March. 2001 Patuxent Happenings Four months ahead Late Breaking Calander Changes * APRIL ROUNDTABLES RESCHEDULED TO APRIL 4 Scheduling problem caused this to be moved up by a week. Topics for this meeting include Youth Protection, The Baysox Scout Nights and the Patuxent Wild Life Center - Pat Rooney proon@bellatlantic.net * PATUXENT DISTRICT SPRING CAMPOREE CANCELLED We regret to announce that the Patuxent District Spring Camporee scheduled for April has been cancelled. In spite of valient efforts by a few people, we were unable to get enough help to make this event happen in a quality fashion. Rather than put on a last minute event that failed to meet the needs and expectations of attendees, it is cancelled. We will plan earlier and work harder next year to ensure that we are able to sponsor a really quality event for the 2002 Klondike Derby. This will require participation of adult volunteers for many units and we will begin the planning and seeking volunteers for the planning committee for this event early in the fall of this year to ensure we can succeed next year. Days Event April 4 Roundtables, Glendale Fire House 7:30 4 Venturing Roundtable (NVVR), Centreville United Methodist Church, 6400 Old Centreville Rd, Centreville, Va 6 to 8 Scout Master Fundamentals Weekend Camping 7 13th Annual Potomac Watershed Cleanup, Greenbelt Park 9 OA Chapter Meeting, Riverdale Municipal Ctr 7:30 9 to 16 Spring Break (PG County Schools off) 20 to 22 Patuxent Spring Camporee, Cedarville, MD -CANCELLED- 21and 22 Venturing Session 3 Leave No Trace Workshop, Shenandoah National Park 24 Commissioner's Meeting, New Carrollton Municipal Center 7:30 26 District Committee Meeting, Holy Cross Lutheran Church 7:30 27 to 29 Scout Religious Retreat 28 NCAC Annual CAP EVent 28 Geology, Soil & Water Conservation Merit Badges, Reston, VA 28 Baysox Scout Night May 2 Venturing Roundtable (NVVR), Centreville United Methodist Church, 6400 Old Centreville Rd, Centreville, Va 5 to 6 Woodbadge, Session 1 9 Roundtables, Glendale Fire House 7:30 12 Council Program Launch & Camp Snyder Grand Opening, Camp Snyder 14 OA Chapter Meeting 18 to 20 OA Spring Ordeal 18 to 20 Spring Woodbadge, Session 2 18 to 20 Goshen Bears Workend 19 to 20 Maryland Parent-Son Weekend 22 Commissionersı meeting, New Carrolton Municipal Ctr 7:30 24 District Committee Meeting and Annual Meeting (Holy Cross Lutheran Church) June 1 to 3 Woodbadge, Session 3 2 District Recognition Dinner, Bowie Elks Club, 7:00 5 Council Annual Meeting and Silver Beaver Awards 6 Venturing Roundtable (NVVR), Centreville United Methodist Church, 6400 Old Centreville Rd, Centreville, Va 6/25 to 7/8AO GOAT Program at Goshen 9 Council Key Scouter Training 10 OA Chapter Meeting, Riverdale Municipal Ctr 7:30 13 Roundtables, Glendale Fire House 7:30 16 Council Train the Trainer 24 to 30 Impeesa, Camp Snyder 24 Goshen Week 1 25 to 29 Cub Scout Day Camp in Bowie 26 No Commissioner's Meeting this month 28 District Committee Meeting Holy Cross Lutheran Church 30 Goshen Week 2 July 8 to 14 Impeesa, Session Two 9 to 13 Cub Scout Day Camp at Greenbelt Park ------------------------------------------------------------------------ District Larry (410) 721-3544 District Websites: Chairman Proctor Lproctor@fdic.gov District Elsie (301) 249-7305 http://www.bsa.net/md/patuxent Commissioner Metz elsiemetz@aol.com Scout Dave Droberts@boyscouts-ncac.orghttp://www.boyscouts-ncac.org//district/patuxent/ Executive Roberts (Acting) To Subscribe to The Patuxent Post e-mail edition simply send an e-mail to chris.schwartz@ieee.org with the words SUBSCRIBE PAX POST in the Subject Line. Pax Post is posted at http://www.angelfire.com/md2/bsapax/paxpost Commissioner's Corner Elsie Metz- District Commissioner elsiemetz@aol.com April Roundtable will be held at Glendale Firehouse on April 4. Elsie Metz 301-249-7305 or email: elsiemetz@aol.com Adult Training March 29, Apr 5, 19, 21-22 V3 (Venturing, Varsity and Venture) Leader Outdoor Training (V3LOT) We are beginning to receive reservations for this year's V3LOT course, March 29, April 5, 19, 21-22. Don't miss out on this training is you are looking to put more adventure into your unit's program or if you are looking to brush up on your own backcountry skills in preparation for a high adventure trek this summer. For more information contact course director GK Cunningham, (703) 764-3021 (home) or e-mail at 100746.1727@compuserve.com. Mar. 31 - Apr. 1 WELOT Webelos Leaders Outdoor Training, German Orphan Home, Upper Marlboro. A weekend course that concentrates on the outdoor-related Activity badges for leaders of Webelos Scouts. Camp out Saturday night. Contact: Stu Stern 301-464-1678 or email: stuscout@erols.com May 12 PROGRAM LAUNCH: Don't forget about Program Launch at Camp Snyder on Saturday May 12. This is an event open to all leaders in your unit. You receive all of the materials to get you started on planning your unit program for the next school year. Not having a Unit Representative attend will delay receipt of all of this valuable information. In addition, there are other advantage to attending, such as meeting with District Leadership to ask questions and make suggestions, Commissioner Corps members will be there to answer questions about unit planning and how to use what is in your packet, Council program displays will be there with representatives to answer questions, other Displays will be set up related to activities your unit can partake of in the area, National Representatives will be on hand, and best of all, you have an opportunity to see what our NCAC's newest facility has to offer without driving all of the way down to Goshen. So come join us for an exciting event. I look forward to seeing each unit in our District out there. If you have any questions about this event, contact your Unit Commissioner, or any other member of the Commissioner Corps, and make sure you are represented. June 2 District Recognition Dinner Bowie Elks Club, Rt. 450, Crofton at 6:30 PM. Highlight this date on your calendar. We will be honoring three scouters with the District Award of Merit and many others for their inspired work and leadership over the past year. Our own Elsie Metz will be the speaker. Since she soon will be moving to Pennsylvania, this banquet promises to be a very special event. The cost is the usual $10 per person. Invitations and flyers will be out soon. Contact: Nick Dunten scouternick@telocity.com June 9 Council training for all District Key Scouters and Committee Chairs. Training in the morning. Learn how to do your job. District meeting in the afternoon. Events Mar. 31 Junior Leadership Training Presented by the Patuxent District Training Team, at Cresthill Baptist Church, Bowie on March 31. and then at Cedarville State Forest April 6 to 8. Cost $30.00 Requirements: >13 yrs old, 2nd Class or better, recommended by Scoutmaster Call Bob Killen, 301-336-7027 Home or 703-614-9518 April 7 13th Annual Potomac Watershed Cleanup 2001 Theme: "From Streets to Rivers" Did you know that plastic bottles, coffee cups, tires, toys, lawn fertilizers, and anything else that can be carried by water could end up in the Potomac River? This year, 16 counties and 2 cities in MD, VA, WV, PA and DC are working together to remove tons of trash from the Potomac River Watershed. You can be a part of the cleanup here in your own backyard! This year, a Cleanup Project will be taking place at Greenbelt Park on Saturday, April 7, 2001 from 9:00 to 12:00. Participants will be cleaning up a stream along the parkıs perimeter. Wear old shoes that can get wet/muddy or boots. Bring gloves if you have them. Meet at "Park Headquarters" at the entrance to the Park, which is located right off Greenbelt Road. (just east of the intersection of Kenilworth Ave. and Greenbelt Rd, across from TGI Fridays) For more information contact Ranger Alex Culver (301) 344-3944 or www.potomaccleanup.org. Remember, hours worked on this project can be counted toward the 12 hours you need to earn your "Service To National Parks Award." The patch and information about this award can be found at www.servicetoamerica.org. Apr. 16 Fifth Annual Public Health Date: Monday, April 16, 2001 Time: 9:00 am to 4:00 pm Location: Sports and Learning Complex 8001 Sheriff Road, Landover, MD 20785 Uniforms: Scouts should wear their Class A uniform Bluecards : All Scouts should provide a blue card signed by their Scoutmaster. Cost: Free The class is limited to 80 Scouts, forty Scouts from the Patuxent District and forty from the Two Rivers District. To reserve a spot contact Victor Kwansa at 301-459-5834 or Vida Kwansa at 301-313-3840. Also, you can register by email at vmkwansa@co.pg.md.us Scouts exhibiting poor behavior will be asked to contact their parents and go home. Here is a helpful workbook. (adobe acrobat format) http://www.angelfire.com/md2/bsapax/mbreq/pubhealth.pdf Flyer and Preregistration form at http://www.angelfire.com/md2/bsapax/paxpost/mar/publichealth.jpg Apr 20-22 Patuxent Spring Camporee CANCELLED Spring is in the air!--at least it soon will be. And what is spring, without a district camporee? But there is no camporee, without you and me. April 20-21 District Camporee. Contact: Bob Killen, 301-336-7027 Email: rfkille@hotmail.com April 22 REI Paddlesports Demo On Sunday, April 22 at Pohick Regional Bay Park, Lorton, VA from 12:00 Noon - 4:00 PM, REI will hold its annual Paddlesports Day. Here is an opportunity to test drive the canoe or kayak you have had your eye on! Canoes, touring and recreational kayaks from Mad River, Perception and Dagger will be available for test paddling. Apr. 27-29 Scout Religious Retreat Again this year there will be separate retreat programs for Catholic and Protestant Scouts on the same weekend, at the same site. In addition, there will be many joint activities for all Scouts to share. The Religious Retreat traditionally has been a highlight of many Troop's program year. Put it on your troop calendar, now. Bring all your Scouts. Let them camp and have fun together, and participate in either the Catholic or the Protestant Religious Program. The theme for the 2001 retreat will be "Walk with the Spirit". The Religious Retreat will again be held on the grounds of Our Lady of Mattaponi Youth Retreat Center in Croom Maryland. For information or advanced registration, call Don Sparlin at 301-262-5639 or Dottie Tamai at 301-773-1995 Apr. 28 NCAC's Annual CAP EVent Venturing Crews and Explorer Posts, be looking for your package inviting you to attend this year's CAP EVent at the US Naval Academy on Saturday, April 28. This year's program includes leadership exercises led by Eagle Scout midshipmen, GPS skills course, Marine range operations at the Naval Station, unit challenge course, flag ceremony including a color guard of midshipmen and participants, and closing vespers. Cost is anticipated to be $20 which includes a patch, two meals and all program materials. Space will be limited so get your registration in early. Apr. 28 Geology Merit Badge & Soil & Water Merit Badge U.S. Geological Survey Open House, Reston VA from 10 AM to 6 PM, 1000 visitors expected There are a limited number of slots for merit badge counseling: 120 for Geology and 70 for Soil & Water Conservation, make reservations Either merit badge can be completed in one day. The Geology merit badge is suitable for older boys. In additon to the merit badges (no cost), other activities include gold panning, exhibits, tours and videos For further informatio contact Odette James (office) 703-648-6753 ojames@usgs.gov or (home) 703-476-9738, o.b.james@worldnet.att.net Apr. 28 Baysox Scout Night Baysox Scout Night April 28. 7:05 PM Pre-game parade for scouts in uniform, bring banners. Discouted tickets: $3.50 for Souts and Leaders, $5.50 for Family Members, $8.50 for reserved Box Seats. Fireworks following the game. Call 301-805-6000 or http://www.baysox.com Contact: Donald Gakenheimer, Theme Night Coordinator, Bowie Baysox, 4101 NE Crain Hwy, Bowie, MD 20716, 301-805-6000 x300 Apr. 28 EMS Club Day Easterm Mountain Sports Scout Discount Day Bring your BSA registration card to Eastern Mountain Sports on Saturday April 28 and take 20% off your entire purchase! This is a great opportunity to get the high dollar piece of gear that you just cannot live without. Apr. 29 Maryland 500 Bicycle Awareness Tour Discover the excellent bicycle trails, commuter routes and bike facilities in College Park, Beltsville, Greenbelt and northern Prince Georgeıs County. Join the College Park Area Coalition on their 13th annual Spring Ride on Sunday, April 29 at 9:00 AM at the REI College Park store. There will be two loops of 12 to 15 miles, each loop starting and finishing at the store. There terrain is mostly level with a few gentle hill and the route is suitable for riders of all ages and skill levels. Remember to wear your helmet. REI technicians will be available to provide air, safety checks and minor adjustments before the ride. May 12 Council Program Launch Camp Snyder near Haymarket, VA . Units may pick up Program Launch kit, meet with a commissioner, see exhibits, see the facility, etc. Watch for more information on Program Launch. Jun 25-29, July 9-13 Cubscout Day Camp This year the theme is EXPLORING YOUR WORLD. and the plan is to make this an exciting Camp. The dates have been set: Allen Pond in Bowie - June 25 to 29 Greenbelt Park in Greenbelt - July 9 to 13 The fee this year is $75.00 if paid before 13 April and $85.00 if paid after that date. Although Elsie Metz will not be the Program Director this year, she will be available for camp promotions. Call her on 301-249-7305 or use e-mail elsiemetz@aol.com . Pete Saderholm will be the Program Director this year and he is now putting together the staff. Pam Stehmer has agreed to help with Admin details and some other positions are filled but there is a significant need for people interested in helping at both or either camp. Please call Pete at 410-45104713 or e-mail petegene@erols.com or Pam at 301-262-4575 or kstehmer@erols.com if you interested in helping make this a successful Day Camp for our Cubs. There is no Webelos Camp with its usual overnight planned for this year. It appears that is against NCAC policy and so we have not programmed this activity. Webelos are welcome to join the Cubs in the Day Camp if they choose. June 11-23 & July 27-Aug. 8 Venturing Nature of Leadership Program National Venturing Division has announced a Nature of Leadership program for this summer. Three courses will be offered; two are Philmont treks and the third is a Yukon Rive float trip through the Yukon Charley National River Preserve. The programs are high adventure based, but are concentrated on teaching advanced leadership skills to Venturers. The Philmont treks are June 11-23 and July 27-August 8 and cost $395 not counting transportation. The Yukon River trip is July 6-15 and costs $500 not including air fare. There are 10 youth slots open for each trek. For more information, contact NCAC. June 29 Scout Nights at PG Stadium Scout nights are on April 28th with a sleepover on June 29th. Scouts and scout leaders can get reduced ticket prices and on the 29th they can camp on the field overnight. All scouts get to march on the field before the game in a pregame parade. There will also be demostrations on the concourse area those evening by some scout troops. Contact: Donald Gakenheimer, Theme Night Coordinator, Bowie Baysox, 4101 NE Crain Hwy, Bowie, MD 20716, 301-805-6000 x300 July 1-15 Provisional Philmont Expeditions Have the high Adventure Fever, but your Unit is not planning anything to scratch your itch next Summer? Why not explore the 215 squares of rugged New Mexico backcountry that is Philmont Scout Ranch!!1 Ascend 12,000 foot peaks, try your hand at a wealth of outdoor programs, experience the true test of your scouting skills, and gather memorites that will live with you a lifetime. Expedition #P-703 July 01 to July 15, 2001 Expedition size is 38 Youth and 8 adults Expedition Cost: $1,150.00 Contact Robert Kirk, 301-595-9759, gcmozart@erols.com July 6-14 10th Scouts Canada Jamboree Venturing Crew 1519 recently lost two Venturer so now we have 8 of the 12 crew slots (2 adults and6 youth) to go with us to the 10th Scouts Canada Jamboree at Prince Edward Island, July 6-14, 2001. We still need four more people. Join us as we camp with 10,000 scouts from all over the world. Activities will include an opening xtravaganza and closing celebration, Voyageur canoeing, overnight rafting, kayaking, dory sailing, hi-tech orienteering, climbing wall, pioneering, and search and rescue. Total cost of the jamboree is about $800.00 depending on transportation costs. For more information, please call Cooper Wright at (703) 971-0044 or e-mail at coopwright@aol.com. June 24 - July 8 Goat Program Amangamek-Wipit Lodge approved the Goshen Order of the Arrow Trail Crew Program for 2001. This program is based out of the Goshen Scout Reservation, (June 24 through July 8) for only $100 per participant. A new adventure starts this summer at Goshen for older OA members which includes a week of service and learning serious outdoor skills (such as fire fighting techniques, trail building, and a Leave No Trace instructors program, plus a good dose of Order of the Arrow and Native American history; followed by a week of on the trail Lenhok'sin fun. For details, see http://mars.umd.edu/oa/2001GoshenTrail/2001GoshenTrail.html or contact Nick Dunten at 301 927-0501 scouternick@telecity.com . July 21-28, 2001 Scout Jam International Camp Houens Odde Scout Centre, Denmark / Danemark Featuring: Rafting, sailing, climbing, giant pioneering, non-traditional hike, nature activities, archery For: 200, 14-18 years old Fee: DKK 890.-, incl. food Information: Houens Odde Spejdercenter, Scout Jam, Houens Odde 14-20, DK - 6000 Kolding, Denmark E-mail: houensodde@kfumscout.dk Want to find out more about this event? Visit their web site at www.houensodde.dk Host: KFUM - Spejderne i Danmark (YMCA Scouts in Denmark) July 28 - August 4 Jamboree Cymru 2001 Welsh Themes & Legends Glanusk Park, Wales United Kingdom / Royaume-Uni The Scouts of Wales welcomes all Scouts and Guides to join Jamboree Cymru 2001. This 14th Welsh Jamboree will be held at Glanusk Park, a beautiful greenfield site which is on the approach to the magnificent Brecon Beacons National Park. Featured activities include abseiling, archery, canoeing, caving, climbing, dragon boat racing, gliding, grass skiing, hiking, mountain biking, cyber cafŽ, pony trekking This event is expected to draw a total of 2,500 participants. The camp fee for members will be £80.00 and £40.00 for Leaders. This fee will include a camp badge, handbook, activities and all camp facilities but excludes the cost of food, travel and camping equipment. Contact: Mr. Denis Hunt, RER Scout House, Plasnewydd Road, Roath, Cardiff, Wales CF24 3EN E-mail: robert.angus@ntlworld.com Visit their web site at www.jamboree-cymru.org.uk To book Troops and Units, the completed Booking Form must be returned by March 16, 2001 with a non-returnable deposit of £15.00 per person. All checks must be payable to "Jamboree Cymru". Booking forms and deposits will be acknowledged. The balance of the camp fee must be paid by 4 May 2001. Booking forms together with the deposit and a large addressed envelope (C5) with stamps to the value of 50p (or an International reply coupon) should be sent to: Mr. Denis Hunt, Deputy Administrator/Troop Bookings, RER Scout House, Plasnewydd Road, Roath, Cardiff, CF24 3GP. Home hospitality will be available to International participants. NEWS Camping Web Pages & Addresses Patuxent scouternick@telocity.com Camping Chair ‹ Nick Dunten Goshen www.boyscouts-ncac.org/goshen Lenhok'sin www.boyscouts-ncac.org/goshen/lenhock High Adventure Goshen Order http://mars.umd.edu/oa/2001GoshenTrail/2001GoshenTrail.html of the Arrow Trail (GOAT) Crew Council High www.highadventurecommittee.org Adventure Committee Philmont Scout www.philmont.com Ranch Maine High www.mainehighadventure.org Adventure Northern Tier www.ntier.org Florida Sea www.bsaseabase.org Base Scout Camps Not In Our Council Broad Creek ‹ Baltimore www.baltimore-bsa.org Council Tuckahoe ‹ York-Adams (800) 569-5197 Council (PA) Rodney ‹ DelMarVa Council Henson ‹ DelMarVa home.dmv.com/~dmvcncl Council (Eastern Shore) Hidden Valley ‹ (717) 766-1591 Keystone Area Council (PA) Mack ‹ (717) 626-8711 Lancaster-Lebanon Council (PA) Bayshore ‹ (717) 865-4583 Lancaster-Lebanon Council (PA) Hawk Mountain (PA) home.epix.net~hawkmnt/hsmr If you have information you wish to add to this list, contact scouternick@telocity.com FOS update There are still a few units that don't have presentations scheduled. So far we have $9,000 pledged or collected out of a $21, 000 goal. We collected over $20,000 last year. Dick Clark dickclark2@aol.com Venturers Receive Silver and Ranger Awards At a March 28th Court of Honor, several Venturers from Crew 1519 received awards recognizing their leadership development and knowledge of outdoor skills. Suheyla Ayhan and Daniel Rauscher received Venturing's highest award, the Silver Award. Suheyla is a junior at Lake Braddock High School where she is a member of the Future Business Leaders of America. Daniel is a junior at Thomas Jefferson and a member of several of their clubs. The highlight of the evening was the presentation of the Venturing Ranger Award to both Martin and Daniel Rauscher. The Ranger Award was recently re-introduced by Boy Scouts of America after over fifty years of dormancy. During the 1940s, the Ranger Award was given to less than 1,800 scouts who were recognized as elite outdoorsman. Martin is a freshman at the University of Virginia. Both he and Daniel have an extensive outdoor background including Len Hok'sin Trail, a canoe trek in the Adirondacks, and an 80 mile trek through the rugged mountains of Philmont Scout Ranch. The Four Cıs by Walt Disney Somehow I canıt believe there are many heights that canıt be scaled by a man who knows the secret that can be summarized in four Cıs. They are curiosity, confidence, courage, and constancy, and the greatest of these is confidence. When you believe a thing, believe it all the way. Have confidence in your ability to do it right. And work hard to do the best possible job. Cooper Wright home (703) 971-0044 Colonial District V3 Coordinator work (703) 604-0706 OA NEWS Goshen Update Nick Dunten scouternick@telocity.com The new COPE Course should be ready this summer and Council is looking for staff. The course will be located close to the Health Lodge and is to be one of the best in the country. Shower houses are being power cleaned, painted and refitted with all new fixtures. All new canvas is coming and plans are being make to build internal frames for the tents. Bids are being let for all new cots. If your unit hasn't been to Goshen in a few years, it's time to go back. The program is great as are the facilities. Emphasis is being placed on staff training this year at all staff age levels so merit badge instruction should be stronger than ever. Contact Nick Dunten (district camping chair) at 301 927-0501 or scouternick@telocity.com for answers to your questions or a short presentation at your unit meeting. Also, visit the Goshen web site at http://www.boyscouts-ncac.org/goshen/index.html