JULY
1, 2008 SUMMER
QUARTERLY
I
am off to Summer Camp on June 29th, so this
is a couple days early!
BE
SURE TO MAKE COPIES OF THIS NEWSLETTER FOR EVERYONE IN
YOUR UNIT!!!
JOIN
THE F.O.L.D.
The
Friends Of LAKES District. Get the latest
news as it happens in the district, forward your email
addresses to: pschweigert@neo.rr.com
Be
sure to get all your NEW LEADERS on the list as soon as
possible.
EMAIL
NOTE:
If you send me an email PLEASE put LAKES or Scouts or
something that will catch my eye. I get a lot of
junk mail. If there is no subject line or it’s not
clear what the message is about it will end up in the
trash.
EMAIL
SPAM FILTER REQUEST When
you change email addresses be sure to let me know, but
also be sure to add me to your contacts/address list or
whatever it takes to allow me to send mail to your
inbox.
LOST
AT SEA
The
following person has been dropped from the list because
of returned mail. If you know them, please have
them send me a current email address: Bob Foulks
& AllLeaders@Pack3132.org.
SCUTTLE
BUTT
Specific
details for each event will be found either in this
newsletter or in Scouter’s News
JULY
1-5
Summer Camp Week #3
2-3
OA Ordeal #2
4
Independence Day Scout Shop/ Office Closed
5
Scout Shop Closed
5
Butler Family Swim
6-12
Summer Camp Week #4
12
OA Vigil Induction
13-19
Summer Camp Week #5
16-17
OA Ordeal #3
20-26
Summer Camp Week #6
20
Butler Family Swim
21-22
Butler Unit Swim
22
Eagle Reunion
27-2
Summer Camp Week #7
27
Butler Family Swim
27-30
Webelos Resident Camp
30-2
Webelos Resident Camp
28-31
Butler Unit Swim
30-31
OA Ordeal #4
AUGUST
1-3
Butler Family Camp
3
LAKES Tiger Day @ Camp
4-7
Butler Unit Swims
4-6
LAKES Cub Day Camp
7-9
LAKES Webelos Day Camp
8-10
Butler Family Camp
14
LAKES District Kick-Off
14
LAKES Commissioner/Committee Meeting
22-23
OA Ordeal
22-23
OA Fellowship
26
Commissioner Basic Training
28
Commissioner Basic Training
30
Scout Shop Closed
SEPTEMBER
1
Scout Shop/Office Closed
4
LAKES Commissioner/Committee Meeting
10
LAKES Popcorn Sale Kick-Off
11
LAKES Roundtable Meeting
13
OA New Members Dinner
19-20
LAKES Fall Camporee
20
Manatoc Rock Climb
20
Entrepreneurship Metrit Badge Workshop
22
Popcorn Show-n-Sell
26-27
Cub Adventure Weekend
OCTOBER
1
Heritage Society Dinner
2
LAKES Commissioner/Committee Meeting
4
Show-nSell Popcorn Passout
4
Butler Closed
9
LAKES Roundtable Meeting
10-11
Haunted Hayride
17-18
Haunted Hayride
18
Den Chief Training
18
Popcorn Blitz Day
18
JOTA
19
Tiger Day @ the Zoo
24-25
Haunted Hayride
25
Baloo Training
25
Outdoor Boy Scout Leader Training
ORDERS
OF DAY
LAKES
DISTRICT news.
DISTRICT
COMMITTEE/ KEY 3
District
Chair: Dave
Polacek riverrunner6@hotmail.com
District
Commissioner: Tom Marzuli
District
Executive: Shannon Sinex ssinex@bsamail.org
DISTRICT
COMMITTEE MEETINGS
LAKES
District Committee meetings are held each month at the
Acme on Manchester Rd. at 7:00 PM. ALL Scouters
are welcome to attend. Check the calendar above
for the date.
COMMISSIONERS
MEETING
LAKES
District Commissioners will meet the same night and
place, but they meet at 6:30 PM before the District
Committee (see above)
All Unit Commissioners, ADC’s and RT Commissioners are
EXPECTED to attend this meeting.
CHECK
OUT YOUR SCOUTER’S NEWS
You’ll
find useful information about the Great Trail Council
and LAKES District. Be sure to read it all!
LAKES
DAY CAMP REGISTRATION DEADLINE JUNE 30!!!
August
3
Tiger Day Camp
August
4-6
Cub Day Camp
August
7-9
Webelos Day Camp
Finial
Registration Deadline JUNE 30 No Late
Registrations!!!
Please
remember that the Day Camp registration forms are due at
the Scout Shop by Monday June 30. Day Camp will be
held for Tigers on Sunday August 3rd.
Cub Day Camp will be August 4-6 and Webelos Day Camp
will be from August 7-9. Please remember that we
will not take walk-ins at our day camp this year.
The costs are $15 for Tigers (including parents), $35
for Cubs and $40 for Webelos.
The
Commodore of the LAKES awards for 2008 are:
Ken
Butler
- Committee Member Troop 118 Ken has been in Scouting
for 10 years and has been a great support for Troop 118
and Pack 3118. He is a Merit Badge counselor,
finds great places to camp, a great fundraiser, and will
always offer to drive for the Troop. The everyday
operations of the troop run much smoother because of
Ken. "If you need a mentor, Ken would be a fine
choice."
Chuck
Haby
- Asst. Cub Master/treasurer - Pack 3101 -6 years in
scouting Chuck if the level headed, right hand man to
the Cubmaster. As treasurer, his accounts are always
accurate. He makes a personal effort to get all new
leaders trained ASAP. Chuck has produced a great
DVD of the pack and has built and maintained the pack
Haunted Hayride display. At the district level, Chuck
has been round-up co-chair for recruitment.
Greg
Kahler
- Scoutmaster Troop 336 - 9 years in scouting Greg has
been a Den Leader, Webelos Den Leader, and Asst.
Cubmaster for Pack 3335. He had been the Asst.
Scoutmaster for Troop 336 for 4 years.
Greg
has helped and guided 3 of his Webelos to become and
Eagle Scout. He has taken the troop to summer camp for
the last 4 years and has volunteered countless hours in
community service.
Monica
Kahler
- Committee Member/Secretary Troop 336 - 5 years
in scouting.
Monica
has been the troop secretary for Troop 336 for 4 years.
She has aided in all fundraising and volunteered many
hours to community service.
In
2007, Monica was on Day Camp staff helping with
registration, assisting in the office and aiding the
youth staff.
Larry
Lott
- Assistant Scoutmaster Troop 336 - 7 years in scouting.
Larry
has been a Den Leader and Webelos leader with Pack 3330
- crossing over his entire den. He is the Assistant
Scoutmaster for Troop 336. He has been a youth soccer
coach for 10 years. He is the newly appointed Cub
Training Chair for the lakes district and the adult
coordinator for the youth staff at Day Camp last year
and this year. He has also arranged the use of
great facilities in Green.
Christine
Pizzute
- Committee Member Pack 3335 - 5 years in scouting.
Christine
has been a Tiger Den Leader, Den Leader and Committee
Chair for Pack 3335. Christine has run the archery range
at Day Camp for the past two years and will continue
again this year. She has completed the Camp Range
Officer's training to do this.
DISTRICT
AWARD OF MERIT for 2008:
Chris
Fahey
- Assistant Cubmaster Pack 3215 - Day Camp Director
- Roundtable Commissioner Chris has been the Cubmaster
of Pack 3215 for 3 years and the Assistant Cubmaster for
2 years. Chris has been Roundtable Commissioner
for the Cub Scout breakout this past year with Joe Testa.
He has earned his Woodbadge beads and has trained at the
University of Scouting and the district training team.
His Committee chair gives him an A+ rating. He is
the Day Camp Director for 2008. Past Commodore Award
winner.
Genevieve
Lovell
- Assistant Scoutmaster - Troop 115 and NA for
Crew 2222.
Genny
is the first (and only) Venturer to earn both the Ranger
and Silver Awards in the Great Trail Council. She has
taken a Crew to Philmont and many other high adventure
treks. She has attended summer camp with Troop 115
for 5 years. As a youth and an adult, Genny has
worked 7 Cub Day Camps, 3 Klondikes, 3 University of
Scouting, 2 Venture Leader Trainings, and Outdoor Leader
Training, and 2 Venturing Camp Alaska. Genny is also a
Merit Badge Counselor and has completed the Woodbadge
course and is working her ticket. Past Commodore Award
winner.
LEARNING
THE ROPES
Training
news.
Mary
Mertic
Council Training Chair
marymertic@juno.com
Tim
Snyder
Council Boy Scout Training Chair
mits@brightdsl.net
Ted
Hershberger LAKES Boy Scout Advancement Chair
Paula
Freil
LAKES Cub Advancement Chair
stpaulsmmpf@sbc.global.net
Mike
Trinko
LAKES
Boy Scout Training Chair
mtrinko@neo.rr.com
Kim
Mithais
LAKES Cub Training Chair
kimberlymathias@sbcglobal.net
ROUNDTABLE:
(Except June, July, August)
2nd
Thursday of each month at 7:30 at Lockwood United
Methodist Church, located just north of the Manchester
& State Rd intersection. Roundtable is a
monthly gathering of leaders in the district to share
and to learn. Cub Scout Roundtable presents ideas
for your program for the month to follow.
REMEMBER
THAT THE TRAINING IS THE SAME NO MATTER WHERE YOU GO!
(But
we have better instructors in LAKES)
FAST
START TRAINING AVAILABLE ONLINE
Fast
Start training is now available online. Go to the
Great Trail Council website: www.gtcbsa.org
, on the left of the screen, select Training,
under Training Opportunities select the Fast
Start icon for the program you are involved with.
When you complete the course, print the completion
page and bring it or mail it to the Great Trail
Council, BSA, Attn: Registrar, PO Box 68, Akron, OH
44309.
YOUTH
PROTECTION TRAINING FOR LEADERS AVALIABLE ON-LINE
Youth
Protection Training is available on the Great Trail
Council website: www.gtcbsa.org
Complete the course, fill out the on-line form and your
certificate will be available thru the Council office.
BSA’s
ONLINE TRAINING CENTER
Check
out http://www.olc.scouting.org/ for the new
online training center. Currently there are Fast
Start modules for Cub, Boy Scout, and Venture Advisor.
Also, Safety Afloat, Safe Swim Defense, Venture Crew
Orientation, and other Supplemental Trainings are
available on the site. There will be more to
follow.
Orientation
for Merit Badge Counselors
Check
the LAKES district webpage http://members.hmcltd.net/LAKESdistrict/
for this important training.
SURFIN’
Eagle
Scout Workbook & Application from National
http://www.scouting.org/nav/enter.jsp?s=xx&c=ds&terms=eagle+scout&x=21&y=9
Merit Badge Workbooks
http://www.meritbadge.com/worksheets/
BSA National site
http://www.scouting.org/
Great Trail Council
http://www.gtcbsa.org/
Lakes District
http://members.hmcltd.net/lakesdistrict/
Scout Camps:
http://www.scoutcamp.org/
Scouting
Magazine:
www.scoutingmagazine.org
National
Scout Supply:
www.scoutstuff.org
This
site has all kinds of interesting stuff:
http://wildwoodsurvival.com/
NOTE
FROM THE EDITOR:
Send
your news to: pschweigert@neo.rr.com
or in my Saddle Bag (Hot Pink tabs!) or mail it to me:
Paul
Schweigert 2075 South Plaza Dr., Akron, OH
44319
