6126 Day Camp Program Open OA Advisor Larry Smith (925) 686-6994 Cub Roundtable Jennifer Rupert (925) 827-1412 Eagle Boards Linda DeVenney (925) 672-8545 BS Roundtable Kent Campbell (925) 685-8607 Eagle Project Derek Brown (925) 672-2055

Serving the Communities of Concord, Clayton & Martinez

Boy Scout Roundtable questions, call Kent ORDER OF THE ARROW Campbell at 685-8607. Muir District’s Order of the Arrow is the CALENDAR Wek-Wek Apanuc. Wek-Wek has scheduled SCOUTING FOR FOOD its meeting time and place to coincide with NOVEMBER the Muir District Roundtable. We meet the 6 Roundtable first Thursday of the month, at 7:00 PM, at the LDS Church on Denkinger, in Concord. 6 OA Apanuc Meeting All Scoutmasters are encouraged to come to the Boy Scout Roundtable and bring their 8 Scouting for Food distribution The maps, information and door hangers were Arrowmen with them. Our next meeting will 8-9 OA work party, Vigil Wknd, distributed at the October Roundtable. Please be on Thursday, November 6, 2008. We will be and Chief’s Council have your unit chair attend the November working on our Indian Ceremony costumes. Roundtable if more door hangers are needed 15 Scouting for Food collection or your map has been misplaced. With the Ut-In Selica is hosting a Work Party/Chief’s 20 District Committee Meeting economy the way it is today, it is crucial that Council on Saturday, November 8th at Camp each unit make its very best effort to make this Herms. Come join us for some Brotherhood the best food drive we have ever participated and Cheerful Service. DECEMBER in. We would like to see every unit participate this year! You can recruit friends, neighbors, Scoutmasters!! It’s OA Election season. If 4 Roundtable and family members to help with the event: you would like to schedule an election for your 4 OA Apanuc Meeting anything to get the areas covered and food Troop, send us a note at Elections@WekWek. collected! If you have any questions, please org or talk to us at Roundtable. You may 18 District Commisioner Meeting contact Pam Smith at 674-6126 or pmsmith@ download the election forms from forms@ bsamail.org. Don’t forget, we are looking for WekWek.org. someone to chair this event next year, so get in www.muirdistrict.org your nominations. For more information, contact our Apanuc Chief, Julian Houghtby at (Chief@WekWek. MUIR DISTRICT COMMISSIONERS org or our Apanuc Adviser, Larry Smith at CUB SCOUT ROUNDTABLE AT WOLFEBORO [email protected] or 925-686-6994. Visit Muir District Roundtable meets on the first Think about next summer. We are looking our website: http://WekWek.org. Thursday of the month (11/6/08) at the LDS for volunteer Commissioners to present Church on Denkinger Road in Concord. We training at Camp Wolfeboro next summer. YOU ARE INVITED welcome all Adult Leaders, interested parents, We offer Troop Committee Challenge, New We will be having a “Recharter Party” at the and Scouts from the Cub Scout, Boy Scout Leader Essentials, Scoutmaster and Assistant November Roundtable for any unit having and Venture Crew units. Roundtable is an on- Scoutmaster Specific and Outdoor Leader trouble completing their recharter packet. going training for all unit leaders – youth and Skills (Wolfeboro style) for all adults attending Please plan to attend if you have any questions adult – to add some zest to unit meetings and summer camp. If you have a week available, regarding recharter. outings. This is also a great opportunity to hear join us for the fun. We are looking for as many District news and meet fellow Scouters. Cub as four Commissioners per week. That will Scout Roundtable Staff is looking forward to help spread the load. Contact Al Limberg at providing Muir District leaders with plans for [email protected] or 925-685-3791. Be Pack and Den meetings, crafts for all ages, prepared! Plan ahead! Join the fun! and support for new and experienced Scouters wanting to improve their Packs and Dens. TROOPS & CREWS: We need you for our opening flag ceremonies each month. Sign up now by calling or emailing Jennifer Rupert at 925-827-1412 or [email protected]. For Page 14

Napa Valley Newsletter Chairman Jim Jones (707) 252-8644 Membership Stewart Walkenhorst (707) 261-4088 Commissioner Dave Kernohan (707) 258-2914 Program & Activities Larry Wallace (707) 255-0271 District Executive James Rhodes-Dreyer (925) 674-6171 Smoke Signals Larry Wallace (707) 255-0271 Advancement Jeff Johnson (707) 944-8445 Training OPEN Camping Mike Solario (707) 255-5182 Cub Scout Roundtable Dave Shubin (707) 224-8250 Day Camp Director Shawna Lipsey (707) 258-8193 Boy Scout Roundtable Tim Allen (707) 257-3841 Day Camp Program Cathy Banister (707) 252-8741 Venturing Roundtable Open Finance Open OA Advisor Paul Van Brocklyn (707) 299-0298

On the Cub Side: 8:00 p.m. DISTRICT COMMITTEE MTG. Dave Shubin, Cub Roundtable Commissioner, SLATED FOR NOV. 12TH CALENDAR will present the December Roundtable theme. Napa Valley District Committee Meeting will The theme is “Holiday Lights”. be held on Wednesday, Nov. 12, 2008. It will NOVEMBER First Year Webelos Activity Badges are be held at Jim Jones’ office in Napa at 5:30 Craftsman and Craftsman. 8 Scouting For Food – door p.m. All Charter Representatives are invited to Second Year Webelos Activity Badges are hangers will be distributed. attend this important meeting. Scientist and Artist. 12 District Committee Mtg. at Jim SCOUTING FOR FOOD Jones’ office in Napa at 5:30 pm On the Scout Side: 8:00 p.m. SCHEDULED FOR Tim Allen, Scout Roundtable Com-missioner, 13 Cub, Scouts, and Venture Leader NOV. 8TH & 15TH says a Troop will have the program for Paul Bartelt, Chair, announced that 2008 Roundtable at the LDS Stake September. A Troop will be the “Chef” and a Scouting for Food will be held on Saturday, Center in Napa at 7:30 pm Troop will have the “Gadget.” November 8th and 15th. Maps for Packs 15 Scouting for Food – Food bags and Troops to cover will be the same as the picked up. DANCING IN THE STARS Christmas Tree Drive. FRIENDS OF SCOUTING 26 District Key Three meeting at FUND RAISER Help Feed the Hungry in Napa Valley Jim Jones’ office in Napa at The Napa Valley District has fallen $8,000 This Good Turn Project will help feed the 5:30 pm short of meeting its fare share of the Mt. Diablo Communities of Napa, Yountville, St. Helena, Silverado Councils 2008 Budget. Napa Valley and Calistoga. All of the food collected will be District’s projected goal is $45,000. To help sent to the Napa Food Bank, St. Helena Food DECEMBER make up this short fall Napa Valley District Pantry and the Calistoga Food Bank. 10 District Committee Mtg. at Jim is holding a Dinner Dance at Castello di Jones’ office in Napa at 5:30 pm Amorosa or the Castle located on Highway 29 Please place nonperishable goods in a recycled between St. Helena and Calistoga. The event bag or box, and place it outside in view of the 11 Cub, Scouts, and Venture Leader will be called “Dancing in the Stars”. The date street at 9:00. Roundtable at the LDS Stake is Friday, December 12 at 7:00 p.m. The cost is Center in Napa at 730 pm $100 per person. Details are being worked out. RECHARTER WORK SHOP 12 Dancing In the Stars – Dinner So, be sure to set Friday, December 12th aside SLATED FOR NOVEBMER Dance at Castello Di Amorosa in for the Holiday Extravaganza! The Great Hall Tom Schneider, Napa Valley District Executive, Calistoga- See Story for details. at the Castle will only hold 120 guests. So, we announced that the Recharter Workshop will can only take 120 reservations. First come, first be held at the November Roundtable. Starting CUB, SCOUT, & VENTURE served. Contact Larry Wallace at 255-0271. time is at 6:00 pm and at the same location as LEADER ROUNDTABLE Roundtable. The Napa Valley Commissioners Adult Leader Roundtable will be held at the Staff will be on hand to help with the LDS Stake Center in Napa. It will be held rechartering process. on Thursday, November 13th from 7:30 to 9:00pm.

Roundtable Joint Session: 7:30 p.m. Dave Kernohan, District Commissioner and Tom Schneider, District Executive, will discuss upcoming training, events, and activities. Handouts on the Friends of Scouting, Program Planning materials, Membership Drive, and more are available. Page 15

Silver Gate Newsletter 707-557-2215 Chairman Paul Roberts Popcorn & FOS Eric Freeman silvergate_popcorn@ yahoo.com [email protected] 707-645-0231 Commissioner Chuck Speir Activities Claude Smith CLAUDESMITH007@ comcast.net [email protected] 925-674-6151 Dist. Executive James Rhodes-Dreyer Training Dave Eubanks 707-746-7175 [email protected] [email protected] Membership Donna Livingston-Fitch 707-557 -1779 OA Charles Skelton Day Camp Jan Jacobson [email protected] OA Chief Sam Maffei 707-643-8312 Advancement Merrell Beckham 707-554-0359 Merit Badge Diane Freeman [email protected] BS Roundtable 707- 557-6763 707-645-0231 Karen Coleman CS Roundtable Michelle Speir & Conservation [email protected] [email protected] Smoke Signals Nancy McCoy 707-552-8877 Venturing Orrin Shackleford 925-825-4053

to our community through Good Turns, food SCOUT-O-RAMA drives, clothing drives, and helping others. Do Many thanks to James Murphy and all the CALENDAR you know what the Core Values and Character units for putting on another successful Scout- Connections is? O-Rama. Not only was it a lot of fun, but it was NOVEMBER also another recruiting tool. Cub Leaders and Webelos Leaders-we will 6 District Comm. Meeting 6:15 discuss youth leadership. Cubmasters and UMC We are well on our way to earn the quality Committee people-let’s cover containing district award for the third year in a row. 6 Roundtable 7:30-9:00 UMC chaos in your pack meetings. Also I know it’s early but it is time to start planning out 8 Scouting for Food bag TR\AINING distribution your Blue and Golds! Boy Scout Leaders: The Silver Gate training team has conducted High Adventure is the Program Feature for several course offerings this fall, some tailored TBA Veteran’s Day Flags November so we will be discussing the various for individual units and some district-wide. 15 Scouting for Food bag pickup locations your Troop can plan to go to including Don’t miss our next exciting opportunity, Philmont. We will talk about preparation such which will start after hanging all those 20 Commissioners Meeting UMC as hikes, Patrol formation and leadership as Scouting for Food door hangers in the morning 20 Youth Protection Training well as team building before, during and after on Saturday, November 8. Come by for an the experience. Join us to share ideas on this informal noontime BBQ and then we’ll offer and many other subjects! New Leader Essentials from 1 pm to 2:30, and DECEMBER cub-leader position specific from 2:30 pm until VETERAN’S DAY FLAGS 5. The location will be First Baptist Church in 4 District Comm. Meeting 6:15 Silver Gate Scouters – Join us once again UMC Benicia. RSVPs by November 3 are a must; in assisting the local VFW Post 1123 in contact Dave Eubanks at 746-7175. 4 Winter Holiday Party remembering our Veterans, this Veterans Day, 18 Commisioners Meeting UMC by helping to place American flags on their SCOUTING FOR FOOD graves at Sunrise Cemetery. (This also counts In this economy our efforts to collect food for towards service hours.) The date for this project the local food banks are especially important. UMC is the First United Methodist hasn’t been set at this time. Watch for a flier We hope to see all scouts out distributing the Church and is located at the corner or call Chuck Speir at 645-0231. We will be Scouting for Food door hangers on Saturday, of Sonoma Blvd. and Virginia St. in at the Sunrise Cemetery atValle Vista Ave. and Nov. 8, and then collecting the filled bags of Vallejo. Sacramento St. Come in Class A Uniforms food on Nov. 15. Please be sure a representative and bring a large screwdriver. All Scouts are from your unit comes to the November ROUNDTABLE NEWS welcome! With all your help we should be Roundtable to sign up for an area and pick Cub Scouts: “Holiday Lights” is the theme for done within two hours. They will also need up the door hangers. Dave Sweet is the one December! *We always introduce our leaders assistance in retrieving the flags. More info on to contact with questions – at (707) 494-8687 to the next month’s theme. So come get ideas this will be announced later. BEFORE 9 p.m. for your December Den and Pack meetings. We will sing some songs, play some games, do a few DAY CAMP activities, discuss where to go on field trips, and The dates have been set for Day Camp 2009 how to earn the Ice Skating Belt Loop. Let your – save Aug 3 – 7, 2009 for another fun-filled Cub Scouts share their holiday traditions with week. If you don’t know what your cub scout others in their den and pack. With this theme earned at day camp this year, contact Donna your scouts will learn to respect, understand, Livingston-Fitch at (707) 557 -1779 for the and appreciate those of different faiths. Lights information. on a Christmas tree, candles on a menorah for Hanukkah, candles on a kinara for Kwanzaa – many of these holiday traditions involve lights. The light of Cub Scouting brings many things Page 16

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