Council Shoulder Strips, Order of the Arrow Induction Weekend,

 Exploring 30th ANNUAL FIRE MEET, and more!



Leatherstocking News & Updates

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Council Shoulder Patches are Here!



Our first issue of the Leatherstocking Council's shoulder patch have finally arrived! To ensure patches are available for all who wish to purchase them, there is a limit of 5 patches per customer. The cost for each patch is $5. From past mergers, the first issue will go fast - so don't wait to pick up yours today!



Patches on sale at both Service Centers: 
Oneonta (Mon-Thurs), Utica (Mon-Fri)
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Order of the Arrow Induction Weekend
 
The first Induction Weekend for the Ohkwaliha·Ká #34 Lodge will be held this weekend at Henderson Scout Reservation. All Arrowmen are welcome to arrive anytime between 7:00 and 8:45pm on Saturday night, as candidates will start to check in at 7:45pm. The event will conclude around 7:30 pm on Sunday.
 
If you prefer to just come for the day on Sunday, please plan to arrive at the dining hall at 8am.
 
If you have any questions, please contact Lodge 
Vice-Chief Kegan Kleeschulte at vicechief@oalodge34.org
Associate Lodge Advisor Patti Tabor at dnptabor@gmail.com.
The Utica Scout Office will be closing at 2pm on Thursday Aug 4.

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30th ANNUAL OLD-TIME FIRE MEET 
Sunday, September 18, 2016
Host: Sidney Fire Department Explorer Post 34 and Explorer Club 134
Location: Sidney Fire Department,74 River St., Sidney, NY 13838
Time: Captains Meeting 11:45 a.m.
Event begins 12:00 noon



All kinds of Explorer Posts/Clubs are invited to participate in this event


Teams: 5 person teams, Posts/Clubs with up to two alternates. All participants must be registered members of an Explorer Post/Club


Skills required: Events are set to be fun activities with very few firematic skills are required. Midnight alarm, broken hose, hose and Wye, bucket brigade, water ball.


Awards: Competition will be based on fire units and non-fire units. Trophies will be awarded to the top 3 posts in the overall events.



Clothing: Event will be rain or shine. Some events are wet so we recommend you bring extra clothes. Units may borrow turnout gear at the event.


Food:  Please bring a bag lunch if you wish to eat before the event. Burgers and hot dog tickets will be given to participants and advisors. The Sidney fire dept. Will also have food and drinks for sale to help support their post.



Registration: participation fee $10.00 in advance or fee at the door is $12.00.
Online registration will begin August 15th on Scoutingcny.org and will end September 12.

Questions: call peter miller at (607) 432-6491 or email: peterd.miller@scouting.org


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Natural Resources Management Professionals Wanted



Are you a professional in natural resources management?  The Leatherstocking Council is looking for your help.  Currently the Natural Resources Conservation Committee is forming to guide programs, projects, and our council's camps in the Leatherstocking Council.

   
The Environment Needs You!



Are you a scout or a leader that is interested in natural resources management?  Natural resources management includes, but is not limited to this list of examples:



AquacultureEnergy ManagementEnvironmental Science
FarmingFisheries ManagementForestry
Marine ScienceMiningRecreation Management
Renewable Energy DevelopmentSustainabilityWilderness Law Enforcement


Wildlife Management



If so, please contact Brendan Kelly at kellybt@morrisville.edu  to be listed as Leatherstocking Council members that interested in being potential organizers for action on these topics.  Also visit BSA Conservation and Environment Page  , the Boy Scouts of America's Conservation and Environment website for ideas, information, and opportunities.

 
Help Keep on Watch for Invasives in a Pool!
 
As mentioned in the "The Environment Needs You!"
notice in this edition of the Scoutwire here is an item where scouts and leader can organize to take action immediately!  Invasives are organisms that have been determined by people to cause unacceptable changes to ecosystems, that have developed over the years without these organisms. The information below is from a press release put out by the NYS Department of Environmental Conservation's Forest Health Program specifically regarding Asian Longhorned Beetle and other possible invasive insects.  If you or your unit participates in this voluntary action once, twice, or more - it is up to you - please e-mail me, Brendan Kelly at kellybt@morrisville.edu as well. So, I may keep track of our council's participation.  Please include Pool Survey in the subject line of your e-mail.  Read more : Here 
     
 
Two Job Openings



The Council has 2 part-time openings starting in September for the Scout shops in Oneonta and Utica.
Each position would be for afternoon hours.
If interested please contact Pat Cummings at 315-735-4437 or email at  
Unit Newsunit
 
Boy Scout Troop 15, of Richmondville spent the weekend of July 23-24 doing volunteer service work at the Saratoga National Historical Park in Stillwater, NY. The work that the Troop did involved working with a Park Ranger, cleaning out a stretch of roadside ditch that had been choked with leaves and plants, causing water to flow out over the road instead of in the ditch. The plants were chopped out, and the leaves were raked out and all the material was wheelbarrowed away and dumped elsewhere out of the way. 2016 marks the 100th anniversary of the National Park Service, and the aim of Troop 15 is to visit as many local National Parks as possible to do volunteer service. 
 
In addition to completing the assigned task, the Troop learned about the Battle of Saratoga, which was considered to be the turning point of the Revolutionary War. British General John Burgoyne had planned to split the colonies by advancing south from Canada, along the Hudson River, and expecting to meet up with Col. Barry St. Leger, advancing from the west; and Sir William Howe, advancing north from New York City. But Howe decided not to advance north, and St. Leger, although he had besieged Ft. Stanwix to the west, changed his mid when he learned that General Benedict Arnold had raised a strong force. St. Leger retreated to Canada. Without these reinforcements, Burgoyne was eventually defeated at Saratoga and the British Army surrendered its arms to the Americans there. Because of the American victory at Saratoga, France decided to join forces with the Americans.
 
Scouts participating were Hector Vega, Tyler Hotaling, Gabe Warner (Senior Patrol Leader), Jose Vega, and Kaleb Benac. Leaders were Scoutmaster George Horning and Assistant Scoutmaster Amy White.
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