It is with a heavy heart that I have to announce the passing of Guy Walden. A fellow scouter and best friend. He will be sorely missed. He was heavily involved with 850’s Pack, Troop, and Crew in Guthrie, OK.
Memorial Services for Guy Walden have been set for 2:00 pm this Thursday, December 20 at:
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Date: December 14-16, 2012
Location: John Nichols Scout Ranch, Oklahoma City
Who: Venturing Crews and Patrols, Ships, and Teams *ages 13, out of the 8th grade are eligible to attend. All Scouts must be with a unit or assigned to one.
Registration Fee: $10.00 per participant. *LFC online registration or at council office. http://www.lastfrontiercouncil.org/event/1247506
Activities
Friday Night – Crockpot potluck dinner and Ethics forum
Saturday – Conservation, Cooking, Outdoor Living history, Digital Photography, Shooting Sports, Chuck wagon Dinner, Melodrama, Gift Exchange ($5 max), Christmas General Store, and Woodcrafts.
Sunday – ILSC Training, CPR and First Aid (will be a nominal fee)
For Event Information contact: Rhonda Rodericks, okiered@earthlink.net, 405-632-0525
Download the event information sheet for more: COCT 2012 Leader’s Guide
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These events are the easiest and most inexpensive way to participate in the worldwide fellowship of Scouting. Cub Scouts, Boy Scouts and Venturers participate with their fellow programs worldwide contacting sites that may be in the next state, the next country or on the other side of the world.
Discover how radio waves can travel worldwide for free without a subscription plan or landline connection to talk with Scouts and Guides all around the world using advanced radio gear.
Station K5C will be operated at the Wesley United Methodist Church, 302 E Independence, Shawnee, OK Contact Gary Way (AE5OF) at kf5cky@yahoo.com for information, time and date(s).
Station WB5BSA will be at Liberty Lake in southern Logan County in between Guthrie and Edmond. Contact John Dronberger (N5YZA) at N5YZA1@gmail.com for information, time and date(s).
JOTA BSA website: http://www.scouting.org/jota
Fact Sheets for Scout Leaders and Amateur Radio Operators: http://www.scouting.org/jota/facts.aspx
WOSM JOTA information: http://scout.org/en/information_events/events/jota
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For the first time Venturers can attend the National Scout Jamboree as participants. Previous Jamborees allowed Venturers to experience the Jamboree only as staff. For 2013, Venturers can attend as a staffer or in a contingent crew blazing a new trail into Scouting’s next 100 years.
Go with a Venturing Crew from our council
There are several new venues to appear at the next Jamboree. One item includes shooting sports. Previous jamborees at Fort AP Hill could not host shooting activities due to military base rules. At the Summit Bechtel Reserve, we have plenty of room.
One activity that will be Venturer only includes pistol shooting with over 50 stations of calibers ranging form .22 to 9 mm. Rifle shooting includes .223, .308 venues. Shotgun activities include trap, sporting and compact clay targets. An enhanced Archery activity center with over 50 stations including 10, 15 and 90 meter ranges and two 3-D archery trails with 18 stations each.
Imagine the thrill of a zip line thousands of feet long in the first “quiet run” dual zip line layout title Adventure Valley. The run will span the canopy of the forest introducing you to the ecology of life up in the trees.
Additional adventure for Scouts and Venturers include:
The greatest fun will enjoying the fellowship of Venturers from all over the US and the world in the Venturing subcamp.
The participant fee for 2013 is $1500 and includes the cost of transportation.
Scout leaders for official contingent troops work a solid 15 day and night schedule looking after their troops. As a staffer, you work a regular work day. At the end of your shift, you have no big responsibilities. Most staffers work a day then get the next day off for fun.
Venturer staffers can still network with some of the nation’s best Venturers and Venturing leaders and see and experience nearly all the fun others have. They can experience the event at a reduced rate which does not include travel to and from the event.
In 2010 the Venturing Mine exhibit was a popular attraction with Scouts in the only air conditioned simulated underground adventure.
The staff fee for Venturers (and adults under age 25) will be $425. Transportation is not included in this figure.
Explore Jamboree opportunities as a participant or on staff using the above header bar links.
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The Morse Code interpreter strip designates those who are proficient in Morse Code and denotes their availability for emergency communications and other types of supporting communication for Scouting and the community. Youth and adults may wear this strip if they show their knowledge of Morse Code by:
http://www.k2bsa.net/2012/05/
Can youth as well as adults wear the strip?
Yes. Just like the other foreign language interpreter strips.
No, the item will be available in local scout shops or online for order. The usual leader order / recognition process would apply for ordering a strip for presentation for youth. You will not need to submit proof of passing – we use our Scout’s honor system for adults.
If there is doubt of the youth’s proficiency in the language, the Scoutmaster/Advisor/Cubmaster can administer the test, or someone they designate. There is no formal testing procedure or requirement.
Just above the Boy Scouts of America embroidery strip above the right pocket. The same location applies to the Sea Scouting uniform, Boy Scouting and Cub Scout uniforms.
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Dr. John Bowen, Advisor with Crew 77 is leading a number of opportunities in the near future that you would like to discover. These are excellent adventures with one of the best guides in the business.
1. Whitewater Rafting Class: The only adventure trip of its kind. Learn all the leadership and technical skills required to go on a real whitewater rafting trip of your own! Thousands of people run their own rafting trips on America’s rivers by themselves. Most people though just go through an outfitter and go on what amounts to a ride. This five day class will teach your crew how to navigate rafts, read the rapids, stay safe, and be able to go on a real adventure, not just a ride. It will also teach the principles of outdoor leadership necessary to run a safe and fun trip, and even how to prepare great river meals. We will learn on the Upper Colorado River in Colorado, camping on the banks for four nights while learning all the right things everyday on the river. The instructors are professional whitewater guide instructors with several thousand river miles of experience, and with a perfect safety record. The first trip is June 4-8. Cost of the entire five days including all the gear and instruction for Venturing Crews is $200/person, with the participants bringing the food. There are several other open weeks to help fit your schedule.
2. Learn Wilderness and Remote First Aid geared toward River Rats: This four day class covers the American Red Cross Wilderness and Remote First Aid with all the scenarios to be held on the Colorado River. Dates are June 11-15 and June 25-29. Cost is only $100/person. CPR and having some experience on the river are prerequisites.
Contact for each adventure:
Dr John Bowen
Exec Dir High Plains Outdoor Inst, High Adventure/Educational Guide Service
www.hpoiadventure.com
email: johnmbowen@yahoo.com
405 205 6527
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March 30-31, 2012
Class times: Friday 6:30 pm – 9:30 pm Saturday 9:00 am – 5:00 pm (Bring your lunch)
Locations: Eagle Lodge – John Nichols Scout Ranch.
Cost: $25.00 (includes some supplies, tower use and BSA publication “Topping Out”)
Class Size: maximum of 15
Minimum Requirements: Registered with BSA, 18 years or older, and have some experience and basic knowledge of rappelling and climbing. 16 years or older can obtain a “Climbing Instructor in Training” card.
Purpose:Learn climbing/rappelling methods and techniques, and BSA requirements and recommendations to provide a safe high adventure program for your unit. Each unit needs a minimum of two trained Climbing Instructors, to conduct a climbing event. Training is valid for 2 years.
Course Registration Deadline: Wednesday preceding the course date. Course may fill prior to this date. Call the LFC Service Center at 405-840-1114 to register.
Contact: Greg McMahan, 608-0311, gmcmahan@cox.net
Registration Form: Climb Class March 2012 form
March 24th 2012
This course is for upcoming council contingent crews headed for Philmont.
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Welcome the 1st edition of the Top Shot Bullet, Newsletter of the Diamond H Scout Ranch.
Click to download.
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The FORUM is a National cluster newsletter that helps Scouting Leaders exchange ideas and programs among our Troops, Crews, Posts, Ships, councils, areas and regions.
Articles are posted by volunteers like yourself. You can learn about what’s happening in Venturing regionally and nation-wide thanks to the networking of Bob “The Bear” Monto who edits the newsletter.
Articles are welcome for submission of fun things your unit is doing.
Subscriptions are free. Send an email from the address you would like to subscribe with the word FORUM in your subject in your request as well as your name and council in the body of your message.
Click here for this month’s issue: FORUM-0112
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February 17 – 19
for Boy Scouts and Venturers ($15 per person)
Enjoy a camporee-style event with shooting sports including .22 rflle, shotgun, archery, slingshots, tomahawks, throwing knives, and muzzle-loaders. Venturers will also shoot .22 pistols, 9mm pistols, and .30-30 rifles. Team and individual awards will be presented.
March 19 – 24
for Boy Scouts and Venturers. Pick one of the three ($150 per person)
Trek 1: Backpacking Basics: lndroduction to backpacking for ages 12+
Trek 2: Kodiak Leadership Course: Outdoor leadership trek for ages 14+
Trek 3: Outdoor Adventure Tournament: Extreme competitive event for ages 14+
May 28 – June 2
Participants may earn their way to NYLT or the 50-Miler by working on the trail crew.
Earn a free day at camp for each day worked on the trail.
Crews will construct several miles of trails in the backcountry.
No fee. Participants must be 13 years old and meet fitness standards.
June 3 – 9
Youth must be 13 years of age and meet fitness standards. $150 per participant
Enjoy a week of canoeing, cycling, and hiking on a 50 – mile trek. Participants will earn the BSA’s coveted 50-Miler Award. The route will include the Illinois River, Lake Tenkiller, and the Cookson Hills.
June 4 – 9
Leadership skills course for qualified Boy Scouts and Venturers. $225 per Scout/ Venturer
NYLT is an exciting program designed to provide Scouts and Venturers with leadership skills and experience they can use in their home troops and crews and in other situations demanding leadership of self and others.
November 9 – 11
Boy Scouts and Venturers. $15 per person
Shooting Sports and Wilderness Survival Weekend
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