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On Tuesday, June 13th, Thomas McCullough was honored as the 2006 Distinguished Citizen by the Heart of America Council.

The Distinguished Citizen Award was first given in 1991 and recognizes an outstanding community leader who has made a positive impact in Kansas City. Past recipients include, Terry Dunn, Congressman Ike Skelton, Neal Patterson and Cliff Illig, Phil Kirk and Henry Bloch.

The event was co-chaired by Vincent

Thomas McCullough 2006 Distinguished Citizen

Dasta, President of DST Realty and David Zimmer, President of Zimmer Real Estate Services.

As Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of DST Sys-tems, Inc., Tom affects the livelihood of thousands of area residents on a daily basis. DST provides employment opportunities in the financial services, cable and video broadband industries. In addition to this, Tom also serves as Chairman and Chief Executive officer of Boston Financial

Tom McCullough receives award from Vince Dasta

School Nights Roll Out Throughout the Council! Like never before, the “School Night for Scouting” Fall Round-Up program is kicking off throughout Kansas City and the 19 surrounding counties we serve during the month of August. Listed on page 2 is the information for district School Night Kickoffs, Orientations, and Cub Scout Family Campouts.

As highlighted last month, here are some specific components you can also expect from this year’s School Night:

• A visit to every school superintendent and elementary school principal by your BSA staff to rollout the plan.

• A “Boy Talk” in every possible elementary school classroom where we are allowed to conduct them.

• “School Nights” organized and run by district-wide volunteer teams at every elementary school.

• Cub Scout Leader Training throughout September.

• Cub Scout Family Campouts in late September or early October.

Cub Scout Pack’s Role in School Night during August and September:

• Make sure your pack has a pack School Night Representative

• Coordinate with the district leadership which elementary school the pack will participate in School Night in (April/May).

• Communicate with the School Night Organizer any unique needs/interests of the pack that School Night might help meet (Prior to School Night).

• Participate in your district-wide School Night Kickoff (August)

• Ensure pack leadership attends School Night to receive applications and greet new leaders and new Cub Scouts! (At School Night)

• Help all new leaders attend one of the many trainings taking place during the month of September.

• Ensure new Cub Scout families attend your Cub Scout Family Campout!Continued Page 4

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TributesIn Memory of:David T. “Bryan” AziereBrandin and Kim Anderson

Anonymous

Richard and Patricia Aziere

Michael and Victoria Clagett

J. Patrick and Sylvia Croker

John Faerber

Francis Sevick and Marianne Glavinich

Thomas and Marianne Glavinich

Greg and Deborah Hawkins

William and Mary Heideman

Dee Hudgens

Alan and Deena Hutsell

Thomas and Marilyn Kellerman

William and Jacqueline Madden

N. Nelson and Marcia Newcomer

William and Linda Olson

Dennis and Kathy Orel

Steve and Pam Overman

Paul R Lavery and Associates

William Tom and Nancy Popek

Ronald and Jacqueline Spicer

Kenneth and Sally Walker

Tiffany and Myra Watson

Mark and Carla Wheeler

Harry L. BadgerowGarry and Catherine Daniels

Eleanore T. BlowersBill Vandenberg Sr.

Thomas ByerleyScott and Ginger Smith

Greg ChipmanCub Scout Pack 3132

Janis Michelle ColvinBarry and Kaye Morris

Robert Ellingsworth SrRonald and Patricia Pocock

Andrew S GlazeBruce and Page Reed

George Forby Irwin, Jr.George and Marlene Eib

2nd Lt. Roland Jeffries “Lit-tle Oak”William and Sarah Cass

Jim LattemanDavid and Crystal Hoopes

James LeeDiane O’Byrne

Donald Richard MillerMichael and Amy Richardson

Russell A. ReesJames and Shirley Hall

Leroy and Adelia Stalder

Charlotte Regena ShipleyCharles and Teresa Bockting

Darrel and Barbara Boyd

Dave and Laurie Bratton

Elisa Cambridge

City of Overland Park, KS

Evelyn Jarrett

Leland and Sharon Johnson

D’Wayne and Staci Leatherland

Buford and Jane Musser

Edward Lipsett and Rachael Ricklefs

Thomas and Esther Saner

Paul and Molly Schubert

Security Savings Bank

Jim Shepard

Mr. and Mrs. Edward Sneed

John and Teresa Soptic

Clifford and Elaine Tatham

Franklin and Nancy Thompson

Lawrence and Jean Walker

Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Warner

Arthur and Wanda West

Dorothy West

Margaret Worrell

William J. Stockdale Sr.Nancy Bouchard

Pearl G Rhea

I. Craig UncapherClara Hawkins

James and J.K. Shelby

Eldredge “Ogg” WhiteW.J. and Mariann Vandenberg

In Honor of:Harry L. BadgerowThree Eagle Scout Grandsons:

Anthony Badgerow

Andrew Badgerow

James Badgerow

Sam ColvilleMark and Nancy Viets

Allen WiechertSandra Wiechert

Recruiting Boy Scouts• Participate in the School Night for Scouting, recruiting the boys eligible for Boy Scouting who are in elementary school.

• Conduct Troop Open House to demonstrate Boy Scout skills, the outdoor fun of Scouting and to recruit youth and adult members alike.

• Distribute Boy Scout recruitment flyers to grades six through eight promo-

ting Troop Open House.

• Use High Adventure surveys in the schools

• Mail invitations directly to prospective Boy Scouts

• Promote Scouting at events sponsored by the chartered organization

• Promote Scouting at community events such as town fairs.

• Insert promotional page about the troop and its open house in church bulle- tins.

• Conduct a Fall Recruitment Weekend, giving every boy a camping experi- ence upon joining.

Recruiting Venturers

• Utilize Career Interest Surveys and mail Open House/First Nighter invitations to the prospective youth members

• Distribute Venturing recruitment flyers to grades six through eight promoting Crew Open House/First Nighter.

• Promote Venturing at events sponsored by the chartered organization

• Promote Venturing at community events such as town fairs

• Conduct a Fall Recruitment Weekend, giving every youth a major Venturing experience upon joining.

• Ensure that your Boy Scout Troop is complimented with a Venturing Crew to retain your older Scout in the Scouting program.

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EaglesBE 1082 Charles M. Winfrey

BE 1146 Allen W. Cummings

BE 1146 Cade Horsewood

BE 1146 David L. Woodward

BE 1178 Christopther J. Luron

BE 1178 Joshua R. Torres

BE 1216 Jaren V. Friend

BE 1216 Jeffrey J. Mark

BE 1221 Robert L. Stansell

BE 1226 Johnathan M. Shotwell

BE 1253 Zackary R. Brown

BE 1282 Dennis C. Sibley

BE 1310 Jonathon W. Mollet

BE 1310 David T. Morton

BE 1310 Joshua W. Overstreet

BE 1310 Donald D. Porter

BE 1310 Brett Wooderson

BE 1346 Kent A. Medina

BE 1346 Nathanael L. Tuione

BE 1381 Jared R. Boyd

BE 1603 Arthur C. Slaugher

BE 1646 Michael E. Price

BE 1646 Kevin F. Winchester

BE 1738 John E. Burns

BE 1846 Max O. Bailey

BE 1846 Jonathan M. Whipple

BE 2603 David F. Green

BM 1324 Adam B. Copper

BM 1611 Cole A. Cochran

KW 9 Evan C. Meyers

KW 9 Michael E. Muder

KW 22 William C. White Jr.

KW 165 Stephan C. Erickson

KW 366 Cody W. Hilt

KW 366 Benjamin R. Tracy

KW 2003 Dexter T. Chase

LB 238 Sean W. Hogue

LB 1304 Bradley D. Fosberg

NS 1135 Jayme M. Walker

NS 1137 Brian M. Barzee

NS 1155 Alexander J. Jobe

NS 1180 Adam M. Zeller

NS 1216 Collin W. Yearry

NS 1247 Joshua S. Neeley

NS 1260 Casey C. Parrish

NS 1270 Anthony C. Chandler

NS 1313 Allen R. Squire II

NS 1351 Evan S. Knoll

NS 1351 Christopher D. Roberts

NS 1351 Kenneth G. Sampsell

NS 1356 Ryan D. Salmon

NS 1370 Matthew V. Mullin, II

NS 1388 Kyle D. Sublett

NS 1447 Ryan A. Carnes

NS 1447 Corbin A. Gauert

NS 1447 Travis J. Parish

NS 1633 Earl L. Rollison

NS 2633 Jason A. Hejl

NT 18 Derek R. Maybell

NT 91 Kevin W. Coon

NT 91 Alexander M. Hodges

NT 93 Shawn P. Miles

NT 98 Andrew J. Sevcik

NT 98 Joseph W.Wheeler

NT 123 Caleb S. Jarratt

NT 184 Bryan J. Wolnik

NT 192 Patrick J. Thomsen

NT 194 Michael L. Komosa

NT 194 Brian A. Miller

NT 199 Charles S. Marx

NT 295 Jeffrey M. Maiden

NT 351 Joshua N. Wancura

NT 358 Niklas H. Rueter

NT 648 Jordan A. Hale

PL 53 Christopher J. Berger

PL 59 Andrew J. Clancy

PL 65 Kirsten A. Shuck

PT 1030 Nicholas R. Meyers

PT 1087 Timothy J. Howard Jr.

PT 1118 Bernard S. Gillis III

PT 1118 Samuel R. Monsees

PT 1118 Thomas C. Schleicher

PT 1150 Alexander T. Bryant

PT 1150 Colin J. Cicchetti

PT 1150 Matthew T. Jenkins

PT 1150 William F. Unmin

PT 1165 Peter A. Stone

RT 122 Joshua A. Robertson

RT 122 Andrew D. Sachs

RT 122 Brenton E. Willoughby

RT 182 Nathaniel L. Henry

RT 201 Andrew G. Fitzsimmons

RT 201 Scott R. Owen

RT 201 Nickolas P. Springmeyer

RT 239 Robert E. Baldwin

RT 265 Jonathan W. Goddard

RT 265 Kevin J. Watson

RT 315 Jason R. Gunning

RT 324 Reed J. Weinstock

RT 425 Jonathan G. Baker

RT 6783 Michael N. Brown

RT 6783 Peter M. Sullivan

RTH 122 Kevin A. Sweeney

RTH 315 Jason T. Rankin

TB 1032 Daniel W. Burke

TB 1032 Adam R. Hitchens

TB 1032 Jeffery W. Krebs

TB 1032 Jeb S. Newman Jr.

TB 1088 Jacob W. Shepard

TB 1100 Benjamin A. Sudheimer

TB 1124 Trent M. Strickland

TB 1240 Stephen K. Scaughter

TB 1245 Aaron E. Byous

TB 1269 James A. Kuhn

TB 1269 John B. Stimpson

TB 1300 Samuel D. Honomichl

TB 1300 Anthony R. Lucas

TB 1323 Tyler M. Cox

TB 1366 Joshua M. Coop

TB 1391 Andrew E. Snow

TB 1426 Trevor W. Lowry

TB 1469 Erick S. Shireman

TB 1601 Anthony M. Belzer

TB 1801 Richard T. Corbett

TB 1801 Evan C. Johnson

TB 1801 Joel D. Swetnam

TH 10 Zachary J. Mallin

TH 10 Kevin B. Ornduff

TH 92 Matthew D. Sobczynshki

TH 256 Ryan M. Bond

TH 282 Taylor M. Cantril

TH 282 Dale W. Smith

TH 284 Alexander S. Bakker

TH 387 Charles E. Rush

TH 1061 Ethan Levine

TH 1061 Benjamin M. Shapiro

TR 74 Daniel L. Warner

TR 77 Bryan S. Kendall

TR 77 Luke A. Palan

TR 126 Lloyd J. Harbin

TW 83 Andrew D. Malov

TW 83 Paul D. Terry

TW 89 Brian M. Denning

TW 89 Christopher G. Kennedy

TW 186 Kevin P. Garrett

TW 186 Andrew B. Miller

TW 401 Keane C. Horner

TW 401 Mathew R. Losey

TW 401 Jeffrey M. Shull

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Data Services, a joint venture between DST and State Street Bank. One wonders how his schedule allows time for community service.

Tom’s commitment to the community spans many years. He served the Central City School Fund Board for 12 years, five of these as its chairman. Other past service include the Missouri Easter Seals Society Board of Directors and Treasurer, St. Thomas More school board, Bishop Hogan High School Finance Committee, the American Cancer Society and the Kansas City Tomorrow and Centurions. Currently, Tom serves on the Financial Council for the Kansas City, Missouri Catholic Diocese, is the Chairman of the Board of Trustees for Rockhurst University, sits on the Board of Trustees for Avila University, serves as a director at Carondelet Health and Rockhurst University Continuing Education Corp.

Scouting remains high on Tom’s list of current affiliations. He currently serves the Heart of America Council on its Executive Committee and is Vice President of Endowment. Under Tom’s leadership, the endowment has grown to over $20 million in current and deferred gifts, ensuring the longevity of

Scouting values for future generations of young men in Heart of America Council.

For his work to support the council, Tom has received its highest volunteer recognition, the Silver Beaver award.

Tom and his wife Sharon also believe in the ben-efits of quality summer time programs for young people. During the “Keeping Our Promise” capital campaign, they financed the cost of the Pirate Ship Aquatic Park theme area at Cub World. Cub World is located at Camp Theodore Naish Scout Reservation located near Bonner Springs, Kansas. This program enhancement ensures that thousands of Cub Scouts each year will have a safe environment to enjoy the cooling effect of summer swimming while learning aquatic skills and safety.

The event raised more than $395,000 to support the Urban Scouting program of the Heart of America Council. The Urban Scouting program serves 5,141 Cub Scouts, Boy Scouts, and Venturers in the Urban Core of Kansas City and an additional 5,133 Learn-ing for Life participants. Through the Urban Scouting program, young people grow in citizenship, physical fitness and life skills as they prepare for adulthood.

Welcome New Leaders The “Den Leaders First Month” is designed to take the guesswork out of organizing a den for a new den leader. You know how important first impres-sions are and Cub Scouting is no different. Boys join Cub Scouting for excitement, to be with friends, and to have fun. Fun den meetings will help ensure that good first impression. By following the plans outlined in this kit, new den leaders will be able to conduct fun and exciting den meetings and Scouts will come back for more!

The first thing new den leaders should know is that you’re not alone. Hundreds of thousands of adults have preceded you in volunteering. Their experience and wisdom are available through a num-ber of resources that are outlined in this kit. As a new den leader, you won’t have to “re-invent the wheel” as you plan and prepare for meetings. You should have received your “Den Leaders First Month” at your School Night meeting. This is available online at www.hoac-bsa.org.

Please provide these resources to your new Den Leaders and encourage them to attend local training offered each weekend in late August and September.

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scout family day at “The K” Order FormName________________________________________ Address ____________________________________City ________________________________________ State __________ Zip ________________________Troop ______________________________________________________Number of Field Box Tickets .............. ____ X $16.00 (reg $23) = $__________Number of Field Plaza Tickets ............ ____ X $15.00 (reg $20) = $__________Number of View Box Tickets .............. ____ X $10.00 (reg $15) = $__________Number of Outfield Plaza Tickets ...... ____ X $ 8.00 (reg $12) = $__________Number of View Level Infield Tickets .. ____ X $ 8.00 (reg $12) =$__________Number of Hy-Vee View Level Tickets .... ____ X $ 7.00 (reg $7) =$__________Shipping and Handling ..........................................................=$ 3.00

TOTAL =$� Check Enclosed Check Number________________

Please make check or money order payable to Kansas City Royals or give credit card information.PLEASE MAIL OR FAX (816) 504-4142 THIS FORM ALONG WITH PAYMENT TO: MAIL ORDER DEPARTMENT, ONE ROYAL WAY, KANSAS CITY, MO 64129

Sunday, August 6, 2006–1:10 pmMinnesota Twins vs Kansas City Royals• Parade Parade around the field with other Scouts in your

uniform. (minimum of 500 in attendance).

• Chance to Win a First Pitch! A member ofthe Troop that sells the most tickets will throw out the first pitch of the Royals game.

• Back to School Lunchbox(First 10,000 kids 14 and under).

• Bob Evans Kids Eat Free Kids 14 and under will receive a free hot dog and small Pepsi.

DEADLINE FOR ORDERS IS JULY 21, 2006.For questions call Jeff Miller at (816) 504-4476

Payment by Credit CardPlease circle one

�MC �VISA �AMEX �DISC

Name ______________________________

Card # ______________________________________

Expiration date ____________________

Signature ________________________

Jewish Boy Scout Religious Awards Forming

The Jewish Committee on Scout-ing is now forming community-wide classes for the various Jewish Boy Scout Religious Awards. Classes are open to all Jewish Scouts in the com-munity regardless of their troop/pack affiliation.

Classes for the Ner Tamid Award (Boy Scouts in grades six – nine) and Etz Chaim Award (Boy Scouts ages 14-17) will begin in August. Classes for the Maccabee Award (Tiger Cub/Cub Scouts, grades one – three) and Aleph Award (Cub Scouts/Webelos, grades three – five) will begin in December.

All Scouts completing the classes will be invited to participate in the community-wide Jewish Religious Award Recognition Ceremony sched-uled for March 11, 2007.

To reserve a place in one of the Jewish Boy Scout Religious Award classes, or for additional information on starting dates and time, contact Norman Kahn, JCS chairman, 913-341-4792 or at nkahn@aafp.org.

God and Country Class Forming

Come one, come all to the God and Country Program this fall. There will be three locations: North Location is in Gladstone at North Cross United Methodist Church, the South Location is in Prairie Village at Cherokee Christian Church, 75th and Belinder and the Southwest Loca-tion is in Olathe at the First Baptist Church at 151st and Murlen.

Program dates begin:

Cherokee Christian – September 10th

First Baptist – September 17th

North Cross United Methodist – TBA

God and Country is a program offered for all youth, boys and girls, from any youth organization – Boy Scouts, Girl Scouts, Campfire, 4-H or any church group. This is a church award, which the youth serving organizations honor and recognize on their uniforms and in their orga-nizations. Materials are writ-ten by P. R. A. Y. in St. Louis and have the endorsement from church bodies.

We will be offering each of the four levels at each site. God and Me for those youth in grades 1-3, in which we begin a conversation about how God relates in the life of a young person. We play games and make a GAME Box (God and Me Exploring) for our learning time. God and Family for grades 4-6, offers a time to under-stand how our Family is important and how the pieces come together to make a whole. They share in making pizza for the learning time and then share in pizza at the conclusion of the class. God and Church, grades 6-8 is a time to explore one’s own church and the history involved in both the denomination and the local congregation. Youth will build a photo journal or album in order to watch their journey begin. And finally, God and Life for those youth in grades 9-12, is time to put into place all that the youth have learned and be launched in the world, to go and serve.

There is a Four-Star Award which is being given to those youth who complete all four programs. This is a new award and I would encourage all youth to consider earning this award.

If you have taught any of the programs in the past and would be inter-ested in teaching this year, please contact Cindy Cone – 816-694-5151 for either Scout program or Jeff Cook – 816-468-9232 for the North program. There is a training time for new instructors, but we are look-ing for others to help in this time.

Registration is not required, but requested. Please send an e-mail to Cindy Cone at revcindycone@electromethanol.com for the South Pro-grams and Jeff Cook at scouter@kc.rr.com to sign up for any program.

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Cubs in Hollywood

Over the past two months, many of our districts have offered camping opportunities in local parks to Cub Scouts in grades 1 through 5. This exiting 5 day program, showcases our Cub Scout program in the local community. Accolades go out to the many volunteers that made this year's day camps such a success. It is the volunteers, who share of their time that allowed over 3,546 young people to enjoy these programs

Take a few minutes to view the pictures included on this page to get an idea of the activities and fun experiences our Cub Scouts had this summer. Activities include Sling Shots, Archery, Fishing, Leatherwork, Relays, Face Painting, National Guard Education, Guest Speakers and fun.

Saturday,September 30

2006

Scout Night at the Wizards – Saturday, September 30

METHOD OF PAYMENT: CHECK #_______ CREDIT CARD __VISA __AMERICAN EXPRESS __MASTERCARD __DISCOVER

CARD #________________________________________________ EXPIRATION_______ SIGNATURE_______________________________

PURCHASER:__________________________________________________________ TROOP #____________________________________

DAY PHONE: ( ) EVENING PHONE: ( )

ADDRESS:

CITY: STATE: ZIP:

EMAIL ADDRESS: ___________________________________________________________________________________________________

Tickets Qty. Price AmountOuter Sideline Reserved ____ x $ 9 = $______

All orders turned in after 9/22/06 will be put at stadium Will Call. Orders prior to that will

have tickets mailed back to you.

Make checks payable to: Kansas City Wizards Two Arrowhead Dr. Kansas City, MO 64129

This discount offer only good with advance order by September 29

FOR QUESTIONS OR TO PLACE YOUR ORDER BY PHONE CONTACT:

Steve Cutelli: (816) 920-4738 e-mail: scutelli@kcwizards.com

5:30 – 7:30 p.m. Pre-Game Activities�� A large BBQ grill with charcoal will be provided for Scouts at

parking lot D-16. Bring your own soft drinks, and food to cook �� 2-hrs of Soccer Street inflatable games & music �� Children ages 15 & under can sign up in advance to be a part

of the Human Tunnel, player introductions on Arrowhead field

MidfielderKerry Zavagnin

Scout Night at the Wizards

Kansas City Wizards Vs.

Real Salt Lake Kick-Off 7:30 p.m.

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Council CalendarAugust2 Cub Scout Day Camp Staff Meeting; 7:00 p.m., Council Office6 Visitors Day, 8:00 a.m., H. Roe Bartle9 University of Scouting Staff Meeting; 7:00 p.m., Council Office17 OA LEC Meeting; 7:00 p.m., Council Office22 Executive Committee Meeting, 4:00 p.m., Carriage Club25-27 OA Fall Induction Weekend; 6:00 p.m. Camp Naish

September 4 Labor Day, Office, Scout Shop, Camps Closed6 Cub Scout Day Camp Staff Meeting; 7:00 p.m., Council Office13 University of Scouting Staff Meeting; 7:00 p.m., Council Office15-17 OA Fall Fellowship; 6:00 p.m., Camp Naisch 19 Executive Board, 12:00 p.m.21 OA LEC Meeting; 7:00 p.m., Council Office23 Truman Library Merit Badge Program29-1 OA Lodge Officers Retreat

October 4 Cub Scout Day Camp Staff Meeting; 7:00 p.m., Council Office7 OA Vigil Banquet12 Eagle Fellowship Event11 University of Scouting Staff Meeting; 7:00 p.m., Council Office 17 Executive Committee Meeting, 4:00 p.m., Carriage Club.

Dear Unit Leader:

The 2006 Popcorn Sale promises to be the best ever to help your unit achieve its fundraising goals!

Based upon feedback from unit leaders, we have continued to improve the sale to make it the most effective and user friendly fundraiser for you. Here are the details

Timeline – The Sale will begin on Saturday, September 16 and end on Sunday, October 29th. This year’s timeline is one week shorter to help units have more time to pickup and distribute their popcorn prior to Thanksgiving.

Show N Deliver/Show N Sell – More and more units are participating in Show N Deliver – a great opportunity to sell popcorn and collect the money in one step! Orders for Show ‘N Deliver are due on Tuesday, September 5th and pickup will be Friday, September 15th and Saturday, September 16th.

Attend training and receive 32% commission! Trainings will be held throughout the Council in convenient locations beginning in August to help you prepare for a successful sale!

Great Prizes – including Coleman gift cards, Trails End Games and Gadget gift cards, Wal-Mart gift cards, BSA gifts and BSA gift cards. Scouts will have more prize options to choose from!

Popular Product Line-Up – We’ve got the same popular items!

Two Show N Deliver / Show N Sell Pickup Locations – We are plan-ning to have two locations on the west and east side of the Council to speed delivery at the Show N Deliver pickup site again this year. Sign up now to participate in this simple, easy and effective unit fundraiser. Plan now for a great year of Scouting and utilize the Trails End popcorn sale to achieve your unit’s goals!

Heart of America Council2006 Trails End Popcorn Sale

Unit Commitment CardYES! Our unit will participate in the 2006 popcorn Sale

District ________________ Cirlce: Pack/Troop/ Crew/Post Unit Number _____ # of Active Scouts: ______ Unit Chairperson:__________________________ Street Address:_____________________________ City/State/Zip:_____________________________ Phone H:_______________ B:________________ E-Mail:___________________________________

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Order of the Arrow – Fall Induc-tion

The final fall induction of 2006 will be held August 25-27 at Camp Naish. So far this year over 800 new members have been inducted into the Order Of The Arrow. Registration forms are available online and at your August roundtable.

Fall Fellowship

The gathering of arrowman for the Fall Fel-lowship will occur on September 15-17 at the Theodore Naish Scout Reservation. Register now to insure your spot at this year’s “Super Arrowmen Brothers” extravaganza.

Youth are needed to serve as Lodge and Chapter officers. Forms are now available in the Camp Naish Trading Post or online. Remember that the form needs to be turned in by Friday Night of Fall Fellowship to be on the ballot the next day during elections.

Camp Naish News –

We have had a very successful summer with increases in Bear, Webelos and Boy Scout Camp attendance. Plan now for your 2007 summer camping experience, as we expect continued increases in summer attendance. Based on your feedback, we will continue with the ordering of camp shirts via the internet, and test merit badge sign up online.

During the off-season, we are open for Rim-rock trail hiking, pack or troop camping, program planning meetings, or public special events. If you would like to make an off season rental please complete the Short Term Camping form available online and fax to 913-441-6920 attn. Steve Campbell.

University of Scouting

This is the time of year where learning is in the air. Kids of all ages are back in school learn-ing about reading, writing and arithmetic. Now you have the chance to join them, if only for a day, and the topic is a fun one. Time is run-ning out to register your attendance at the 2006 University of Scouting, to be held November 4, 2006 at Hickman Mills High School in Kansas City.

The day long event brings together Scout leaders from all over the Heart of America Coun-cil. Whether you are in Cub Scouts, Boy Scouts, or Venture Crew, this event will provide an opportunity to come together with like-minded people who share an interest in being a leader in Scouting.

This annual event provides an arena for Scout leaders to increase one’s knowledge, gain enthu-siasm and improve one’s skill in leading young Scouters – all while having the freedom to pick their own classes. This gathering will most cer-tainly be a fun time for one and all. Classes will include: Fun With Ropes and Knots, Women in Scouting, Leave No Trace Camping, Religion in BSA, Flag Etiquette and many more,

Complete information, along with registration forms, can be obtained at District Roundtables or the Heart of America Council office. Addition-ally, you may log on to www.hoac-bsa.org to download the forms.

Eagle Scout Scholarships

Applications for the Cooke Eagle Scout Aca-demic Scholarship and the Hall/McElwain Merit Scholarships are now available at www.nesa.org. Please discard all old scholarship forms that you may have. Only the new forms will be accept-able.

Applications for both scholarships will be accepted after October 1, 2006, but postmarked no later than midnight January 31, 2007. Appli-cants can fill out these applications on the com-puter, print them out, sign them and mail them in to the address on the application. Please do not mail these applications to the Council office, Doing so will only delay your application.

Military Program Opportunity

Below is a letter from an Eagle Scout offering to assist your units with program needs.

My name is Richard Gantz and I am a recruiter for the U.S. Army in Lawrence, KS. I had my court of honor for my Eagle Rank between my Army Basic Training and shipping out to Germany. I entered the Army in 1986 and spent 5 1/2 years in Germany. I returned to the United States in 1991 and was stationed at Fort Riley, KS until I finished my term of service in 1993. I spent my next 13 years working in the Rent-To-Own business. Then I saw an ad in the paper for civilian Army recruiters. I saw this as an opportunity to serve my country again while helping young men and women enter the Army so they can serve this GREAT COUNTRY of ours!

The Boy Scouts helped me realize the impor-tance of protecting the freedoms we have. So many parts of the Scout Oath and Law guided me on serving my COUNTRY.

If you would like for me to come out to one of your troop meetings and discuss the Army and the many benefits the Army has, you can call me toll free at 1-877-571-4241 or send me an e-mail at Richard.Gantz@usarec.army.mil

If you are out of my area I will link you up with a recruiter in your area.

Thank you for your time and leadership in showing and teaching our young Americans about Values and Ethic’s that our Country was built on.

Richard L. Gantz, U.S. Army, MPRI

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Online advancement entry is here! The Heart of America Council is excited to announce that units can now use Internet Advancement to record their youth member advancements from any online location—at home or at the office. You will find this new method to be easy, convenient, and accurate because your unit enters the information.

Here’s how it works:

The Heart of America Council has an Internet Advancement page on our Web site (www.hoac-bsa.org) with instructions and a link to this new functionality. Internet Advancement makes it easy for unit leadership to record awards, ranks, and merit badges to youth via an online process.

New in August, we will be enhancing Internet Advancement with sev-eral new features. The two major enhancements are:

• The ability to upload advancement data from management software, such as Packmaster / Troopmaster

• The ability to record additional advancements in the Cub Scouting program, including Webelos activity badges

At any time during the year, the unit advancement processor from each active unit will be able to record advancements to youth member records. And, they’ll also be able to print a unit roster at any time. The roster is the most current information from ScoutNET, and it will include the person ID for each adult and youth member.

These are other reports available from Internet Advancement.

• Unit Advancement Summary shows ranks, merit badges, and awards saved in each person record for current members of the unit.

• Advancement Report lists each youth member that has new ranks, merit badges, and awards, if any. This is the official unit Advancement Report to be signed and submitted to the Scout Shop.

• Unit Awards Summary lists the number of new ranks, merit badges, and awards by name as a shopping list.

• Advancement Update Summary lists any ranks, merit badges, and awards that were already in the member record and were updated online.

What a great tool to save your unit time in recording your Scouts advancements. This will ensure that accurate records are available when he goes to fill out that Eagle Application. If you have questions, please feel free to call the Heart of America Council and visit with our program depart-ment. Login codes where mailed to your units. If you have misplaced your login information, please call the department mentioned above. For more information about Internet Advancement visit www.hoac-bsa.org.

DISTRICT NEWS10 • August/September 2006 Adventures in Scouting

Twin Rivers District

2006 Twin Rivers Committee ChairsDistrict Chairman Mike Prothe (913) 294-2111District Commissioner John Berton (785) 242-8294Activities Chair Buddy Burris (785) 867-3005Advancement Chair Curtis Gibson (913) 898-4955Camping Chair VacantEndowment Chair Ken Weide (785) 448-5560Finance/Friends of Scouting Chair Dana Crawford (913) 757-4451Membership Chair Wendy Richardson (913) 294-6660Roundtable Commissioner (Boy Scouts) Dave Miller (913) 849-3574Roundtable Commissioners (Cub Scouts) Kathy Kierl (913) 557-5869 Pam Thompson (913) 294-2344Special Needs Coordinator Pam Thompson (913) 294-2344Training Co-Chairs Lawrence Dickinson (913) 731-8221 Pam Thompson (913) 294-2344Website Chair VacantDistrict Executive Gordon Corcoran (816) 569-4941 gcorcora@bsamail.org

August3 District Fish Fry; 6:30 p.m. Wallace Park, Paola3 District Commissioner’s Meeting; 6:30 p.m., Wallace Park, Paola3 Roundtable; 7:30 p.m., Wallace Park, Paola3 OA Chapter 4 Meeting; 7:30 p.m., Wallace Park, Paola3 School Night Kickoff; 7:30 p.m. Wallace Park, Paola10 District Committee Meeting; 6:30 p.m., El Tapitio's, Paola

September7 District Commissioner’s Meeting; 6:30 p.m., Paola United Methodist Church7 Roundtable; 7:30 p.m., Paola United methodist Church7 OA Chapter 4 Meeting; 7:30 p.m., Wallace Park, Paola14 District Committee Meeting; 6:30 p.m., El Tapitio's, Paola29 Cub Scout Family Overnight; Lake Miola, Paola KS

Twin Rivers District Events

You Made a Difference

The Twin Rivers District Cub Scout Day Camp held June 5th thru 8th, 2006 at North Lake Park in Garnett Kansas was a HUGE suc-cess. The success was due, in no small part, to all those who helped out. The amount of support was overwhelming. Youth staff, walk-ing leaders, den and pack leaders, day camp staff, volunteers, and par-ents donated countless man-hours to help assure that the Cubs had a great time!

Everyone, regardless of how they helped made a difference. There can be no question that the Day Camp could not have been the success it was without the efforts of each and every volunteer working in concert together like a well oiled machine as they did. You are all heroes in the eyes of the Cubs!

Special thanks to everyone who played a role in making this year’s Day Camp a smashing success. We hope to see you next year!

School Night for Scouting

It is never too early to start plan-ning your units recruitment for this coming fall. While we focus on Cub Scout recruiting in the Fall, ALL UNITS are invited to join us at the United Methodist Church, Paola, 7:30 p.m., for information to help your unit recruit and retain new boys and leaders. It is impor-tant that at least one person from your unit attend this information session and kickoff. You will learn of the new and exciting changes to the recruiting plan.

Twin Rivers District Training Dates AnnouncedSat. 8/19/2006 thru Thur. 8/24/2006 Powderhorn (Venturing)Sat. 8/26/2006 Trainer Development CourseFri. 9/15/2006 thru Sun. 9/17/2006 WoodbadgeSat. 9/23/2006 New Leader EssentialsSat. 9/23/2006 Youth ProtectionSat. 9/23/2006 C.S. Leader SpecificFri. 9/29/2006 thru Sun. 10/01/2006 WoodbadgeSat. 10/14/2006 New Leader EssentialsSat. !0/14/2006 B.S. Leader Specific sessions 1&2Wed. 10/18/2006 B.S. Leader Specific session 3Fri. 10/20/2006 thru Sat. 10/21/2006 Intro. To Outdoor Leader SkillsFri. 10/20/2006 thru Sat. 10/21/2006 Webelos Leader Outdoor Training Thur. 11/2/2006 Recharter TrainingSat. 11/04/2006 University of ScoutingSat. 11/11/2006 New Leader EssentialsSat. 11/11/2006 Youth ProtectionSat. 11/11/2006 C.S. Leader EssentialsSat. 3/10/2007 New Leader EssentialsSat. 3/10/2007 Youth ProtectionSat. 3/10/2007 C.S. Leader SpecificQUESTIONS? Call the T.R. Training Co-Chairs Lawrence Dickinson at 913-731-8221 OR Pam Thompson at 913-294-2344.

toward that rank. Gordon has been active in the L.D.S. Church and has an extensive background in corpo-rate management and education, with a degree in Organizational Management from Friends Univer-sity and in Education from Metro-politan Community College. We are pleased to have Gordon as part of the team.

As Gordon makes visits your unit, please make him feel welcome and share your thoughts on how Scouting can grow in your commu-nity..

Information On The Web

The Twin Rivers Website is now up and running. Next time you are online, take a minute and look at the District page, www.hoac-bsa.org.

We are going to keep putting more info on the page that will help keep you up to day on what is going

on in the district and in Scouting. The site is also a great place to find info your unit might need on events and forms that you might need.

Twin Rivers District Exec-utive

Gordon D. Corcoran joined the Twin Rivers District as its District Executive effective May 1. Gordon is a veteran BSA volunteer and a Scouting parent who currently serves as an Assistant District Com-missioner in the Blue Elk District. Gordon and his wife have two Eagle Scout sons and a third son working

DISTRICT NEWSAdventures in Scouting August/September 2006 • 11

ThunderbirdDistrict

August1 Roundtable; 7:30 p.m., Hickman Mills H.S.3 District School Night Orientation; 7:00 p.m., Scout Service Center8 Commissioner’s Meeting; 7:00 p.m., Scout Service Center9 Council Commissioner Training’s; 7:00 p.m., Scout Service Center10 District School Night Kick-Off; 7:00 p.m., Scout Service Center

September5 Roundtable; 7:30 p.m., Hickman Mills H.S.12 Commissioner’s Meeting; 7:00 p.m., Scout Service Center14 Committee Meeting Training’s; 7:00 p.m., Scout Service Center29-30 Cub Scout Family Campout

Thunderbird District Events

2006 Thunderbird Committee ChairsChairman David Frantze (816) 691-3181 Commissioner Ray Seidelman (816) 350-7438Vice-Chairman Program Joe Mackey (816) 309-7474Vice-Chairman Support Lester Ham (816) 777-5006Activities Leo Berroteran (816) 353-5311Advancement Mark Grant (816) 380-3923 Camping Larry Overfield (816) 358-1022Membership Cindy Cone (816) 694-5151 Special Needs Barbara Shaffer (816) 763-3226 Training Kelsie Clark (816) 430-5654Relationships Cindy Cone (816) 694-5151District Director Roger Hoyt (816) 569-4946 rbhoyt@bsamail.orgSr District Executive David Riker (816) 569-4974 driker@bsamail.orgDistrict Executive Josh Morales (816) 569-4962 jmorales@bsamail.org

Trainings

Training dates are set and most of the locations have been secured. Training is an essential part of a unit’s success. More leaders trained in their current position leads to bet-ter programs. Be sure to look for registration forms at roundtable as well as on the council website for the upcoming trainings:

• www.hoac-bsa.org.

• Click on “Districts” (In the left hand column)

• Click on “Thunderbird”

• Click on “Training”

For Cub training questions contact:

David Riker - 816-569-4974

For Boy Scout training questions contact:

Josh Morales- 816-569-4961

Friends of Scouting

Thanks again to all of those who supported Friends of Scouting in the 2006 campaign. Your support has, once again, helped Scouting thrive in the Thunderbird District

and the Heart of America Council.

A Reminder…Friends of Scout-ing 2007 is just around the corner. As you schedule Blue and Golds and Courts of Honor, please set aside a few minutes for a presenta-tion so that we can give the most effective presentation as possible. Thank you for your support.

Day Camp

Day Camp was a tremendous success! We had over 300 boys come to camp, about 100 more than last year. It was hot, but everyone maintained a positive, fun attitude. Thanks to all of the walking lead-ers, staff and most especially Kay Duncan (Day Camp Director) and Kerrie Bertz (Program Director) for their leadership and planning.

Cub Family Campout

On September 29th-30th we will have our annual Cub Family Campout. All new Cubs, currently registered Cubs and their families are encouraged to attend. Cost is $7. This includes cracker barrel (night time snack), breakfast, camp-ing area and activities. Registration deadline is at September round-table. What a fun way to welcome our new Cub Scouts and their fami-lies.

Contact Josh Morales if you have questions. Direct Line: 569-4961

Camporee

This year Camporee will be on October 13th-15th. We will be promoting an Indian Village theme this year so start thinking of ways to dress up your troop campsite.

Early bird registration is due at the September roundtable at $6 per person. Following Roundtable, registration will be $8.

Contact Josh Morales for ques-tions. Direct Line: 816-569-4961.

Popcorn

Need funds? Sell Popcorn! Pop-corn sales are a fast and easy way to boost the pack and troop budget, support the local council and help with boy’s camp fees. Up to 33% of money collected goes to support the local troop.

Sign up with Fred Bixler ASAP – 353-6105

Fall Recruitment

School Nights are set and coor-dinators are in place. Make sure you work with your school night team coordinator to have pack rep-resentatives present. Our goal is to recruit at least 770 new Scouts this fall! Working together, we will be successful. Thanks for your sup-port of the new recruitment plan.

DISTRICT NEWS12 • August/September 2006 Adventures in Scouting

TrailheadDistrict

2006 Trailhead Committee ChairsDistrict Chair Gus Meyer (913) 642-3209District Commissioner John Heather (913) 558-2023Activities Chair Dean Carlson (913) 681-2852Family FOS Chair Larry Potts (913) 424-7941Membership Chair Greg Spies (913) 338-4354School Night Chair Rob Wheeler (816) 941-8317Advancement Chair Rob Sisco (913) 649-5519Camping Chair Russ Lindsay (913) 649-2956Training ChairCub Scout Training Chair Jane Thompson (913) 685-8214Eagle Chair Dennis Gerrity (913) 341-4605Boy Scout Roundtable Gene Bellner (913) 894-2288Order of the Arrow Advisor Bob McGowan (913) 438-2368Venturing Roundtable Chair Chuck Even (816) 560-3836Cub Scout Roundtable Karen Winney (913) 341-8557Day Camp Director Suzanne Schartz (913) 851-1804Day Camp Program Director Mark Whelan (913) 681-5519Senior District Executive Matt Specht (816) 569-4966 mspecht@bsamail.org

August3 Roundtable, Eagle Scout Project Review, Order of the Arrow Chapter; 7:00 p.m, Church of the Resurrection (137th & Roe)8 District School Night Kickoff; 7:oo p.m., Christ Church (91st & Nall)10 District Committee Meeting; 6:30 p.m., Rolling Hills Presbyterian (92nd & Nall)10 Commissioner's Meeting; 7:30 p.m., Rolling Hills Presbyterian (92nd & Nall)17 Eagle Board of Review; 7:00 p.m., Latter-Day Saints Church (13025 Wornall)

September7 Roundtable, Eagle Scout Project Review, Order of the Arrow Chapter, Merit Badge Counselor Training: 7:00 p.m., Church of the Resurrection (137th & Roe)9 New Leader Essentials Training: 8:30 a.m., location TBD9 Cub Scout Job Specific Training: 10:00 a.m., location TBD14 District Committee Meeting: 6:30 p.m., Rolling Hills Presbyterian (9300 Nall)14 Commissioner Meeting: 7:30 p.m., Rolling Hills Presbyterian (9300 Nall Ave)16 New Leader Essentials Training: 8:30 a.m., location TBD16 Cub Scout Job Specific Training: 10:00 a.m., location TBD21 Eagle Board of Review: 7:00 p.m., Latter-Day Saints Church (13025 Wornall)23 New Leader Essentials Training: 8:30 a.m., location TBD23 Cub Scout Job Specific Training: 10:00 a.m., location TBD29-30 Cub Scout Family Campout: 6:30 p.m., Camp Ernst (180th & Kenneth)

Trailhead District Events

Internet Advancement

At the August Roundtable, we will be holding a hands-on orientation for Cub Scout leaders on Internet Advance-ment. All Pack advancement chairmen should plan on being in attendance to get all of your questions answered. For more information, please contact Rob Sisco at (913) 649-5519.

Popcorn

Popcorn sales begins soon, so don’t forget to have your unit signed up and ready to go! Unit commitment forms are available at Roundtables and the Council service center. Even if you have never participated in the sale before, it’s not too late to start earning money for your unit’s activities. Also, even if only one den or patrol wishes to sell, you can still sign up. Do not miss out on this incredible fund-raising opportunity! For details, Please con-tact Pam Clark at (913) 341-8731 or KimBerly Keyser at (913) 685-9459.

Back to the Pack

One of the key components to the new School Night to Join Scouting

program is that each Cub Scout Pack needs to have a “Back to the Pack” activity in early August for all of it’s “old” members. This event can be as simple as a picnic, pool party, etc. The concept is simple: Invite all of your returning boys and their families to a meeting or event in August to get re-energized for upcoming fall. This helps identify any leadership voids you have in your pack, so your pack and the district membership committee are prepared to recruit any new leaders at your School Join Scout Night meeting.

Join Scout Night On August 8, 2006 at 7:00 p.m. at Christ Church (91st & Nall), Trailhead District will be holding the District-wide School Night to Join Scouting Kick-off meeting. It is very important that every Cub Scout Pack’s member-ship chairman be in attendance. At this meeting, your pack will receive the orientation on how the new fall recruitment program works, and what your important responsibilities are to making it a success. If you have any questions, please contact Rob Wheeler at (816) 941-8317.

Cub Scout Family Campout

All first, second, and third grade boys are invited to attend the Trailhead District’s Second Annual Cub Scout Family Campout on Friday, Septem-ber 29 - Saturday, September 30. The overnight camping experience will be held at Camp Ernst (180th & Kenneth Rd.) Families should plan to arrive at 6:30 p.m. and the campout will end about 11:00 a.m. Make sure to bring a tent and your camping gear. Activities will include family games, campfire program, evening snack, breakfast, and much more! Cost is $7.00 per fam-ily member. This campout is a great opportunity to get all of your newly signed up boys on an overnight experi-ence just a couple weeks after joining Scouting. For questions, please con-tact Dave Gurwell at (816) 591-4316 or Matt Specht at (816) 569-4966.

Fall Camporee Get ready for some Medieval Mad-ness! On October 13-15, 2006, the Trailhead District Fall Camporee will be held at Louisburg Park, Louisburg, KS. This activity is for all Webelos, Boy Scouts, and Venturers. Webelos are invited to attend only on October 14-15 and must have a parent and a host troop to camp with in order to stay the evening. Information packets can be found on the district activities web

page at www.hoac-bsa.org/Thactivi-ties.cfm. For questions, please contact Mike Flanagan at (913) 568-2971.

Annual Business Meeting

On October 12, 2006 at 6:30 p.m. at Rolling Hills Presbyterian (9300 Nall Ave.). Trailhead will hold its Annual Business Meeting. Elections of Dis-trict Chair and Members-at-Large of the District Committee will take place at this time. All voting members of the District, including Chartered Organi-zational Representatives, are strongly encouraged to attend this very impor-tant meeting. Please send Nominations to: Trailhead District

Nominating Committee

10210 Holmes Road

Kansas City, MO 64131

Nominations may also be given, in writing to Matt Specht. All nomina-tions must be received in writing at least one month prior to the District Election for proper consideration.

Training There will also be a feature training every month at the District Roundtable. Please remember for a current schedule of trainings to visit the Trailhead train-ing web page at www.hoac-bsa.org/thtraining.cfm.

DISTRICT NEWSAdventures in Scouting August/September 2006 • 13

Red-Tailed Hawk District

2006 Red-Tailed Hawk Committee ChairsDistrict Chairman Keith Sickendick (913) 685-1870District Commissioner Steve Ward (913) 764-5962District Vice-Chair Steve Berko (913) 897-2934District Training Chair Jeff Wandtke (913) 764-8413District Camping Chair Dave Weerts (913) 829-1321District Activities Chair Jeff Turner (913) 851-0747District Advancement Ernie Lunsford (913) 780-5162District Membership Chair Nancy Chapman (913) 829-0366Boy Scout Roundtable Pete O’Malley (913) 764-1608Cub Scout Roundtable Susan Lux (913) 764-8529Venturing Roundtable Stan Lloyd (913) 541-9404Senior District Executive Jason Ballew (816) 569-4982 jballew@bsamail.org

August3 Roundtable; 7:00 p.m., Dicks Sporting Goods, Olathe5 School Night for Scouting Kickoff; 9:00 a.m., Aldersgate UMC10 Commissioner's Meeting; 7:30 p.m., MNU Library12 Den Chief Traingin, TBA15 District Committee Meeting; 7:00 p.m., Advent Lutheran Church17 Eagle Boards of Review; 6:30 p.m., St Thomas Apostolic Church

September7 Roundtable; 7:00 p.m., College Church of the Nazarene14 Commissioner's Meeting; 7:30 p.m., MNU Library19 District Committee Meeting; 7:00 p.m., Advent Lutheran Church21 Eagle Boards of Review; 6:30 p.m., St Thomas Apostolic Church23 Cub Scout Job Specific Training; 8:30 a.m., Olathe Christian Church

October5 Roundtable; 7:00 p.m., College Church of the Nazarene6-7 Cub Scout Family Campout; Lake Olathe6-8 Fall Camporee; Lake Olathe12 Commissioner's Meeting; 7:30 p.m., MNU Library17 District Annual Business Meeting; 7:00 p.m., Advent Lutheran Church19 Eagle Boards of Review; 6:30 p.m., St Thomas Apostolic Church

Red-Tailed Hawk District Events

Join Scout Night

Attention Cub leaders, it is time for your Fall recruiting and we need to work hard on giving every boy who wants to be a Cub Scout the opportu-nity. A quality organized school night is paramount in involving new boys and parents in your Pack. The council will provide recruiting flyers, post-ers, yard signs, new parent orientation guides, scripts, and the services of your district executive to visit schools and speak to the boys.

On August 5th, 9:00 a.m. at Alders-gate United Methodist Church (15315 W 151st St) the district will hold the School Night for Scouting Kickoff and each Pack needs to be represented. Even if you are an “old pro” at recruit-ing please come by and share your success tips for others. It will be time well spent for everyone and aid in the growth and development of your Pack.

District Annual Business Meeting

The Red-Tailed Hawk District will conduct its annual business meeting at which time the report of the nomi-nating committee will be heard and election of officers will take place. All Chartered Organization Represen-tatives and Members-at-Large are eli-gible to vote on the presented slate. The meeting will be begin at 6:45 PM on October 17th at Advent Lutheran Church, 11800 W 151st St. Please send your nominations in writing to,

Red-Tailed Hawk Nominating Committee

10210 Holmes RdKansas City, MO 64131

All nominations must be received two weeks prior to the annual business meeting.

Stay in the Loop of Com-munication

Are you receiving all of the latest and greatest information regarding the Red-Tailed Hawk district and the Heart of America Council? There are many ways to keep informed and acquire current Scouting information. Please share the communication avenues

below with the leaders in your unit.

Constant Contact Email: All registered leaders will receive email updates

District Website: www.eagle-scout.org/RTH

HOAC Website: www.hoac-bsa.org

RTH Roundtable: Generally occurs the 1st Thursday of every month at Col-lege Church of The Nazarene, Family Life Center

“Cubs in Hollywood”, 2006 Cub Day Camp was Outstanding!

During the week of June 19th, the district held day camp at Lake Olathe for 465 boys who had a great time. The theme this year was Cubs in Hol-lywood and the boys learned about the golden era of film making. Cubs participated in numerous activities like fishing, hiking, slingshots, archery, BBs, cooking, leatherwork, obstacle courses and more. The Olathe Fire Department visited camp and cooled off all the boys. Also on Thursday evening Family Night was held and the Scouts had an opportunity to show mom and dad all the fun of camp and enjoy a Scouting campfire.

Day Camp would not be possible

for the boys without all the hard work of many folks. Thank you to all the den chiefs, walking leaders, junior staff, staff, and special guests. Lastly a huge thanks to this year’s key staff that ensured we had a terrific camp and kept all of us on task.

Director: Rodger McReynolds

Program Director: Traci Symon

Registrars: Susan Lux and Jennifer Garcia

DISTRICT NEWS14 • August/September 2006 Adventures in Scouting

Exploring Division Program Chairman Janet Brown (816) 924-1700Exploring Division Training Chairman John Morris (913) 677-3363Fire & Emergency Exploring Chairman Jim Selsor (816) 524-4442Law Enforcement Exploring Chairman Darren Ivey (816) 889-6004Health & Medicine Exploring Chairman Joy Hobick (816) 404-7107Science and Technology Chairman Sara Barrientos (816) 458-2242District Director Lisa Hayes (816) 569-4972 lhayes@bsamail.orgDistrict Executive Jenise Andrews (816) 569-4970 jdixon@bsamail.org

2006 Exploring Committee Chairs

Our Mission

It is the mission of Exploring-Learning for Life to enable young people to become responsible individuals by teaching positive character traits, career develop-ment, leadership, and life skills so they can make ethical choices and achieve their full potential.

Service Contacts

Your post or group is impor-tant to us. While we visit with all advisors, lead teachers, and princi-pals regularly, we are available to address your needs and concerns as they arise. Please contact either Lisa Hayes, Exploring & Learning for Life Director, at 816.569.4972 or lhayes@lflmail.org or Jen-ise Andrews Exploring & Learn-ing for Life District Executive, at 816.569.4970 or jedixon@lflmail.org.

Got E-mail?

Would you like updated Explor-ing information? Want to know about the latest resources available to your post’s leadership? Send us an e-mail and we will add you to our group listing. Your information will be kept confidential.

FALL FIESTA EVENT

Mark your calendars to attend the

Exploring Advisor’s and Leader’s Fall Fiesta. The event will be held on Thursday, August 17, 2006 at the Heart of America Council Ser-vice Center located at 10210 Hol-mes Rd. Kansas City, MO 64131, at I-435 and Holmes Road.

Adult Basic Leader Training & Youth Protection beginning at 6:00 p.m. and the Fall Fiesta Event will follow directly after at 7:00 p.m.. (Imperative that your post is rep-resented) If you cannot attend, please have another post represen-tative attend in your place. Associ-ate Advisors and post leaders are invited to attend both the training and the Fall Fiesta Event.

The Basic Leader Training meet-ing will last no longer than one hour. A festive atmosphere and refreshments will be served. This celebration is packed with informa-tion on many important items for the Exploring units. Details will be given on the following:

Recharter Packets distributed to each post with discussion on instructions; turn in deadline date, questions and answers

Scheduling your Post First Nighter (recruitment night) Come prepared with your recruit-ment date.

Discussion on KC@ Night 2007

Open discussion on questions and concerns

Please RSVP no later than August 11 to Jenise Andrews at 816-569-4970 or jedixon@lflmail.org or Lisa Hayes at 816-569-4972 or lhayes@lflmail.org

Thank you and we’ll see you on August 17th!

Tell us your story!

We would love to hear about what you are doing with articles and pictures. In the newsletter we offer an abundance of information, but it is a lot of fun to see what the other posts and groups are doing out there. If you have a great story to tell of an adventure, activity, or exciting event, send it in or email your story with pictures and we’ll work to get it in to the newsletter.

LAW ENFORCEMENT EXPLORING

National Youth Representative Scholarship: Law Enforcement Exploring will provide a scholar-ship to the outgoing National Youth Representative at the National Law Enforcement Conference.

ATFAR Scholarship: The retiree’s association offers scholarships in the amount of $1,000.

Capt. James J. Regan Scholarship (Law Enforcement, $1,000)

The National Technical Investiga-tors Association presents two one-time $500 scholarships annually.

DEA Drug Abuse Prevention Ser-vice Award: The award consists of an engraved plaque and a $1,000 award, which will be presented in recognition of “an act or actions representing a contribution of out-standing service in drug abuse pre-vention.”

Federal Criminal Investigators’ Service Award: Recognizes Explor-ers who render outstanding service to law enforcement agencies with a $500 U.S. Savings bond and plaque.

Sheryl A. Horak Memorial Schol-arship: This merit-based award involves a $1,000, one-time schol-arship.

SKILLED TRADES EXPLOR-ING

AFL-CIO Skill Trades Scholarship:The AFL-CIO presents two $1,000 scholarships annually to Explorers to help them support their educa-tion toward a career in skilled trades.

Applications can be downloaded at http://www.learningforlife.org/exploring/index.html

EXPLORING

SCHOLARSHIPS

Youth participating in the Exploring program may apply for the follow-ing scholarships:

AVIATION EXPLORING

National Aviation Explorer Schol-arships (5/$3,000 to $10,000): Tar-gets aviation Explorers pursuing a career in the aviation industry.

Spartan School of Aeronautics(Academic Scholarship Gift-in-Kind Valued at 4/$2,000): The school offers four annual scholar-ships to encourage Aviation Explor-ers to enter and complete an avia-tion curriculum.

FIRE SERVICE EXPLORING

IAFCF Scholarship: The Interna-tional Association of Fire Chiefs Foundation coordinates a yearly $500 scholarship program..

Lone BearDistrict

DISTRICT NEWSAdventures in Scouting August/September 2006 • 15

2006 Lone Bear Committee ChairsDistrict Chairman Gary Cover (660) 885-6914District Commissioner Randy White (660) 909-8558Membership Mike Morales (660) 885-3412Training Chairman Mike Wiltfong (660) 885-2406Advancement Chairman Kevin Nelson (816) 331-9528Camping Chairman Judy Molt (660) 747-0841Activities Chairman Jerry Post (660) 747-0600OA Chapter Advisor Mike Foster (660) 747-2581Scouts with Disabilities Bob Straw (660) 885-6336CS Roundtable Commissioner Tammy Kjos (660) 563-5372BS Roundtable Commissioner Kathy Cooper (660) 647-5868Senior District Executive David Riker (800) 776-1110 driker@bsamail.org

August 1 School Night Orientation; 7:00 p.m., Clinton Scout Center

September 5 Roundtable, Clinton Scout Center, 7:00 pm 9 G.S. Wetzel Memorial Golf Tournament12 Commissioners Meeting, Clinton Rotary Building, 6:30 pm 21 District Committee Meeting, Cover Law Office, 6:30 pm29 Cub Scout Family Camp Out

October 3 Roundtable, Clinton Scout Center, 7:00 pm10 Commissioners Meeting, Clinton Rotary Building, 6:30 pm11 Youth Protection/New Leaders Essentials, Clinton Scout Hall, 6:00 pm18 Youth Protection/New Leaders Essentials, Clinton Scout Hall, 6:00 pm19 District Committee Meeting, Cover Law Office, 6:30 pm27-28 Fall Camporee29 Leader Specific Scoutmaster & Assistant Scoutmaster Sessions I-III, Clin ton Scout Hall, 7:30 am

Lone Bear District Events

David Riker has joined the Lone Bear District Team! David started his professional career with the council in 2000 after serving on the Bartle Camp Staff for 5 years. He is a Keeper of the Wampum in the Tribe of Mic- O- Say, an Ordeal Member of the Order of the Arrow and Woodbadge trained. David has done an excellent job working with both volunteers and youth of the Thunderbird District. As you meet David, please give him a Lone Bear Welcome!

Roundtable

The Roundtable meeting will be held at the Clinton Scout Cen-ter, on Tuesday September the 5th. Roundtable meetings are a gather-ing of Scouters from the Lone Bear District held once a month. These Meetings are an important way for leaders to gather and learn from each other. This is also an opportu-nity for you to get information on variety of subjects from the Heart of America Council and the Lone Bear District. Each month there will be a new program for both Boy Scout Leaders and Cub Scout Leaders.

We always have a good time and it would benefit your unit to have at least one adult leader present. All leaders are encouraged to join us and learn more about serving today’s youth. We are sure that you will take away some valuable infor-mation. For more information con-tact David Riker @ 660-238-2325

2006 Scout Overnighter

Once again, all new Cub Scouts and their families are invited to attend the Cub Scout Overnighter. This event will give many new Cub Scouts their first taste of what the

Scouting Program has to offer. The location for this event will be the same as last year; you may attend at either Knob Knoster Park or Clinton Conservation Area. Both locations will begin at 6:00 p.m. on Friday and end by noon on Saturday. Please plan on attending this event. For more information, please contact David Riker at 660-238-2325

2006 Lone Bear/ Wetzel Memorial Golf Tourna-ment

The 25th annual G.S. Wetzel Memorial Golf Tournament will be held at the Meadow Lake Country Club on Sept. 9, 2006. Please join us for a great day of golf at the premier Meadow Lake Country Club and to support the Scouting program. The Tee times are 8:00 am and 1:30 p.m. and

Welcome New District Executive

the field is limited to 40 teams. The entry fee includes a game of golf and practice round, lunch and many great prizes! All proceeds from this tournament will go towards the operation and maintenance of the H. Roe. Bartle Scout Reservation. To register, contact Gary Smith, Meadow Lake Country Club @ 1-660-885-5124.

Basic Leader Training

The Lone Bear District strives to run the best Scouting program pos-sible for our boys. A very important aspect of running a good program is having trained leaders. This fall there will be many opportunities for all of our leaders to get the necessary training. This will be particularly important for those leaders who have just begun their exciting Scouting adventure. For more information contact Mike Wiltfong @ 660-885-6914.

Fall Training Schedule

Oct. 11 & 18 Clinton Scout Center

Youth Protection 6 to 9 p.m.

New Leader Essentials 7:30-9 p.m.

Oct. 29 Clinton Scout Center

Scoutmaster I, II and III 7:30 a.m. – 3:30 p.m.

DISTRICT NEWS16 • August/September 2006 Adventures in Scouting

Blue ElkDistrict

2006 Blue Elk Committee ChairsDistrict Chair Bill Esry (816) 833-1416District Commissioner Jim Todd (816) 228-4081Vice Chair – Program John Thornton (816) 252-2104Vice Chair – Operations Marvin Sands (816) 373-1212Vice Chair – Human Resources Aaron Guest (816) 201-1038FOS Chair Paul Broome (816) 941-0555Membership Chair Keith Harris (816) 478-6209Advancement Chair Scott Howell (816) 796-3747Training Chair Bob Overly (816) 795-7665Camping Chair Mike Rodak (816) 461-8533Activities Chair Jim Burgess (816) 228-6911Relationships Chair Ken Zelk (816) 254-9868District Director Ross Pfannenstiel (816) 569-4964 rpfannen@bsamail.orgDistrict Executive Dewey Barr (816) 569-4983 debarr@bsamail.orgDistrict Executive Kathryn Rajala (816) 569-4913 krajala@bsamail.org

August3 Roundtable, Eagle Board of Review, OA Chapter 6 Meeting- 7 pm, Location TBA10 District Commissioner’s Meeting- 7 pm; Beacon Heights Community of Christ, 19402 Holke Rd, Independence, MO17 District Committee Meeting- 7 pm; St Mark’s Catholic Church, 3736 Lee’s Summit Rd, Independence, MO24 School Night for Independence schools- 7 pm30 School Night for Blue Springs schools- 7 pm

September6 School Night for Ft. Osage, KCMO, and Grain Valley schools- 7 pm7 Roundtable, Eagle Board of Review, OA Chapter 6 Meeting- 7 pm; Location TBA Boy Scout Leader Fast Start Training - 7 pm; Location TBA Merit Badge Counselor Training- 7 pm; Location TBA New Leader Essentials Training- 7 pm; Location TBA14 District Commissioner’s Meeting- 7 pm; Beacon Heights Community of Christ, 19402 Holke Rd, Independence, MO COR Training- 7 pm; Beacon Heights Community of Christ, 19402 Holke Rd, Independence, MO16 Den Chief Training- Time and Location TBA19 Troop Committee Leader Specific Training- Time and Location TBA21 District Committee Meeting- 7 pm; St Mark’s Catholic Church, 3736 Lee’s Summit Rd, Independence, MO23 Boy Scout Junior Leader Training, and Scoutmaster, Asst. Scoutmaster

Specific Training- Time and Location TBA

October5 Roundtable, Eagle Board of Review, OA Chapter 6 Meeting- 7 pm; Location TBA Youth Protection Training- 7 pm; Location TBA New Leader Essentials Training- 7pm; Location TBA6-7 Fall Family Campout, “Cub Overnight”; American Legion Farm, 40 Hwy and Adam’s Dairy Parkway12 District Commissioner’s Meeting- 7 pm; Beacon Heights Community of Christ, 19402 Holke Rd, Independence, MO13-14 Outdoor Leader Skills- Time and Location TBA14 Cub Scout Leader Specific and Venturing Leader Specific Trainings19 Annual Business Meting- 7 pm; St Mark’s Catholic Church, 3736 Lee’s Summit Rd, Independence, MO20-22 Fall Camporee; American Legion Farm, 40 Hwy and Adam’s Dairy

Blue Elk District Events

Training

With the fall season comes countless opportunities for leaders to attend training. Have your lead-ers been trained? Do they know the ins and outs of the program they are providing to the youth in your unit? Has every leader been through Youth Protection training? Please refer to the council web site, www.hoac-bsa.org/betraining.cfm, for specifics on the fall training courses and watch for flyers at Roundtable and in the mail. For specific ques-tions on each of the training, please call the following volunteers: Boy Scout: Steve Johnson (816) 517-9733, Cub Scouts: Karen Burgess (816) 228-6911, Venturing: Sue Grote (816) 229-1120.

Popcorn

Last year over $50,000 was earned by Blue Elk units just for selling popcorn. Don’t miss your chance to get a cut of that money. Think of all of the camp dues, or program supplies, or rank advance-ment that can be purchased with all

of this free money your unit could receive. Just sign up your unit by calling Dewey Barr at (816) 942-9333.

Camporee

This year’s Blue Elk Fall Camp-oree will take place October 20th-22nd at the American Legion Farm in Blue Springs, Missouri. Look for details at Roundtable or go the www.hoac-bsa.org/beactivities.cfm for the Camporee Guide. Question? Contact Vince Baretto, Camporee Chair, at 816-228-2556. You can sign your unit up to attend at Round-table. One change in the program this year is there will be no Cub Scout program. Please see informa-tion for Fall Family Campout if you are interested in an overnight event for your Cub Scouts.

Fall Family Campout “Cub Overnight”

Get ready for the Blue Elk District’s 2nd Annual Fall Family Campout to be held at the Ameri-can Legion Farm in Blue Springs, Missouri. We have a great program

planned for all registered Cub Scout aged boys and any family members they would like to have join them. Cost for the event is $7 per person. For more information please con-tact Marie Benz at (816) 373-4392 or Dewey Barr at (816) 942-9333.

Annual Business Meeting and Election

The Blue Elk District will be holding its Annual Business Meet-ing and Election on Thursday, Octo-ber 19th at 7:00 p.m. at St. Mark’s Catholic Church, 3736 Lee’s Sum-mit Rd. in Independence. The elections for District Chair, District

Vice-Chairs, and Members-at-Large for the district will be held at this time. If you would like to nominate someone for one of these positions, please mail your recommendation to:

Heart of America Council

Blue Elk District

Nominating Committee Chair

10210 Holmes Road

Kansas City, MO 64131

All nominations must be submitted no later than two weeks prior to the Annual Business Meeting.

DISTRICT NEWSAdventures in Scouting August/September 2006 • 17

KawDistrict

2006 Kaw Committee ChairsDistrict Chairman Tom Cooley (913) 573-5040District Commissioner Susan Rodgers (913) 351-1470Cub Scout Round Table Sharon Thebo (913) 287-2278Boy Scout Round Table Shawn Mullen (913) 651-4550Member at Large Greg Carpenter (816) 769-7975Family FOS Rick Lockwood (913) 785-3555Youth Protection Training Nancy Henre (913) 369-2726Membership Chair Tony Aranda (913) 334-3655District Training Chair Dan Hammond (913) 651-4885Camping Chair Mike Henre (913) 369-2726Advancement Chair Sharlet Untereiner (913) 651-3436Activities Chair Larry Sick (913) 596-1216Relationships Chair Ray Thebo (913) 287-2278Venturing Chair Richard Randolf Jr. (913) 631-7390District Director Charles Vonderheid (816) 569-4949 cvonderh@bsamail.orgSenior District Executive Dusty Boatright (816) 569-4967 dboatrig@bsamail.orgDistrict Executive Khary Floyd (816) 569-4965 kfloyd@bsamail.org

August3 Roundtable/OA Chapter Meeting; 7:00 p.m., Rehm’s Park Southern Baptist Church Pratt Ave. & Garfield St. Bonner Springs, KS 6601210 School Night Kick-off; 7:00 p.m., St. Martin's Lutheran Church, Highway 7 & Hollingsworth Road Lansing, KS26 NLE & Cub Scout & Boy Scout Specific Training; Time & Location TBASeptember7 Roundtable/OA Chapter Meeting/District Comissioner Meeting; 7:00 p.m., Rehm’s Park Southern Baptist Church Pratt Ave. & Garfield St. Bonner Springs, KS 660129 NLE & Cub Scout & Boy Scout Specific Training; Time & Location TBA14 District Committee Meeting; 7:00 p.m. BPU Human Resources, 300 N. 65th St. Kansas City, KS.19 New Leader Essentials Training; TBA21 Cub Scout Leader Specific Training; TBA23 NLE & Cub Scout & Boy Scout Specific Training; Time & Location TBA

Cub Scout Day Camp This year, Cub World was filled with nearly 400 boys who came to enjoy their fill of Archery, BB Guns, and the Water Park. Thank you to John Burris, our 2006 Day Camp Direc-tor, and our Program Director Beverly Becker of Pioneer Trails. Our two districts were able to pull together and give these boys a positive Day Camp experience. A sincere thanks goes to the rest of the Day Camp volunteers for their time, planning, and hard work. A thank you is also extended to our youth staff from both districts who came for-ward and took on leadership roles in an effort to make Day Camp a memorable experience.

Roundtable Roundtable for August will be at Rehms Park Southern Baptist Church at 7:00 p.m.. We look forward to see-ing you there.

Popcorn Has your unit planned on how to pay for next years program? How much is it going to cost? There is a way that you can pay for your entire years pro-

gram with no out of pocket cost to your parents. Sound good? Then Trail’s End Popcorn is for you! Why sell popcorn? Here are 10 reasons why…

1. Pay for your whole years Scouting Program with just one popcorn sale.

2. Cover all your Units activities and supplies with the commission you get from popcorn sales.

3. Get more parents excited by elimi-nating their out of pocket expenses.

4. Save time by managing the sale online--no paperwork.

5. Increase your Council and Unit income--70% stays local.

6. Boost a boys future. Scouts can qualify for Trail’s End Scholarships for college or other post high school edu-cation by selling popcorn. Call Dusty Boatright, Khary Floyd or Charles Vonderheid for more information

7. Attend the next Jamboree and have it paid for.

8. Teach boys how great it feels to earn their own way.

9. Help your Scouts strike gold. Top sellers can win great prizes from the

National Trail’s End Prize Program. Contact Dusty Boatright, Khary Floyd or Charles Vonderheid for informa-tion.

10. Plan your entire year, budget all costs, and raise the money you need in the fall.

You can raise all the money you need to fund your program for the coming year. Set a goal and divide by the number of selling Scouts and you are half way there! The next step is to sell and collect the money. That’s it!! We will be happy to help set up your sale and help you set a goal. Contact Khary Floyd @ (816) 569-4965 if you have any questions.

Fall Roundup

This year, the district will set the Roundup date and the District Roundup Committee will run this year’s School Night for Scouting. Kaw District is assembling a team of volunteers to organize and conduct a Roundup at each elementary school in the district. These coordinators and organizers will work at each elementary school to con-duct a School Night for Scouting by recruiting adults and signing up youth. The district school night team has put together a pencil draft of the dates for each school corporation and elemen-tary school. We will review the dates and implementation of this plan with

you at the August 10th training which will be at St. Martins Lutheran Church on Hwy 7 and Hollingsworth Road at 7:00 p.m.. We still have a few open-ings left on the district school night team. If you’re interested, contact Charles Vonderheid @ (816) 569-4949, Dusty Boatright @ (816) 569-4967, or Khary Floyd @ (816) 569-4965.

2006 Fall Camporee

Fall Camporee for Kaw District will be on October 27th – 29th (Fri. - Sun..) in Cub World at Camp Naish. Come join us for camping, cooking, first-aid, rope skills, fire building, water safety, field sports, camp fire skits and more! Contact Tim Saint @ (913) 334.4863 or Steve Wyckoff @ (913) 788.9302 for more information.

Training

Kaw District is currently working hard towards providing Leader Spe-cific Training. New Leader Essen-tials is an introductory session that highlights the values, aims, history, funding, and methods of Scouting. It addresses how these aims and methods are reached in an age appropriate style within Cub Scouting, Boy Scouting, Varsity Scouting, and Venturing. For more information, please contact Dan Hammond at (913) 651-4885.

Kaw District Events

DISTRICT NEWS18 • August/September 2006 Adventures in Scouting

Big MuddyDistrict

2006 Big Muddy Committee ChairsDistrict Chair Tom Hodson (816) 240-8472Vice Chair Louis Mautino (660) 259-2736District Commissioner Larry Maxwell (816) 776-6003District Advancement John Dickson (816) 470-2337District Activities Kyle Kolkemeyer (816) 934-2548Boy Scout Training Bob Brooks (660) 259-6278Cub Scout Training Mary Martens (816) 776-6003Relationships Chairman Keith Dorsch (816) 240-8394Camping Chairman Ed Gooseman (816) 682-2008Nominating Chairman Louis Mautino (816) 240-8472District Executive Grant Dealy (800) 776-1110 gdealy@bsamail.org

August1 Roundtable; 7:30 p.m., United Methodist Church, Lexington3 District Committee Meeting; 7:30 p.m., Dibbins Hall, Lexington9 District Commissioners Meeting; 7:30 p.m., Richmond Christian Church

September5 Roundtable; 7:30 p.m., United Methodist Church, Lexington7 District Committee Meeting; 7:30 p.m., Dibbins Hall, Lexington9 District Commissioners Meeting; 7:30 p.m., Richmond Christian Church

Big Muddy District Events

ADVENTURES IN SCOUTINGPublished February/March, April/May, August/September, August/September, October/November December/January by the Heart of America Council, Boy Scouts of America. Mailed without charge to all Cubmasters, Assistant Cubmasters, Den Leaders, Den Leader Coaches, Tiger Cub Den Leaders, Webelos Leaders, Scoutmasters, Assistant Scoutmasters, Team Coaches, Explorer Advisors, Assistant Explorer Advisors, Venturing Crew Leaders, Unit Chairmen, Chartered Organization Representatives, District Committee, all Commissioners, all Board Members, and can be found on our website, www.hoac-bsa.org.

PRESIDENTClifford W. Illig

VICE PRESIDENTSWilliam Cheek, Thomas J McCulloughTerry K. MillerCharlie TetrickRichard T. BoeshaarCasey HalseyJames R. Hogan

TREASURERStephen M. Clifford

ASSISTANT TREASURERE. Frank Ellis LEGAL COUNSELDavid A. Fenley

AUDIT/ GOVERNANCEDavid M. Fowler

COUNCIL COMMISSIONERDel WilkinsonSCOUT EXECUTIVETimothy BuggEDITOR John Kuehns

2005 Quality District

Day Camp 2006

This year’s District Day camp held at Walnut Hills in Carrollton was a great success! Thanks again to all of the staff who participated in putting on a well run program this year. A special thank you to Tammy Cock-rum and Becky Miller for serving as Director and Program Director this year! This year’s program included a demonstration by the Carrollton Fire Department, a Drag Car by a local racer, and a flag ceremony and display of equipment by the Carroll County National Guard. On Thurs-day, all Scouts got to launch rockets that they had built earlier during the week.

2006 Fall Camporee

This year’s camporee will be held at the Lions Club Park in Lexington on October 13, 14, and 15. Please make sure to have the number plan-ning to attend the camporee from your unit by the September round-table so we will be able to order enough patches for those attending. The cost will be $6.00 per person attending. For questions, please contact Vic Geiger at (660) 259- 4708

School Night For Scouting

If you’re a Cubmaster, please plan on attending Roundtable on August 1st for the Kickoff of the 2006 Fall Cub Scout recruitment. This meet-ing will be full of information for this years new plan, so please make sure to attend! For any questions, please contact Grant Dealy at 816-569-4956.

2006 Popcorn Sale

Before you know it, the 2006 pop-corn sale will be underway! If you have not yet, please make sure to sign your unit up! If your unit has never before sold, please contact Grant Dealy at 816-569-4956 to learn more about the opportunities available by selling popcorn.

Roundtable

For those new Scouters out there, Roundtable is a meeting held monthly to inform leaders of a variety of Scout-ing related events and information from camporees and advancement to training and program ideas. Round-tables are held at the Lexington United Methodist Church on the first Tuesday of the month at 7:30 p.m. and is open to all Scouters interested in attending.

DISTRICT NEWSAdventures in Scouting August/September 2006 • 19

August5 District Roundtable; 7:00 p.m., First Baptist Church 5 District Commissioner's meeting; 6:30 p.m., First Baptist Church 15 District Committee Meeting; 7:00 p.m., Burgess Scout Cabin 28 Bill Self Golf Classic; Alvamar Public Golf Course

September7 District Roundtable; 7:00 p.m., First Baptist Church 7 District Commissioner's meeting; 6:30 p.m., First Baptist Church 15-17 Webelos Woods21 District Committee Meeting; 7:00 p.m., Burgess Scout Cabin

Pelathe District Events

2006 Pelathe Committee ChairsDistrict Chairman Glen Sharpe (785) 594-3006Vice Chairman Tom Sheely (785) 842-9662 District Commissioner John Scott (785) 542-3510 Advancement Keith Wood (785) 841-7208 Activities Mike McCurdy (785) 542-3050 Training Pat Donahue (785) 842-5589 Camping Harry Smith (785) Membership/Relationships Frank Wright (785) 842-3553 Communications Dave Berkowitz (785) 841-7247 NESA Allen Wiechert (785) 842-5467 Boy Scout Roundtable Annelee Marsh (785) 843-5521 Cub Scout Roundtable Bruce Wagner (785) 312-0687 Venturing Joe King (785) 841-6018 District Executive Jacob Allen (816) 569-4962 jallen@bsamail.org

PelatheDistrict

Day Camp Day Camp went extremely well this year. We ended up having 315 youth attend this year, which is one more than the previous year. The boys enjoyed participating in activities such as mud volleyball, archery, bb guns, obstacle courses and much more. We need to send a special thank you out to Nico-lette Bennett (day camp director) and Rod Zinn (program director) for every-thing they did to help put this year's camp together. These two individuals put in numerous long hours to make this year's camp the best it could be!! Thank you to all the staff and walking leaders that also took time out of their busy schedules to put all the programs and activities on.

Program Planning Fair The Program Planning fair took place at the June roundtable. If you didn’t attend, you missed out on impor-tant information that could have made your Troop or Pack even better. The tables that were set up at this year’s program fair included: training, activi-ties, popcorn, camping, venturing, finance, advancement, membership, and commissioner service. We need someone from each Pack and Troop to

attend these events. The reason these events take place is so that the lead-ers in the troops and packs receive the information they need to make their units successful. Please make sure there is someone attending Roundtable each month.

Recruiting Every unit should be preparing to have their Fall Recruitments. Let’s make this the year Pelathe leads the council in most boys recruited. Let’s do whatever we have to do to make sure as many new boys show up to the recruitments as possible. We will be doing a recruitment at every school in Lawrence, Eudora, Baldwin, Lecomp-ton, and Linwood.

Bill Self Boy Scout Golf Classic The Bill Self Boy Scout Golf Clas-sic should be another success this year. Many organizations have come together to support this years’ tourna-ment. The committee for the tourna-ment have been meeting making sure that every aspect of this year’s golfing experience will be a great one. A spe-cial thanks needs to go out to Justin Anderson for all his help putting this years’ Tournament together.

Popcorn Sales begin in the month of Sep-tember!! If you have not signed up for popcorn yet, you need to as soon as possible. Contact Jacob Allen at 816.569.4962 or by email at jallen@bsamail.org. This is an easy way to build up your unit account funds. Selling popcorn is a fantastic fund-raiser for every Pack and Troop

Scouts in Service The following was submitted to AIS to highlight how Scouts help those in need in great ways. This project took place last fall but has a lasting impact for those on the other end.

They knew the theme: Faith, Hope and Charity, the Scout's December motto. Now, they had to find a way to give.

Webelo Scouts, from left, Matthew Hughes, 9, Austin Johanning, 10, Adam Hayes, 9, and Charlie Ghito, 9, vacuum-seal a homemade pie for a care package bound for U.S. soldiers in Iraq. The Webelos, along with Cub and Tiger Scouts of Troop 3013 made the holiday packages for soldiers at Camp Slayer in Iraq.

In November, Turner said, he called the Army to find out more about sending care packages to Iraq, to the Kansas

National Guard unit he knew was being deployed there. The Army gave Turner a list of what he might send in a care package, he said. The list was long, overwhelming. He asked the other parents how to collect the goods they needed.

“We thought the businesses around town might help us,” Turner said.

He went to several local stores, some big, some small. They all said they couldn’t help.

“It was really kind of disappointing,” he said.

After the let-down, the parents made a decision: This is something we have to do. They opted to pay for the care packages themselves, Turner said.

So the pack, Wednesday night, packed dozens of boxes full of pens and note-pads, boxes of moist-wipes — conve-niences unknown in the blistering heat and sand of the Iraqi desert.

The Scouts and parents who put the boxes together tried to deliver some personal meaning with the care pack-ages, Turner said. One man included a copy of his favorite Jack London book with every box.

The pack also included a group letter in every box, thanking the soldiers for their work and wishing them a safe voyage home.

But many Scouts wrote their own letters. They asked questions, trying to understand a place they’ve never known.

Trails WestDistrict

DISTRICT NEWS20 • August/September 2006 Adventures in Scouting

2006 Trails West Committee ChairsDistrict Chairman Ed Hedges (913) 768-1420District Commissioner Geoff Mildenhall (913) 859-0506District Membership Chair Keith Neuman (913) 541-8362District Advancement Chair Ellen McGurk (913) 780-1577District Training Chair Tony Jackowski (913) 307-9118District Activities Chair Dave Elsey (913) 829-4594District Camping Chair Bruce La Londe (913) 438-6619District Popcorn Chair Melissa Wikstrom (913) 856-6146Boy Scout Roundtable Doug Strieby (913) 764-0547Cub Scout Roundtable David Bryant (913) 599-0514Public Relations Chair Rick Miller (913) 764-8213Web Master Brenda Colvin (913) 307-0745District Director Alan J Sanders (816) 569-4958 asanders@bsamail.org

August3 Roundtable; 7:00 p.m., Community Covenant Church, 15700 W 87 Lenexa, KS 3 School Night Orientation; 7:00 p.m., Community Covenant Church, 15700 W 87 Lenexa, KS 8 School Night Kick-off; 7:00 p.m., Community Covenant Church, 15700 W 87 Lenexa, KS 8 District Committee Meeting; 7:00 p.m., Community Covenant Church, 15700 W 87 Lenexa, KS 15 District Commissioner's Meeting; 7:00 p.m., Community Covenant Church, 15700 W 87 Lenexa, KSSeptember7 Roundtable; 7:00 p.m., Community Covenant Church, 15700 W 87 Lenexa, KS 12 District Committee Meeting; 7:00 p.m., Community Covenant Church, 15700 W 87 Lenexa, KS 19 District Commissioner's Meeting; 7:00 p.m., Community Covenant Church, 15700 W 87 Lenexa, KS

Trails West District Events

Good Turn for America Community Service and doing a Good Turn daily is one of the most basic components of Scouting.

Good Turn for America is a national call to service for Scouts, leaders, and the community.

The goals of Good Turn for America are to:

Inspire Scouts and leaders to higher levels of service and volunteering.

Provide experiences to help youth learn citizenship while gaining a sense of belonging and being needed in their community:

Tell the story of what Scout-ing is doing in our com-munity and the nation.

This initiative focuses on three basic needs – food, shelter, and healthy liv-ing.

Units are encouraged, as part of their quality unit requirements, to com-plete a service project and record it at www.goodturnforamerica.org. This would include service projects in your den, or used for rank advancement i.e. Eagle rank.

Units that record a service project will be recognized at your monthly roundtable meeting. You would also

be able to purchase the Good Turn patch, and your rocker from the Kansas City Scout Shop.

For more information visit www.goodturnforamerica.org or contact your district activities chairman.

2006 Popcorn Sale Key DatesSale Dates• Show N Sell orders due Tuesday,

September 5th at 5:00 p.m.

• Show N Sell distribution Friday,

September 15th 3:00-5:30 p.m. and

Saturday, September 16th, 8:00

a.m. -12:00 noon at Seaton Van

Lines.

• Popcorn Sale Starts Saturday,

September 16th

• Popcorn Sale Ends Sunday,

October 29th.

• Orders Due Tuesday, October

31st, by 5:00 p.m.

• Popcorn Pick-Up – Friday,

November 10, from 3:00 p.m. to

6:00 p.m. Saturday, November

11, from 8:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.

• Payment Due – Wednesday,

January 3, 2007

School Night for Scouting It is never too early to start planning your unit’s recruitment for this coming fall. While we focus on Cub Scout Recruiting in the fall, ALL UNITS are invited to join us on August 8th at Community Covenant Church at 7:00 p.m. for information to help your unit recruit and retain new boys and leaders. It is important that at least one person from your unit attend this information session and kickoff. You will learn of the new and exciting changes to the recruiting plan.

Information on the Web The Trails West District Website is now up and running. Next time you are on-line, take a minute and look at the District page www.hoac-bsa.org.

We are going to try to keep putting more info on the page that will help keep you up to date on what is going on in the district and in scouting. The site is also a great place to find any info your unit might need about council events and forms that you might need.

Volunteers Benefit from Scouting

Although the primary reason vol-unteers get involved in Scouting is their desire to share their skills and values with young people, volun-teers also benefit by gaining skills through training and Scouting activ-ities that help them become better parents, managers, employees, and

citizens in their community.

The following results reported in the Volunteer Outcomes Study.

Community service and citizen-ship:

Helps them be better citizens (90 percent)

Increases participation in service activities (73 percent)

Volunteer for other youth organiza-tions (66 percent)

Enjoyment and self-esteem:

Adds more fun to their lives (85 percent)

Relationship skills:

Helps them be a better parent (88 percent)

Builds friendships with other adults (73 percent)

Helps them relate to young people (70 percent)

Helps them be more patient with people (69 percent)

Management and leadership skills:

Be a better manager/supervisor (74 percent)

Be a better employee (66 percent)

Deal with people of different ages (60 percent)

Resolve conflicts (50 percent)

DISTRICT NEWSAdventures in Scouting August/September 2006 • 21

North StarDistrict

2006 North Star Committee ChairsDistrict Chairman Tom Lenz (816) 426-2408District Commissioner Terry Chapman (816) 453-0680Activities John Burwell (816) 891-6499Advancement John McBurney (816) 781-6923Camping Hale Lentz (816) 628-6961FOS FOS Family Jim Olshefski (816) 452-4450Membership/Relationships Russ Downing (816) 587-2025NESA Bob Whitaker (816) 455-0021Public Relations Jeff Tyler (816) 505-2015Special Needs Colleen Chapman (816) 453-0680Training Richard Martin (816) 781-9557Youth Protection Joni Glenn (816) 781-7666District Director Jason Scott (816) 569-4969 jscott@bsamail.orgDistrict Executive Jonathan Geiger (816) 569-4932 jgeiger@bsamail.orgDistrict Executive Daniel Cady (816) 569-4978 dacady@bsamail.org

August2 School Night for Scouting Orientation; 7:30 p.m., Barry Christian Church3 Roundtable; 7:30 p.m., Happy Rock Park, Gladstone9 School Night for Scouting Kickoff; 7:30 p.m., Barry Christian Church10 District Committee Meeting; 7:30 p.m., North Cross United Methodist10 Commissioner Staff Meeting; 7:30 p.m., St. Luke Presbyterian Church26 Cub Scout Leader Full Training

September7 Roundtable; 7:30 p.m., Platte Woods United Methodist Church.9 Cub Scout Leader Specific Training12 District Committee Meeting; 7:30 p.m., North Cross United MethodistChurch14 Commissioner Staff Meeting; 7:30 p.m., St. Luke Presbyterian Church16 Cub Scout Leader Full Training9 Cub Scout Leader Specific Training23 Truman Merit Badge Program29-30 New Cub Scout Family Overnight30 BALOO Cub Scout Leader Training

October3 New Leader Essentials/Youth Protection Training5 Roundtable, 7:30 p.m., PWUMC, 7310 NW Prairie View. New Leader Es sentials, Youth Protection and Merit Badge Counselor Tng, OA Chapter Mtg.10 Annual Business Meeting, 7:30 p.m., North Cross United Methodist10 Boy Scout Leader Training (Committee Challenge)12 Commissioner Staff Mtg & Re-Charter Kickoff, 7:30 p.m., St. Luke Presb14 Den Chief Training20-21 Webelos Leader Outdoor Training20-22 District Camporee

North Star District Events

Congratulations! Congratulations to Rusty Corwin and Greg Plumb for being named Scouter of the Month at the May and June Roundtables. Thank you for all you do for the Scouts of your unit, your District, and your Council!!

Day Camp Thanks go to Day Camp Director Jim Bunnell, Program Director Willy Mead and Dan Cady, District Execu-tive, along with all the adult and youth staff that did such a great job bringing Cub Scout Day Camp to the Cubs in our District. Thanks again – you all did a great job!!

New Re-Chartering Date What?? Re-chartering…so soon? The Heart of America Council has changed the re-chartering dates for many of the districts and the North Star District re-charters this year effective December 31, 2006. Your unit will be encouraged to attend the re-chartering kick-off at the October Commissioners’ Meeting and your re-charter for 2007 will be due no later than the Commissioners’ meeting on December 14 – with all the holidays,

wouldn’t it be a good idea to get this in early?

Fall Recruiting Meetings There will be two important dates to remember for your fall recruiting. On August 2nd, all organizers and coordinators along with the District leadership will meet. On August 9th, all coordinators and organizers along with all Unit School Night for Scout-ing Chairs will meet with District leadership. Both meetings will be at Barry Christian Church, 1500 NW Barry Road at 7:30 p.m.

Webelos Summer Seminar Thanks to Steve Mathews, and Jon Geiger, Senior District Executive and the adult and youth staff for running the Webelos Summer Seminar at the Platte County Fairgrounds in June. The Webelos and adults had a great time.

Upcoming Training Monthly training opportunities at each month’s Roundtable include Youth Protection, New Leader Essen-tials and Merit Badge Counselor Train-ing. Don’t forget Youth Protection and Fast Start training can be done on-line

Cub Scout Leader training opportunities:• August 26, Cub Leader Full Training

• Sept. 7, New Leader Essentials, Youth Protection Training

• Sept. 9, Cub Leader Specific Training

• Sept. 16, Cub Leader Full Training

• Sept. 23, Cub Leader Specific Training

• Sept. 30, Cub Leader BALOO Training

• Oct. 3, New Leader Essentials & Youth Protection Training

• Oct. 5, New Leader Essentials, Youth Protection Training

• Oct. 14, Den Chief Training

• Oct. 20-21, Webelos Leader Out-door Training

• Nov. 2, New Leader Essentials,

Youth Protection Training

• Dec. 7, New Leader Essential, Youth Protection Training

Check the North Star Training webpage for details or contact Karen Hatcher at 891-9429.

Boy Scout Leader Training opportunities:

New Leader and Youth Protection opportunities are shown about in the Cub Scout Leader section

• Oct. 7, Scoutmaster/Assistant Scoutmaster Training

• Oct. 10, Troop Committee Challenge

• Oct. 28-29, Outdoor Leader Skills Training

Check the North Star Training webpage for details or contact John Cookinham at 587-1695.

Venturing Leader Training opportunities:

• Oct. 7, Venturing Basic Leader Training

Check the North Star Training webpage for details or contact Mark Hatcher at 891-9429.

Up-to-date information on available training courses at your North Star Dis-trict Training page:

http://hoac-bsa.org/nstraining.cfm

DISTRICT NEWS22 • August/September 2006 Adventures in Scouting

2006 Northern Tier Committee ChairsDistrict Chairman Bill Henderson (913) 383-1950District Commissioner Judy Tuckness (913) 268-9996Friends of Scouting Dave Fowler (913) 722-3075Family FOS Steve Brady (913) 362-8441Membership Chairman Cathi Maynard (913) 648-7166Activities Chairman Steve Springer (913) 461-7020Advancement Chairman J Jack Clark (913) 441-1608Camping Chairman Rick Brown (913) 441-0347Order of the Arrow Advisor Gary Akers (913) 262-2047Training Chairman Judy Yeager (913) 362-2029Cub Scout Training Dave Sultz (913) 381-7824Boy Scout Training Tim Thomas (913) 268-7428Public Relations Chairman Dave Mascal (913) 831-1071Relationships Chairman Gene Young (913) 722-1134Website Liaison Cathi Maynard (913) 648-7166Cub Scout Roundtable Lori Kearns (913) 583-1011Cub Scout Roundtable Dave Sultz (913) 381-7824Boy Scout Roundtable Jamey Hilleary (913) 384-0262Venturing Roundtable Bob Kalkofen (913) 362-5576Senior District Executive Cortland Bolles (816) 569-4918 cbolles@bsamail.org

August1 Commissioner's Meeting; 7:00 p.m., Grace Christian Fellowship Church, 7230 Quivira Rd2 School Night Orientation; 7:00 p.m., Shawnee United Methodist Church, 10700 Johnson Drive3 Roundtable, OA Chapter Meeting, MB Counselor Training; 7:00 p.m., Village Presbyterian Church, 6641 Mission Rd8 School Night Kickoff; 7:00 p.m., Shawnee United Methodist Church, 10700 Johnson Drive10 Committee Meeting; 6:30 p.m., Grace Christian Fellowship Church, 7230 Qui vira Rd17 District Eagle Boards of Review; 6:30 p.m., LDS Church, 7845 Allman Rd

September5 New Leader Essentials & Youth Protection Tng: 7:00 p.m. & 8:40 p.m., TBD5 Commissioner Meeting: 7:00 p.m., Grace Christian Fellowship Church7 Roundtable, OA Chapter Meeting, MB Counselor Training: 7:00 p.m., Village Presbyterian Church, 6641 Mission Rd12 Scoutmaster & Asst Scoutmaster Specific Training (Session 1): 7:00 p.m., TBA14 Committee Meeting: 6:30 p.m., Grace Christian Fellowship Church16 Basic Adult Leader Outdoor Orientation (BALOO): 8:30 a.m., Location TBD19 Scoutmaster & Asst Scoutmaster Specific Training (Session 2): 7:00 p.m., TBA21 District Eagle Boards of Review: 6:30 p.m., LDS Church, 7845 Allman Rd26 Scoutmaster & Asst Scoutmaster Specific Training (Session 3): 7:00 p.m., TBA29-30 Cub Scout Family Campout: 6:30 p.m. Friday– 11:30 a.m. Saturday, Shawnee Riverfront Park, 5800 Frisbie Rd30- Outdoor Leader Skills Training: 7:30 a.m. Saturday – 3:00 p.m. Sunday, TBD

Northern Tier District Events

Northern TierDistrict

DAY CAMP AFTER PARTY FESTIVITIES!!

Cub Scout Day Camp was a great success this year again! More than 378 Cub Scouts came out for a week of fun and games and they were the big stars during our week of Cubs in Holly-wood! The activity all week long was plentiful and the paparazzi were out in full force as the Cubs of Northern Tier made their way along the red carpet. Thanks go to all the supporting cast of staff and directors throughout the week that made this major production so successful! Stay tuned and make your plans now for Day Camp in 2007, June 11-15!

ANNUAL BUSINESS MEET-ING AND ELECTION

On October 12, 2006 at 6:30 PM at Grace Christian Fellowship Church in Overland Park, Northern Tier Dis-trict will hold its Annual Business Meeting. Elections of District Chair and Members-at-Large of the District Committee will take place at this time. All voting members of the District, including Chartered Organization Rep-resentatives, are strongly encouraged

to attend. If you wish to nominate somebody to the District Committee for any of these positions, please send those recommendations in writing to:

Northern Tier District

Nominating Committee

10210 Holmes Rd.

Kansas City MO 64131

Nominations may be given, in writing, to the Nominating Committee Chair or Cortland Bolles. All nominations must be received in writing at least two (2) weeks prior to the District Election for proper consideration.

SCHOOL NIGHT FOR SCOUTING

Now is the time for your unit to begin planning for School Night. We have a new plan and are looking forward to great success with our new approach. Every unit will play a vital role in mak-ing sure our recruitment is successful this year. You will want to begin by putting the Cub Scout Family Campout on your calendar for September 29 – 30. Make sure you begin working now to identify your leaders for next year. We will be holding a District

School Night Kick-Off for you to get all you need to know on August 2. Plan now to attend this fun event! We are excited about this program and the potential to grow Cub Scouting with this School Night Plan. We look for-ward to your involvement.

AWARD OF MERIT

All district award nominations are being accepted. Forms are available at the Council Service Center, at Round-tables and on the website. This is a great opportunity to recognize those “unnoticed” volunteers for their hard work and effort throughout the year! Please contact Steve Springer, Activi-ties Chair, at 913.631.4215 or Cortland Bolles, District Executive, with any questions.

LEADER TRAINING

Our training team has been working overtime this spring and summer to prepare you as a leader in a new role or as a new leader to Scouting. We have many opportunities for you to get the answers to that age-old question in Scouting, “What do I do now as a leader?!?!?” Well, our top-notch train-ers are ready to answer that question for you. And whether you’ve been doing

this for a long time or are new at your job, we will make sure you are ahead of the game when those boys show up for their first meeting, waiting for “Fun.” This training team will show you the “Purpose” behind that “Fun!” To find out what trainings are right for you, visit the District website, talk to your unit leader, or contact Judy Yeager, Training Chair, at 913.362.2029!

FRIENDS OF SCOUTING

Just a reminder that you should start talking in your unit committee meet-ings now about scheduling your unit’s 2007 Friends of Scouting presentation. This is a great opportunity to hear about the story of Scouting and pledge your continued support to keep the Scout-ing program in Northern Tier District and the Heart of America Council among the best available anywhere. Your children deserve the best possible opportunity to learn and succeed and this program is vital in making sure that opportunity is there! To help out with this campaign and schedule your unit presentation, contact Steve Brady, Fam-ily FOS Chairman, at 913.362.8441 or Cortland Bolles at 816.569.4918.

Pioneer TrailsDistrict

2005 Quality District

DISTRICT NEWSAdventures in Scouting August/September 2006 • 23

2006 Pioneer Trails Committee ChairsDistrict Chairman Dennis Cross (913) 677-9613District Vice-Chairman Fred DeFeo (816) 942-0675District Vice-Chairman John Starr (816) 213-0066District Commissioner Jim Bernard Jr. (913) 385-7088Advancement Chairman Pat Parks (816) 523-6382Activities Chairman Ed Mulik (816) 363-7846Camping Chairman Marc Rainen (913) 341-1418Membership Chairman Julie Hill (816) 361-3385Mic-O-Say Memorial Don O’Neal (816) 924-6567Public Relations Director Carol Jean DeFeo (816) 942-0675Relationships Chairman Jon Voss (913) 652-0280Special Needs Chairman Carole Gaither (816) 523-5380Training Chairman Norman Kahn (913) 341-4792District Director Matt Gettys (816) 569-4971 mgettys@bsamail.orgSr. District Executive Brian Tobler (816) 569-4985 btobler@bsamail.orgDistrict Executive Jeff Terrell (816) 569-4947 jterrell@bsamail.org

August2 District School Night Orientation; 7:oo p.m., H.J's3 District Commissioner's Meeting; 6:30 p.m., Central United Methodist3 Roundtable; 7:30 p.m., Central United Methodist9 District School Night Kick-off; 7:00 p.m., H.J.'s15 District Committee Meeting; 7:30 p.m., VFW National Headquarters

September7 District Commissioner’s Meeting; 6:30 p.m., Central United Methodist7 Roundtable; 7:30 p.m., Central United Methodist19 District Committee Meeting; 7:30 p.m., VFW National Headquarters29 Cub Scout overnighter (New Cub Scouts only) 7:30, Mulkey Park

Pioneer Trails District Events

Troop Honors New Eagle Scout Three new Eagle Scouts were hon-ored on Sunday, June 4, 2006 at the Country Club Christian Church, 6101 Ward Parkway, Kansas City, MO. They are Steven Winget, Diego Heatherman, and James McCausland. These three new Eagles bring the total of young men earning Eagle Scout awards in Troop 84 to 458 in the past eighty-two years.

Steven Winget has been active in Troop 84 for six years and attended H. Roe Bartle. In addition to earning 25 merit badges, Steven lead a team of scouts in reconstructing a bridge on a trail at Cave Spring Interpretive Center

as his Eagle project.

Diego Heatherman joined Troop 84 in 2002. Diego has earned 39 merit badges and attended H. Roe Bartle and Sommers High Adventure Canoe Base. For his Eagle project Diego restored a picnic area at the Lakeside Nature Cen-ter.

James McCausland, active in Troop 84 since 2002, currently serves as Senior Patrol Leader. He has attended Bartle Scout Reservation and Baha-mas High Adventure in 2005. James has earned 29 merit badges and was elected to the Order of the Arrow, and serves Troop 84 as the Order of the Arrow Representative. For his Eagle project, James designed and built two sets of front steps for Alexandra’s House, a hospice for infants.

Cub Scout Day Camp Don’t miss it again! Day Camp 2006 was a BLAST! The kids were hyped and busy throughout the day as they went from activity to activ-ity. Beverly Becker and John Burris put a lot of time and effort in order to minimize down time. On behalf of the

Scouters, their parents, and the HOAC, we give our THANKS to everyone who volunteered. If it weren’t for these people, then we would not have had such a great event. We also would like to thank Naish Scout Reservation for hosting the event for another year. If your scouts missed the event, please make it a point for your scouts to go to Day Camp yearly. If you are inter-ested in volunteering for the 2007-Day Camp, contact Jeff Terrell at (816) 569-4947.

Cub Scout Overnighter On Friday, September 29th we will be holding a Cub Scout Family Over-nighter for all new Cub Scouts and their families at Mulkey Park. Friday night will be a chance for the new Scouts to meet other new Scouts and campout for the first time as a Cub Scout. Saturday morning breakfast will be provided followed by some exciting games. We are asking some of our Boy Scouts to help out at this event. Please Contact Matt Gettys at (816) 569-4971 or Jeff Terrell 816-569-4947 if you would like to be a part of this exciting event! Annual Business Meeting & ElectionThe Pioneer Trails District will be holding its Annual Business Meeting and Election on Tuesday, October 17 at the VFW Headquarters located on the 3400 block of Broadway. The meeting and election will be held in conjunction with the District Committee Meeting and will begin promptly at 7:30 p.m. The elections are held for District

Chairman, District Vice-Chairman and Members-at-Large. If you would like to nominate someone for one of the positions, please send your recommen-dations to:

Pioneer Trails DistrictNominating Committee Chairman

10210 Holmes RoadKansas City, MO 64131

Nominations MUST be received in writing at least two weeks prior to Dis-trict Election to be considered.

Training – The Key to Unit Success Have you been to training in the past five years? Do you think the only opportunities to attend training are in the spring or fall? Did you know that the training team is committed to your success as a leader? Well that’s enough questions. It’s time for you to get answers, and the answers can be found with training. Over the past six years the Pioneer Trails Training Team, led by Dr. Norman Kahn, have put together a superb collection of trainers, materi-als and presentations all designed with one thing in mind –YOU! Your needs as a leader and your questions about the Scouting Programs are at the heart of the Pioneer Trails Training Cur-riculum. By meeting those needs we are able to strengthen the programs our youth receive. That’s what Scouting is all about – strong, fun programs for youth. Make plans now to be a trained leader. It will make a difference in you and your unit! Call Dr. Norman Kahn at (913) 341-4792 to sign up now.

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