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Committee Meeting
Chemistry Merit badge Saturday Feb 6, 2010
AEP Electricity Merit Badge Course
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POSTPONED TO FEB. 13
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Den Chief Training
Logo Saturday Feb. 13, 2010
Religious Emblems Training
St. Joan of Arc, Powell
Logo Sat., Sun. Feb. 13-14, 2010
Great Train Expo
Ohio Expo Center
OA Logo Saturday, Feb. 20, 2010
Lodge Leadership Development
Camp Lazarus
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patch
roundtable 7:00 p.m. Thurs., Feb. 25
District Meeting
patch Feb. 27, 2010
Camp Lazarus
Maple Syrup Festival
FLYER REGISTER
BB Shooting beltloop Shooting Sports Rangemaster Training
Sunday, Feb. 28, 2010
Camp Lazarus
dist 25th logo Nominations for District Recogition ARE DUE!
Sunday, Feb. 28, 2010
see also this article
Blackfoot logo
OA Logo 7:30 pm Wednesday Mar. 3, 2010
Tendeuchen Chapter OA Meeting
Holy Trinity Lutheran
roundtable 7:00 p.m. Thurs., Mar.
District Roundtable
Church of Christ
Unit Commissioner Logo 6:15 p.m. Thurs., Mar. 4
Unit Commissioner Meeting
(before Roundtable)
patch Mar. 6, 2010
Camp Lazarus
Maple Syrup Festival
FLYER REGISTER
Tri Creek patch Mar. 6, 2010
Tri Creek District
Merit Badge Day

FLYER REGISTER
BB Shooting beltloop Shooting Sports Rangemaster Training
Sunday, Mar. 7, 2010
Camp Lazarus
Rifle badge Tuesday Mar 9, 2010
Ken and June Smith Rifle Shoot
Powder Room (Google Map)
Logo Thursday,  Mar. 11, 2010
Boy Scout Activity
Committee Meeting
St. Tarcisius medal St. Tarcisus
Fri. Sat., March 12-13, 2010
Check in 6:00 pm
Hosted by the
Catholic Committee on Scouting
St. Tarcisius medal Junior Leader Orientation Workshop
Sat., March 13, 2010
Camp Lazarus
baloo 7:00 p.m. Sat, Mar. 13, 2010
Baloo Training (Buckeye Dist.)
Hilliard, OH
Tri Creek patch Mar. 13, 2010
Delaware District
Merit Badge Day

REGISTER
baloo Sat, Mar. 13, 2010
Blackfoot Scoutmaster Training
Session 1
Baloo Noon, March 20, 2010
Woodbadge Reunion and Dinner
Chief Logan Reservation
FLYER REGISTER
Baloo March 20, 2010
Baloo Training
Reynoldsburg United Methodist
Composite Materials merit badge March 20, 2010
Composite Materials Merit Badge
Registration opens Feb. 6, 2010
roundtable 7:00 p.m. Thurs., Mar. 25
District Meeting
OA Logo Fri-Sun,  Mar. 26-28, 2010
Spring Fellowship at Camp Lazarus
Tecumseh Lodge
roundtable Sat., Mar. 27, 2010
Chiller Skate Night
Training logo
roundtable 7:00 p.m. Thurs., April 1
District Roundtable
Church of Christ
roundtable Saturday April 3, 2010
Columbus Soap Box Derby
Scouts invited
roundtable April 5-9, 2010
Simon Kenton Council
Merit Badge Boot Camp
FLYER REGISTER
OA Logo 7:30 pm Wednesday Apr. 7, 2010
Tendeuchen Chapter OA Meeting
Holy Trinity Lutheran
Logo Thursday,  April 8, 2010
Boy Scout Activity
Committee Meeting
Logo Fri-Sun, April 9-11, 2010
Webelos Woods (Arrowhead Dist.)
Camp Lazarus
polar bear
Silver V
April 16 - 17, 2010
polar bear
roundtable 7:00 p.m. Thurs., Apr. 22
District Meeting
larger image April 23, 2010
St. George's Day
Patron Saint of Scouting
SKC Logo SKC 100 Year Anniversary Celebration
April 30 - May 2,  2010
Ross County Fairgrounds
FLYER REGISTER
Bugler
OA Logo 7:30 pm Wednesday May 5, 2010
Tendeuchen Chapter OA Meeting
Holy Trinity Lutheran
roundtable 7:00 p.m. Thurs., May 6
District Roundtable
Church of Christ
roundtable May 8, 2010
District Dinner
Grace Brethren Church
Logo Jamboree On The Trail
Saturday May 8, 2010
Scouts Walking Together World Wide
Logo Upper Arlington Swamp Romp
Saturday May 8, 2010
Fill the Truck with Yuck!
Logo Thursday,  May 13, 2010
Boy Scout Activity
Committee Meeting
canoe May 14-16, 2010
Canoeing Clinic
Camp Lazarus, Alum Creek
Carabiner May 14-16, 2010
Rappelling Clinic
See also Rappelling website
BB Shooting beltloop Shooting Sports Rangemaster Training
Sunday, May 16, 2010
Camp Lazarus
OA Logo Tecumseh Lodge
Ordeal/Brotherhood

Fri-Sun, May 21 - 23, 2010
Camp Falling Rock
Carabiner May 22, 23, 2010
Adventure Base 100
Columbus Zoo
roundtable 7:00 p.m. Thurs., May 27
District Meeting
roundtable Sat., May 29, 2010
Chiller Skate Night
Bugler May 31, 2010
Worthington
Memorial Day Parade
NYLT Logo
OA Logo 7:30 pm Wednesday June 2, 2010
Tendeuchen Chapter OA Meeting
Holy Trinity Lutheran
roundtable 7:00 p.m. Thurs., Jun. 3
District Roundtable
Church of Christ
Unit Commissioner Logo 6:15 p.m. Thurs., Jun. 3
Unit Commissioner Meeting
(before Roundtable)
canoe June 4-6, 2010
Canoeing Clinic
Camp Oyo
canoe June 12, 2010
Silver Paddle Canoe Race
(Delaware District)
Dist. Logo June 15-18, 2010
Delaware District Daycamp
Camp Lazarus
FLYER REGISTER
roundtable 7:00 p.m. Thurs., June 24
District Meeting
2007 CubCamp Logo
2007 CubCamp Logo Sunday, July 4, 2010
Independence Day
Dist. Logo July 12-15, 2010
Buckeye District Daycamp
Camp Lazarus
FLYER REGISTER
BSA 100 year logo BSA 100 Year Anniversary
July 26 through August 4, 2010
National Jamboree
Dist. Logo July 27-30, 2010
Arrowhead District Daycamp
Camp Lazarus
FLYER REGISTER
OA Logo 7:30 pm Wednesday Aug. , 2010
Tendeuchen Chapter OA Meeting
Holy Trinity Lutheran
roundtable 7:00 p.m. Thurs., Aug. 5, 2010
District Roundtable
Church of Christ
roundtable 7:00 p.m. Thurs., Aug. 26
District Meeting
OA Logo 7:30 pm Wednesday Sept. 1, 2010
Tendeuchen Chapter OA Meeting
Holy Trinity Lutheran
roundtable 7:00 p.m. Thurs., Sept. 2, 2010
District Roundtable
Church of Christ
Carabiner Sept. 17-19, 2010
Rappelling Clinic
See also Rappelling website
A green bar Sept. 18, 2010
Greenbar Indoor Session
roundtable 7:00 p.m. Thurs., Sept. 23
District Meeting
canoe Sept. 24-26, 2010
Canoeing Clinic
Camp Lazarus, Alum Creek
A green bar October 2-3, 2010
Greenbar Outdoor Weekend 1, CFR
OA Logo 7:30 pm Wednesday Oct. 7, 2010
Tendeuchen Chapter OA Meeting
Holy Trinity Lutheran
roundtable 7:00 p.m. Thurs., Oct. 7, 2010
District Roundtable
Church of Christ
A green bar October 15-17, 2010
Greenbar Outdoor Weekend 2, CFR
roundtable October 15-17, 2010
District Fall Camporee
roundtable 7:00 p.m. Thurs., Oct. 28
District Meeting
OA Logo 7:30 pm Wednesday Nov. 3, 2010
Tendeuchen Chapter OA Meeting
Holy Trinity Lutheran
roundtable 7:00 p.m. Thurs., Nov. , 2010
District Roundtable
Church of Christ
polar bear Annual Venturing Banguet
Nov. 6, 2010
roundtable 7:00 p.m. Thurs., Nov. 25
District Meeting
OA Logo 7:30 pm Wednesday Dec. 1, 2010
Tendeuchen Chapter OA Meeting
Holy Trinity Lutheran
roundtable 7:00 p.m. Thurs., Dec. 2, 2010
District Roundtable
Church of Christ
OA Logo 7:30 pm Wednesday Jan. 5, 2011
Tendeuchen Chapter OA Meeting
Holy Trinity Lutheran
roundtable 7:00 p.m. Thurs., Jan. 6, 2011
District Roundtable
Church of Christ
roundtable Jan. 22, 2011
District Klondike
Camp Lazarus
OA Logo 7:30 pm Wednesday Feb. 2, 2011
Tendeuchen Chapter OA Meeting
Holy Trinity Lutheran
roundtable 7:00 p.m. Thurs., Feb. 3, 2011
District Roundtable
Church of Christ
OA Logo 7:30 pm Wednesday Mar. 2, 2011
Tendeuchen Chapter OA Meeting
Holy Trinity Lutheran
roundtable 7:00 p.m. Thurs., Mar. 3, 2011
District Roundtable
Church of Christ
polar bear
Venturing Cup
April 1-2, 2011
polar bearu
OA Logo 7:30 pm Wednesday Apr. 6, 2011
Tendeuchen Chapter OA Meeting
Holy Trinity Lutheran
roundtable 7:00 p.m. Thurs., Apr. 7, 2011
District Roundtable
Church of Christ
roundtable April 29 - May 1, 2011
District Spring Camporee
OA Logo 7:30 pm Wednesday May. , 2011
Tendeuchen Chapter OA Meeting
Holy Trinity Lutheran
roundtable 7:00 p.m. Thurs., May. 5, 2011
District Roundtable
Church of Christ
canoe May 13-15, 2011
Canoeing Clinic
Camp Lazarus, Alum Creek
Carabiner May 20-22, 2011
Rappelling Clinic
See also Rappelling website
OA Logo 7:30 pm Wednesday Jun. 1, 2011
Tendeuchen Chapter OA Meeting
Holy Trinity Lutheran
OA Logo 7:30 pm Wednesday Jun. 1, 2011
Tendeuchen Chapter OA Meeting
Holy Trinity Lutheran
roundtable 7:00 p.m. Thurs., Jun. 2, 2011
District Roundtable
Church of Christ
canoe Jun. 3-5, 2011
Canoeing Clinic
Camp Oyo
canoe Sept. 16-18, 2011
Canoeing Clinic
Camp Lazarus, Alum Creek
Carabiner Sept. 16-18, 2011
Rappelling Clinic
See also Rappelling website
roundtable October 14-16, 2011
District Fall Camporee
roundtable Jan. 21, 2012
District Klondike
Camp Lazarus
roundtable Feb. 18, 2012
District Dinner
roundtable April 27-29, 2012
District Spring Camporee
Carabiner May 18-20, 2012
Rappelling Clinic
See also Rappelling website
canoe Jun. 1-3, 2012
Canoeing Clinic
Camp Oyo
canoe Sept. 18-20, 2012
Canoeing Clinic
Camp Lazarus, Alum Creek
Carabiner Sept. 14-16, 2012
Rappelling Clinic
See also Rappelling website
roundtable October 12-14, 2012
District Fall Camporee

Outdoor Safety Wallet Card
Ten Essentials
For further discussion of
the
Ten Essentials  and
Lost in the Woods
, see
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ten_essentials
http://www.sarbc.org/litw3.html


Printable versions of this wallet card can be downloaded in PDF and MS Publisher format.

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Tale of the tape
Number of links from Worthington
Scouts to  Buckeye District website
811
Number of visits to Worthington Scouts
 during January 2009
22,325
Number of visits to Worthington Scouts
 from Italy during January 2009
3,273
Buckeye District ID number 30
Simon Kenton Coucil ID number 441
Weight limit for a 6'4" individual
participating in in
High Adventure Activities
222lbs
Amount of weight Worthington Scouts
webmaster needs to lose to participate in High Adventure Activities
2lbs
Number of Commissioner visits in first
quarter of 2009.
132
Number of active Eagle projects in
Buckeye District as of March 30.
47
Membership in Buckeye District
 2007/2008
4121
Scout Units in Buckeye District
2007/2008   
114
Percent Quality Units in Buckeye
 District 2007/2008
76%
District Committee Membership in
 Buckeye District 2007/2008
53
22nd Annual Maple Syrup Festiaval
Attendence
over 3000
2009 Buckeye Daycamp Attendence 520




Posted Feb. 5, 2010 Things to do in a Snowstorm
Exterior view of a quinzhee
Exterior of a Quinzhee

Interior of a Quinzhee
Interior view
Building a Quinzhee

From Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia:

A quinzhee or quinzee is a shelter made by hollowing out a pile of settled snow.  This is in contrast to an igloo, which is made from blocks of snow.

To construct a quinzhee, locate a flat area where snow is in abundance.  Pile snow toits desired height (typically 6-10 feet).  After piling the snow, the site should be left for up to several hours while the snow sets, making excavation possible.  Before excavating, one can put sticks in the roof and wall, approximately 10" deep to be used as a guide when digging out the interior.  After this is completed one digs until the sticks are reached.  

Building a quinzhee is a common winter camping activity for Okpik trainings and scout troops in northern states like Minnesota and Wisconsin.  It's a great way to use up all the snow you just shoveled off your driveway.   For details and  additional information, see the Wikipedia article.

Note:  The Electricity Merit Badge Clinic scheduled for Feb. 6 has been postponed until Feb. 13.  The Mad River Mountain Ski Day is ON NO MATTER WHAT.
GO SKIING
Snow Angel
The Mad River Mountain Ski Day scheduled for Feb. 6 is ON NO MATTER WHAT!!!
Spend some time outside
creeking
Worthington's creeks and green spaces
are particularly striking after a snowfall. This trail follows Fisher Run just north of Worthington
Fisher Run
You can hike the creeks, just make sure your boots are watertight and you're not far from someplace warm if when you get wet.  Cell phones are not recommended for this activity unless they're water resistant.

Posted Feb. 2, 2010
American Cultures
American Cultures
Cooking
Cooking
Collections
Collections
Coin Collecting
Coin Collecting
Disabilities
Disabilities Awareness
Environmental Science
Environmental Science
Farm Mechanics
Farm Mechanics
Fish and Wildlife Mgmt
Fish and Wildlife Management
Fly Fishing
Fly Fishing
Reading
Reading
Soil and Water Conservation
Soil and Water Conservation
Sports
Sports
Stamp Collecting
Stamp Collecting
Camp Lazarus
Camp Lazarus
Woodcarviing
Woodcarving
Simon Kenton Council
Merit Badge Boot Camp

Camp Lazarus
April 5-9, 2010
Are YOU Scout enough for Boot Camp?

Camp Lazarus is the site for the inaugural SKC Merit Badge Boot Camp. Merit Badge Boot Camp is being designed to be a true Boot Camp experience. Boot Camp will be a very structured event. It’s not vacation; it’s not Summer Camp; and it’s not Club Med. It will be BOOT CAMP!

Upon successful completion of Merit Badge Boot Camp, the enlistee will earn the following: Cooking, Disabilities Awareness, Fly Fishing, Woodcarving, Farm Mechanics, Environmental Science, Fish and Wildlife Management, Soil and Water Conservation, and Sports Merit Badges. 

Enlistee’s will also earn the Donor Awareness Award, Paul Bunyan Award, Crime Prevention Award, and the new Camp Lazarus Hike Trail recognition. 

Enlistee’s will also be able to register to earn the Coin Collecting, Stamp Collecting, Collections, Reading, Radio, and American Cultures Merit Badges.   

Fee for Merit Badge Boot Camp is $150.00. This includes camping fees (cabins), food, program, materials, recognitions, Merit Badge Boot Camp patch, and tee shirt.   (Merit Badge materials do not include the Merit Badge book or the signed Blue Card. These are the enlistee’s responsibility)

To register or for or more information, see the event page on the council website.

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Merit Badge Boot Camp
April 5-9, 2010
FLYER REGISTER

Posted Jan. 31, 2010
National Youth Leadership Training
Link to
Information  Page on
Council Website
National Youth Leadership Training
NAGATAMEN
June 13-19
Camp Oyo
EAGLE FEATHER
July 25-31
Camp Oyo
National Youth Leadership Training (NTLT) is a youth leadership development training program of the Boy Scouts of America (BSA). The program was designed so that Scouts will learn leadership skills that can be used within Scouting and everyday life.

The Simon Kenton Council is offering two sessions of National Youth Leadership Training.  Each course is based on the National BSA syllabus, but maintains its own traditions and ceremonies.  For more information and to register, visit the Nagatamen and Eagle Feather event pages on the Council Website

Posted Jan 30, 2010


Cub Scout Roundtable Patch
Cubscout Roundtable

Daycamp
 Silver Beavers

Camporall Logo
Centenial Camporall

OHS Logo
Maple Syrup Festival
Feb. 27, 2010
March 6, 2010

Woodbadge Beads
Woodbadge Dinner Feb. 20, 2010

Skate into scouting
Scout Skate
at the Chiller

Mar. 27, 2010
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The Buckeye District E-News for February  is out with articles about District and Council events.  

The table of contents (listed below) links into a web-based rendering of the E-News.  E-News is also available as a 
PDF version.  Back-issues are maintained here.

Upcoming Events ROUNDTABLE NEWS
Buckeye Silver Beavers
Saturday, Feb. 6
Uniform Shirts needed for new Troop
Family Ski Day at Mad River Mountain
Feb 6. 2010
Catholic Emblem Training
Maple Syrup Festival
Feb. 27, 2010
March 6, 2010

Rangemaster Training
Feb. 28, 2010
Pinewood Derby Patches
Roundtable Sessions
Lowes/Dremel Pinewood Derby Days
Feb. 6 and 20, 2010
Cub Leader Training Canceled
Feb. 6, 2010
Philmont Space Available
June 12 - June 26
Centential Camporall
April 30 - May 2, 2010
2010 Woodbadge Dinner
Feb. 20, 2010
District Recognition
Feb. 28, 2010
Scouting at the Ohio State Fair
Cub Leader Training (Tri Creek)
Feb 6, 2010
Cub Leader Training (Ohio Valley)
Feb 20, 2010
Basic Adult Leader Outdoor Orientation (Baloo)
Mar. 13, 2010
Scout Skate at the Chiller
Mar. 27, 2010
Buckeye Day Camp
July 12- July 15, 2010
Scoutmaster/Assistant Scoutmaster Position Training
Feb. 6, 2010
Electricitry Merit Badge
Feb 6, 2010
Den Chief
Feb 13, 2010
Order of the Arrow Elections
Feb 6, 2010
Tri-Creek Merit Badge Day
Feb. 26, 2010
Ken and June Smith Memorial Shoot
Mar. 9, 2010
Blackfoot 32
Session 1
March 13, 2010
Junior Leader Orientation Workshop
Mar. 13, 2010
Delaware District Merit Badge Day
Mar. 13, 2010
Wilderness & Remote First Aid Certification
Mar. 13, 14, 2010
April 10, 11, 2010 
Oceanography Merit Badge
Mar. 6, 2010
More about District Recognition
Sea Scout Winter Training
Feb. 5-7, 2010

Posted Jan. 26, 2010
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Family Ski Day


Centennial Camporall
SKC 100th Anniversary
April 30-May 2, 2010

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Maple Syrup Festival
Feb. 27, 2010
March 6, 2010
Exploding computer Simon Kenton Council
January Email Blast

In addition to the Buckeye District E-News and the Council Venturing Newsletter, Worthington Scouts is reposting the Simon Kenton Council  Scout Newsletter.  You'll usually find these newsletters featured on the front page with a table of contents.   Here's the January edition:

2010 University of Scouting
Saturday. January 23, 2010
Saturday, Jan. 16, 2010
Council Court of Honor
Silver Beaver Luncheon

Saturday Feb. 6, 2010
Mad River Mountain
Family Ski Day

Saturday, Feb. 6, 2010
Maple Syrup Festival
Saturday, Feb. 27, 2010
Saturday, Mar.  6, 2010
Boy Scout
Merit Badge Boot Camp

April 5-9, 2010
Centennial Tree Planting Ceremonies
April 18-22, 2010
2010 Centennial Camporall
April 30 - May 2, 2010
Ross County Fairgrounds
Adventure Base 100
April 22,23, 2010
Columbus Zoo
Philmont 2010
openings still available
Join the
Office Volunteer Team

Kroger Community
Reward Program
Calling All Photographers
A Year of Scouting
 Through Pictures
A Year of Celebration Patch
National Hall of Leadership
Nominations

Posted Jan. 21, 2010

Scouting Facebook Groups

This is not an article about how to avoid wasting time on Facebook.  If you think you're spending too much time on Facebook, check out Facebook Addicts Anonymous  . . . which is on Facebook.   A Facebook search on the term "Boy Scouts" turns up over 500 Facebook groups devoted to some aspect of scouting, e.g.  Old School Boy Scouts Against Geocaching (USE A COMPASS NEXT TIME!).   Check them out, you might find something interesting.  Scouting facebook groups of interest to local scouters include:


Central Region Venturing Area

CRV A4

Fall Fun Rally 2010 BSA's Centennial Year 

National Venturing Event

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Scouting for Food

Scouting for Food
Central Region Venturing
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JLOW Staff Discussion Page
JLOW BADGE
A year of celebration
A century of making a difference

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Simon Kenton Council
SKC Logo

Venturing BSA

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Simon Kenton Council
Venturing

Venturing logo
Camp Lazarus

Camp Lazarus photo

SKC Rappel Masters
dangling ropes



Posted Jan. 20, 2010
Award Nomination Flyer
Award Recommendation  Flyer
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The District Award of Merit

The District/Division Award of Merit is awarded by a District or Exploring Division to volunteer and professional adults for service to youth in the District or Division. Normally, the award is presented for service to youth in excess of five years.
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District Awards
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Monopoly card
Buckeye District will hold its annual Volunteer Recognition Dinner on May 8, 2010 at the Grace Brethren Church in Powell.  This is your opportunity to say Thank You and recognize leaders who have devoted their time and energy to providing the scouting program for your children -- the youth of Buckeye District.  To nominate a leader, fill out the award recommendation form (linked at right).  For more information about the District awards, see the recommendation flyer (upper right).  See also these articles in
2010 Award recognition form
Award Recommendation Form

Posted Jan 20, 2010
Hiker and dog
With a bit of luck or
bad weather,
the webmaster of WorthingtonScouts.org
can be reached at


 squirrelsinmyattic@gmail.com

Website Status

Work on the Worthington Website resumed as of January 5 after a hiatus of several months.  The list of events (left column) is in the process of being updated.   In addition, many links on the site have been broken due to major changes in the Council and Buckeye District websites.   These will be repaired as part of a top to bottom review of the site.
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The Worthington Scouts website was created in 2006
as part of a Simon Kenton Council initiative to bring scouting closer to the community.  It is operated under the supervision of the Worthington Assistant District Commissioner and is intended to provide service and information to scout units of Worthington, Ohio.  
The site's focus varies due to the
short attention span of its webmaster, but the site  attempts to  highlight material that might be interesting or useful to local scouts and scouters.

Articles, pictures, and information from area scouts, scouters, and units are welcome and encouraged.  Send material to

a squirrel

Posted Jan. 20, 2010
Silver buffalo statue
Silver Buffalo presented
as a monument to the Unknown Scout
The Unknown Scout

From Wikipedia:

The Unknown Scout was an anonymous member of the The Boy Scout Association in the United Kingdom whose good turn inspired William D. Boyce to form the Boy Scouts of America.

Boyce was lost on a foggy street in London in 1909 when an unknown Scout came to his aid, guiding him to his destination. The boy then refused Boyce's tip, explaining that he was a Boy Scout and was merely doing his daily good turn. Soon thereafter, Boyce met with General Baden-Powell, who was Chief Scout at the time. Boyce returned to America, and, four months later, founded the Boy Scouts of America on February 8, 1910.

In 1926, the second presentation of the Silver Buffalo Award was to the Unknown Scout. That award resides in the museum at Gilwell Park.

In addition to the award, a statue of a buffalo was presented with a plaque, inscribed:

"To the Unknown Scout Whose Faithfulness 
in the Performance of the Daily Good turn 
Brought the Scout Movement to the United States of America."  

On February 7th, celebrate the 100th anniversary of Boy Scouting in America and honor the Unknown Scout by doing a good turn. Who knows what you might start.


Posted Jan 18, 2010
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Wilderness First Aid Website

BSA Health and Safety records show the most frequent causes of serious health emergencies during Scout events are
  • Vehicular accidents
  • cardiac emergencies
  • falls
  • lightning

WFA patch Red Cross Wilderness First Aid
Saturday, Sunday Mar. 13, 14, 2010
or
Saturday, Sunday April 10, 11, 2010
Delaware County Bank, Lewis Center, OH
WFA patch

"Wilderness First Aid" is a Red Cross First Aid Course with an emphasis on outdoor situations.  The certification lasts three years.  All Philmont crews must have at least one member who is certified in Wilderness First Aid!  Cost of the course is $75 and you must be at least 14 to participate.

According to the Wilderness Safety Council, there are three major differences between backwoods and street emergencies:


transit backwoods accidents occur more than an hour from the hospital
resources wilderness rescuers must improvise a response from what is in their backpack, their experience and their knowledge
environment proper sanitation, lighting, and termperature regulation do not exist in the great outdoors.
A wilderness first aid course is a comprehensive lesson in how to react, respond, and save life in remote, life threatening situations.  

Posted Jan. 16, 2010

BSA Adventure Base 100 Visits San Diego

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Adventure Base 100 will visit the Columbus Zoo on May 22-23, 2010

Posted Jan. 16,, 2010
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Ohio Expo Center
717 E. 17th Ave.
Columbus, OH 43211
The Great Train Expo
Ohio Expo Center
Saturday and Sunday, Feb. 13-14, 2010
10:00 am to 4:00 pm



This is not necessarily a scouting event, but if you like model trains, grab the nearest tiger den and attend this event as a go see it.  Admission is $7.00 for adults and kids under 12 are free.  For more information, see http://www.trainexpoinc.com/

Model trains can be lots of fun and fit into most of the hobby and collecting achievements in the various Cub Scout ranks.   With the aid of a five dollar multimeter, model trains can be used to illustrate principles of electricity for the Webelos Engineering Activity badge and Boy Scout Electricity Merit Badge.  


The Model Railroad Industry Association
has a resource page for using model trains to earn
the Railroading Merit Badge


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Posted January 16, 2010
Thumbnail of form Who Are You?

This is not about rock anthems from the 60's.  It's about your unit website.  From the
Council website:

Capturing Unit Information...  Don't miss the chance to have your Pack's web site listed on Simon Kenton Council's web site.  We are collecting unit information to make sure we have the most current contact information for your unit.  If you are a unit leader, fill out the form at the attached link.  Form.
Pack and troop websites are some of scouting's best kept secrets, although probably not by design.  Help raise the visibility of your pack/troop website by filling in the informational form posted by the Simon Kenton Council and linked by the thumbnail image at left.   The information will be stored on a private spreadsheet and will eventually make its way into useful lists on Simon Kenton Council's website.

Posted Jan 15, 2010
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Link to HTML version
of newsletter.

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SeaScout Rendesvous
August, 2009

Centennial Camporall
SKC 100th Anniversary
April 30-May 2, 2010

Powderhorn
Powderhorn
April 29-May 3, 2011

May 22-22, 2011
Camp Lazarus
Simon Kenton Council
Venturing Newsletter
Jan/Feb 2010

The June/July Venturing newsletter was distributed this week.  Table of contents is listed below.  Printable PDF and MSWord versions are also available.  The official version of the newsletter as well as previous issues can be found on the Council Website.

Philmont Trek
June 12 - June 26, 2010
- Philmont Training Center Venturing Specific
Training Dates
- 2010 Volunteer Development Training Conference
Florida National High Adventure Sea Base

January 18--23, 2010

Snow Down
Swiss Valley Ski Area
Jones, Michigan
January 24, 2010
- SKC Venturing Leadership Award Winners
- University of Scouting
Jan. 23, 2010
Sea Scout Training Weekend
Son Center
Lewistown, Ohio
February 5-7, 2010
- Wilderness First Aid
National Certification Course
University of Michigan
April 16-18, 2010
- Seabadge SBU-SR-1
Feb. 19-22, 2010
Miami, FL
Silver V Training
April 16,17, 2010
- Seabadge SBU-WR-1
April 3-6, 2010
Newport Beach, CA
- Seabadge SBU-NE-3
May 14-17, 2010
Long Island Sound
Canoe Clinic
Camp Lazarus
May 14-16, 2010
Canoe Clinic
Camp Oyo
June -6, 2010
SKC 100th Anniversary Celebration
Chillicothe, Ohio
April 30-May 2, 2010
SEAL SR 15
Miami, FL
June 19-22, 2010

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SEAL NE 16
Chesapeake Bay, MD
June 19-22, 2010

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SEAL SR 14
Galveston Bay, TX
July 3-11, 2010
Canoe Clinic
Camp Lazarus
Aug. 24-26, 2010
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Seventh Annual
 Sea Scout Rendezvous

Alum Creek State Park
August, 2010
- Annual Venturing Banquet
Nov. 6, 2010
Camp Lazarus
BSA 100th Anniversary
July 26 - August 4, 2010
National Jamboree
Ft AP Hill, Virginia
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Area 4 Program Meeting
Zanesville, OH
October 23, 2010
- Powderhorn Training Course
April 29-May 3, 2011
May 22-22, 2011
Venturing C.U.P
April 1,2 2011
- Annual Venturing Banquet
Nov. 5, 2011
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Eighth Annual
 Sea Scout Rendezvous

Alum Creek State Park
August 12-14, 2011
Event patch Central Region Venturing Website
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Posted Jan. 14, 2010
Tri Creek patch
Link to Tri Creek website
Baloo Basic Adult Leader
Outdoor Orientation (BALOO)
Saturday, March 20, 2010
 8 AM to 4 PM
Reynoldsburg United Methodist Church
 Richards Scout Building
Baloo

The Tri-Creek District is pleased to offer Basic Adult Leader Outdoor Orientation (BALOO).

Basic Adult Leader Outdoor Orientation (BALOO) is a one-day training event that introduces leaders and parents to the skills needed to plan and conduct pack outdoor activities, particularly pack camping.

Participants who complete this training course will:
  •  Understand the focus of the Cub Scout level of the BSA outdoor program.
  • Gain the skills needed to plan and carry out a successful Cub Scout-level overnight activity.
  • Learn more about the resources available from the BSA for carrying out this activity.
This training is required for any adult who is in charge of planning a pack campout.

BALOO will be held on Saturday, March 20, 2010, from 8 AM to 4 PM, at Reynoldsburg United Methodist Church.  The cost for the course is $15 per participant.  To register, please visit the District calendar:


BALOO is an all-day event.  Please plan to bring a sack lunch.  Also don't forget to wear your Class A uniform.

If you have any questions, please use the email contact on the doubleknot page.

Posted Jan. 11, 2010
Volunteer! Volunteer Opportunities
Volunteer at the Council Office

If you can wrangle a webpage, fling files, or speak honeyed words to soothe the savage scouter, then Simon Kenton Council has opportunities for you to volunteer at the scout office.  Our highly capable, but highly overworked scout professionals can use help with

Data Entry Reception/Telephone
Mailing Filing
Computer Mainenance Computer Programming
Office Maintenance

If you would like to do some service work for Council or just think that helping out is more productive than complaining, fill out the form linked at the right.  There's lots to do.
Volunteer form


Posted Jan. 8, 2010
Wii Safety Warning

January is the traditional month for Contraband campouts.  Troops camp indoors at a facility with good heating, lots of horizontal surfaces and power outlets, and a WiFi connection (we hope).  The goal is to bring in every electronic entertainment device known to man and boy  -- X-Box's, Gamecubes, Nintendos, computers, Wii's etc -- and spend the weekend shooting aliens, refighting the Battle of Britain, playing virtual tennis, and frying brain cells.  Since the Guide to Safe Scouting has little to say about electronic contraband, Worthington Scouts has attempted to fill this gap by passing along a safety tip -- illustrated by the video at left.  

When playing Wii sports, always be sure
to secure the Wii Remote to your wrist.

Updated March 10, 2009
Boy Scout Roundtable patch
Skyrunner
Central Ohio Greenways


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Read about Roundtable
in the District E-News

March Roundtable
7:00 p.m. Thursday, Mar. 4
Church of Christ, 1130 Fishinger Road
The February Cub Scout Theme is
Spring Into Action

Come to Roundtable to meet other scouters,
get ideas for your pack and den meetings, and
to find out about upcoming District and Council events!

This month is a good time to spring into action with outdoor activities such as hikes, sports and games, cleaning up litter along ponds, parks or roadsides, or planting some trees for improved habitat. Make plaster casts of the animal tracks you find on your hike. Visit and talk with someone who works with wildlife conservation and visit a fish hatchery, zoo, animal shelter, or wildlife sanctuary. Bring along food and supplies that they might need as part of your "Good Turn for America." Build bird houses, bird baths, feeding stations, or boxes for nesting materials. Do a community service project with your chartered organization to show your positive attitude in doing your best. This would be a good month to work on the Conservation belt loop and pin. Character Connection: Positive Attitude

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Cub Scout Roundtable Patch

The February Cub Scout Theme is

Take Flight
Skyrunner


Updated Jan 24, 2010
From the Flyer Table
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Upper Arlington
Swamp Romp

May 8, 2010
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Columbus Soap Box Derby
April 3, 2010
Scouts Invited
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Great Train Expo
Sat. Sun, Feb. 13-14, 2010
See Website for more information.
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Adventure Base 100
May 22 - 23, 2010
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Sept. 18, 2010
Oct. 2-3, 2010
Oct. 16-17, 2010
Greenbar 2010
Scoutmaster Training
REGISTER
FLYER

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Maple Syrup Festival
Feb. 27, 2010
Mar. 6, 2010
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2010 Wilderness
First Aid Training
March 13-14, 2010
April 10-11, 2010
2010 FOS brochure
2010 FOS Brochure
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Oceanography Merit Badge
Columbus Zoo
April 25
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Scout Skate at the Chiller
March 27, 2010
May 29, 2010
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2010 Junior Leader
Orientation Workshop
March 13, 2010
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2010 Baloo Training
March 13, 2010
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Space still available for Philmont Trek
See Enews Article
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Photography Contest
July 1, 2010 deadline
Nov. 1, 2010 deadline
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2010 Cubscout
Resident Camp
see council website for dates
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2010 CIT

Counselor in Training
Application
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Buckeye District Daycamp
Camp Lazarus
July 12-15, 2010
REGISTER
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2010 SKC Camporall
April 30 - May 1, 2010
Ross County Fairgrounds
Kroger Community Rewards Program
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Support Simon Kenton Council by shopping at Kroger using your free rewards card.
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Merit Badge Boot Camp
April 5-9, 2010
FLYER REGISTER
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St. Tarcisius
Mar. 12-13, 2010
Catholic Committee On Scouting
MS-Word PDF
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Aquatics Safety
Online Courses

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Religious Emblem
Training
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Woodbadge Reunion
and Dinner
March 20, 2010
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COSI
Boys Discover Engineering
Feb. 13, 2010

2009 - 2010 Buckeye District
Training Schedule

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Website Information Request



LEADER TRAINING 
Click on the images for more information

Complete, comprehensive information about training opportunities in Buckeye District may be found on the District website.  Council trainings are listed on the council website.  The list below attempts to highlight the more important and/or fun trainings offered in Buckeye District. The icons link back to relevant material on the Council and District websites. In some cases materials from a previous offering of a training are linked because materials for the next offering have not yet been published.

The links and dates will be kept as up to date as possible,
but it's always a good idea to click the links and check
the primary information from the official District website.
In particular, see the official training schedule.
Online Training
Link to Leader Faststart for Cub and Boy Scout Leaders

Cubscout Leader Training
Saturday April 24, 2010
Roundtable patch
District Roundtable
First Thursday
of the month

baloo
March 13, 2010
March 20, 2010
Basic Adult Leader
Outdoor Orientation

Denchief patch
Denchief Training
Feb. 13, 2010
See also National website
Webelos patch
April 10, 2010
Webelos Outdoor
Workshop 
Blackfoot
First Meeting
March 13, 2010
Blackfoot Scoutmaster Fundamentals
Powderhorn
Powderhorn
High Adventure Skills
Resource Course

May 13-15, 2011
Chief Logan Reservation
June 3-5, 2011
Camp Lazarus
A green bar
Fall 2010
Greenbar Scoutmaster Fundamentals
Sept. 18
Oct. 2-3
Oct. 16-17
REGISTER FLYER

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WOODBADGE
Aug. 6, 7, 8, 2010
Sept. 10,11,12, 2010
Camp Oyo

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May 14-16, 2010
Rapelling Clinic
Camp Falling Rock
Canoe
May 14-16, 2010
SKC Canoe Clinic
Camp Lazarus
Alum Creek
Commissioner patch
Commissioner College
Saturday, Jan. 23, 2010
University of Scouting
Council Patch
Saturday, Jan. 23, 2010
Simon Kenton Council
University of Scouting
2008 course catalog

BB Shooting beltloop
Feb. 28, 2010
March 7, 2010
May. 16, 2010

Rangemaster
Training
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Bear to Webelos to Scout Transition
June 22, 2010
See handbook for more information

Note:  This is listed in the
Sept. 09 training schedule, but is not in the District Calendar as of  Jan. 2010


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Junior Leader Orientation Workshop
March 13, 2010u

Supplemental Training Modules
BSA National Council

Supplemental training modules are designed to provide orientation beyond the basic training offered in New Leader Essentials and leader-specific training. Each module is a unit of training that can be used as an outline for a group, for personal coaching, or for self-study. Most of the outlines should require about an hour to complete. Consider each unit of study to be an introduction to the subject.  Scouters are welcome to download subjects that are of interest for personal or unit use .  .  .  .  .  mmmmmm, chainsaws!

Subjects include:
Mentoring Chain Saw Safety Merit Badge Counselor
Instructor's Guide
Board of Review Training Geocaching to Promote Scouting The Order of the Arrow
and Your Troop
Orientation for
New Boy Scout Parents
Planning and Conducting a
Safe Scout Outing
Recruiting Quality Training Staff
Scoutmaster Conference Training Selecting Quality Leaders The Youth Leadership
Training Continnuum
Bullying
  Prevention and Intervention
Tips for Scout Leaders and Parents (PPT) (DOC)
Supporting Scouts with AD/HD  (PPT) (DOC) National Advanced Youth
Leadership Experience


Worthington Neighborhood Scouting was formed to promote a community led  approach to scouting in Worthington.  It's goals include:
  • Promoting the aims of scouting -- character, citizenship, and personal fitness -- with Worthington youth.
  • Inform the community of the services we provide
  • Publicize scouting in Worthington
  • Encourage and assist hosting of Worthington Scouting events by Worthington Units.
For more information about the Worthington Neighborhood scouting initiative, contact Chris Morris


The opinions expressed on this site do not necessarily reflect those of the Simon Kenton Council or Buckeye District, BSA, Columbus, Ohio.

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