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SMOKE SIGNALSNOVEMBER 2010

Mt. Diablo Silverado Council Issue # 2010/10 Boy Scouts of America

INSIDE THIS ISSUE

Important Dates 2

Memorials 2

Training 3

Aklan 13

Chief Solano 14

Herms 15

Iron Horse 16

Lake 17

Marsh Creek 18

Meridian 19

Muir 20

Napa 21

Silver Gate 22

Venture 23

New Eagles 24

PADDLE CRAFT SAFETYThe MDSC Aquatics Committee offers the course in Paddle Craft Safety (part of the Aquatics Supervisor adult training) in combination with the Paddlesports Awareness (PSA) High Adventure Training. Paddlecraft Safety is the ‘next level’ beyond Safety Afloat, giving adult leaders practical experience in boating and paddling skills.

PSA Indoor Session 1: Weds. May 11, 2011 6 PM - 10 PM (Council office)PSA Outdoor Session: June 4-5, 2011 (Folsom Reservoir/American River) PSA Indoor Session 2: Weds. June 8, 2011 6 PM - 10 PM (Council office)Paddlecraft Safety Indoor Session: Weds. June 15, 2011 6 PM - 10 PM (Council office)

Paddlecraft Safety certificate will be awarded on successful completion of the PCS quiz.

Class size is limited to sixteen. Course fee is $95. Reserve your space at www.bsa-mdsc.org

Lead Instructor: Keith Gale ([email protected]) (925) 672-3592

SWIMMING AND WATER RESCUEThe MDSC Aquatics Committee offers a course in Swimming and Water Rescue (part of the Aquatics Supervisor adult leader training) The Safe Swim Defense plan says:It is strongly recommended that all units have at least one adult or older youth member currently trained in BSA Swimming and Water Rescue or BSA Lifeguard to assist in planning and conducting all swimming activities.

Part 1: Classroom work: Thursday, May 12, 2011 6 PM - 10 PM (Council office)Part 2: Practical Skills (Pool work): Friday, May 13, 2011 6 PM - 10 PM (Sun Valley Pool, 1000 Leland Drive, Lafayette)

Class size is limited to sixteen students. Course fee is $25. Scouts 16 years old and older may attend if accompanied by an adult leader from their unit.

Reserve your space at www.bsa-mdsc.org after 1/31/2011

Lead Instructor: Paul Shimotake [email protected] 925-285-3764Course Director: John Reynolds [email protected] 925-348-3107

NOVEMBER3 OA Lodge Executive Committee Meeting

7-9Pm

5 HAT: CPR-Course

6 HAT: Wilderness First Aid Course/ OA Service and Vigil Weekend/Harvest in the Vineyards Gift and Wine Auction

7 HAT: Wilderness First-Aid-Course

8 Cub Scout Position Specific Training

11 Service Center Closed

13 Scouting for Food/ Commissioner Basic Training

18 FOS Training

20 scouting for food/ Kodiak X

21 Kodiak X

24 Pack Recharters Due/Silver Beaver Apps Due/ Venture officers Association



29 International Committee

I M P O R TA N T D AT E S

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Smoke Signals is published monthly, with the exception of the combined June/July issue, by:

Mt. Diablo Silverado Council Boy Scouts of America

800 Ellinwood Way Pleasant Hill, CA 94523 Phone: (925) 674-6100

Editor: Matthew Lynch

Phone: (925)674-6112

Email: [email protected]

Second Class Postage paid at: Concord, CA 94520-9998

POSTMASTER - Send address changes to address at left.

Memorials & TributesIn Honor ofJim Longe

Irwin & Alexandra Jacobs

In Honor ofKenneth Edward Doty

William & Jacqueline Leney

WOLFEBORO WEEKEND(ADULTS ONLY) - INTEREST CHECK

MDSC is considering an adults-only 3 day weekend event at Camp Wolfeboro during the late summer of 2011. This would be for adults who may have been out of Scouting for a while, those whomay not have a Scouting history, or just folks who would like to spend three days at Wolfeboro to re-live their camping memories. Kick back and enjoy swimming, hiking, archery, fishing, and rifle shooting. Council leaders would be on hand to discuss your ideas and answer questions on how we can improve Scouting in MDSC. All meals would be provided, along with tents and cots. The cost would be $500 for this limited event (max 20 attendees).

If you might be interested in attending or learning more about the event (no commitment at this time) please send an e-mail to either Steve Phillips [email protected] or Alan Young at [email protected]. Based on the response we get back, a decision will be made regarding setting up this event.

“Every Scout Deserves a Trained Leader”

Mt. Diablo Silverado Training Opportunities

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The “Training Continuum” offers many exciting opportunities for program and leadership skills training. If your home District does not have a convenient training session, please consider attending the course in another District. For any training questions, contact your District training representative:

The “Training Continuum” offers many exciting opportunities for program and leadership skills training. If your home District does not have a convenient training session, please consider attending the course in another District. For any training questions, contact your District training representative:

Council Chair: Mike Peterson925-837-7074Aklan: Bill Phelon 925-254-8338Black Diamond: Kathy Nunez 925-756-7159Chief Solano: Lance Elder 707-422-7473Herms: Gary Bracken 650-400-9989Iron Horse: Camilla Hester-Alvaro925-963-0198Lake: Suisei Heidebrecht 707-994-9613Marsh Creek: Scott Kubik 925-787-7056Meridian: Ray Chan 925-548-6179Muir: Tom Santos 925-672-5955Napa: Tony Zarate 707-257-7155Silver Gate: Mike Rettinhouse 707-479-6430

At least one registered leader on every outing requiring a Tour Permit must have completed Youth Protection Training and Hazardous Weather Training. Both of these courses are available online at MyScouting.org.

TRAINING REQUIREMENTSFOR ALL UNITS

Effective June 1, 2010, all registered adults must complete Youth Protection Training every two years or they will not be included in the unit’s annual Recharter. Beginning with rechartering for 2012 (completed in December 2011), the Top Leaders of each unit must be Trained for their positions or the unit will not be allowed to recharter. Top Leaders, as defined by the national office, are Cubmasters, Scoutmasters, Varsity Team Coaches, Venturing Crew Advisors, and Skippers.

POSITION-SPECIFIC TRAINING (PST)

Basic training for each position

Contact your District Training Chair if you need courses at times other than those listed.

Cub Scout LeadersSat, Nov 6, LDS Church, Denkinger, Concord. Contact Tom Santos, 925-672-5955,[email protected]

Boy Scouts, Varsity Teams, Venture CrewsSat, Nov 6, LDS Church, Denkinger, Concord. Contact Tom Santos, 925-672-5955,[email protected]

The following courses are supplemental.

HAT(HIGH ADVENTURE

TRAINING)Basic (Core) and specialized training for high adventure activities.

Wilderness First Aid and CPR, Nov 5, 6and 7. Lim: 40. Contact Keith Gale, 925-672-3592, [email protected]

NATIONAL YOUTH LEADERSHIP TRAINING

(NYLT)Feb 19-21 AND Feb 25-27. Attendance at both sessions required. Contact Bruce Arms,925-432-9602, [email protected]

WOOD BADGE FOR THE 21ST CENTURY

“Every youth deserves a well trained leader.”Adult leadership training for ALL Scouters.

Thurs-Sat, Apr 14-16, 2011 AND Thurs-Sat, May 19-21, 2011. Attendance at both sessions required.

Contact Bob Carns, [email protected], Camilla Hester-Alvaro, 925-963-0198,[email protected].

LEAD(Leader Education and Discovery, the combined Pow Wow and University of Scouting)

You’re invited to a Scouting luau!

Sat, Jan 22, 2011.

Premier Leadership Training

Contact Craig Gridley, [email protected].

Council Chair Michael Peterson 925-837-7074 Lake Suisei Heidebrecht 707-994-9613

Aklan Bill Phelon 925-254-8338 Marsh Creek Scott Kubik 925-787-7056

Black Diamond Kathy Nunez 925-756-7159 Meridian Ray Chan 925-548-6179

Chief Solano Lance Elder 707-422-7473 Muir Tom Santos 925-672-5955

Herms Gary Bracken 650-400-9989 Napa Tony Zarate 707-257-7155

Iron Horse Camilla Hester-Alvaro 925-963-0198 Silver Gate Mike Rettinhouse 707-479-6430

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Scouting For Food 2010

November 13th and 20th

Sponsor Support From

Your Door Hangers will be available through your District SFF Chairs in time for your Roundtable

Do you have?The name of your Unit SFF Chair Maps and collection areas assigned Collection sites identified Plans for distributing Door Hangers Number of Hangers needed ...call your SFF Chair Plans to use SFF as part of a recruitment effort

*NEW* LIONS CLUB Used Glasses Collection Drive this year at all sites! For more info call:

Jim Mattson (925-408-4065) ~ Jeff Hart (925-708-4971)

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Kodiak XMt. Diablo Silverado Council will be conducting a Kodiak X,

Venturing Leadership Course on Nov 20 and 21, 2010 at Camp

Herms. Kodiak X builds on the commissions of the Kodiak

experience. It is one thing to teach leadership skills: it is another

to put those skills into practice. That is Kodiak X. It is a

weekend leadership challenge course. You will start on Saturday

and each participant will have an opportunity to lead his or her

group through a leadership challenge. Over the weekend you

will learn two new commissions. This course will be limited to 32

participants. Each participant must have completed a Kodiak

course as a prerequisite to taking Kodiak X.

Cost for this course is $30.00 each.

Direct questions to Marion Rice, Course Director

E-mail: [email protected]

Phone: (707) 422-9478

Name: _____________________________ E-mail: _____________________

Address:______________________City: ______________Zip Code:_______

Phone: __________________ Amount enclosed: $30 x part. = $ .

Mail payment to: Mt. Diablo Silverado Council800 Ellinwood WayPleasant Hill, CA 94533

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SILVER BEAVER NOMINATION

This nomination is due to the Council Office no later than December 3, 2010.

You may fill out this form online at www.bsa-mdsc.org/ard.

I/we take pleasure in submitting this nomination for the Silver Beaver Award for distinguished service to youth.

(Give full name and titles of Scouter to be honored exactly as you will want the certificate lettered if the award

is granted. See instructions on reverse side.)

Name ____________________________________________________________________________________

Address __________________________________________________________________________________

Occupation ________________________________________________________________________________

The nominee is registered in Scouting as __________________________and holds a membership certificate

expiring _________________ 20___ (If Scouter is currently unit-connected, give unit number _________.)

RECORD UPON WHICH THIS NOMINATION IS BASED

(Give pertinent facts, dates, and offices held. If more space is needed, please add extra sheets.)

a. Record of service in the Boy Scouts of America. (Name chartered organizations in cases where service is

unit-connected.)

b. Statement covering the nominee’s standing in the community, citing activities in which the individual is

most active in business, professional, civic, religious, educational, fraternal, veteran, rural, and other fields

exclusive of Scouting. (See instructions on reverse side.)

c. Record of noteworthy service of exceptional character to youth within the territory under the jurisdiction of

the council.

Submitted by _______________________________________________ Date: _______________________________

Print Name _________________________________________________

Address____________________________________________________

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INSTRUCTIONS

1. Be sure to give the full name and titles (if any) of the nominee exactly as you want them to appear on the certificate. Please do not use abbreviations, initials only, or nicknames. For example: Robert Henry Bradley; Doctor William Francis Kelly; Captain Arthur Russell Johnson; The Most Reverend Richard Joseph Brown, D.D.; Vice Admiral John Donald Morrison; The Honorable James Kerwood Ross; Ms. Mary Hartie; etc.

2. Furnish as much information as possible for sections a, b, and c. For example, in section b: president, Libertyville Rotary Club; vestryman, St. Paul’s Church; chairperson, Red Cross campaign; Exalted Ruler, Elks Lodge No. 18; vice president, PTA; adjutant, American Legion Post 43; medical director, Cross County Hospital; past District Deputy Grand Master, F. & A.<.; Grand Knight, Knights of Columbus Council 16; etc. (Specific group identification enables us to provide name to national organization headquarters, who usually wish to compliment the recipient of the honor.)

3. Long-established policy limits the award of the Silver Beaver to adults 21 and over who are registered as volunteer Scouters.

4. Nominations will not be considered for former professional Scouters or council employees within 5 years of their leaving employment with the BSA (i.e., any form of full-time employment such as secretary, ranger, or professional-technical position).

5. Nominations cannot be considered for posthumous awards.

6. Order Silver Beaver insignia on the regular supply order form from your Supply Division distribution center.

RULES AND REGULATIONS of the BOY SCOUTS OF AMERICA

Article X, Section 6, Clause 3 --- Silver Beaver Award

The Boy Scouts of America, acting through the National Court of Honor, may award the Silver Beaver Award for distinguished service to youth upon the following basis and procedure:

a. This award may be made each year upon the nomination of chartered local councils. These nominations shall be submitted not less than 30 days in advance of the date upon which it is desired to present the awards.

b. The award is made for noteworthy service of exceptional character to youth by registered Cub Scouts, Scouters, Varsity Scouters, and Exploring leaders within the territory under the jurisdiction of a local council.

c. As evidence of the award there shall be presented: a suitable certificate, duly authenticated by the Boy Scouts of America, pursuant to the action of the National Court of Honor; and a miniature Silver Beaver suspended by a blue and white ribbon to be worn around the neck.

d. It shall be a general policy that no public announcements shall be made by the local council in advance of action by the National Court of Honor with reference to names presented for consideration.

e. Each duly chartered local council shall be entitled to one nomination. Councils having more than 60 units shall be entitled to further nominations on the basis of one for each additional 60 units or fraction thereof in their territory, as of December 31 preceding the nomination, according to the records of the national office.

f. Councils not using their full allotment in any year may accumulate the unused portion for use in any subsequent year.

g. In extraordinary cases, the Silver Beaver Award may be made by the National Court of Honor to a Scouter upon the recommendation of the duly constituted Scouting authorities having supervision of the duly constituted Scouting authorities having supervision of one or more units of the Boy Scouts of America, located outside of the United States and not under the jurisdiction of a local council.

...SILVER BEAVER NOMINATIONS...CONTINUED

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Philmont Scout Ranch

www.PhilmontTrainingCenter.org | 575.376.2281 | [email protected]

Registration for the Philmont Training Center – The National Training Center of the Boy Scouts of America -- is done online. Visit our website at www.PhilmontTrainingCenter.org for information about conference descriptions, registration dates and fees.

Week 1: June 5 – 11

• Advancement Policy and Procedures

• Area/Council Training Chair Summit *(By

invitation only)

• Delivering Venturing in Your District and

Council

• Learning to Teach Basic Outdoor Skills

• Professional Development – Level 2

• Master Trainer Certification *

• Strictly for Cubmasters

• Strictly for Scoutmasters

• Wood Badge Refresher

Week 2 : June 12 - 18

• Council Commissioners

• Council Key Three

• District Key Three: Leadership for the

Future

• Effective Leadership of Commissioner

Service

• Games with a Purpose

• How to Develop Crews that Thrive

• How to Conduct a College of

Commissioner Science

• The Unit Commissioner – Supporting

Units Needs

• Webelos to First Class

• National Advanced Youth Leadership

Experience (NAYLE)

REGISTRATION

Registration will be available at:

1. www.myscouting.org2. Choose ‘Events

Registration’ tab

Week 3: June 19 - 25

• The Administration of Venturing *

• Geocaching to Promote Scouting

• Implementation of Required Training

• Leading Pack Camping

• The New Youth Leader Training

Continuum *

• Order of the Arrow Advisor Training

• Putting More Outing in Scouting

• Strictly for the Varsity Coach and Team

Committee

• Vietnamese Scouting Leadership

Summit*

• National Advanced Youth Leadership

Experience (NAYLE)

Week 4: June 25 - July 1

• LDS Scouting Leadership Conference

Week 5: July 2 - 8

• LDS Scouting Leadership Conference

Aklan Newsletter

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ROUND TABLERoundtable meets at 7:30pm the 2nd Wednesday at Our Savior’s Lutheran Church (1035 Carol Lane, Lafayette . At November’s Roundtable the Scouts will discuss fundraising and Winter camping. Cub Scouts will discuss the Core Value of “Respect.” We will also have a Workshop on planning a Blue & Gold Dinner. For Cub Scout questions or to be added to the Aklan Cub Scouter email list – contact Paul Shimotake, 285-3764,[email protected]

SCOUTING FOR FOODScouting for Food is the Boy Scout’s biggest community service effort of the year. Show Scouts how they can help their community by “Scouting for Food”. Pick up your maps and door hangars at Roundtable. Hang door hanger on November 13. Pickup food and eyeglasses on November 20th. On November 20th, please come and enjoy breakfast at the LDS Church

3776 Via Granada, Moraga between 8:30 and 11:00 when you drop off food. [email protected], 989 9098

ADULT TRAINING REQUIREMENTS

Effective June 1, 2010, all registered adults must complete Youth Protection Training every two years or they will not be included in the unit’s annual Recharter. Beginning with rechartering for 2012 (completed in December 2011), the Top Leaders of each unit must be Trained for their positions or the unit will not be allowed to recharter. Top Leaders, as defined by the national office, are Cubmasters, Scoutmasters, Varsity Team Coaches, Venturing Crew Advisors, and Skippers.

POSITION-SPECIFIC TRAINING(PST)

Basic training for each positionSat, Nov 6, LDS Church, Denkinger, Concord. Contact Tom Santos, 925-672-5955,[email protected]

In addition, all Cub Scout position specific training can now be taken on-line atwww.myscouting.org. Create an account if you don’t already have one and take the course.

MERIT BADGE COUNSELORS1. A BSA Application must be on file with the council indicating that the adult is a MB counselor. This application only needs to be filled out ONCE and there is no fee.2. A revised MB counselor information form to include a space for emails, the counselor’s BSA ID No., as well as a place indicating that a copy of the counselor’s Youth Protection Training Certificate must be attached. This form needs to be filled out annually and takes a few minutes to do. 3. Youth protection training MUST be up-

to-date. This is BSA requirement and the counselor must attach a copy when they take the form to the Council office to be processed.See Michele Poloka for [email protected] 262-3613

POPCORNSee Michele Poloka for popcorn sales for unit. This is a great way to earn money for your unit and for individual Scouts. It is split 1/3 Scout, 1/3 unit, and 1/3 Council See Michelle Poloka for details [email protected]

FRIENDS OF SCOUTINGTwo piece of great news! Aklan District once again exceeded its goal, raising over $136,000 to support youth in our Council. Thank You.We also have a new FOS Chair, Sylvia Deaton Jorgensen. She has lot’s of energy and will be helping your unit have a great FOS campaign. She can be reached at 510-728-4021,[email protected]

NOVEMBER3 District Committee 6:30

10 Commissioners 6:30

Roundtable 7:30

13 Scouting For Food

20 Scouting For Food

DECEMBER1 District Committee 6:30

8 Commissioners 6:30

Roundtable 7:30

C A L E N D A R

District Chair Steve Israel 216-3556 Eagle Projects Richard Miles [email protected] [email protected]

Vice Chair Alan Gould 254-6426 Finance/FOS Sylvia Deaton Jorgensen [email protected] [email protected]

District Commissioner Gary Snyder 937-2562 Membership Herb Lederman [email protected] Merit Badges Michele Poloka 838-2090

District Executive Mary April 674-6122, 202-3882 [email protected]@bsamail.org OA Advisor Bill Lew 937-9348

Advancement Dean Wright 323-7317 Scouting For Food Tom Oviatt [email protected] [email protected]

Boy Scout Roundtable Rodney Mangus 254-7444 Smoke Signals Wick Smith [email protected] [email protected]

Camporee John Spahr Training Bill Phelon 254-8338Cub Scout Training Paul Shimotake 285-3764

Cub Roundtable Paul Shimotake 285-3764 [email protected]@wellsfargo.com Boy Scout Training Wick Smith 253-0326

Cub Scout Day Camp Wendy Cannell-Nottage 825-8670 [email protected] for LDS Jim Riley 933-8067

[email protected] Michele Poloka 838-2090

[email protected]

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POPCORN SALESFINAL DATES

As popcorn sales wind down, here are two important dates to remember:

November 4: Show’N’Tell returns due.November 19: Take Order Distribution.

Contact Carol Stockand, at 863-0597 or [email protected] for additional information.

ADVANCECAMP 2010Thanks to Richard Ball and other Chief Solano volunteers for helping make this event a success for over 1700 Boy Scouts!

LAST CHANCETO REGISTER FOR

NOVEMBER 6 TRAININGIf your Unit has any new leaders that still need training, the last opportunity for 2010 will take place on Saturday, November 6 at the LDS church at 2700 Camrose Ave.

Cub Scout Leaders will be trained from 9:00 am until noon and the Boy Scout Leader session will be held from 9:00 am until 4:30 pm. Additional information, including the registration form, is available on the District web site. Contact Lance Elder for more information at: 422-7473.

MEET THE MDSC “KEY 3”Council President Lynne Leach and the rest of the MDSC “Key 3” will be visiting our Roundtable on November 11. Don’t miss this opportunity to learn first-hand what’s going on in the Council.

CHRISTMAS TREE RECYCLING

Please remember that the $5 per area participation fee for Christmas Tree Recycling is due at the November Roundtable. Units that do not sign up for an area and pay the program fee will have their area reassigned to another participating unit.

Contact Darrin Nicholson, Christmas Tree Recycling chair, for additional information.

SCOUTING FOR FOOD 2010Units will be doing their Good Turn during the annual Scouting for Food event on Saturday November 20. Door hangers will be available at Roundtable and can be distributed on November 13. This year we will also be collecting eyeglasses as part of the Lions Club “Lions in Sight” program.

Marijo Krites is our new chair and can be reached at 384-3501 [email protected]..

VETERANS’ DAY PARADEWe’re looking for a great turnout of Scouts and Scouters at Fairfield’s annual parade, which starts at 12:30pm on November 11. Dave Cliche is chairing the event and can be reached at530-735-1401. Plan to bring your American and Unit flags and help Chief Solano take home another award.

RECHARTER EARLY!Rechartering packages were distributed at the October Roundtable. We would like all charters completed and turned in by November 18. Completing the recharter online is the easiest, quickest way, but you still have paperwork to turn in. Please make an appointment with your Unit Commissioner to turn in the completed packages. If yours will be later than November 18, please let your Commissioner know.

NOVEMBER11 Veterans’ Day Parade11 Roundtable @ 7PM18 District Committee 18 Recharters due20 Scouting for Food

DECEMBER

9 Roundtable @ 7PM16 District Committee

Christmas Tree RecyclingJanuary 8, 15

DISTRICT WEB SITE AND NEWS UPDATES

www.ChiefSolanoBSA.net

C A L E N D A R

Chief Solano Newsletter

Serving the Communities of Fairfield, Cordelia, Suisun& Travis AFB

District Chair: Tom Giugni 864-3387 Membership: Sue Odneal 426-1534Asst. Dist Chair: John Ricketts 422-4731 Financial Chair: Jack Batson 429-1709District Commissioner: Terry Odneal 290-3326 Family FOS: Darrin Nicholson 689-5806CS Day Camp 2009: Helen Cakus 428-3437 District Executive: Mike Moffat 925/674-6178Training: Leslie Cliché 530/795-1401 Advancement: Richard Ball 426-2567Camping: Steve Laren 864-1582 Program: Jim Broughton 425-3390Tiger Rountable: Mariann Cox 863-9198 OA Advisor: Dave Ricketts 422-9928CS Roundtable: Valorie Dahlin 429-0575 District News: Sue Odneal 426-1534Boy Scout Roundtable: Ed Ballard 429-0575 Merit Badges: Sue Laren 864-1582Venturing Roundtable: Sue Engle 864-3546 Activities: Richard Stockand 863-0597Popcorn 2009: Carol Stockand 863-0597 Scouting for Food: Sue Meadows 318-6499

Herms Gateway

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BOY SCOUT MERIT BADGESBoy Scout merit badge requirements are available on-line at: http://www.scouting.org/scoutsource/BoyScouts/AdvancementandAwards/MeritBadges.aspxAn on-line guide for Boy Scout Merit Badge Counselors is available at: http://www.scouting.org/scoutsource/BoyScouts/GuideforMeritBadgeCounselors.aspx

The Herms District merit badge registrar is Richard Burton.

HERMS DISTRICT MEETINGSCommissioners Meeting: First Wednesday of every month (except July), 7:30pm – 9:00pm, at the Camp Herms Lodge.District Committee Meeting: Third Tuesday of every month (except for July & the joint meeting with Commissioners in August), 7:30pm – 9:00pm, at the Camp Herms Lodge.Eagle Projects and Board of Review every Third Thursday, 7:00pm – 9:00pm, at the Camp Herms Lodge.

Membership Committee Meeting: Second Wednesday of every month (except June, July and August), 7:00pm – 7:30pm, at Camp Herms Lodge.

Roundtable Meetings: Second Wednesday of every month (except June, July and August), 7:30pm – 9:00pm, at Camp Herms Lodge. November: Scouting with Disabilities.

BSA SAFETY POINTSWeather Check: The risks of many outdoor activities vary substantially with weather conditions. Potential weather hazards and the appropriate responses should be understood and anticipated.

Planning: Safe activity follows a plan that has been conscientiously developed by the experienced supervisor or other competent source. Good planning minimizes risks and also anticipates contingencies that may require an emergency response or a change of plan.

Contact Dave Williams if your unit in Herms District needs help with how to plan unit safety.

YOUTH PROTECTION TRAINING REQUIREMENTS

For information about the 2010 Youth Protection Training requirements for leaders see: http://scouting.org/Training/YouthProtection.aspx For more about Training in Herms District, contact Gary Bracken.

CUB SCOUTPROGRAM BADGES

Cub Scout Academics and Sports Program badges requirements are available at http://www.scouting.org/scoutsource/CubScouts/Cub%20Scouts/UniformsAndAwards/sanda.aspx

SCOUTING FOR FOODThis year the “Lions In Sight” eyeglasses collection, https://lionsinsight.org/, is part of “Scouting for Food” collections. Also, Packs, Troops, and Crews: please record your Scouting for Food service hours at https://scoutnet.scouting.org/gtfa/ui/security/login.aspx. For more about Good Turn for America see: http://www.goodturnforamerica.org/.

For more about Scouting for Food in Herm District, contact David Looney.

NOVEMBER3 District Commissioners Meeting10 District Membership Committee, Cub and Scout Roundtable Meetings11 Veterans Day13 Scouting for Food - Notices16 District Committee Meeting18 Eagle Board & Project Reviews20 Scouting for Food - Collection25 Thanksgiving Day

DECEMBER1 District Commissioners Meeting2 Hanukkah8 District Membership Committee, Cub and Scout Roundtable Meetings16 Eagle Board & Project Reviews18 Wolfeboro Pioneer Reunion & Dinner21 District Committee Meeting25 Christmas Day

C A L E N D A R

District Chair Peter Schakow (510) 527-2596 District Commissioner Evan “Mike” Lilygren (510) 843-8055

Vice District Chair Howard Abelson (510) 525-7709 Asst. District Commissioner Rich Kral (510) 223-2323

District Executive James Rhodes-Dreyer (925) 674-6171 Roundtable - Boy Scout John McDougall (510) 841-1319

Membership/Relationships Richard Burton (925) 285-8862 Roundtable - Cub Scout Juliana Rather (510) 275-3177

Publicity/Marketing Robert Chiofaio (415) 699-6664 Finance Jim Hartman (510) 525-6195

Smoke Signals/Web Site William Wells (925) 686-3006 FOS Family Campaign Jim Hartman (510) 525-6195

Program Gary Kirk (510) 223-7217 Advancement & Recognition Irwin Horowitz (510) 527-6662

Training Gary Bracken (650) 400-9989 Eagle Board of Review Matthew Houser (510) 527-8802

Camping & Outdoors Dave Williams (510) 233-0291 Eagle Project Approval Irwin Horowitz (510) 527-6662

Conservation George Fosselius [email protected] Merit Badge Registrar Richard Burton (925) 285-8862

Activities/Civic Service Vince Lipinski (510) 849-1082 Order of the Arrow Apanuc Eric Jorgensen (510) 799-1322

DAY CAMP 2011It’s time to start making plans for next year’s day camp, Cub Scout Sports: All American, which is going to be more awesome than last year. We are still working on a date and a place, but we need your help. In order to help fix some of the issues that we had last year, we are requiring all packs that are planning to send boys to camp provide us with a day camp coordinator. We will provide training for the day camp coordinator in January. Please send your unit number, pack coordinator’s name, phone, and email, no later than December 15 to [email protected]. If you have any questions, you may contact us there

CHARTERS 2011By now, all units should have received their recharters for 2011. If you have not, please contact your unit commissioner to acquire them. Recharters are due back to the district by December 2 (December’s roundtable). Please help us in our quest to obtain quality district by turning in your recharters on time. If you need assistance completing your recharter, contact your unit commissioner, or our District Executive, Chris Gargaro. Also note that beginning January 1, 2011, all youth facing leaders must complete youth protection training. That includes cubmasters, scoutmasters, committee members, and merit badge counselors. Youth protection training can be found at myscouting.org. You will need your scout id number when you take the training. Youth protection training must be taken every two years.

FRIENDS OF SCOUTINGWe welcome back Ron Grafton to head up our Friends of Scouting campaign. He would like for all units (cubs and scouts and explorers) to send the name, phone # and e-mail # of their FOS chair to Ron Grafton [email protected]

LOGO DESIGN CONTESTTen years ago, the Iron Horse District chose a logo consisting of a steam train to move forward into scouting. Today, we would like to challenge all scouts to come up with a new logo to commemorate the district’s 10th year, and to move us into the 21st century. “Iron Horse” was the name given to steam trains by Indian tribes to describe steam trains that moved out west. Trains have played an important role in Contra Costa County, and therefore, has meaning in our district. Therefore, we would like an “updated” version of our steam train that projects power, strength and motion.

Any scout can submit an entry. Official entry forms are available at the scout office or from members of the district committee, along with the official rules. If you have any questions or need further information, contact Mary Gray at [email protected].

FACEBOOKDo you have a Facebook page? Then be sure to join the Iron Horse Page. We will be posting some of the current “goings-on” of the district there.

NOVEMBER2 Life to Eagle

4 Roundtable

9 Eagle Project Plan

13 SFF door hanger distribution

16 Eagle Rank Board of Review

20 SFF pick up

DECEMBER2 Roundtable

7 Life to Eagle

14 Eagle Project Plan

21 Eagle Rank Board of Review

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DISTRCT CHAIR STEVE LACK 925-938-4864 FINANCE CHAIR MATT RINN [email protected] [email protected]

DISTRICT VICE CHAIR CHUCK SAVAGE 925-932-4843 PROGRAM CHAIR CHUCK SAVAGE [email protected] [email protected]

DISTRICT TOM COOPER 925-899-2455 ADVANCEMENT LYNN OAKLEAF 925-370-8332COMMISSIONER [email protected] MERIT BADGES [email protected] EXECUTIVE CHRIS GARGARO 925-658-8418 TRAINING CAMILLA HESTER-ALVARO 925-963-0198

[email protected] [email protected] MICHELLE FRITH 925-348-2242 EAGLE PROJECTS JEANNE FUSION 925-934-6411

[email protected] [email protected] RON GRAFTON 925-687-6202 EAGLE BOARDS MARK BEAUDROW 925-935-2653

[email protected] [email protected] TRAIL TO EAGLE RAY WINTER 925-945-6162

[email protected] VINITA RAMSAY 925-465-4961 OA CAMILLA HESTER-ALVARO 925-963-0198

[email protected] [email protected] SIGNALS WENDY CANNELL-NOTTAGE 925-825-8670 LDS LIASION KURT KNAUER 925.827.5997

[email protected] [email protected] LEE PALMER 925-943-1434 CUB DAY CAMP WENDY CANNELL-NOTTAGE 925-825-8670

[email protected] [email protected]

TRAININGTime is running out for unit leaders to get their training in time for recharter. To check the training status of leaders in your unit, check under Training Validation athttp://myscouting.org.

For training opportunities or to find out what training you need, call District Trainer Suisei Heidebrecht at 994-9613.

MERIT BADGE WORKSHOPThe bi-annual Brett Behrens Memorial badge workshop will be held Nov. 6th from 8:30am-4pm at the Kelseyville Presbyterian Church. This event is FREE. Please bring a sack lunch. Immediately after there will be a service project to help the church. Everyone is welcome to help with the service project even if you will not be attending the workshop.

For more information about becoming a merit badge counselor, please contact Daniel Frederick at 245-9152 or Sabrina Pickersgill at 489-5417.

SCOUTING FOR FOODIf you did not pick up your door hangers and stickies at the October Round Table, please be sure to do so at the November Round Table. In addition to our usual food drive, we will be collecting eyeglasses for local Lion’s Clubs. November 13 units across the district will hang door hangers and on November 20 we will collect donations and deliver them to food pantries and other organizations across the county. Be sure to call Donna Goodwin-Nelson at 279-2315 to report final tally of collections. (For ease of keeping track, 1 food item = 1 pound)

RECHARTERS DUECub Scout recharters are due on November 24! Crew and Troop recharters are due December 15. Remember to check unit leader training before submitting and ensure paperwork is signed. For more information, contact Tom Schneider at (925) 674-6173.

CARNIVAL IS COMING Saturday, March 12, 2011 is the annual District Carnival with fun for everyone! Jane Ruggles will be giving updates and taking booth sign ups at District Meetings, so please attend!

LAKE DISTRICT NEEDS YOUHave your own children aged out of the scouting program but you’re still interested in volunteering? Why not rejoin Scouting by assisting on a District level. Many opportunities are available. Contact Tom Schneider for more info.

NOVEMBER3 OA Apanuc Meeting 7pm

6 Brett Behrens Memorial Merit Badge Workshop

9 District Committee Meeting & Round Table

13 & 20 Scouting For Food notice drop off & food pick up.

19 Popcorn Order Pickup (location TBA)

24 Cub Scout Pack Recharters due

DECEMBER11 OA Apanuc Meeting 7pm

13 District Committee Meeting 6:30pm - Round Table immediately after

15 Crew & Troop recharters due

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Lake Highlander Highlights

Remember, if you have an article to submit, contact Liberty Frederick(707) 928-0155 [email protected]

CHAIRMAN DOUG WHACKER 707-263-2302 COMMISSIONER vacant

VICE CHAIRMAN ROB ROUMIGUIERE 707-279-0356 MEMBERSHIP LIBERTY FREDERICK 707-928-0155

DISTRICT EXECUTIVE TOM SCHNEIDER 925-674-6173 SERVICE & ACTIVITIES DONNA GOODWIN NELSON 707-279-2315

ADVANCEMENT BECKY FLAHERTY 707-994-5218 TRAINING SUISEI HEIDEBRECHT 707-994-9613

CAMPING & OUTDOORS MARTY KLIER 707-263-3380 BOY SCOUT ROUNDTABLE SABRINA PICKERSGILL 707-489-5417

FINANCE vacant CUB SCOUT ROUNDTABLE SUISEI HEIDEBRECHT 707-994-9613

PROGRAM DONNA GOODWIN NELSON 707-279-2315 SMOKE SIGNALS LIBERTY FREDERICK 707-928-0155

DAY CAMP DIRECTOR HAROLD JONES 707-245-8352 ORDER OF THE ARROW MARTY KLIER 707-263-3380

EAGLE REVIEWS DON CARTER 707- 279-1362

Marsh Creek Newsletter

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BOY SCOUT ROUNDTABLEThe Scout Roundtable is a great place to get ideas to help with your Scouting program and share your experiences with others.

CUB SCOUT ROUNDTABLECome and find out information about the new 2010 Cub Scout program changes. There will be new detailed den meeting plans for all ages of Cub Scouts, including Webelos Scouts. As den leaders use these new meeting plans, boys will naturally earn age-appropriate advancements as part of regular den activities. Parents can and should be involved in their son’s advancement, but more advancement-related activity will be occurring at den meetings as part of the core program.

ADVANCEMENTContact Gerry Dake if you have any questions and for all appointments relating to Eagle Board’s of Review at 516-7931 mailto:[email protected]

INDIAN SUMMER CAMPOREEWe held a super camporee in San Ramon. It had a great Indian theme and most of the Scouts were able to earn the Indian Lore merit Badge and part of the Tracking Merit Badge. The feast was really good with all the units contributing something to the feast and the district providing chicken, corn and rolls. We had close to 90 Scouts attend. It turned out to be a great place to have a camporee.

SCOUTING FOR FOODThis year we will be also collecting eye glass donations for those in need. Many thanks to Scott Kubik for chairing this effort. You may contact him for more info. see listings above in the header.

CUB SCOUTLEADER TRAINING

NOW ONLINEThe new Cub Scout Leader Training is now available online at: myscouting.org Now it is possible for a cub scout leader to take all his or her training online but this approach is missing the interaction with other Cub Scout leaders, so it’s more important than ever that these leaders attend the monthly Roundtable to get that interaction and be able to ask questions and get answers.

HOMETOWN HALLOWEEN SCOUTING BOOTH

In spite of the rain this year, there was a good turn out for the Home Town Halloween. This year the district passed out pencils with the council web site and the “BeAScout.org” on them. But we also passed out many flyers with contact information for the Packs and Troops. You may be getting some calls asking to join your unit. I think it was an even better success than last year.

BLACK DIAMOND AND MARSH CREEK DISTRICTS

CONSOLIDATINGNext year Black Diamond District and Marsh Creek District will be consolidating due to the fact that the Council can not afford to hire more district executives. Joe Darr will be our permanent DE. And we will probably start meeting together in February at the LDS Stake Center on Lone Tree Way, which is a central point for the new district. If you are interested in serving on one of the district committees, please contact Penny Fetterman, 634-0868 or [email protected] .

Scouts and Scouters are invited to come up with a name for the new district. Send your ideas to Jody Hansen before the next roundtable at

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NOVEMBER4 OA Apanuc Meeting

6 & 10 Leader Specific Training

11 Roundtables

11 Commissioners meeting

13 Scouting for Food drop off

15 Cub Pack Charters Due

18 District Committee meetings

20 Scouting for Food pick up

22-26 Thanksgiving school Break December, 2010

2 RT commissioner’s meeting

2 District Committee Mtg.

9 Roundtables 7:30pm

9 Commissioners meeting 7pm

30 Eagle Boards of Review

? OA Apanuc Meeting

Serving Brentwood, Oakley, Discovery Bay and KnightsenDistrict Chairman Penny Fetterman 634-0868 [email protected] Commissioner Roy Thomas 634-4601 [email protected] District Executive Joe Darr 674-6156 [email protected] Chair Bruce Dake 516-7931 [email protected] and Outdoor Don Kubik 674-4373 [email protected] Chair Val Tompkins 778-8518 [email protected] Chair Paul Krey 634-3276 [email protected] Committee chair Scott Kubik 513-7857 [email protected]

NEXT ROUNDTABLE Our next Roundtable meeting and Webelos night will be on Thursday Nov. 18th, 7:30-9:00 p.m., at the San Ramon LDS Church, 5025 Crow Canyon Road, San Ramon. Please note that this is a week earlier due to Thanksgiving holiday. OA will have one Nov./Dec. meeting on Dec. 8.

ADULT TRAININGPlease see the training page of Smoke Signals or training website(www.3districttraining.org/) for all the details.

- Cub Scout Position Specific training for Nov 8th has been cancelled. However, Cub Scout Position Specific training is now available online at

www.myscouting.org/training.

Contact Ray Chan, [email protected] High Adventure Training (HAT) details, contact Chuck Savage [email protected].

TRAINING FAIRA big THANKS to Ray Chan for organizing another great district training fair!!! Thanks also to all the instructors and participants. It was a great overview of all the training that is offered for scouting. We had attendees from all over the council. For follow up questions, contact Ray Chan,[email protected]

POPCORNThanks to every one that sold or purchased popcorn!!! The sales period is now over and the popcorn will be ready for pick-up Friday, November 19th at the Alameda Fairgrounds in Pleasanton. Stay tuned until next month for the listing of top selling units!!!

Remaining Key Popcorn Dates:Nov. 1 – Take Orders/prizes dueNov 3 – Unsold Show & Sell returnsNov 19 – Take Order distribution to unitsContact Julie Graham, H: 556-9419;[email protected] or Rand Mahoney, H: 964-1641 or C: 899-3840,[email protected]

DISTRICT/COUNCIL CALENDARNow there is a place for one-stop service. Just go to our website at http://www.bsa-meridian.org/, where you’ll be able to click on CALENDAR in the navigation bar and choose between a PDF or Excel spreadsheet to download. Contact: Jerry Dees,548-6825; [email protected].

SCOUTING FOR FOODScouting for Food, Scouting’s annual food drive which provides food for the local food banks, will be the week between Nov. 13 and Nov 20. Each Cub pack will be responsible for an area near where they meet, and they will share the area with one or more Boy Scout troops - providing a great opportunity for

a pack and troop to work We will also be collecting glasses for “Lions in Sight”. Contact: Al Nichols, 997-6470,[email protected]

CALL ALL WEBELOS II’sWebelos II’s and parents should plan to attend the November Roundtable meeting on Nov. 18. Learn more about the Webelos to Boy Scout transition and meet representatives from troops in your area. It’s sure to be very informative! Contact Earle Conklin, 838-5440, [email protected]

MERIT BADGE COUNSELORSAn updated listed of all merit badge counselors should be available in November on our district website: www.bsameridian.org. This was a major update. Thanks to George and others for all their efforts! Contact George Gavrell, 837-6248.

CUB SCOUT DAY CAMPCub Scout Packs: if you have not yet appointed a Day Camp Coordinator for your pack, now is the time to do it! This volunteer will help promote next summer’s day camp within their pack, help them register with complete/correct information, and serve as liaison between the pack and the Day Camp Program Director to ensure all requirements are met for Cubs in their pack to attend. They will be given full training and direction on what is necessary at an upcoming Roundtable presentation by the Day Camp staff. Contact: Brian Wort,[email protected]

RE-CHARTER ASSISTANCEAre you new to the re-charter process? Need help with your pack or troop re-charter? Plan to attend one of two meetings, Nov 11 and Dec. 9. Both will be at 7:00 pm at the San Ramon LDS Church.

Also, learn more about the new Quality Unit Award through the “Journey to Excellence” athttp://journey-to-excellence.kintera.org/district-unit

WELCOMEThanks to Pat Leong for joining the Meridian District committee as the Finance Chairperson!

NOVEMBER4 Eagle Project Review Board (D-LDS)10 District Committee (D-LDS)11 Eagle Orientation/Packet (D-LDS)11 Re-charter Assistance (SR-LDS)13-20 Scouting for Food18 Eagle Board of Review (D-LDS)18 Roundtable & Webelos night (SR-LDS) -- OA Apanuc (see 12/8)

DECEMBER2 Eagle Project Review Board (D-LDS)8 District Committee (D-LDS)8 OA Apanuc (SR-LDS)9 Re-charter Assistance (SR-LDS)9 Eagle Orientation/Packet (D-LDS)16 Eagle Board of Review (D-LDS)

SAVE THE DATE1/22 LEAD training (DVC)4/29-5/01 Camporee (Rancho Los Mochos)

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Meridian MattersDistrict Chair Chris Knaus 934-3495 Membership *Volunteer Needed*

Commissioner Earle Conklin 838-5440 OA Advisor Mary Chong 830-0759

Executive Tim Welty 674-6125 Popcorn Rand Mahoney 964-1641

Activities *Volunteer Needed* Popcorn Julie Graham 556-9419

Advancement George Gavrell 837-6248 Program Jerry Dees 548-6825

Bike Rodeo Adrianne Kordelos 650-224-2143 R/T Commissioner Jim Bailey 997-3747

Camping Mike Dubrall 855-0678 R/T – Cub Steve Tom 510-772-0229

Camporee Mike Dubrall 855-0678 R/T – Scout *Volunteer Needed*

Training Ray Chan 548-6179 Smoke Signals Rand Mahoney 964-1641

Finance Pat Leong 487-4426 Eagle Packets Jeff Hart 831-8827

Friends of Scouting Jim Berry 837-8926 Eagle Projects Dan Hugens 838-7329

Media Coordinator *Volunteer Needed* Eagle Board Myron Hagen 831-1532

CUB SCOUT ROUNDTABLEMuir District Roundtable on November 5th will have a special presentation on Pinewood Derby, so bring your car to race! In December we will talk about the Blue and Gold Banquet, Scouting’s celebration. Come to Roundtable on the first Thursday of every month at 7:30 pm at the LDS Church at 1590 Denkinger Road behind Safeway in Concord.

Roundtable is a great place to meet and network with fellow Scouters, hear the latest information about District events, and continue Leader training. Questions? Call or email Jennifer Rupert for info at 925-827-1412 or [email protected]

MUIR DISTRICT SKILLOREEThank you to all the Scouts and Scouters that attended Muir District Skilloree. My thanks to Bill Young and his staff of Scouts for working hard to bring the Skilloree to life. To Jim Howe and the Quartermaster staff, many thanks for keeping us well fed. To Tom Santos and Eileen Ladarre, thank your for delivering quality training to adults in attendance at the Skilloree. Jay Sparks.

SCOUTING FOR FOODGuess which event will be here before you know it: Scouting for Food! This year’s event will be held during the week of November 13-20, 2010. Information packets and maps can be found in your unit mailbox if you did not pick them up at the October Roundtable. Door hangers will be available at the November Roundtable as well. We hope to make this event the best one that Muir District has ever participated in. If you have any questions, please contact Geoff Steele.

ORDER OF THE ARROWWek-Wek Apanuc meets on the first Thursday of each month at 7:00 pm at the LDS Church on Denkinger Road in Concord. Since we meet at the same time and place as the Muir District Roundtable, Scouters are encouraged to attend Roundtable and at the same time bring their Arrowmen to the OA meeting.

POPCORNWhy sell popcorn???? Popcorn is the main fundraiser that our scouting organization performs each year. Popcorn sales not only benefit our local packs and troops, but it also raises a significant amount of money for our local council. Please plan to participate because every little bit helps.!

Key dates:November 1 – take orders/prizes dueNovember 3 – unsold Show & Sell returnsNovember 19 – take order distributionThere are lots of incentives to sell popcorn so please make sure your unit popcorn chair contacts Joe Squeri at 674-6123 if there are any questions.

DISTRICT TRAININGNovember 6: Scoutmaster and Assistant Scoutmaster Position Specific Training, Varsity Position Specific Training, Venturing Position Specific Training and all Cub Position Specific trainings. At lunchtime there will be Merit Badge Counselor training. If you have any questions, please contact Tom Santos at925-672-5955 or [email protected]

DEN CHIEF TRAINING UPDATEOn October 2, the Council Den Chief training staff trained 43 Boy Scouts as den chiefs. While some of these Scouts are already serving in dens, there are some who are not yet actively assisting a den. Den Leaders who would like a Den Chief should contact their Cubmaster. The Cubmaster can then check with Scoutmaster of nearby Troops (Roundtable is a great place to do this) to see if they have any available trained Den Chiefs.

If you are interested in Den Chief training, watch for Muir District Den Chief Training in the spring. It will be the same day as Position Specific Training, from 8 am to noon. Boys should be 13 years old, a First Class Scout and must have the approval of their Scoutmaster to register for training.

Trained Den Chiefs can be a great help to the dens, plus it provides an opportunity for the Boy Scout to practice his leadership skills. A den chief assists the den leader in conducting projects and activities, and much more.

Muir Newsletter

NOVEMBER4 Roundtable4 OA Apanuc meeting13 Scouting For Food18 District Committee meeting19 Scouting For Food collection

DECEMBER2 Roundtable2 OA Apanuc meeting16 District Committee meeting

Please visit the Muir District site:www.muirdistrict.org

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Serving the Communities of Concord,Clayton & Martinez

District Chair Stuart Mahler 925-519-6957 Eagle Boards Linda DeVenney 925-672-8545

District Commissioner Courtney Mizutani 925-671-0767 Eagle Projects Derek Brown 925-672-2055

District Executive Joe Squeri 925-674-6123 FOS Chair Kori Campbell 925-235-7043

Advancement Mark Hall 925-672-4277 Membership open

B.S./Venturing Chair Bill Spalding 925-825-6993 Merit Badges Piedad Fracasso 925-673-0722

Boy Scout Roundtable Kent Campbell 925- 685-8607 OA Advisor Larry Smith 925-686-6994

Camporee Jay Sparks 925-300-6244 Scouting For Food Geoff Steele 925-693-0030

Cub Roundtable Jennifer Rupert 925-827-1412 Smoke Signals Pam Smith 925-674-6126

Day Camp Director Tracy Jin 925-676-9874 Training Tom Santos 925-672-5955

Day Camp Program Gina Soleimanieh 925-429-0433 Conservation Ben Soleimanieh 925-429-043

Activities Open

Napa Valley Newsletter

CUB, SCOUT& VENTURE LEADER

ROUNDTABLEAdult Leader Roundtable will be held at the LDS Stake Center in Napa. It will be held on Thursday, November 13th from 7:30 to 9:00pm.

Roundtable Joint Session: 7:30 p.m.Dave Kernohan, District Commissioner and

Tom Schneider, District Executive, will discuss upcoming training, events, and activities. Handouts on the Friends of Scouting, Program Planning materials, Membership Drive, and more are available.

On the Cub Side: 8:00 p.m.Wendy LaBerge, Cub Roundtable Commissioner, will present the December Roundtable Core Value “Respect”.

On the Scout Side: 8:00 p.m. Tim Allen, Scout Roundtable Com-missioner, says a Troop will have the program for September. A Troop will be the “Chef” and a Troop will have the “Gadget.”

TAKE A CHANCE ON SCOUTINGFRIENDS OF SCOUTING

FUND RAISERThe Napa Valley District has fallen $18,000 short of meeting its fare share of the Mt. Diablo Silverado Councils 2008 Budget. Napa Valley District’s projected goal is $45,000. To help make up this short fall Napa will hold a special potluck event at the Napa Elk’s Lodge on December 9th.

All participants are asked to bring a salad, veggie or meat entre dish to share (enough for 8). The beverages and utensils will be provided. Everyone is encouraged to bring a minimum of $10.00 of “lottery Scatch Off’s to be used as entertainment for the evening. Come observe or participate in the excitement.

DISTRICT COMMITTEE MTG.SLATED FOR NOV. 10TH

Napa Valley District Committee Meeting will be held on Wednesday, Nov. 10, 2010. It will be held at Jim Jones’ office in Napa at 5:30 p.m. All Charter Representatives are invited to attend this important meeting.

SCOUTING FOR FOODSCHEDULED FORNOV. 13TH & 20TH

Paul Bartelt, Chair, announced that the 2010 Scouting for Food will be held on Saturday, November 13th and20th. Maps for Packs and Troops to cover will be the same as the Christmas Tree Drive.

Help Feed the Hungry in Napa ValleyThis Good Turn Project will help feed the Communities of Napa, Yountville, St. Helena, and Calistoga. All of the food collected will be sent to the Napa Food Bank, St. Helena Food Pantry and the Calistoga Food Bank.

Please place nonperishable goods in a recycled bag or box, and place it outside in view of the street at 9:00.

RECHARTER WORK SHOP SLATED FOR NOVEBMER

Tom Schneider, Napa Valley District Executive, announced that the Recharter Workshop will be held at the November Roundtable. Starting time is at 6:00 pm and at the same location as Roundtable. The Napa Valley Commissioners Staff will be on hand to help with the rechartering process.

NOVEMBER3 Popcorn orders due online

10 District Committee Mtg. at Jim Jones’ office in Napa at 5:30 pm

11 Cub, Scouts, and Venture Leader Roundtable at the LDS Stake Center in Napa at 7:30 pm 6:30pm – Recharter Workshop

13 Scouting for Food – Door hanger distribution

19 Popcorn delivery to district

20 Scouting for food Pickup

24 District Key Three meeting at Jim Jones’ office in Napa at 5:30 pm

DECEMBER

8 District Committee Mtg. at Jim Jones’ office in Napa at 5:30 pm

9 Take a Chance on Scouting Potluck – Napa Elk’s Lodge 6:30pm

16* Cub, Scouts, and Venture Leader Roundtable at the LDS Stake Center in Napa at 730 pm - 6:30pm Recharter workshop

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Day Camp Director Marty Meissenhalter 707-251-0260Day Camp Program Director OpenFinance OpenCub Scout Roundtable Wendy LeBerge 707-257-1579Editor Open

ROUNDTABLE NEWSCome on down and check out the upcoming events for the year. We will have our usual announcements then break into our splits for Cub Scouts and Boy Scouts. Cub Scouts: Cub Scout Roundtable is a great place to meet and network with fellow Scouters, hear the latest information about District events, and continue Leader training. November’s theme is “Blue & Gold”. Find out about planning, ceremonies, invitations, decorations and program ideas. Let’s help each other, new and experienced, with program ideas and support to improve our Packs and Dens. Questions? Call or email Jeremy Lowe for Cub Scout Roundtable information at 707-554-9542 or [email protected]. Boy Scout Leaders: At our November Round Table Split, we will be discussing your Unit’s involvement in Scouting for Food and how it is different than the Cub

Scout’s involvement. Also, how is your Unit doing on your Scouts’ Advancement? Are there plans for them to complete badges and rank requirements that were started during Summer Camp? Please join us for this month’s Split and bring someone new from your unit to this important meeting where we share information for Boy Scout, Venture and Crew leaders. See you there!

FAREWELL JAMESAll good things come to an end, and we are sorry to announce that our District Executive, James Rhodes-Dreyer, has moved on to a position in the Boy Scout Council in Tallahassee, Florida. There he will be working for his former boss from MDSC, Kevin Kilduff. He was also Summer Camp Director at Wolfeboro (where he met his wife, Gabby) and maintained those responsibilities during his entire tenure as our DE. He outlasted 3 different District Chairs and 2 District Commissioners. He and his enthusiasm will be greatly missed. We wish him all the best in his new position!

UNIT ACTIVITIESCrew 222 (8 youth and 4 adults) took the opportunity of participating in the weekend program offered at Camp Wolfeboro in September. Arriving late Friday night was an experience in itself, since the camp sign on Highway 4 was no where to be found. After numerous trips up and down the road and several stops to explore on foot (in the dark), the crew finally found the right path down into camp. The assigned camp site was secured, tents set up, and most everyone was asleep by midnight. Saturday was a full day of activities that included rock climbing and shooting. Hand guns were available to the Venturers which for many of them turned out to be their favorite activity. Sunday morning also offered opportunity to get in some hiking and more climbing and shooting, but there was also the need to pack everything up to be out of camp

by 1pm. We were on the road for home by 1:30pm with everyone fairly well satisfied for a weekend well spent. You gotta love Scouting!

COASTAL CLEANUPCoastal Cleanup 2010 was a great success with 34 Cub Scouts, siblings and parents from Pack 12 and Pack 118 helping pick up trash in Hanns Park. Hanns Park is the venue for our August Day Camp and so the boys have a strong association with the place and care for its upkeep. Much trash was picked up and no one was stung by Yellow Jackets (for the first time since 2005!!) At Blue Rock Springs, we had 17 Boy Scouts and Leaders, mostly from Troop 64. The weather was just perfect for this event. Thank you to all of the Scouts and Scouters that came out to support this wonderful annual statewide event. It is always nice to show the public that we do many different types of community and conservation projects throughout the year. It is also positive for the Scouts to see that they are not the only ones out there helping!

VETERAN’S FLAGSMeet at 8:45 am Saturday, Nov. 6 at Sunrise Cemetery in Vallejo to put out flags on the Veteran’s graves. Wear your uniforms and bring a large screwdriver to help place the flags in the ground. The VFW Post 1123 also needs help retrieving the flags on Fri. Nov. 12 after 3:00 pm. For questions, contact Chuck Speir at 645-0231 or 319-4500

Silver Gate Newsletter

NOVEMBER4 District Comm Meeting, 6:00 UMC4 Roundtable 7:30 UMC6 Veteran’s Flags 6 Den Chief Training13 Scouting for Food Bag drop off20 Scouting for Food pick up18 Commissioners Meeting, UMC

DECEMBER2 District Comm Meeting 6:00 UMC2 Winter Holiday Party16 Commissioners Meeting UMC28 Eagle Recognition Dinner

UMC is the First United Methodist Church and is located at the corner of Sonoma Blvd. and Virginia St. in Vallejo. Enter from Sonoma Blvd

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Chair Donna Livingston-Fitch (707) 557-1779 Commissioner Chuck Speir (707) 645-0231


District Executive Tom Schneider [email protected] CS Roundtable Jeremy Lowe 707-373-6907

Day Camp Jan Jacobsen [email protected] [email protected]

Advancement Merrell Beckham (707) 554-0359 Boy Scout RT Karen Coleman (707) 557-6763


Training Mike Rettinhouse (707) 479-6430 Finance James Murphy 707 556-3450

[email protected] OA Chuck Skelton [email protected]

Activities & Camp Promoter Vacant Merit Badge Dean Diane Freeman (707) 557-2076

Smoke Signals Nancy McCoy [email protected] [email protected]

Membership Eric Sargeson 707.319.3906 Venturing Orrin Shackleford (925) 825-4053

[email protected] OA Apnuac Chief Zachary Freeman (707) 557-2076

CONTACTIf you have any questions you can contact anyone at the top of this page or send an email to the VOA’s general account:[email protected]

MEMBERSHIPAll elected youth officers in the council have all rights, privileges and are standing members on the VOA (Venturing Officers Association). All Venture youth, advisors and committee chairs are also invited to attend.

LEADERSHIPThis past September, crew representatives elected and voted to provide leadership for Venturing at the council-wide level. David Morales was elected President; Vice President of Administration is Scott Klein; VP of Program is Cathy Fee; VP of Communications is Morgan Berryman-Maciel; Rachel Younger is Secretary; Lydia Breskon is Treasurer. (Contact information for these officers is above.) All of these scouts will serve as the Council Officers in their respective positions through 2011.

MEETINGSVenturing Officers Association (VOA) meetings will be held on the last Wednesday of every odd month in the Council Office in Pleasant Hill. We invite all of the presidents and officers of the crews in the council to attend to share ideas on how to further promote Venturing and plan activities on a council-wide level. So all you Advisors and Officers out there, mark your calendar and we will see you on November 24th at 7:00 PM at the Council Office!

UPCOMING EVENTSKodiak X at Camp HermsNovember 20-21, 2010During the weekend of November 20-21, Venturers who have participated in Kodiak are invited to join us for Kodiak X at Camp Herms. Kodiak X applies the leadership qualities that were taught at Kodiak. Not many people have the chance to participate in a Kodiak X, and this may be the last one for a while! So all you “Kodiakers” should sign up for Kodiak X. (Registration sheet on the next page).

Distinguished Venturer AwardNovember 24, 2010The DVA is an award given to Venturers AND Venturing adults who are great examples of leaders. Nominations are due to the council office on November 24, 2010 (Forms on next page).

ROUNDTABLEDoes your district have a Venture Roundtable? If not, we are looking for Venturing Scouts who are interested in starting District Roundtables. At these Roundtables, you can put on venturing supplemental trainings, activities and games, and have consultants come to teach skills; outdoor, arts and hobbies, sports, religious, sea scouts, etc. If you are interested in learning more about what you can do to start a Venturing Roundtable, please contact Jane Harris.

PLEASE MAKE A NOTE:We invite all Venturing Scouts, regardless of position, to come to our next meeting (November 24, 2010 at the Council Office) in order to share ideas to better Venturing in the council and to brainstorm council wide events.

“Venturing is a youth development program of the Boy Scouts of America for young men and women who are 14 years of age, or 13 years of age and completion of the eighth grade. The maximum age for participation remains under 21 years of age.”

NOVEMBER20-21 Kodiak X Camp Herms 24 7:00pm VOA Meeting and Distinguished Venturer Award Nominations Due

JANUARY26 7:00pm VOA Meeting

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Jason Foster, President (925) 597-1335 [email protected] Conrad, VP Activities [email protected] Seilonen, VP Program (949) 350-0441 [email protected] Klein, VP Communication (925) 864-8095 [email protected] Havelhorst, Secretary [email protected] Morales, Treasurer (925) 219-2981 [email protected] John Ricketts, Advisor (707) 422-4731 [email protected] Harris, Associate Advisor (925) 852-0405 [email protected] Rice, Associate Advisor (707) 330-9478 [email protected] Gallegos, Associate Advisor [email protected] Molina, Associate Advisor (925) 351-3996 [email protected] Mary April, Staff Advisor (925) 674-6122 [email protected]

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