OCTOBER 2001 PAXTUXENT POST ============== Patuxent Happenings Four months ahead Date Event October Cub Theme: Down on the Farm ----------------------------------- 10 Roundtables, Glendale Fire House 7:30 PM 12 to 14 Woodbadge Session 3 at Camp Snyder 12 to 14 OA Fall Ordeal 13 Cub Scout Basic Training 13 Scout Master Fundamentals #2 13 Chemistry Meritbadge Day at University of Maryland, Event Filled 13 to 14 Maryland Parent-Son Weekend 16 REI Seminars, College Park, Hike America! Virginia! 17 REI Seminars, Baileys Crossroads, Hike America! Virginia! 20 to 21 Land Navigation/Orienteering MB, REI at Baileys Crossroads 23 Commissionersı meeting, New Carrolton Municipal Ctr 7:30 PM 23 REI Seminars, College Park, Survival Skills: Fire Without Matches 24 REI Seminars, Baileys Crossroads, Survival Skills: Fire Without Matches 25 District Committee Meeting, Holy Cross Lutheran Church 7:30 26 to 28 Scout Master Fundamentals #3 Camping Weekend 27 POW WOW: A Cub Scout Odyssey 27 Merit Badge Day: Citizenship in the Community, Nation and World at Beltsville United Methodist Church November Cub Theme: Hometown Heroes ------------------------------------ 2 to 4 V3 Hike-o-ree 3 Teen Labor Education Day - Saturday, November 3, 2001 cancelled, now scheduled for Saturday, March 23, 2002. 8 Recharter Orientation Meeting, New Carrollton Municipal Center 7:30 12 OA Chapter Meeting, Riverdale Municipal Ctr 7:30 14 Roundtables, Glendale Fire House 7:30 PM 14 Klondike Derby Œ02 - Valley Forge Freedom Fighters - Freedom Patch Contest entry due 17 Beltway Plaza Toy Drive kick off and Parade 21 Maryland Scout Orienteering Day Registration due Nov 21 27 Commissionersı meeting, New Carrolton Municipal Ctr 7:30 PM 29 District Committee Meeting, Holy Cross Lutheran Church 7:30 December Cub Theme: Works of Art -------------------------------- 1 Cubs for Jesus 10 OA Chapter Meeting, Riverdale Municipal Ctr 7:30 12 Roundtables, Glendale Fire House 7:30 PM 20 Holiday Party 29 to 6 International Event, 16 th New Zealand Jamboree, New Zealand January Cub Theme: Did You Get My Message ------------------------------------------ 9 Roundtables, Glendale Fire House 7:30 PM 12 Charter Turn-in, Holy Cross Lutheran Church 14 OA Chapter Meeting, Riverdale Municipal Ctr 7:30 22 Commissioner's Meeting, New Carrollton Municipal Center 7:30 24 District Committee Meeting, Holy Cross Lutheran Church 7:30 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- District Chairman: Stu Stern 301-464-1678 stuscout@erols.com District Commissioner: Pete Saderholm 410-451-4713 petegene@erols.com District Executive: Vincent Robinson 301-214-9182 vrobinson@boyscouts-ncac.org District Websites: http://www.bsa.net/md/patuxent, http://www.boyscouts-ncac.org//district/patuxent/ Designate to the United Way/CFC #8046 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. Please send articles or items of interest at least 2 weeks in advance of the next round table. Use "Pax Post" as the subject. Pax Post is posted at http://www.angelfire.com/md2/bsapax/paxpost or http://www.geocities.com/paxmeritbadge/paxpost Commissioners' Corner ====================== October 23 Commissionersı meeting, New Carrolton Municipal Ctr 7:30 PM Items of interest to the Commissioners will be discussed at each meeting. For the October meeting Dave Smith, the Cub Round Table Commissioner will present information on the new Tiger Cub Program. The NCAC Council Commissioner will be there to see how a Commissioner Meeting should be run. Please come and add your two cents. Adult Training & Events ======================= October 13 Cub Scout Basic Training The Cub Scout Basic Leader Training will be on October 13, 2001 at the Grace Lutheran Church in Bowie. Registration starts are 8:30 and the training is from 9:00 a.m. until 3:15 p.m. There will also be youth protection training for any adults that need it from 9:00-10:30 a.m. Pre-registration is necessary and flyers will be handed out at both the September and October Cub Scout Leader Roundtable Meetings. Anyone needing information can call Ginny Fromel at 301-552-1576 or via e-mail at VFromel@aol.com ---------------- October 13 Scout Master Fundamentals #2 SMF IS ON. As soon as the registration forms and costs are determined we get them to interested parties immediately. Since the next Roundtable is on Sept 12th, that only leaves 2 weeks to get all registrations collected, and that is not enough time. We need to move this FAST. It can go out on the e-mail list, get put on all three Patuxent sites (Official, Unofficial, and the PaxPost/MBC sites). DATES: Sep 29, Oct 13, Oct 26-28 LOCATION: Day Training St. John's Lutheran Church, Riverdale Oct 26-28 Camp - Watkins Park COST: TBD (New curriculum & materials changed the costs) REGISTRATION: To be distributed shortly CONTACT: BOB HERMANN, 301-498-8407 The three sessions cost will be something like $25. New materials makes the price somewhat uncertain. Bob Herrman is the lead. 301-498-8407. The camping adventure will take place at Watkins Regional Park. Who should participate? According to the new syllabus this course provides scoutmasters, assistant scoutmasters, troop committee members, and interested parents, with the fundamentals, and basic knowledge needed to be successful in bringing Scouting to boys. Why should you participate and how can it benefit my unit? Every scout deserves a trained leader. Through training, a leader is better able to bring a quality program and the best possible experiences to the Scouts. What information is covered? This course builds on information presented in fast start training: the troop meeting, troop organization, and the outdoor program. ---------------- October 27 POW WOW: A Cub Scout Odyssey Come blast off with me for a FUN filled day of fellowship, crafts, displays, training, and awards. Join 1,000 fellow Cub Scout Leaders to learn new ideas for crafts, advancement activities, games, songs, program administration and much, much more!! Saturday, October 27, 2001. Get your registrations early to ensure you receive your top choices. Who Attends Pow Wow? Anyone who wants to know more about Cub Scouting! New leaders, experienced leaders, potential leaders. . . ANY ADULT who wants to have fun while they learn! What Will I Get? In addition to a day full of fun and ideas, you'll receive our huge 2001 Pow Wow book, a great resource for planning exciting den and pack meetings. You will also receive a special patch and a lunch so you can relax with the new friends you've made. Remember, your attendance at Pow Wow satisfies some of the training requirements for all Cub Scout Leader Awards. Come and j All classes are taught by experienced Cub Scouters with an average of 5 years as leaders and/or trainers in the Cub Scouting program. Information and Application at http://www.geocities.com/paxmeritbadge or http://www.angelfire.com/md2/bsapax ---------------- November 17 Beltway Plaza Toy Drive kick off and Parade Beltway Plaza would like to invite your organization to the 10th Annual Toy Drive kick off and Parade on Nov. 17 at 2 pm. The parade and activities were created to attract as many people as possible to encourage them to give a new toy to needy children in Prince George'e County during the holiday season. There are various cash prizes to your organization for entries in the parade and most toys collected. If anyone has questions call Laura McNulty at 301 657 9900 ext. 138. Deadline has passed but give her a call if you wish to participate. Note: Beltway Plaza supports the district (not many places let us come in and set up 2 pinewood Derby tracks for free for 5 hours or so) we should support them, when we can. - Lenny Wertz Scouting Events =============== October 13 Chemistry Meritbadge Day at University of Maryland, Event Filled Date: October 13, 2000 9:30 to 4:00 - PLEASE DO NOT SHOW UP EARLY!!!! Cost: $5.00 to cover goggles, chemicals and glassware Note: Only 5 boys from each Troop are allowed, pre-registration required. Boys showing up without preregistration will probably be turned away. For Flyer, Directions & Workbook, go to http://www.angelfire.com/md2/bsapax/MBDays/chem.html or http://www.geocities.com/paxmeritbadge/MBDays/chem.html Registrar: Tiffany Chiou email:ziun@wam.umd.edu or ziun@glue.umd.edu ---------------- October 16 REI Seminars, College Park, Hike America! Virginia! REI is again offering a great selection of seminars at the Baileys Crossroads and College Park stores. Our crew goes out to dinner and then to one of their seminars perhaps every quarter. Three excellent seminars that are coming up are: Sep 25 - Autumn Along the Eastern Divide (College Park) Sep 26 - Autumn Along the Easter Divide (Baileys Crossroads) Oct 16 ­ Hike America! Virginia! (College Park) Oct 17 ­ Hike America! Virginia! (Baileys Crossroads) Oct 23 ­ Survival Skills: Fire Without Matches (College Park) Oct 24 ­ Survival Skills: Fire Without Matches (Baileys Crossroads) Why not have a night out together! Wear your uniform and show that BSA likes high adventure. All talks start at 7:30 PM. Why make it a night and go out to dinner with your Venture patrol, Varsity team or Venturing crew and attend one of these sessions? For more information, call REI at (703) 379-9400 or (301) 982-9681. ---------------- October 20 to 21 Land Navigation/Orienteering MB, REI at Baileys Crossroads Land Navigation/Orienteering MB The very best Land Navigation course I have ever taken (and that includes over 20 years in the Army) will be offered again at REI at Baileys Crossroads, October 20-21, 2001. The first day will be spent in intensive classroom exercises. The second day will be spent on and off trail in Prince William Forest Park doing practical navigation exercises. The course fee is $85.00 and includes workbook text, course materials, compass, map, and grid reader. The course is taught by Mr. Tom Terry and we use the material that he developed when we train Venturers and troops. If you are looking to get a firm understanding of land navigation techniques to bring back to your unit, this course is for you. The course fills very quickly, so contact REI at (703) 379-9400. There is also an excellent GPS class offered on September 22, 2001 at the REI College Park store. Cost of this class is $15 for REI members and $25 for non-members. Call the College Park store at (301) 982-9681 for more details. ---------------- October 27 Merit Badge Day: Citizenship in the Community, Nation and World at Beltsville United Methodist Church On Saturday October 27, from 9 to1, we are having the Patuxent Merit Badge Day for Citizenship. if you would be a merit badge counselor that day? Please respond to my email address and let me know if you can counsel that day. YIS Tim The Merit Badge Day will be located at: Emmanuel United Methodist church 11416 Cedar Lane Beltsville, MD 20705 ---------------- November 2 to 4 V3 Hike-o-ree By now you should have received your V3 Hike-o-ree registration form in the mail. Unlike previous years, forms and the $60 per unit attending need to be sent directly to NCAC, Attn. Mark Heeley, Venturing Professional. The dates for this yearıs Hike-o-ree are October 5-7 or November 2-4. Cost will be $13.50 ($14.00 for extra extra large shirts). For more information or registration forms, contact Mark Heeley at NCAC or e-mail me at coopwright@aol.com. ---------------- November 3 Teen Labor Education Day - Saturday, November 3, 2001 cancelled, now scheduled for Saturday, March 23, 2002. Annual Teen Labor Education Day. The workshop will enable the scouts to fulfill many of the American Labor Merit Badge requirements in one day. Saturday, March 23, 2002. See http://www.angelfire.com/bsapax or http://www.geocities.com/paxmeritbadge ---------------- November 14 Klondike Derby Œ02 - Valley Forge Freedom Fighters - Freedom Patch Contest entry due Itıs not too early to start planning for Klondike Derby Œ02. I mportant dates: 10/10/2001 Registration forms available 11/14/2001 Freedom Patch Contest entry due 1/9/2002 Registration (no late fee), no registration after 2/1/2001 2/8/2002 to 2/10/2002 Klondike Derby Enter the ³Freedom Patch² Contest and win a $5 guift certificate from Blockbuster Video. Send your colored design entry, using the Klondike Derby theme ³Valley Forge Freedom Fighters², with your name, address, phone number to Leeann Banes at 6314 WoodPointe Drive, Glen Dale, Md 20769. Deadline is Nov. 14. Many volunteers will be needed for the many cubscout, bebelo, and scout stations, as well as logistical duties. Contact Leeann Banes with your recommendations and any ideas you have for the Klondike Derby. Cub, Webelo and Troop chairpersons and co-chairs are needed, now. Leeann Banes, 301-805-0031, fawn777@aol.com ---------------- November 21 Maryland Scout Orienteering Day Registration due Nov 21 Baltimore Area Council 25th Annual Boy Scouts of America presents Maryland Scout Orienteering Day at Patuxent River Park, Upper Marlboro, Md., 12 miles east of D.C. Beltway SATURDAY, DECEMBER 8, 2001 MAIL FORM BELOW BY NOVEMBER 21 Your troop is invited to take part in a day of orienteering fun coordinated the National Capital Orienteering Club (QOC) & our veteran Scouter staff. Cost is $3.00 per participant. Parents & over-18 leaders are most definitely welcome, but not Cubs or Webelos. Venture & Explorer members (under 18) can compete as a unit or as part of their associated troop. Parents & troops should try the fun public beginner events too at parks in Howard, Montgomery, & P.G. Counties (call the (QOC) INFO-line at 703-528INFO, or http://qoc.nova.org (which has this form.)) see http://qoc.nova.org/scout.htm Cub Events ========== October 13 to 14 Maryland Parent-Son Weekend Camp William B Snyder, Haymarket, Virginia NCAC Parent/Son Weekends The Parent/Son Camping program is designed to give a Cub Scout or Webelos Scout and his adult partner an opportunity to spend a fun-filled 24-hour period together in the outdoors. During this 24-hour period, they will learn more about each other by working and playing together within a planned program of activities. Space is limited: 96 pairs per weekend. Cost is $56.00 per buddy pair and is NON REFUNDABLE. The dates and locations are: Maryland October 13-14, 2001 Camp William B Snyder, Haymarket, Virginia Details and signup forms are on the NCAC Homepage: http://www.boyscouts-ncac.org/camps/weekend.html ---------------- December 1 Cubs for Jesus Theme: Friends & Family. This is for all Protestant and Catholic Cub Scouts. Activities, discussions & crafts reinforce the theme. Patch provided, $5 fee, bring a bag lunch. Contact: Eneida Martinez-Brown 301-864-0059 OA NEWS ======= October 12 to 14 OA Fall Ordeal Order of the Arrow Ordeal information: When: The weekend of October 12-14 Where: Cedarville State Park Cost: Ordeal - $38, Brotherhood - $30, Fellowship- $18, Elangomats - $10 Our Ordeal Master has already sent out two letters to all the candidates, so make sure the candidates in your troop have received information about the Ordeal. Additionally, we are sending out letters to members who are eligible for Brotherhood. I would strongly encourage all Ordeal members to try for Brotherhood as it sheds light on the true purposes of the Order of the Arrow. If you have any questions about the Ordeal, contact: Zeke Roebuck (Ordeal Master) : (301)-322-9376 Rick Henrikson(Chief): (301)-249-4493 News Items ========== Merit Badge Days MARK YOUR CALENDAR! Upcoming Patuxent District merit badge days for the coming Scout year: October 27, 2001 - Citizenship in the Community, Nation and World February 2, 2002 - First Aid, Emergency Preparedness, and Personal Fitness April 20, 2002 - Communications, Family Life, and Personal Management MERIT BADGE DAY HOST TROOPS NEEDED! We are looking for a Troop to host the February 20 Patuxent District merit badge day. It does not take a lot of work-- you provide the meeting place and I will get the merit badge counselors. If you are interested contact Tim Looney @ 301-805-1352 or by email: jtlooney@hotmail.com Please note: New Merit Badge Counselor Lists have been distributed at Round Table. The merit badge web site will be updated over the next month. ------------ In Memorium - The passing of HERDICK A. SHULTZ II It is with great sadness that we remember the passing of Herdick ("Dutch") Arthur Shultz II On September 24, 2001 beloved husband of Mary A. Shultz; father of Marsha, Mindy, and Hederick Shultz, III; son of Margaret Shultz Strunk. Also survived by one grandchild, Brittany Martin. Mr. Shultz was an assistant Scoutmaster with Troop 252 of Riverdale, MD. In lieu of flowers memorial contributions may be made to the Boyscouts of America. Dutch was in a trucking related accident. Dutch will be sorely missed. He was one month shy of 43 years old. ------------ NCAC New Senior District Executive for Patuxent District The National Capital Area Council is pleased to welcome Vincent Robinson as Sr. District Executive. He can be reached via E-mail at vrobinson@boyscouts-ncac.org or by phone at 301-214-9182. ------------ High Adventure For information on all council contingent high adventure trips (for individuals or small groups of scouts), and links to all of the national high adventure bases for unit trips, go to: http://www.highadventurecommittee.org/ To schedule a presentation at your unit meeting on the High Adventure program, contact Nick Dunten at 301 927-0501 or nick.dunten@verizon.net. ------------ Morally Straight Author: Lynn C. Woolsey Issue: Oct 23, 2000 The Boy Scouts must be told being `morally straight' means they cannot discriminate. BY REP. LYNN WOOLSEY, Dem. Representative for 6th district California Two months ago I introduced the Scouting for All Act, a bill to revoke the Boy Scouts of America's (BSA's) federal charter, not to punish the Boy Scouts, but to send a clear message that civil rights are alive and well in the United States and that Congress does not support discrimination in any form. I'm not saying the Boy Scouts are bad; I'm saying intolerance is. I was a Girl Scout; my son was a Boy Scout; I know the value of Scouting and that's why I believe that Scouting should be available to all boys. I also had no intention of trying to override the Supreme Court. The unchangeable fact is that the Supreme Court in June upheld the BSA's discriminatory policy. So the real question is not whether the Boy Scouts have a right to their discriminatory policy but whether their discriminatory policy is right.