SKC
VENTURING NEWSLETTER
June 2008 EDITION
SEA
SCOUTS - BSA
SKC VENTURING NEWSLETTER
June 2008 EDITION
SEA SCOUTS - BSA
THE SIMON KENTON VENTURING COMMITTEE
IS PLEASED TO ANNOUNCE THE FOLLOWING VENTURERS FROM OUR COUNCIL WILL BE SERVING
THE REGION AND AREA 4.
TIM STANFILL
CENTRAL REGION BOATSWAIN
BEN HAYES
AREA 4
VENTURING PRESIDENT
SARAH NINO
AREA 4 BOATSWAIN
Simon Kenton Council Venturing Committee Meeting
June 10, 2008
The next meeting for the Venturing Committee
is scheduled at this time. The VOA will be meeting to discuss the banquet in
November.
June 14, 2008
Attention all
Venturers (adults can race also) in the Simon Kenton Council…we need your help.
The SKC Venturing Committee would like to sponsor one or two crews or more for
this race. Please let Nancy Peto know if you are interested in racing. Great prizes, patches, food and great shirts for all racers.
Kodiak Trek 2008
Little Sioux Scout Ranch
Loess Hills State Forest of
June 15-21, 2008
Costs: $150 per youth participant and $100 for adults/Out of council pay $200
per participant. This is a coed course for all Crew
members, Troop youth Leaders, community youth (that are 14 yr old and have
completed the 8th grade). Adult leaders (21 years and older) are invited to
come out to participate and learn about the Nature of Leadership (NOL) program.
Find out what this course has to offer your youth.
All
registrations must be received by May 16th through the Scout Office. This Trek
has a lot of fun activities included: backpacking, camping, canoeing, sailing,
fishing, shooting sports, Geo-caching, introduction to wilderness first aid,
Leave no Trace, map and compass, GPS, volleyball, and much more. We will be
finishing it all off with a beach party and BBQ for participants, their
families and Advisors. The participants will be on a challenging new and unique
course filled with loads of fun and created to leave those participants with a
better understanding of leadership skills and attitudes that will help them
achieve greater success in living. Practicing and mastering these skills will
help enable Venturers to have positive leadership experiences in every facet of
Scouting and life. Contact information Rich Hawes (H) 402-455-6595 or Email rdhawes26@msn.com
Summer 2008 Adventure Camps
Oyo High
Adventures offers an exciting menu of overnight canoeing, cave exploring,
white-water rafting,
backpacking, advanced shooting sports, Shawnee
Indian culture, motor boating, and water skiing opportunities. All Summer
Expeditions begin on Sunday afternoon with arrival and an equipment shake down.
After dinner there is some additional time for crew planning and preparations
before a fun opening campfire.
Ohio Rivers Expedition. Monday and Tuesday you will spend half days waterskiing
on the Ohio River and half days swimming, shooting and having fun at
Wild Water Expedition. Monday morning enjoy aquatic games and snorkeling before
heading to West
between waterskiing on the Ohio River and
swimming and shooting at
Frontier Expedition. Explore the
you head to
Lewis
& Clark Expedition.
Discover the
morning. With a brief gear swap on Wednesday,
you are off on a two-night backpacking trek through the
Covert Op- erations Expedition. Intelligence does not allow us to
tell you much about this one, except
that it is action-packed! Covert operations
will include backpacking, Leave No Trace, waterskiing,
swimming and shooting. Cost is $290 per person.
Native American Expedition. After a morning of
Leave No Trace, you will depart for explorations of
Oyo High
Adventures operates year-round, offering many of our summer programs and
additional winter
opportunities. Our staff will work with your group
to put together customized Expedition programs for
weekends or during school breaks. Visit
www.skcbsa.org/summercamp or contact the Simon Kenton Council for more
information on Oyo High Adventure Expeditions. MORE INFORMATION AVAILABLE AT
WWW.SKCBSA.ORG/SUMMERCAMP!
$150
to register which includes food, lodging, access to the sailboats and a VIP
tour of the White House plus much more. Travel to and from
July 18-20, 2008
Menominee,
For the past
sixty consecutive years, the Bay-Lakes Council, BSA and its Venturing Program
have sponsored an event known nation-wide as Bay Jammer on the shores of Green
Bay in historic downtown Menominee, Michigan. This year Bay Jammer will
celebrate its 60th anniversary, so plans are being made to make the celebration
bigger and better than ever before. For those of you unfamiliar with Bay
Jammer, the event began with an idea back in the cold winter of 1948. The
original idea was to bring together Sea Scouts, Explorers, Boy Scouts, and
Senior Girl Scouts for a weekend of competition, comraderie, and fun on the
shores of
July 27 to August 3, 2008
Northwoods Scout Reservation
Hosted by the
Chief Okemos Council, is the largest council-run multinational Scouting event
in
Phone:
517-321-9400.
2008 Conference Schedule
August 3-9, 2008
Venturing will be the focus for this week long session
with such topics as How to Develop Crews That Thrive and Delivering Venturing
to Your District and Council. Please see the Philmont Conference Center
Training schedule for prices and more information on cost and process for
registration.
Area 4 Venturing 10 Year Celebration
Event
August 15-17, 2008
Do you enjoy
sailing, kayaking, canoeing, tubing and just about any other activity that
involves water? Then this is for you. Loads of fun and fellowship for all. Boy
scouts may attend but they must be at least 14 years of age. Camping will be at
the group camp area. Registration form and informational flyer will be
available on the Venturing page at skcbsa.org. On line registration is open
now. Mark your calendars now.
September 12-14, 2008
This is your
chance to get the training to become an expert at canoeing and teach others.
The clinic is run by the Council Canoe Experts. Registration will be available
on the Council website.
Camp Falling Rock
September 19-21, 2008
This is your
chance to get the training to become an expert at rappelling and teach others.
The clinic is run by the Council Rappel Masters. Registration will be available
on the Council website.
Central Region 10th
Anniversary Celebration
Fall Fun Rally
September 19-21, 2008
Come
Celebrate!!! The Greater St. Louis Area Council would like to invite all
Venturers and Sea Scouts to their annual Fall Fun Rally. This year we will be
hosting the Central Region's celebration of the 10th anniversary of
Venturing. More information will be available at a later date on the council's
website.
www.stlbsa.org. For more information
Contact: Jessica Holland by email at nightshade1187@sbcglobal.net
October 3-5, 2008
This is the
fourth project presented by the SKC Conservation Committee and is open to any
Boy Scout Troop or Venturing Crew/Ship. Pre registration is a must as it will
be limited to only a certain number of participants. Camping is available at
Camp Otter Run. You will be able to complete service hours for the Conservation
Good Turn patch and qualify for the third patch in the Project Soar series which will have an endangered species of
wildlife and plant life that is indigenous to the area we will be serving. The
next project will be scheduled for the spring of 2009. An informational flyer
and registration form is available on the Simon Kenton Council web site.
October 10-12, 2008
Davenport, Iowa
Operation
Rising Tide is a group of Venturing and Sea Scout Schools including leadership,
advancement, socialization, specialty skills, and other knowledge & skill
bases associated with Sea Scouting and Venturing Programs. This knowledge &
skills base is demonstrated in competitions, contests and challenges that show
the application of the knowledge and skills in real and simulated experiences.
The ORT Activity has been presented in
different Areas with differing emphasis and venues but all have worked to
improve leadership and have a good time doing it. The friendships and
relationships between Ships, Venturing Crews, Sea Scouts, Venturers, Venturing
Advisors, and Sea Scouters have lasted for years and may last for a lifetime.
The ORT Activity has been a Central
Region activity since 1998. When we play the game we play to learn and raise
all Ships Venturing Crews, to a higher level of Venturing and Sea Scout
knowledge & skills. Call 309-755-3537 for more information and ask for Mac
McNeal.
Area
4 Venturing 10 Year Celebration
October
17 -19, 2008
All Venturers
are invited to attend the Area 4 celebration of Venturing's 10th anniversary in
true pirate style! Mountain rescue off climbing tower, Marksmanship contests,
Slalom canoes, High COPE, Small sail boats, Power squadron demonstration,
Concert/dance, Crew skits, Campfires, Ethics forum, JOTA (Jamboree on the Air)
Hamm station, Low ropes, Armed forces
obstacle courses, Orienteering, GPS,
Pumpkin launching, Outdoor skills challenges AND SO MUCH MORE. Tent camping
will be the primary accommadations but we will have some cabins and indoor
facilities for those Crews/Ships who do not camp! The cost is just $35.00 which
includes ALL food, camping fees, program supplies, and t-shirt!
More information will be available soon!! Contact Ben Hayes, the Area 4
President, for more information by email at area4president@crventuring.org
or call at 937-232-7311.
October 25, 2008
If you have
never attended and you interested in finding out more about Council activities
and how they relate to the Area, then this is for you. Special meeting for all
those serving the National Jamboree Subcamp 13. All program areas represented.
Contact Area 4 Program Vice President Jim Kern at kern2@greenapple.com for more information.
November 2, 2008
Elect
Venturing Officers Association (VOA) officers and honor the officers from 2008.
Registration form and nomination forms will be available soon on the SKC web
site under the Venturing tab. If your crew is interested in hosting the dinner
please contact
December 6, 2008
Plano, Illinois
The objective
of this workshop is to train adult leaders, so their crews may prepare for
Philmont. An agenda for the weekend would include A Gear Shake down, Correctly
sized for a backpack, Helpful Hints, Leave no Trace, Sanitation, Animal
proofing, Water Purification, Team Building, Menu, & (Hands-on) Cooking.
This workshop is for any adult leader over 18 years old and any prospective
crew leaders. This workshop is a Primitive experience. The workshop will be ALL
DAY Saturday. The time will be 9am to 4pm.
Hosted By:
Three Fires Council. Contact: Ed Gacek by email at backcb@indianvalley.com or by phone at 815-786-8182
January 16-18, 2009
For the past
six years we have had snow and more snow for this event. Activities will include winter hiking, winter
sports, sledding, winter survival and shooting sports (weather permitting).
Registration form is available on the Simon Kenton Council Web Site or you can
register online.
Venturing
Midnight Ski Extravaganza
Mad
February 21-22, 2009
Skiing will be on Saturday night around 10:00 PM till 2:00
AM . We will be staying at Girl Scout Camp Myeerah. More details
available soon.
Sea Scout Training Weekend
February 27-March 1, 2009
This is the
ultimate training weekend for Sea Scouts and their leaders. Location of the
Maple Syrup
Festival
Saturday, February 28, 2009
Saturday, March 7, 2009
This is the
ultimate activity for scouts and non scouters of all ages. All you can eat
pancakes and sausage. Monkey bridge, branding irons, shooting BB’s, maple syrup
making and much, much more. Activities begin at
Camp Falling Rock
March 6-8, 2009 and
March 13-15, 2009
This Trek has
a lot of fun activities included: backpacking, camping, canoeing, sailing,
fishing, shooting sports, Geo-caching, introduction to wilderness first aid,
Leave no Trace, map and compass, GPS, volleyball, and much more.
March 27-29, 2009
Chief Logan Reservation
Training for
adults and youth make for a combined fun weekend of fellowship, service and
sports. This will be the Simon Kenton Council’s seventh year for Silver V and
it just keeps getting better and better every year. More details will be
available after the November dinner when the new VOA officers are elected.
Leave No Trace Master Educator Course
Camp Oyo, Ohio
The dates have not yet
been selected. Participants must be at least 18 years old by the end of the
course and be registered with the Boy Scouts of America. Registration will be
available online at skcbsa.org. very soon.
Sixth Annual Sea Scout Rendezvous
August 14-16, 2009
Do you enjoy
sailing, kayaking, canoeing, tubing and just about any other activity that
involves water? Then this is for you. Loads of fun and fellowship for all. Boy
scouts may attend but they must be at least 14 years of age. Camping will be at
the group camp area. Registration form and informational flyer will be available
on the Venturing page at skcbsa.org. Mark your calendars now.
November 7, 2009
Elect
Venturing Officers Association (VOA) officers and honor the officers from 2008.
Registration form and nomination forms will be available soon on the SKC web
site under the Venturing tab. If your crew is interested in hosting the dinner
please contact
Simon Kenton Council’s 100th
Anniversary Celebration
April 30-May 2, 2010
If you missed
the last council camporee in May of 2007 you will not want to miss this one. We
had over 6,000 participants in 2007 and we would like to have over 10,000 for
2010, we need help on staff and if you are interested please let
July 26 through August 4, 2010
National Jamboree
Ft AP Hill, Virginia
If you want to
go there is a way. From staff as Venturers, from manning the National Venturing
Display to the National Sea Scout display. Girls can go to the National
Jamboree as staff but not as participants. Be one of the proud Venturers to
staff the Jamboree. More details available soon.
Arrowhead
……………………………….Leanne Lockhart, Jeff Lockhart
Buckeye
………….……………………….Stewart
Lewis, Blair McGininis
Chief
Logan
……………………………...Barb
Wasmer, Debra Davis, Tom Bain, Paul Bragg
Tri
Creek…………………………………..Todd
Harlan, Maia Briggs
SKC Sea Scout
Commodore…………..Leanne Lockhart
SKC Venturing
Advisor………………..Kerry Cheesman
Area 4 Sea
Scout Boatswain………….Sarah Nino
Area 4 Sea
Scout Commodore………..Tom Ross
Area 4
Venturing President…………...Ben Hayes
Central Region
Boatswain……………..Tim Stanfill
SKC Venturing Staff Advisor
Alyssa Fry
Phone: 614-436-7200
ext. 234
Fax: 614-436-7917
scoutingmagazine.org
bsafieldbook.org
skcbsa.org
usscouts.org
powderhorn-bsa.org
seascouts.org
venturing.info
srventuring-bsa.org
kodiak-bsa.org
crventuring.org
quartermasterstore.com
ships-stores.org
sageventure.com
nationalyouthcabinet.org
wrventuring.org
CENTRAL REGION VENTURING WEBSITES…
Venturing in the
Central Region is growing rapidly. Membership growth is increasing and here are
several ways to keep up with what is happening:
CENTRAL REGION
VENTURING and SEA SCOUTING WEBSITE
crventuring.org
FACEBOOK FOR VENTURERS IN THE CENTRAL REGION
FACEBOOK FOR SEA SCOUTS IN THE CENTRAL REGION
VISIT FACEBOOK TODAY
AND JOIN THE REST OF THE VENTURERS IN THE CENTRAL REGION ON FACEBOOK…its fun
and safe. If I can do it so can you.
NATIONAL BSA……..REGIONAL
(Central Region)……..AREA (Area 4)…….
COUNCIL (Simon Kenton
Council)……..DISTRICT………UNIT