Cub Scout Summer Camp

 Where: Camp Baker, Florence OR

                                                     

When: August 14 - 17

                                                                

(Session 1)

                                                               

August 18 - 21

                                                           

(Session 2)

Why: Why not!? BB guns, Archery, Waterfront, Crafts,
Games, Camping, FUN!

Go www.otcbsa.org for Registration Information

How would you and your Cub like to spend 4 days and 3 nights out at Camp Baker? Located just 6 miles south of Florence Oregon and 5 miles inland from the coast, Camp Baker is an adventure waiting to happen. We offer BB guns, Archery, Waterfront (complete with row boating and swimming,) Crafts and Games, an outdoors skills area and fun for all!

For the Webelos Scout that has done it all, we will even have our Boy Scout climbing tower open for them to use! Visit www.otcbsa.org  for Registration Information

Reasons to come to Cub Scout Summer Camp this year.

Camping in the great outdoors
BB Guns and Archery
Swimming and Boating
Readyman and Outdoorsman
Rank Advancement
Nature and Hiking
Climbing Tower (For Webelos Scouts)
Bouldering Wall (For everyone)
Arts & Crafts
Fishing
Field Sports
Fun and Games
Eating in the dining hall with 100 of your closest friends
Campfire!
All the cool stories and adventures that you will get to tell your friends about.
Spending time with your child in the out of doors!

 Click here for a reservation packet

FUN WITH SON WEEKEND

Only Tigers, Wolves, Bears, and Webelos Scouts with an adult partner who want to have FUN are invited to the 2011, FUN WITH SON Weekends at Camp Baker.

If you want to have a GREAT TIME:

        Sleeping out in the wilds of Camp Baker

        Eating great food prepared in the Dining Hall starting with Saturday breakfast

        Rowing boats

        Shooting BB guns

        Archery

        Disc golf

        Sling shots

        A Campfire full of songs, skits and Scouting fun

        Shopping in a Trading Post full of Scout stuff

        Just hanging out with your Mom or Dad,

And, more fun stuff you can only imagine...then plan on attending FUN WITH SON!

WHEN:    September 30^th- October 2^nd or October 28^th-30^th (one weekend or both)

COST:     $45.00 Per Scout and $45.00 per adult

WHERE:   Camp Baker, Florence, Oregon

HOW:      Register through:

Council Service Center

2525 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd., Eugene, Oregon 97401

(541) 485-4433 or (800) 801-4430 or fax (541) 484-3080

Online at www.otcbsa.org

THIS INVITATION IS ONLY FOR SCOUTS WHO WANT TO HAVE FUN!!  

Click here for the registration packet

 This is where the adventure of Cub Scouting beings!

This year's theme, "Gizmos and Gadgets" offers a fun-filled week of challenging Cub Scout activities, exciting adventures and new friendships.  Cub Scout Day Camp is for boys who will be in the 1st - 5th grade in the fall of 2011. Activities include crafts, games, archery, bb guns, obstacle courses, and much more.

If your pack has not had a day camp presentation yet, contact Debbie Knechtel at 541-284-4389. For more information and registration materials, click here. 

When you go to day camp or summer camp this summer, don't forget your Annual Health and Medical Record Form. Scouting requires one of these forms to be filled out every year before going to a camp. If you are attending Cub Scout Day Camp, or Cub Scout Resident camp you need to fill out parts A and B. If you are attending a camp longer than 72 consecutive hours, you will need part A and B, and a physician to fill out part C. If you are attending a high adventure camp all parts of the form must be filled out.

We need pictures of all of the wonderful things Scouts do all year 'round! Please email the picture to djohnson@otcbsa.org with a caption explaining who, what, where, and why and your picture could be in the next Trail Smoke! 

 Here are just some of the wonderful things our Scouts have been doing:

Sea Scout Ship 739 at Camp Baker in Florence for Beaver Day

There was a large turnout for Scouting Day of Service at Alton Baker Park

Springfield Pack 260 at Hamlin Middle School for Scouting Day of Service

Scouting Day of Service at Fairfield Elementary School

Just a reminder that camper fees were due for all Boy Scouts attending Camp Baker and Camp Melakwa by May 31st. Both camps have a great line up of all star camp staff ready to make our 2011 camping season the best.

See you at camp! 

Do you have a Scout or leader who makes a significant contribution in their Lane County community?  The Register Guard has been sponsoring a Volunteer of the Month program which is a great way to honor and recognize outstanding volunteerism.  Our own Dr. Tom Macready, Scoutmaster of Troop 175 of Eugene was recently recognized as Volunteer of the Year.  Complete the application by clicking here and send it to the United Way of Lane County.

When planning your outings this summer, don't forget to fill out and submit your tour plan. The tour plan replaces the online tour permit system.

The definition of the tour plan in the Language of Scouting:

"Units complete this form when planning for local, national, or international adventrue. The plan helps ensure the unit is properly prepared, that qualified and trained leadership is in place, and that the right equipment is available for the adventure."

Click here for a fillable tour plan

BSA Community Service-

Something to be proud of!

The Boy Scout handbook describes a service project "as a special Good Turn that puts Scout spirit into action".   If that is the case, then the Scouting spirit is very active in the communities we serve.   But exactly how many total hours of service have been performed?  How many Scouts, leaders and volunteers have been involved?   

There is a great tool available to units and the council that will help collect valuable information about the impact of  Scouting's community service.   It is called Journey to Excellence.  The Journey to Excellence program is the BSA's new Quality recognition for units, districts and councils.  Among the many categories the award measures is Community Service.

To log community service hours, units need to establish their account on the Journey to Excellence service hours website:  http://www.scouting.org/scoutsource/Awards/JourneyToExcellence.  Here you will find good information about logging service hours and also about the Journey to Excellence award overall.   Part of the log in process for unit leaders involves knowing the unit's id number.  This number is available by contacting the council office at 541-485-4433. Units should identify one leader or parent to be in charge of logging hours. 

Oregon Trail Council will use the information from the Journey to Excellence service hours website to highlight successful unit projects in Trail Smoke, on www.otcbsa.org, and in other marketing efforts. 

Oregon Trail Council has a goal of every Scout performing at least 3 hours of community service.  You can help far exceed this goal by encouraging your unit to perform community service projects and by logging your project at the Journey to Excellence website.    http://www.scouting.org/scoutsource/Awards/JourneyToExcellence

July 13^th - 29^th, 2013

Share the word with your Scouts...the 2013 National Scout Jamboree is coming and it's not their father's jamboree.  We're talking seriously high adventure, people! Whitewater rafting, zip lining, rappelling, mountain biking, hiking, and more-with 50,000 of their closest friends at the brand new Summit Bechtel Reserve in the wilds of West Virginia.  Encourage your Scouts to visit the site https://summit.scouting.org/en/Pages/default.aspx  for more exciting information. Oregon Trail Council's contingent attend the national Scout Jamboree, followed by 8 days of touring historical sites on the east coast including Williamsburg, Virginia, Washington DC., Gettysburg and New York City.

Adult leaders wishing to participate with our council contingent, please email Scout Executive Mike Quirk at mquirk@otcbsa.org. 

Scouters wishing to apply for staff, should follow the link at https://summit.scouting.org/en/Pages/default.aspx

Camp Melakwa Weekend Camping 

Help save the Council thousands of dollars in federal forest lease fees by taking your troop, team or crew to Camp Melakwa this summer or fall for a weekend of camping adventure. 

Oregon Trail Council pays the Forest Service an annual lease which is reduced by the number of users so it is important to get Scouts and leaders using Camp Melakwa, even if they are not camping there for summer camp.

Camp Melakwa is an outstanding site for weekend camping with a great lake to fish, trails to hike and makes a great base camp for more high adventure treks.

Scouters Needed at Camp Beaver Day! 

Scouters of all skill levels are needed to help get Camp Melakwa up and running for another great season of camping. If you can spare a day to help, come to camp.

Camp Melakwa Beaver Days: July 15th and 16th

Contact Mike Quirk at mquirk@otcbsa.org. 

Scouting's Journey to Excellence" is the BSA's new council performance recognition program designed to encourage and reward success and measure the performance of our units, districts, and councils. It is replacing the Centennial Quality Awards Program as a means of encouraging excellence in providing a quality program at all levels of the BSA.

Starting in October, units, districts and the council will begin to complete their score sheets.   Oregon Trail Council spent some time evaluating the key indicators that the award measures and set some "bold" goals to help guide us to excellence.  The following chart shows the council's progress on these goals.  The results will change and be updated as the year progresses and more information becomes available.

How is your unit doing?  Do you need help understanding the form or where to find information?  Call your district executive (541-485-4433) to help start the process.

 FOS Chart

Council Training

On June 11^th, Scouts of all ages joined with their families and other volunteers from The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints to participate in the first annual Scouting Community Day of Service.  The image of boys in their Scout uniforms helping a lady across the street came alive as over 400 volunteers worked alongside each other to say thanks and give back to the communities they live in. 

 SAVE THE DATE, Monday September 12^th, at the Eugene Country Club.

2011 Fall Popcorn Sale  

THE ZYCLONE IS COMING, THE ZYCLONE IS COMING

Look for them throughout the summer, at Day Camp, Summer Camp and Special Events.  Learn all about what you can do to have one of your very own.  FUN for EVERYONE!!!

Our 2011 Popcorn Sale will be kicking off in August this year, so start thinking about how your unit will benefit from the funds they raise.  We will have several new items and changes to the program this year, so be on the look-out here for more details.

The District Kick-Off events are being scheduled in August this year on the following schedule:

    Benton District                                   Aug. 4^th             6:30 p.m.             Troop 3 Cabin

    Doug Fir District                                 Aug. 18th           6:30 p.m.            

    Cascade/Greenwood Districts               Aug. 1st             7:00 p.m.             Council Conf Room

    Chinook District                                 Aug. 19th           7:00 p.m.               

    Yaquina District                                 Sept. 6th            7:00 p.m.              District Roundtable

    Wacoma District                                Sept. 6th            7:00 p.m.              District Roundtable

   Any questions before the meeting should be directed to Rex Starr at (541) 284-4394

5^th Annual Boy Scout Sporting Clays Shootout

The shells are all spent and all who came had a great time at the 5^th Annual Boy Scout Shootout.  The Cottage Grove / Eugene Sportsmen's Club was a wonderful host again this year, and with the help of the Order of the Arrow Tyee Chapter preparing and serving lunch the Shooters and Staff all had a terrific day in the sun.

Check out the pictures below and plan on attending next year.  Mark your calendars early for Friday June 15, 2012 for the 6^th Annual Boy Scout Sporting Clays Shootout.