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| A.C.T. 2011 Program Development Conference | | |
2011 A.C.T. (Advanement, Camping, Training) Conference
When:October 22, 2011
Who: All Scout leaders and parents are encouraged to attend
Where: Friends Church/LDS Stake Center
West 18th Ave-Eugene
Time: 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Cost: $ 12 before Oct. 14 - $15 after Oct. 14 - $20 at the Door
What is A.C.T. 2011 - Program Development Conference?
Building on the foundation of Cub Scout POW-WOW, Boy Scout Potlatch, University of Scouting and an Adult version of "Scout Show and Do" we have again expanded this year to offer more opportunities for ALL adult leaders. All Adult Leaders including Commissioners will find workshops relevant to their program, as well as many classes that work for all programs. Participants will be able to select up to four 90 min. sessions to attend and can select from any of the classes regardless of the program in which they are registered.
Workshops will have limited enrollment so be sure to sign up early for your first choice selections. Lunch is included in your registration fee. An exhibit hall will be open until 2:00 p.m. which will have interesting commercial and non-commercial booths.
Click here to register |
| Scouts to the Rescue | | |
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Edward San Romani, and Quin Peterson
of Troop 1 with Scoutmaster Sean San Romani |
On the weekend of September 17, 2011 Corvallis Boy Scout Troop 1 chartered to First Congressional Church was hosting a Webelos weekend campout at McBee Park along the Alsea River. On Saturday afternoon, Quinn Peterson and Edward San Romani were returning from a 3-mile hike along with 23 other Scouts. Edward and Quinn had decided to return ahead of the rest of the Scouts so that they could be prepared for a knot tying class. As they approached base camp they were informed by Richard Wyatt (an adult leader with Troop 1), that a woman was lost near the lower Alsea Falls. Both Scouts were familiar with the area. Using the buddy system, they quickly moved into action and began a systematic search of possible locations.
The lost individual, a woman from Colorado had become separated from her husband while hiking. The pair had hiked into a swarm of yellow jackets. They were attacked and had gone in separate directions to escape the swarm. The woman had crossed the Alsea River and ran up a hill to escape. The brush was thick and she was disoriented and she suffered 20 plus stings and was in shock. She did not know where she was and wandered through the forest. Her husband had alerted other adults engaged in the search efforts.
Approximately 30 minutes had passed before word spread that Edward and Quinn had found the lost hiker sitting on an old logging road in shock and very disoriented. She had traveled about a mile from where she had been attached by the yellow jackets. Quinn and Edward made sure she was able to walk, and assisted her back to camp. EMS arrived and treated her for multiple bee stings, scrapes and bruises due to slips and falls.
Quinn and Edward kept cool heads, did not panic, and methodically assisted in the search and rescue.
At the next Scout Meeting, Scoutmaster Sean San Romani summed it up in his Scoutmaster's minute:
On Responsibility
"As we grow up, we hear the word "responsibility" a lot. If we take a moment to think about this word, and break it down, we can think of it as Response Ability, or put another way, the ability to respond. Scouting teaches skills that build confidence which improve the ability to respond. As a Scoutmaster, it is my desire to continue to nurture these skills and develop a Scout's responsibility, so when faced with need to respond, a Scout can do so instinctively. At the same time, it is my hope that a Scout never has to respond, but should the need arise, they can do so appropriately and confidently."
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| Fun With Son | | |
FUN WITH SON WEEKEND
All Tigers, Cub Scouts and Webelos (and adult partners) are invited to have fun at the 2011 Fun With Son weekends!
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: October 28th-30th
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 |
| Community Service | | |
 | | Troop 282 cleans the fire pits in all of the campsites at Pine Mountain Observatory |
Send us info on your unit's service projects! Send a brief description and photos to:cotto@otcbsa.org
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.
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| New Eagles | | |
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| Scouting For Food | |  Make A Difference In the Battle Against Hunger
In 2010, Scouts throughout the Oregon Trail Council collected over 100,000 pounds of food to support local food pantries and organizations. These efforts came at a critical time when many pantries experience an increase in need. Scouting made a difference!
The Council-wide Scouting for Food Drive in 2011 is November 12th. Plan on participating and wearing your Scout uniform. It is important that we continue to give back to our communities, and that our communities can see us in action. Every unit needs to participate in this council-wide event. Help to make sure that no one goes hungry this holiday season. Sign up with your district at Roundtable. Your district executive can also answer your questions. |
| 2013 National Jamboree | | |
Registration is now open!
July 13th - 29th, 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 www.bsajamboree.org for more exciting information. Oregon Trail Council's contingent will 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.
Click here for a Jamboree fact sheet.
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.org
Click here for directions on how to sign up! |
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| 36th Annual Boy Scout Golf Classic | |
 | | Tournament Winners Trish Johnson & Kurt Zimmerman |
 | | The Wildish Team |
120 Golfers gathered at the Eugene Country Club for the 36th annual Golf Classic benefiting Oregon Trail Council. Many thanks to our golfers and sponsers who made the tournament a sucess. $25,000 was raised to support Scouting programs. |
| Journey to Excellence | | |
2011 Council Bold Goals
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.
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| Council Membership | | |
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| 2011 Fall Popcorn Sale | | |
2011 Fall Popcorn Sale
Our Fall Popcorn Sale is in full swing. You will see Show 'n' Sell units working around the community while many more boys are sending out emails inviting On-Line purchases.
We have already drawn our first two "Fill It Up" winners for the sale, Josiah Cinningham for week #1 and Devon Carter for week #2 both from Chinook District. Each weekly winner will receive a $25 Walmart Gift Card, and the Bi-weekly Unit Kernel winner will receive a $100 reward.
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| New Chess Merit Badge | | |
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| Jim Wildish presented the Cliff Dochterman Award | |
EUGENE DELTA ROTARY AND THE OREGON TRAIL COUNCIL PRESENT AWARD FOR DISTINGUISHED SERVICE TO YOUTH TO JAMES A. WILDISH
JAMES A. WILDISH, a member of the Eugene Delta Rotary Club and Oregon Trail Council of the Boy Scouts of America was presented with the Cliff Dochterman Award on Friday, August12, 2011 in a... read the full press release |
| Recruitment | | |
Cub Scout Fall Roundup Underway! - Cub Scout Packs "Start your Engines"
During this time of year, when school and activities are getting started up, it is very important that Cub Scout packs find effective ways to publicize that this is the best time for new families to join their pack. All Cub Scout Packs need to be revving up their engines by organizing joining opportunities for boys at their school and in their neighborhood.
Cub Scout Packs also need to make sure they are prepared for the New Year. Is your pit crew (adult leaders) complete so that every den has a leader? Has the pack committee developed a race plan (annual calendar of events)? Some simple preparation and coordination can help everyone, including new boys and their parents get started right.
A successful joining night is always preceded by good preparation. Your district executive is a great resource-call them now! There are support resources and personnel that can help your unit be successful. Every boy deserves to be invited to join Cub Scouting.
It is also very important to make sure the new Tiger Den gets off to a good start. How many boys are in the den? How are they doing on their advancement? Have the parents been invited to a pack committee meeting or training? Who is the den leader? Do the boys know that they have started a special adventure towards their Eagle Scout? A Tiger Coach that works with the new den leadership for a few months at the start can really help.
If you need help getting revved up or you can help by putting a sign in your yard, handing out flyers, or putting up posters please call 541-485-4433. Resources like the Tiger Costume, yard signs, flyers and more are available through the Oregon Trail Council Volunteer Service Center.
25 Ways to Promote and Recruit Cub Scouts and Leaders
Have TC (the Tiger) visit your school with Round Up Flyers
- Encourage Cub Scouts to invite their friends to join Scouting
- Cub Scouts and leaders "sport" your uniform often
- Adults should do this too...
- "Show and Tell" at back to school nights, school fairs, etc...
- Develop a pack information sheet
- Joining night/activity information flyer
- Personalized invitation or letter
- Telephone calls to families at your school
- Display cases and bulletin boards
- School, church, community or business newsletter and websites
- School, church, civic functions and open houses (bring a Scout to tell his story)
- Cub Scout stickers
- Sunday school, classroom and lunchtime visits
- Teacher, principal, coach or pastor endorsements
- News releases to local and community (neighborhood) newspapers
- Business window/counter displays
- Yard signs
- Special events/Scout Shows
- Church, school or business marquees or reader boards
- Pack website
- Church bulletins
- Host a Halloween party, Ice Cream social, or open house (make it fun!)
- T-ball, soccer and football teams (it is ok to join later, and you can do both)
- Your best idea
* many of these resources are available at no charge through the Oregon Trail Council |
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