LFC Venturing News

What could be better than a Philmont experience? How about getting paid to work at Philmont. Each year Philmont Scout Ranch in New Mexico employs 1000 staff. The staff operate and supports Philmont’s program, Training Center, food service, maintenance, and ranching museums, and to assist the administrative staff. A wide variety of paid positions are [...]

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Some say it may be one of the most hazardous of all indoor sports - Bowling. That depends on who is playing.  For this event it’s you and any Venturer or a guest. It’s a lock-in event in Anadarko at the Indian City Lanes. Saturday, November 8th, 2008 7:00 pm until 8:00 am Sunday morning Cost [...]

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Seabadge is the official advanced training program of Sea Scouting in the BSA. The course is designed to provide the program specific management techniques that can improve the quality of the ships’ programming. It is an intensely participatory experience for the participants as they interact with one another and the faculty in seminars, workshops, role [...]

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The next Venturing Forum will be Thursday October 2, 2008 - 7:00 pm at Rocktown (formerly known as OKC Rocks).  The climbing gym is under new management, has remodeled and has opened up additional silos.  The Venturing Forum is a monthly meeting of Venturers and Venturing Leaders.  We won’t be including climbing during the meeting but [...]

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Canoe, mountain bike and backpack in the hills of eastern Oklahoma this summer over the course of one week and earn the BSA’s 50 miler award. The Diamond H Scout Ranch offers a perfect program for Venturing Crews, older Boy Scouts and other youth groups.  Paddle down the Illinois River,  mountain bike over the hills [...]

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Join Forum Commissioner Ann Williams at H&H Gun Range, 400 S. Vermont Avenue for September’s Venturing District Forum.  H&H owner Miles Hall is an active supporter of Scouting and was a Consultant at last Spring’s LFC Powder Horn course.  See you at Forum, September 4th, 7 PM.

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The time for celebration of 100 years of Scouting in America is fast approaching and with it come the call for another BIG CELEBRATION!  Late October, 2009 will be a huge Camporee to be held on the OPUBCO grounds at Britton Road and Broadway Extension.  The property has several lakes, acres of open space, and [...]

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The staple of a ongoing, quality Scouting program has always been the monthly Roundtable meeting where Scouters get together to share in a evening of timely tips and program updates.  In Venturing this monthly meeting is known as Forum. Our Forum Commissioner is Ann Williams who does a great job each month of bringing the [...]

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