heart of america council

6th AnnualUrban Scouting

Barbeque

You or your company can helpsupport this great event by

participating:$ 6.00 per ticket

$100 packet of 20 ticketsSponsorships are available:

$5,000 Platinum Level$2,500 Gold Level

$1,000 Silver Level$500 Bronze Level

Heart of America Council • September 2003www.hoac-bsa.org

Trail’s End Popcorn Sale

Adventures in Scouting brought to you by

Friends of Scouting

Cub Scout Parents’ Orientation GuideThe Cub Scout Parents’ Orientation Guide is a

pamphlet that will be distributed to all parentsattending unit School Night meetings. Let’s faceit, Scouting has a language all its own. For newpeople experiencing Scouting for the first timethis language can be very confusing. The “Parents’Guide” explains theCub Scouting programin easy to understandterms. Everythingfrom Tiger Cubs toWebelos, dens topacks, activities andsummer programs,to who’s my denleader and wheredo I get the uniform.

School Night to Join Scouting Flyer &Poster

This flyer will be dis-tributed to all boysinviting them to joinScouting. The flyersfor your unit will becustomized with thespecifics for yourSchool Night toJoin Scouting pro-gram. The backof the flyer will

be pre-printed with infor-mation about Scouting’s programs, answers to fre-quently asked questions, and the Flying FlyerFling.

The School Night poster is the same as thefront of the flyer. Units can fill in the bottom ofthe poster with its specific information.

School Night Free T-Shirt ProgramEvery new Scoutrecruited at SchoolNight in August andSeptember will receivea free Kansas CityChiefs t-shirt. The t-shirt will feature theChiefs’ logo, BSAlogo and the phrase, “Offi-cial Member of the Chiefs’ Scout Team.”T-shirts will be distributed at the next Roundtablemeeting in your district.

The rules for free t-shirts:1.Only new Scouts will receive t-shirts.2.Your unit must conduct its School Night

program in August or September.3.Your unit must turn-in new member

applications and fees no later than the next month’s roundtable.

Many features and materials designed to make yourrecruiting efforts easier and more effective.

Here are a few of them:.

2003 School Night to Join Scouting Heart of America Council,Boy Scouts of America

2 . . . . . . . Tributes, Council Calendar,Your IRA, Eagles, Will Sez

3 . . . . . . New Emergency PreparednessBSA Awards Available

4 . . . . . . . . Commissioner’s Corner, 2005 National Jamboree, VolunteerOpportunties, Blood Drive

5 . . . . . . . . Capital Campaign Success,75th Anniversary Celebration

6 & 7 . . Camping/Training

8-15 . . . . District News

RememberTo qualify, all August registration forms

must be turned in by the Septemberroundtable, and all September registrationforms must be turned in by the October

roundtable for the t-shirt.

Tuesday, September 9, 200311:00 a.m. until 1:30 p.m.

Rain or Shine!

Where? Barney Allis Plaza(located at the corner of 12th and Wyan-dotte in Downtown Kansas City, Missouri)

Come and enjoy a Kansas City Hamburger orHotdog , baked beans, chips, and soda whilesupporting the Urban Scouting program of theHeart of America Council.

To purchase additional tickets simply call theBoy Scout contact below. Tickets will be avail-able the day of the event!

For more information or to purchase tickets:contact Charles Flowers,

Urban Scouting Director at:Heart of America Council,

Boy Souts of America10210 Holmes Road

Kansas City, MO 64131(816)942-9333

Proceeds will benefit the youth of the UrbanScouting Program

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In Memory of:

Dr. L. Vincent EdmondsonBoy Scouts of America Troop 1865David WoodmanJames and April HaleStephen and Jennifer HoakAndy and Sue DubillClifford and Patricia MohnMr. And Mrs. Richard CarrDavid and Beth CollumHerman HattawayJohn and Dee RobinsonThomas SheelyJames and Joquita ShawMr. And Mrs. Bruce DavisRobert “Mic” FinnDennis and Vickie ForesmanDavid and Sandy CruzMark and Julie WarnickWilliam and Blanche SimmerJames and Mildred HarnessDavid and Linda GoetzDale and Jean HoakLoren and Betty Jo SeeCharles and Ellen HareDavid and Twila WhiteLawrence and Lenora EdmondsonJerry and Judith MurrayMr. And Mrs. Robert RuthJody Van WeyHollis and Karen HensleyBill and Nan BrameJim, Ann, Ben and Christine SalisburyThomas and Joyce KolkmeierWilliam and Anne JusticeDonald and Teresa HillsmanGary and Christine MoegeRoy, Paul and Mike MooreDennis KeelingC. Jack and Dottie PhillipsJean MillerCarolyn O’KeefeMother Chen

Dr. Weldon L. SportsmanJanette SlossWinnifred EastBruce and Janet Kauk

William HuntElizabeth DavisJames and Bonita ThomsenRobert and Ann Niemann

Daniel CorneliusPhil DanielPam LoganCliff WikstenHarcros ChemicalsMr. And Mrs. Charles LauverJeannie Gustafson and familyTerry Mahany

Raymond McLaughlinMidway Ford Truck Center, Inc.

Kyle ChapmanThomas Keegan

Timothy BennettGary and Kathryn Graves

Glen SteeleBoy Scouts of America Troop 0086

In Honor of:

Linda WennerWarren Wenner

Michael WirtzMichael and Lyn Barr

September3 Cub Scout Day Camp Staff Meeting6 Bartle Work Day9 Council Executive Board Meeting

10 Council-Wide Camping Committee Meeting

10 Council Pow Wow Staff Meeting12-14 Wood Badge Training12-14 Order of the Arrow Fall Fellowship13 Popcorn Sale Begins (excluding

Pelathe)13 Council Commissioner Luncheon at

Naish18 Order of the Arrow Lodge

Executive Committee Meeting20 Bartle Work Day20 Climbing/Rapelling Program20-21 Project COPE Weekend20 Wood Badge Reunion23 Campmaster Dinnner - Naish23 Council Relationships Committee

Meeting24 Show N Sell Popcorn Orders Due27 Harry S. Truman Merit Badge

Program

October1 Cub Scout Day Camp Staff

Meeting3-5 Wood Badge Training3 Show N Sell Popcorn Distribution4 Order of the Arrow Vigil Banquet4 Bartle Work Day4 Show N Sell Popcorn Distribution8 Council Pow Wow Staff Meeting8 Sharing Native American Ways

Seminar Meeting10-11 Order of the Arrow Section Conclave11-12 Project COPE Weekend11 Climbing/Rapelling Program14 Council Executive Committee Meeting15 Boy Scout Camp Draw15 Council-Wide Training Meeting16 Boy Scout Camp Draw18 Bartle Work Day18 Climbing/Rapelling Program23 Order of the Arrow Lodge

Executive Committee Meeting29 Council Commissioners Meeting28 Roundtable Commissioners Meeting29 Council-wide Good Turn Meeting

Council Calendar

Tribute Funds

Handcrafted Native American AccessoriesHHome of the Oome of the Original Priginal Peach Neach Nehi Fehi Float!loat!

(also featuring Mama G’s Pizza)Check out our camp & craft supplies for Scouting.

HOPE TO SEE YOU NEXT SUMMER!For more information, Call us at (417) 646-2221,

E-mail us at [email protected] or visit our website at www.scottsiconiumstore.com

Your IRA: The Unwanted Inheritance

Many of our regular donors face a serious dilemma when planning for theirestates: They want to leave a sizable bequest to Scouting, but they don’t want tounduly diminish their children’s inheritance. To complicate matters further, an IRAis one of their biggest assets.

Here’s the problem: Making family members, other than your spouse, the bene-ficiaries of your IRA can expose the asset to heavy taxation, leaving far less to yourheirs than you hoped. The reason? IRAs and other retirement assets produce incomewhen received by individual beneficiaries - so the funds are exposed to income taxes.And that’s not all. These assets are also subject to estate taxes. For larger estates, ageneration-skipping transfer tax may also be imposed on transfers when grandchil-dren are beneficiaries. As a result of all these taxes, your hard-earned money mayshrink 70 percent or more. Not a happy thought.

Anyone contemplating a charitable bequest should consider giving IRA assets tocharitable organizations and other assets that are not as heavily taxed to family mem-bers. Sadly, many people do exactly the opposite. They make specific charitablebequests of income tax-free cash, securities or real estate – and they name familymembers as beneficiaries of their income-taxable IRAs.

Here’s a far better alternative: By making Scouting the beneficiary of your IRA,you will avoid any estate, income and generation-skipping taxes on those funds.Your can then leave other assets to your loved ones.

DISTRICT UNIT NAME DISTRICT UNIT NAME

North Star 1374 Shaun Thomas DiamondNorth Star 1374 Samuel Theodore "Hucke, IV"Northern Tier 192 Edward James GipsonNorthern Tier 192 Scott Edward PetersonPelathe 59 Bryce Dean WilsonPioneer Trails 1024 Tucker Maxfield PennerPioneer Trails 1080 Andrew J. S. BlyPioneer Trails 1080 Chase W. DodsonPioneer Trails 1080 Jason FernandezPioneer Trails 1080 George P. PasalichRed-Tailed Hawk 122 Andrew James BaumannRed-Tailed Hawk 222 Brian Christopher GeigerRed-Tailed Hawk 222 Adam W. KrauseThunderbird 1077 Brandon Michael SlagleThunderbird 1145 Matthew William FatinoThunderbird 1145 Andrew James MorrisThunderbird 1145 Kevin Patrick Walter

Thunderbird 1145 Kyle Douglas WolffThunderbird 1220 Logan John BishopThunderbird 1220 Michael James SmithThunderbird 1245 Matthew Phillip PiersonThunderbird 1255 Erik J. DierkingThunderbird 1255 Charles McKinlay OsgoodThunderbird 1255 Lyle B. UttleyThunderbird 1262 Timothy D. StrackThunderbird 1285 Larentz Eugene BoydThunderbird 1323 Michael RobertCranceThunderbird 1323 Tyler Joseph SchlossThunderbird 1338 Brian Keith CookTrailhead 256 Kevin Daniel BergendoffTrailhead 256 Andrew James DeyTrails West 108 Joshua Hall BozarthTrails West 428 Gregory Michael PfauTwin Rivers 77 Eric Wayne Duderstadt

Blue Elk 1146 Jordan BurkhardtBlue Elk 1266 Adam Kent GorhamBlue Elk 1362 Marcus Wade PhillipsKaw 66 Hunter Harrison SheaksKaw 342 Steven R. WhiteheadLone Bear 1350 Andrew Jordan ShelbyNorth Star 1180 Anthony Elias SalaNorth Star 1192 Edward James GipsonNorth Star 1192 Scott Edward PetersonNorth Star 1247 Carl Adam HowardNorth Star 1320 Jesse Ray EdmistonNorth Star 1320 Joshua Dale WaldronNorth Star 1351 Patrick Taylor Sampsell

DISTRICT UNIT NAME

Eagles

Adventures in Scouting • September 2003 • 3

Emergency preparedness BSA, a new award offered by the Boy Scouts of America,builds on the very foundation of Scouting. From the beginning, the Scouting movement hastaught youth to do their best, to do their duty to God and country, and to help others. It hasprepared them physically, mentally, and morally to meet these goals. The basic aims ofScouting include teaching youth to take care of themselves, to be helpful to others, and todevelop courage, self-reliance, and the will to be ready to serve in an emergency.

The Emergency Preparedness BSA award program, initiated by Chief Scout ExecutiveRoy L. Williams, was developed in conjunction with the U.S. Department of HomelandSecurity to encourage families to be prepared in case of national emergency.

Information about emergency preparedness BSA is available on the BSA Web site –www.scouting.org. The award can be earned now, with a recognition pin being availablethrough Scout troops in early June. The pin is appropriate for wear on BSA uniforms andcivilian clothes. This award builds upon the emergency and safety requirements involvedwith the rank advancements through our programs.

Award RequirementsWhen a member fulfills the appropriate requirements, an application may be down-

loaded from the BSA Web site at www.scouting.org/pubs/emergency/award.html and sub-mitted to the council. Upon approval, an Emergency Preparedness pin is awarded. The pinmay be worn on civilian clothing or on the uniform, centered on the left pocket flap. Theaward may be earned more than once. As a young person advances through the ranks, theaward for that program level may be earned. However, only one pin may be worn on theuniform.

1) Complete Tiger Cub achievement 3—Keeping Myself Healthy and Safe. This achievement covers a family fire plan and drill and what to do if separated from the family.

2) Complete Tiger Cub Elective 27—Emergency! This elective helps a Tiger Cub be ready for emergencies and dangerous situations and has him discuss a family emergency plan with his family.

3) With your parent or guardian’s help, complete one of these three activities.a. Take the American Red Cross First Aid for Children Today (FACT) course.b. Join a safe kids program such as McGruff child identification, Internet Safety, or

Safety at Home.c. Show and tell your family household what you have learned about preparing for

emergencies.

1) Complete Wolf Cub Scout Achievement 9*—Be Safe at Home and on the Street. This is a check of your home to keep it safe.

2) Complete Wolf Cub Scout Elective 16*—Family Alert. This elective is about designing a plan for your home and family in case an emergency takes place.

3) With your parent or guardian’s help, complete one of the following activities that you have not already completed for this award as a Tiger Cub:a. Take American Red Cross Basic Aid Training (BAT) to learn emergency skills and

care for choking, wounds, nosebleeds, falls, and animal bites. This course includes responses for fire safety, poisoning, water accident’s, substance abuse, and more.

b. Make a presentation to your family on what you have learned about preparing for emergencies.

c. Join a safe kids program such as the McGruff child identification program. Put on atraining program for your family or den on stranger awareness, Internet safety, or safety at home.

1) Complete Bear Cub Scout Achievement 11*—Be Ready. The focus of this achievement is the best way to handle emergencies.

2) Make a small display or give a presentation for your family or den on what you have learned about preparing for emergencies.

3) With your parent or guardian’s help complete one of the following activities that you have not already completed for this award as a Tiger Cub or Wolf Cub Scout:a. Take American Red Cross Basic Aid Training (BAT) to learn emergency skills and

care for choking, wounds, nosebleeds, falls, and animal bites. This course includes responses for fire safety, poisoning, water accidents, substance abuse, and more.

b. Put together a family emergency kit for use in the home.c. Organize a safe kids program such as the McGruff child identification program.

Put on a training program for your family or den on stranger awareness, Internet safety, or safety at home.

1) Earn the Readyman activity badge from the community badge group.2) Build a family emergency kit, with an adult family member participating in the project.3) With your parent or guardian’s help, complete one of the following that you have not

already completed for this award as a Tiger Cub, Wolf or Bear Cub Scout:a. Take a first aid course conducted by your local American Red Cross Chapter.b. Give a presentation to your den on preparing for emergencies.c. Organize a training program for your Webelos den on stranger awareness,

Internet safety, or safety at home.

1) Participate in creating an emergency plan for your home and for your troop or team’s Scouting activities. Be sure you know the details of both emergency plans.

2) Earn the First Aid or the Emergency Preparedness merit badge.3) With your troop or team, including its adult leaders, participate in emergency

preparedness training conducted by community emergency preparedness agencies.

1) Complete all of Emergency Preparedness core requirement number 4 for the Ranger award (found in Rangers handbook, page 17)

2) Do one of the following:a. Complete the First Aid core requirement for the Ranger award (Ranger handbook,

page 16). This may be fulfilled either by completing the standard American Red Cross first aid course When Help is Delayed or by completing the American Red Cross Wilderness First Aid Course.

b. With your crew, including its adult leaders, participate in emergency preparedness training coordinated by community emergency preparedness agencies.

Unit Volunteer Scouting RequirementsThis award is available to all registered Scouters who serve a unit, including all leadersand committee members. Do any three of the following:1) Develop an emergency preparedness program plan and kit for your home and be sure

all family members know the plan.2) Participate actively in preparing an emergency plan of action for your Scouting unit

meeting place. (This includes all locations where you might have a meeting.)3) Put together a unit emergency kit to be kept at your unit meeting location. (This

includes all locations where you might have a meeting.)4) Take a basic first aid/CPR course, or participate as an active volunteer in a community

agency responsible for disaster preparedness.

Council/District Volunteer ScouterRequirementsDo any three of the following:1) Develop an emergency preparedness program plan and kit for your home and be sure

all family members know the plan.2) Take a basic first aid/CPR course.3) Participate as an active volunteer in a community agency responsible for emergency

disaster preparedness.4) Participate actively in developing an emergency preparedness program for a council

or district activity. Examples: a comporee, Scouting show, fun day, etc.

Emergency Preparedness Resources✔ www.ready.gov

✔ Local chapter of the American Red Cross (emergency procedures and training)

✔ Other local disaster relief agencies

✔ Local law enforcement agencies (McGruff and other safe kids programs)

✔ Program and award details are available on the BSA Web site at www.scouting.org/pubs/emergency/index.html.

New Emergency Preparedness BSA Award Available

Wolf Cub

Webelos

Venturing

Bear Cub


As every well-trained unit leader knows, youhave to make it fun for the Scouts to want to cometo meetings. Then with that fun you mix somelearning and an inspirational story to teach values.Well, commissioner meetings are no exception tothat success formula and we plan to include allthose elements in our annualCommissioners’ Lunch onSaturday, September 13, atthe Cub World area at CampNaish. Expect a tasty lunchfor a very reasonable priceand lots of great fellowship!Please plan now to join usand call the Scout Office tomake your reservations.

Last year we heard about the wonderful suc-cess of our new Bear Resident Camp program andthe exciting plans from our capital campaign.This year we are going to update you on the cap-ital campaign progress and tell you more aboutour other Cub Scout camping programs. We arein the middle of our big fall membership cam-

paign and we will have a progress report for youon that.

Many commissioners have come from a back-ground primarily with a Boy Scout Troop. Thatmakes it easier for us to coach Scoutmasters. Butall commissioners need to understand the Cub

Scout program just as well. Cub lead-ers face unique program challengesworking with larger numbers ofyounger boys. They face a more rapidturnover of adult volunteers becauseboys move through the program faster.Cub Scouting is our entry programinto all the other Scouting programs,so their success has a direct bearing onthe success of our Boy Scout, Ventur-

ing and Explorer programs. As commissioners wemust learn all we can about how to help CubPacks be successful. I expect to help you do thatat our commissioners’ lunch! Please RSVP toNancy Pinkston at (816) 942-9333 ext. 145.See you there!Rick

Fun and Learning Go Together at The Commissioners’ Lunch, September 13

The Heart of America Council is nowaccepting youth and leader applications for the2005 National Jamboree, which will be held atFort A.P. Hill Virginia, on July 25 throughAugust 3, 2005.

Four Troops ( 144 Scouts and 16 Leaders)from our council will be participate in the Jam-boree program which reflect the skills of Scout-ing, our national heritage, physical fitness,environmental conservation, and the true spiritof Scouting. Daily activities include archery,bikathlon, buckskin games, confidence course,conservation programs, scuba, kayak fun, rac-ing shell run, and raft encounters.

Regional action centers with rappelling tow-ers are truly popular, as are trap shooting, anAmerican Indian village, and the opening andclosing arena shows, not to mention daily stageshows and many other activities. It's Scoutingand American history at their very best!

Boy Scouts and Varsity Scouts must be atleast First Class Scouts. They must have com-pleted the sixth grade or be at least 12 years ofage by July 1, 2005, but not have reached their18th birthday by August 3, 2005.

The final cost of the National Jamboree hasnot been set at this time, but is expected to bearound $1,600 per participant. This willinclude airfare to and from the National Jam-boree, along with a two day tour of WashingtonD.C.

Applications may be pick up at the Heart ofAmerica Council Office, or down-loaded fromthe National Jamboree Website, which iswww.scouting.org/jamboree. Youth applica-tions should be returned to the Heart of Amer-ica Council Office along with a $125.00deposit.

The leadership of the Heart of AmericaCouncil Jamboree will be selected by theCouncil Jamboree Leadership Selection Com-mittee. Interested Scout Leaders should fill outa Jamboree Troop Leader application, which isalso available online, and return it to theCouncil Office. No deposit is required forTroop Leaders applications until they havebeen selected.

“SEE YOU AT THE HILL”

2005 National JamboreeFort A.P. Hill VirginiaJuly 25 – August 3, 2005

Your troop can benefit greatly from workwith Bridging The Gap. A non-profit organiza-tion in the Kansas City area, we work withincommunities, businesses, and government toencourage care for the earth and reduce waste.One way to help the community throughBridging The Gap is to volunteer at one of ourrecycling centers. In order to keep the centersoperating smoothly, we seek volunteers to assistand educate patrons who bring their recyclablesto the centers.

There are three locations: Bannister (Ban-nister Road & Hillcrest Road, in the Kmartparking lot) UMKC (48th & Forest), and

Metro North Mall (just east of 169 highway onBarry Road). The hours are flexible. Centers areopen Wednesday through Friday 11:00am to5:30pm, and Saturday 8:00am to 4:00pm.Consider volunteering regularly, or through aone-time shift. A troop can either assist withthe daily operations at the center or create aspecial project educating the public on topicssuch as composting or alternative transporta-tion. Perhaps there is a project you have inmind for earning a merit badge. Contact thevolunteer coordinator, Laura O’Brien, with anyquestions at 816-561-1061 ext. 109, or byemail: [email protected] .

Volunteer Opportunities

ADVENTURES IN SCOUTINGPublished January, February, March, April, May, June/July, August, September, October, November/December by the Heart of Amer-ica Council, Boy Scouts of America. Mailed without charge to all Cubmasters, assistant Cubmasters, den leaders, den leader coaches,Tiger Cub den leaders, Webelos leaders, Scoutmasters, assistant Scoutmasters, Team Coaches, Explorer Advisors, assistantExplorer Advisors, Venturing crew leaders, unit chairmen, chartered organization representatives, district committee, allcommissioners, all board members, and can be found on our website, www.hoac-bsa.org

TREASURERStephen M. Clifford

LEGAL COUNSELDavid A. Fenley

COUNCIL COMMISSIONERRichard T. Boeshaar

SCOUT EXECUTIVEJames J. Terry

EDITORLori Gooding

PRESIDENTJohn D. Hunkeler, MD

VICE PRESIDENTSClifford W. IlligThomas J. McCulloughDavid J. ZimmerE. Frank Ellis

Friday, November 7, 2003 10:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.Council Service Center10210 Holmes Rd.Kansas City, MO 64131

Services are being provided by the CommunityBlood Center of Greater Kansas City.

Please see Debbie Holt or contact her at (816) 942-9333ext. 163 to sign-up for an appointment.

Expect the

appointment to take

about 45 minuntes.

Heart of America Council

Blood Drive

Get a Leather Bead! Bring your Cubs and Webelos in to learn about leather, itsuses, where it comes from and work on a leather project.

The only cost to you is the cost of the project. Most projectscost less than $6.00 per boy.

We have Knife Cases, Coup Fobs, Kneckerchief Slides, Coasters and many other

Leathercraft projects. It’s a blast for the kids and the adults.

Call and schedule your den today.

The Leathersmith Supply Co.9335 W. 87th

Overland Park, KS 66212913-901-0105


Under the leadership of Co-Chairs Terry andPeggy Dunn, Cliff and Bonne Illig and Dr. John andMary Hunkeler, the ‘Keeping Our Promise’ CapitalCampaign has met with considerable success. To date$8.1 million has been raised against a capital needsgoal of $13.1 million. Additionally, more than $4million has been committed to the endowment of thecouncil, committed to camp maintenance.

Council President, Dr. John Hunkeler said, “I amvery pleased with the tremendous support we havereceived for this Capital Campaign. I believe it isindicative of the value that the community places onthe Scouting program. The support of our ExecutiveBoard has been outstanding and I am confident wewill reach our goal.”

Capital improvements have begun at the H. RoeBartle Scout Reservation and includes new roads,new staff showers, parking lot expansion along withinfrastructure work for 2 new staff villages. Theseimprovements have impacted the quality of the pro-gram at the H. Roe Bartle Scout Reservation thissummer by increasing the quality of the environmentfor Bartle Staff members.

Significant improvements are planned at theTheoodore Naish Scout Reservation including a newdining hall, expanded and completed Cub World,Reservation Headquarters and medical facility, and

new swimming pool and bathhouse.For more information on the ‘Keeping Our

Promise’ Capital Campaign, please contact ScoutExecutive Jim Terry at 816-942-9333 [email protected].

One of the new shower and laundry facilities constructedat the H. Roe Bartle Scout Reservation

Capital Campaign Success

Announcing two patch contests to celebrate the75th Anniversary of Bartle and Mic-O-Say.

We are looking for tribesman, age 14 through 21,to create a patch design for the 2004 Tribal Feast. TheTheme for our Feast will be “Generations Past, Pre-sent and Future.” The patch will need to be roundand about 3.5 inches in diameter and use up to eightcolors.

The second contest is for the 75th Anniversary ofCamping at the H. Roe Bartle Scout Reservation, andis open to all age scouts. The patch will also be 3.5inches round and use up to eight colors. This patchshould represent the fun and adventure of ScoutCamping at HRB.

The deadline for both contests is September 30,2003. The winner will be notified by Nov. 1. Entriesshould be submitted to the Heart of America Coun-cil. Please attach your name, address, phone, e-mail,district, and unit number.

75th Anniversary Patch ContestWe are looking for a tribesman, age 14 through 21,

to create a patch design for use as the 75th AnniversaryTribal Feast Patch. The Theme for our Feast will be“Generations Past, Present and Future.” For reasons wewill explain later, we would like the patch to be roundand about 3.5 inches in diameter. You are welcome tosubmit an entry that is drawn in a larger circle so thatwe can see the detail of your design, but keep in mind

that, if you win, the design will be shrunk to fit the sizeabove. You may use up to eight colors in your designand the winner will be selected based on creativity andtheme representation.

The deadline for entry is September 30, 2003. Thewinner will be notified by November 1, and the win-ning design will be featured in Adventures in Scoutingand Cedar Smoke.

75th AnniversaryCelebration Saluting GenerationsPast, Current andFuture

To the Council of Chieftains:Attached on a separate sheet is my entry for a design for the 75th Anniversary Tribal Feast.Personal Information: (Please Print)

Name __________________________ Mailing Address ______________________________

Phone ( ______ ) _________________ City ____________________State ____ Zip _______

e-mail address ___________________________ District ❑ Troop ❑ or Crew ❑

Tribal Rank ____________ Paint Responsibility ____________ Tribal Name________________

Scouts, here is your opportunity to design the patchto be used to celebrate the 75th Anniversary of Camp-ing at the H. Roe Bartle Scout Reservation. The patchwill be round and about 3.5 to 4.0 inches in diameter.Your submission can be larger, but the winning designwill be shrunk to fit the above dimension. You may useup to eight different colors in your design. The winner

will be selected based on creativity, appearance, andhow well the design represents the fun and adventure ofScout Camping at HRB.

The deadline for entry is September 30, 2003. Thewinner will be notified by November 1, and the win-ning designer and the design will be featured in Adven-tures in Scouting.

To the Director of Camping, Heart of America Council:Attached on a separate sheet is my entry for a design for the 75th Anniversary of Camping at the H. Roe Bartle Scout Reservation.Personal Information: (Please Print)

Name __________________________ Mailing Address ______________________________

Phone ( ______ ) _________________ City ____________________State ____ Zip _______

e-mail address ___________________________ District ❑ Troop ❑ or Crew ❑ ________

75th Year of Camping Patch Contest

The new road at the H. Roe Bartle Scout Reservation pro-vides easier access and less dust

Artists rendition of the planned new dining hall at theTheodore Naish Scout Reservation

The plan for the improvements at the Theodore NaishScout Reservation

National Hunting andFishing Day

Along with Trailblazer Adventure Day

Saturday, September 27, 2003James A. Reed Wildlife Area

Lee’s Summit, MO10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.

Participating in a Scout Outdoor Sports Day, earn aTrailblazer Adventure Patch and work on Merit Badges.

EVENTS:• Air Rifle • Archery • Fishing •• Fish & Wildlife Management •

• Field Dog Training •• Black Powder Rifle Shooting •

• Shotgun •• Talk with Trappers about trapping and furs •

For more information, contact Britt Davis @ (816)942-9333 or David Wyatt, MO. Dept. of Conser-vation @ (816) 229-4448.

More Day Camp Photos

Popcorn Sale 2003Popcorn sales begin on September 13th,

so don’t forget to have your unit signed upand ready to go! Unit commitment formsare available at Roundtables and the Councilservice center. Show and sell is a great wayto boost your unit’s sales. Orders for it aredue September 24th. Even if you have neverparticipated in the sale before, it’s not toolate to start earning money for your unit’sactivities. Also, even if only one den orpatrol wishes to sell, that unit can still signup. Do not miss out this incrediblefundraising opportunity! For details, pleasecontact Melissa Whited at (816) 224-6657 orFrances Lyons at (816) 942-9333.

CamporeeThis year’s Blue Elk Fall Camporee will

take place October 17th and 18th at theAmerican Legion Farm in Blue Springs, Mis-souri. The theme for the event is “Corps ofDiscovery.” Look for details at Roundtableand contact Mike Davis, Camporee Chair,with questions.

Fall RecruitmentWith school nights well under way, don’t

forget to turn in all applications and feescollected at your round ups. To qualify forthe free t-shirt incentive program, you mustturn in all new youth applications at theroundtable following your school night.Those units with school nights in Augustmust turn in applications at the Septemberroundtable, and the rest of the units withSeptember round up dates must turn paper-work in at the October roundtable. Wehope that you had great success with yourschool night and are ready to incorporate allof the new youth into your units. If youhave questions, please contact Lowell Bren-ton, Fall Roundup Chair at (816) 373-7678,Margaret Johnson, Membership CommitteeChair at (816) 373-8213, or the councilstaff at (816) 942-9333.

Fall TrainingWith the fall season comes countless

opportunities for leaders to attend training.Have your leaders been trained? Do theyknow the ins and outs of the program theyare providing to the youth in your unit? Hasevery leader been through Youth Protectiontraining? Please refer to the calendar forspecifics on Boy Scout leader and Varsityleader training and watch for flyers atRoundtable and in the mail. Cub ScoutBasic Leader training will take place onOctober 4th at Maywood Baptist Church, aswill Venturing Specific Training. Forspecifics on each training, please call the fol-lowing volunteers: Boy Scout: Phil Gramlich(816) 478-3012 – Varsity: Gary Stivers (816)796-8081 – Cub Scouts: Karen Burgess (816)228-6911 – Venturing: Sue Grote (816) 229-1120.

Blue Elk District BusinessMeeting and Election

The Blue Elk District will be holding itsAnnual Business Meeting and Election onThursday, October 16th at 7:30pm. Theelections for District Chair, District Vice-Chairs, and Members-at-Large for the dis-trict will be held at this time. If you wouldlike to nominate someone for one of thesepositions, please mail your recommendationto:

Heart of America CouncilBlue Elk District

Nominating Committee Chair10210 Holmes Road

Kansas City, MO 64131

All nominations must be submitted nolater than two weeks prior to the AnnualBusiness Meeting.

Share Your StoriesWe want to hear what you are doing and

share it with our scouting friends. If youhave any stories, celebrations, or funmoments to share, please contact FrancesLyons at (816) 942-9333 ext. 183. Pleasemake sure that all of your information is cor-rect and that the individuals mentioned con-sent. We will try to include as much of theinformation as our district page will allow.We hope to hear from you soon!

Eagle Boards of ReviewEagle Boards of Review are conducted at

monthly Roundtable meetings. Please callLeonard Jones at (B) (816) 471-5584 or(H)(816) 228-4690 at least two weeksbefore the Roundtable that you wish to havethe Eagle Board of Review.

BLUE ELK 2003 DISTRICT LEADERSHIPDistrict Chair: Bill Esry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . H816-833-1416District Commissioner: Ron Karst . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . H816-229-6381Vice Chair of Program: Marvin Sands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . H816-373-1212Vice Chair of Operations: John Thornton . . . . . . . . . . . . . . H816-242-2255Vice Chair of HR: Aaron Guest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B816-201-1038FOS Chair: Roberta Coker . . . . . . . . . . . . . . H816-373-5191Growth/Membership: Margaret Johnson . . . . . . . . . H816-373-8213Advancement: Scott Howell . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . H816-796-3747Training: Tom Newhard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . H816-254-6447Camping: Jim Todd . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . H816-228-4081Activities: Steve Cox . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . H816-625-8150Communications: Jeff Lawhon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . H816-228-9203Special Needs: Louise Rissler . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . H816-228-1254Relationships: Carl Grabiel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . H816-833-2933NESA: Bob Overly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . H816-795-7665District Director: Steve Roberts . . . . . . . . . . . B816-942-9333x151Senior District Executive: Ross Pfannenstiel . . . . . . . . B816-942-9333x164District Executive: Frances Lyons . . . . . . . . . . . B816-942-9333x183

Steve Roberts, [email protected] Pfannenstiel, [email protected] Lyons, [email protected]

September4 7:00pm Boy Scout Roundtable

4 7:30pm Cub Scout & Venturing Roundtable / Order of the Arrow ChapterMeeting / Eagle Boards of Review / Merit Badge Counselor Training / FastStart Training / Youth Protection Training, Bingham 7th Grade Center, 1716S. Speck Road Independence, MO

9 New Leader Essentials, 7:00 – 9:30pm, Beacon Heights Community ofChrist Church, 19402 E. Holke Road Independence, MO

11 Commissioner’s Meeting, 7:30pm, Liberty Street Community of ChristChurch, 416 N. Liberty Street Independence, MO

13 Varsity Leader Training, 8:00am, LDS Church, 705 W. Walnut Indepen-dence, MO

20 Boy Scout Junior Leader Orientation Workshop; 8:30am, Boy Scout LeaderSupplemental Training; 8:30am – 4:30pm, Scoutmaster and AssistantScoutmaster Training; 8:00am – 4:30pm, Beacon Heights Community ofChrist Church, 19402 E. Holke Road Independence, MO

23 Troop Committee Training, 6:30 – 10:00pm, Beacon Heights Community ofChrist Church, 19402 E. Holke Road Independence, MO

October2 7:00pm Boy Scout Roundtable

2 7:30pm Cub Scout & Venturing Roundtable / Order of the Arrow ChapterMeeting / Eagle Boards of Review / Youth Protection Training, Bingham 7thGrade Center, 1716 S. Speck Road Independence, MO

3-4 Introduction to Outdoor Leader Skills, Starts Friday at 6:00pm – Ends Satur-day approximately at 4:30pm , Beacon Heights Community of ChristChurch, 19402 E. Holke Road, Independence, MO

4 Basic Leader Training, Includes New Leader Essentials, Cub Scout Specific,and Venturing Specific Training, 8:00am; Maywood Baptist Church, 10505E. Winner Road Independence, MO

9 Commissioner’s Meeting, 7:30pm, Liberty Street Community of ChristChurch, 416 N. Liberty Street Independence, MO

16 Annual Business Meeting, 7:30pm, Bingham 7th Grade Center

16-17 Blue Elk Camporee, American Legion Farm, 40 Highway just east of AdamsDairy Parkway Blue Springs, MO

Calendar of Events

A cub scout from pack 228 (Christ UnitedMethodist Church) catches a fish at Day Camp.

Working hard on the ‘beaded snake’ craft atDay Camp.

Cub scouts learning about how to assembletheir Bar-B-Q caddies during the woodworkingsession.


TrainingAs noted in the calendar section there is

some vital trainings quickly approaching.Casey Jones, Training Chairman, is, as ofpress time, still working out the details aboutthe training locations. Please look for infor-mation regarding locations at the SeptemberRoundtable. For more information, contactCasey Jones at 913-301-3550.

Please think about yourself and the othersin your unit, and make an effort to promotethe appropriate training to your new, cur-rent, or future leaders.

New Leader Essentials training is the firststep in training a volunteer. Have you com-pleted the new training course? Why notcome back for a refresher? As a volunteer,when we take the time to seek out andreceive training, it benefits ourselves andthose around us.

Remember every boy deserves a trained leader.

All of the trainings cost $1.00, and youshould bring cash (no checks) to the training.

Friends of ScoutingHow can you help in 2004? Well, it is

important to note that the FOS campaignactually begins in the late fall. You canhelp by making a contribution yourself, orby volunteering in any of these severalcapacities:You could:• Serve as the FOS chairman for your

unit, working with the district team to organize your presentation.

• Volunteer to make phone calls during “FOS Call Nights,” usually held in February and March.

• Become a FOS family presenter, giving ashort fundraising request at a units meeting. Most presenters commit to 5 or 6 presentations, scheduled between

November and March.• Schedule your unit’s presentation early,

so that we can all “Be Prepared.”• Work with the Community FOS team

to ask local businesses and community leaders for their financial support.

There are many additional ways youcould help. For more information, or tovolunteer, please contact Barry Frank,Family FOS Chair. Barry is well knownto Lawrence school children through hisphotography business. Barry and hiswife, Tammy, volunteer as leaders in Pack3462, chartered by Langston HughesElementary School. For more informa-tion, contact Barry at (785) 843-0402 orby email at [email protected] or CurtisHarris, Pelathe District Executive, at800-776-1110 x 161 or by email at [email protected].

Webelos Woods2003 Pelathe District Webelos Woods

Weekend

Scout Craft, Native American LoreAnd Much More!

Sept. 19, 20 & 21, 20035:00 pm Friday until 10:00 am SundayOld Baldwin City Lake (Spring Creek

Lake Park), 1825 N100 RoadHosted by BSA Troops 64 & 65

Cost is $10 per person. For more infor-mation please contact Martin Pressgrove at785-594-3832 or Mark Shuck at 785-594-6936 or [email protected].

Rotary CampThank you to Tom Sheely, Pelathe Dis-

trict Chairman, and Danny Keller, Assis-tant District Commissioner of for theirtime served at the 2003 Rotary Camp.

Rotary Camp is modeled closely after

traditional Boy Scout summer camping,but is specifically designed to provide aquality Scouting experience to Scouts withSpecial Needs.

Tom served as Lead Commissioner andDanny as part of the Commissioners staff.

Cub Scout Fall Round-UpTraining on the recruitment of new

Cub Scouts was provided at a meeting onJuly 23. Thank you to Tim and Myra Cos-grove, Kip Grosshans, and Jim Peterson fortheir help in presenting and organizing thetraining.

Is your pack participating in Fall RoundUp? The Heart of America Council willprovide support to help your pack sched-ule and perform Boy Talks by providingflyers for the boys to take home and help-ing to organize your Packs “School Night.”

Almost all new Cub Scouts join Scout-ing through the School Night or FallRound Up process in August and Septem-ber. Every boy in Douglas County deservesa chance to become a Scout. Please askaround in your unit for ways to help.

HOAC through a special partnershipwith the Kansas City Chiefs’ will provideto every new Scout recruited in Augustand September a free Kansas City Chiefsand Scouting t-shirt.

Pictured here are Scouts from Baldwin,Pack 3065, in their brand new t-shirts.Photo was taken at the 2002 Pack picnic.

Venturers. Remember Cubs are invited for theday on Saturday the 18th. Webelos are welcomeand encouraged to camp Saturday evening, andBoy Scouts and Venturers are welcome theentire weekend. We look forward to seeing youand your Scouting unit there!

Gearing Up for the 2003Popcorn Sale

September 13th marks the beginning of the2003 Popcorn Sale. Please check this currentpublication of Adventures in Scouting for acomplete list of trainings and timeline of thesale. It is not to late to sign up and you can con-tact this year’s district kernel Paul Alters, 764-1852 or [email protected] / or Lori Gooding at816 942-933 or [email protected] at theCouncil Office.

Correction Regarding2003 Pinewood Derby

Back in March of this year the District heldit’s Pinewood Derby. There were 6 top finishersand not all were listed in the April issue ofAdventures in Scouting. We would like to apol-ogize for the oversight and recognize the 6thplace winner, Benjamin Mann from Cub ScoutPack 3203.

2003 Fall RecruitingAs your Cub Pack completes its successful

school night please turn-in applications and feesin a timely manner. Remember new Scoutsrecruited in August and September will receivea free Kansas City Chiefs/Scouting T-Shirt. Toqualify your unit must turn-in applications andfees no later that the next month’s roundtable.Again this year we will have additional turn-innights at the Pizza Hit on 12705 N. Murlen inOlathe. Stay tuned for further details.

District Annual BusinessMeeting

The Red-Tailed Hawk District will conductit’s annual business meeting at which time thereport of the nominating committee will beheard and election of officers will take place. AllChartered Organization Representatives andMembers at Large are eligible to vote on thepresented slate. The meeting will begin 6:30PM on October 14th at Advent LutheranChurch, 11800 W 151st ST in Olathe. Pleasesend your recommendations in writing to: Red-Tailed Hawk Nominating Committee, 10210Holmes Rd., Kansas City, MO 64131.

Nominations may be given in writing toJason Ballew. All nominations must be receivedin writing at least two (2) weeks prior to the dis-trict elections for proper consideration.

3rd Annual Fall CamporeeThe theme for this year’s camporee will be

Emergency Preparedness and will be held againat Shawnee Mission Park. Be sure to mark yourcalendars for this special event, which will beOctober 17-19 (registrations due by October 3to avoid late fees). There will be fun and chal-lenging activities for Cubs, Boy Scouts, and

September4 Roundtable, 7:00 PM at College Church of the Nazarene, Family Life Center

11 Commissioners Meeting, 7:30 PM at MNU Library12-14 Order of the Arrow Fall Fellowship at Camp Naish16 District Committee Meeting, 7:00 PM at Advent Lutheran Church18 Eagle Board of Reviews, 6:30 PM at St Thomas Apostalic Church20 Cub Leader Training and New Leaders Essentials, 8:30 AM at Olathe Christian Church27 Webelos Walkabout V, 12 –4 PM at Cedar Lake

October4 Roundtable, 7:00 PM at College Church of the Nazarene, Family Life Center

3-4 Webelos Leader Outdoor Experience, TBA9 Commissioners Meeting, 7:30 PM at MNU Library

14 Annual Business Meeting/District Committee Meeting, 7:00 PM at Advent LutheranChurch

16 Eagle Board of Review, 6:30 PM at St Thomas Apostalic Church17-19 Fall Camporee at Shawnee Mission Park20 Cub Leader Training and New Leader Essentials, 8:30 AM at Olathe Christian Church 24 Boy Scout Leader Training, TBA

Calendar of Events

KEEP THIS INFO CLOSE!IMPORTANT PHOME NUMBERS TO ANSWER YOUR QUESTIONSDistrict Chairman Mike Smid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 913 685-8838District Commissioner Ray Morrison . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 913 764-4107District Vice-Chair Keith Sickendick . . . . . . . . . . . . 913 685-1870District Training Chairman Jeff Wandtke . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 913 764-8413District Camping Chairman John Jones . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 913 897-5567District Activities Chairman Gene Lamb . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 913 780-3431District Membership Nancy Chapman . . . . . . . . . . . . 913 829-0366Boy Scout Roundtable Dave Weerts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 913 829-1321Cub Roundtable Dan Wohlford . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 913 768-7158District Executive Jason Ballew . . . . . . . . . . . 816 942-9333 x182

September4 Roundtable, 7:00 PM, First

Baptist Church, 1330 Kasold18 District Committee Meeting,

7:00 PM, Land Plan Engineer-ing, 1310 Wakarusa Drive

19-21Webelos Woods, 5:00 PM Fri.,Spring Creek Lake Park, 10 AMSunday, 1825 N100 Road

23 New Leaders Essentials7:00 - 8:30 PM, TBA See Training Article

24 Tiger Cub Den Leader Specific Training, 7:00 - 9:35 PM, TBA See Training Article

27 Cubmasters and Assistant Cubmasters, 1:00 - 3:40 PM,TBA See Training Article

October1 Cub Scout Den Leaders, 7:00 -

9:40 PM, TBA See Training Article

2 Roundtable, 7:00 PM, First Baptist Church, 1330 Kasold

8 Webelos Den Leaders, 7:00 - 9:45 PM, TBA See Training Article

16 Annual Business Meeting & Elections, 7:00 PM, Land Plan Engineering, 1310 Wakarusa Drive

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Fall RecruitingFall is upon us, which means going

back to school and breaking out long pantsand coats pretty soon. It also means thatrecruiting new boys to enjoy the excite-ment of Scouting is here as well. We havealready started our efforts by outlining ourplans and getting some dates scheduled forboy talks and round-ups. Please makeevery effort to at having a successfulrecruitment. This will help your packgrow to serve more boys and you will alsohave more adults to share the workload ofputting on your program. If you need anyassistance or have any questions, pleasecontact Wendy Richardson at913.294.6660 or Cortland Bolles at800.776.1110 x118.

TrainingAs the year gets going again, remember

that there will be many opportunities foryour current and new leaders to get thetraining they want and need in order to besuccessful Scout leaders. Please stay intouch with the trainings that have already

been scheduled for the coming year. Wemay also be adding other trainings asneeded. REMEMBER, EVERY BOYDESERVES A TRAINED LEADER!!!


The Twin Rivers District Annual Busi-ness Meeting and Election of Officers willtake place on Thursday, October 9, 2003at 6:30 PM at Beethoven’s Restaurant inPaola. Any nominations for DistrictMembers-at-Large should be submitted to:

Twin Rivers DistrictNominating Committee

10210 Holmes RoadKansas City MO 64131

All nominations MUST be submittedno later than two weeks prior to theAnnual Business Meeting.

District Award of MeritAll district award nominations are

being accepted. Forms are available at theCouncil Service Center, at Roundtables

and on the website. This is a great oppor-tunity to recognize those “unnoticed” vol-unteers for their hard work and effortthroughout the year! Please contact Cort-land Bolles at 800.776.1110 x118 with anyquestions.

Friends of ScoutingThanks again to each and every one of

you for your support of the Scouting pro-gram. As we gear up for Blue & Golds andCourts of Honors, please keep in mindthat we will be looking to build on the suc-cess of our 2003 Friends of Scouting cam-

paign. We will begin scheduling Friends ofScouting presentations in our units as earlyas this month. Please take the time to dis-cuss this with your unit committee andschedule a time as soon as possible.Thanks for your support and please con-tact Cortland Bolles at 800.776.1110 x118to express your interest in helping this year.

Learning for Life Division ContactsBryan Bolding LFL Director (816) 942-9333 ext. 173 . . . [email protected] Berthot Senior Exploring Executive (816) 942-9333 ext. 170 . . . . [email protected]

Exploring ExtravaganzaMark your calendars for the first ever

“Exploring Extravaganza”! This event isscheduled to take place on September 27,2003. We are planning on holding thisevent at Union Station, but this is onlytentative. More information will be sentout.

This event will be set up as a recruit-ment fair for Exploring Posts that wouldlike to participate. Over 9,000 youth willbe invited from all over the metro and sur-rounding areas. Each post will be respon-sible for running a booth that will drawyouth in and tell them a little bit aboutwhat that post does. This will be a way toget a jump-start on the First Nighterrecruitment process for your post.

More information will be distributed toall posts and Advisors.

Fundraising with Popcorn?Does your post need extra funds? Does

your post need a new way to do fundrais-ing? Then we have a plan for you! Earn upto 50% commission selling Trail’s Endbrand popcorn!

For more information, call the Explor-ing Division at 816-942-9333.

adult volunteers in Exploring.For more information or to schedule a

personalized course for your organization,please contact Adam Berthot,Exploring/Learning for Life Training Spe-cialist at 816-942-9333, ext. 170 or email:[email protected].

Cluster ActivitiesWe will be looking to hold “Cluster

Activities” for each career cluster inExploring. We are open to suggestions andwould love to have in-put and help settingthese activities up.

These activities will consist of specificcareer related activities related to eachExploring cluster (i.e. Arts and Communi-cations, Business and Law, etc….). Theseevents could range from project competi-tions between posts, presentations given

and exchanged between posts, or even re-inacted/mock situational events.

A meeting will be held with all Clusterchairs and Exploring advisors to discussand brainstorm this activity. A direct mail-ing to all advisors will be conducted withinformation regarding this meeting andother activities.

If you have any questions, feel free tocontact the Exploring Division at 816-942-9333.

ResourcesVisit our national and local web sites for

your entire program and recognitionneeds! Please take advantage of these greatresource tools! Check them out today at:www.learning-for-life.org (National) &www.lfl-hoac.org (Local).

DISTRICT ROSTER:District Chairman: Jerry Wiesner . . . . . . . . . . . . 913.294.6642District Commissioner: John Berton . . . . . . . . . . . . . 785.242.8294Activities Chair: Buddy Burris . . . . . . . . . . . . 785.867.3005Advancement Chair: Curtis Gibson . . . . . . . . . . . 913.898.4955Camping Chair: Richard Grant . . . . . . . . . . . 913.755.3941Endowment Chair: Ken Weide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 785.448.5560Finance/Friends of Scouting Chair: Dana Crawford . . . . . . . . . . 913.757.4451Membership Chair: Wendy Richardson . . . . . . . 913.294.6660Public Relations Chair: Cleon Rickel . . . . . . . . . . . . 785.242.4700Roundtable Commissioner

(Boy Scouts): Lynn Underwood . . . . . . . . 785.242.1264Roundtable Commissioners

(Cub Scouts): Kathy Kierl . . . . . . . . . . . . . 913.557.5869Pam Thompson . . . . . . . . . . 913.294.2344

Special Needs Coordinator: Pam Thompson . . . . . . . . . . 913.294.2344Training Co-Chairs: Lawrence Dickinson . . . . . . 913.256.6809

Pam Thompson . . . . . . . . . . 913.294.2344Website Chair: Jim Burns . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 785.255.4388District Executive: Cortland Bolles . . . . . . 800.776.1110 x118

[email protected] and Twin Rivers District Information: www.hoac-bsa.org

First Nighter ReminderPlease do not forget to schedule your

Exploring First Nighter before November.We are asking all Exploring Posts to sched-ule and hold their First Nighter in Septem-ber and October of this year. This willallow us all to be better prepared for therechartering process at the end of the year.Please contact your Exploring representa-tive with your First Nighter date and infor-mation, if you have not already done so.

TrainingLearning for Life Youth protection

training is now available online atwww.learning-for-life.org. All advisorsfrom each Exploring post must completethis training. The training is short andstraight to the point of youth safety. A cer-tificate can be printed out upon comple-tion of the training. Learning For Lifenow requires that this training be com-pleted.

Exploring Advisor Fast Start Training isavailable as well. This training delivers abetter understanding of the Exploring pro-gram and structure for new and seasoned

September4 District Commissioner’s Meeting, United Methodist Church, Paola; 6:30 PM4 Roundtable, United Methodist Church, Paola; 7:30 PM4 OA Chapter 4 Meeting, United Methodist Church, Paola; 7:30 PM

11 District Committee Meeting, Beethoven’s, Paola; 6:00 PM17 New Leader Essentials, 1st Lutheran Church, 401 E. Painkishaw, Paola;

7:00 PM20 Youth Protection Training,1st Christian Church, 602 N. 1st St., Louisburg;

8:00 AM20 New Leader Essentials, 1st Christian Church, 602 N. 1st St., Louisburg;

8:00 AM29 Cub Leader Specific Training, 1st Christian Church, 602 N. 1st St.,

Louisburg; 8:00 AM27 Webelos Leader Outdoor Orientation, Osawatomie City Lake; 8:00 AM

October2 New Leader Essentials, United Methodist Church, Paola; 6:00 PM2 District Commissioner’s Meeting, United Methodist Church, Paola; 6:30 PM2 Roundtable, United Methodist Church, Paola; 7:30 PM2 OA Chapter 4 Meeting, United Methodist Church, Paola; 7:30 PM9 District Annual Business Meeting, Beethoven’s, Paola; 6:30 PM

11 Den Chief Training, 1st Methodist Church, 4255 Hickory, Ottawa; 8:00 AM11 Youth Protection Training, 1st Methodist Church, 4255 Hickory, Ottawa;

8:00 AM11 New Leader Essentials, 1st Methodist Church, 4255 Hickory, Ottawa; 8:00

AM11 Cub Leader Specific Training, 1st Methodist Church, 4255 Hickory, Ottawa;

8:00 AM17-19 Fall Camporee, Levar Lake Reservoir, Garnett

Calendar of Events

September2 District Roundtable – 7:30 pm, Hickman Mills High School, 9010 Old Santa Fe Rd2 Youth Protection Training – 7:00 pm / New Leader Essentials- 7:00 pm / Merit

Badge Counselor Orientation 7:30 pm6 Den Chief Training – 9am-4pm, Hickman Mills Christian Church, 5809 Red Bridge

Rd, Kansas City, MO9 District Commissioner Meeting-7:30pm, Council Service Center

11 District Committee Meeting - 7pm, Our Lady of the Presentation Catholic Church,130 NW Murray Rd, Lee’s Summit, MO 64081

27 Cub Scout Leader Specific Training/ New Leader Essentials – 1-3:30pm, RaymoreChristian Church, 58 Hwy & Peace Dr., Raymore,MO

October1 Troop Committee Training - 6:30pm-10pm, Hickman Mills Community Christian

Church, Hickman Mills Dr. & Red Bridge Rd4 Scoutmaster/Asst. Scoutmaster Specific Training – 7:30am- 5pm, Red Bridge

United Methodist Church, 117th and Holmes, Kansas City, MO4-5 Webelos Den Leader Outdoor Training – 9am Sat.- noon Sun., Troop 300 Cabin,

Pleasant Hill, MO7 District Roundtable – 7:30 pm, Hickman Mills High School, 9010 Old Santa Fe Rd8 Youth Protection Training – 7:00 pm / New Leader Essentials- 7:00 pm / Merit

Badge Counselor Orientation 7:30 pm8 Introduction to Outdoor Leader Skills Part One - 7pm, Hickman Mills Community

Christian Church, Hickman Mills Dr. & Red Bridge Rd9 Annual Business Meeting – 7pm, Our Lady of the Presentation Catholic Church,

Lee’s Summit, MO10-12 Thunderbird Camporee “A Lewis and Clark Adventure”, Richard’s Gebaur Memor-

ial Airport, Belton, MO14 District Commissioner Meeting-7:30pm, Council Service Center18-19 Introduction to Outdoor Leader Skills Part Two - 8am Sat.- 1pm Sun., Troop 300

Cabin, Pleasant Hill, MO18 BALOO “Basic Adult Leader Outdoor Orientation” – 9am- 5pm, Ridgeview Christ-

ian Church, 8640 Sni-A-Bar Rd, Kansas City, MO21 Cub Scout Leader Specific Training – 6:30pm- 10pm, Raymore Christian Church,

58 Hwy and Peace Dr., Raymore, MO** Roundtable has moved to Hickman Mills High School starting August 5th.

This is where we have Merit Badge Academy.**

Calendar of Events


Oct. 8 Introduction to Outdoor Leader Skills Part 1

Oct. 18-19 Introduction to Outdoor Leader Skills Part 2

Oct.18 Basic Adult Leader Outdoor Orientation “BALOO”

Oct. 21 Cub Scout Leader Specific

Contacts:Steve Turner Cub Scout Training816-765-2893 [email protected] ClarkBoy Scout Training/District TrainingChairman 816-430-5654

Fall RecruitmentFirst, special thanks goes to Shelly

Edwards and Fred Bixler in putting on ourBack to School Night Training in August’sRoundtable. If you missed it, you cancontact any executive at the office so wecan get you caught up. Please contact yourschools to keep recruiting new boys. As wecollect new applications, make sure theBoy’s Life fee is correct. All T-Shirts will behanded out at Roundtable. Only newboys get shirts (like last year) so please keeptrack of your new numbers. Let us know ifthere is any concerns or how we can helpmake your membership soar this year.Please call any executive at 816-942-9333.

Fall CamporeeCamporee this year will once again be

held at the Richard’s Gebaur MemorialAirport in Belton. This year’s theme will bebased off of the 200th Anniversary of theLewis and Clark Expedition. Plans are wellunder way for activities and demonstra-

TrainingFall is the time when the majority of

youth and adults are recruited into scout-ing. Now is the time to get those new lead-ers trained. The training teams have donean outstanding job training those volun-teers who signed up for courses in thespring. Take the time to make sure that thenew leaders get to training so that theyknow all about scouting and the ins andouts of the program. Mark down the fol-lowing dates trainings available in the fall.A trained leader will provide a better pro-gram for your scouts and will keep themexcited about scouting. Take advantage ofthe training opportunities and keep yourpack or troop healthy and growing. If bychance you cannot make it to any of thetraining dates listed below, feel free tocheck with other districts to see when theirtrainings are. Maybe their dates will workout better for you. If you have any ques-tions concerning training contact eitherthe trainer or David Riker at the CouncilService Center at 816-942-9333 ext. 174.Remember, every youth deserves a trainedleader.

Fall 2003 Training DatesSept. 2 New Leader EssentialsSept. 6 Den Chief TrainingSept. 13 Scoutmaster & Assistant

Scoutmaster TrainingSept. 27 New Leader Essentials/ Cub

Scout Leader SpecificOct. 1 Troop Committee TrainingOct. 4-5 Webelos Leader Outdoor

Experience

Cub Scout Fall Round-Up 2003With school nights well under way,

don’t forget to turn in all applications andfees collected at your round ups. To qual-ify for the free t-shirt incentive program,you must turn in all new youth applica-tions at the roundtable following yourschool night. Those units with schoolnights in August must turn in applicationsat the September roundtable, and the rest

of the units with September round updates must turn paperwork in at the Octo-ber roundtable

Trails West District BusinessMeeting and Election

The Trails West District will be holdingits Annual Business Meeting and Electionon Thursday, October 9th. The electionsfor District Chairman, District Vice-

Chairman, and Members-at-Large for thedistrict will be held at this time. If youwould like to nominate someone for oneof these positions, please mail your recom-mendation to:

Heart of America CouncilTrails West District

Nominating Committee Chair10210 Holmes Rd,

Kansas City, MO 64131

2003 Thunderbird District CommitteeChairman Bill Love . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 816-474-4356Commissioner Roger Mantony . . . . . . . . . . . . . 816-887-3004Vice-Chairman Myrna Frost . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 816-936-5268Activities Barbara Lalk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 816-356-6963Advancement Mark Grant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 816-358-0612 Camping Keith Gregory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 816-942-6285Membership Fred Bixler . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 816-353-6105 Special Needs Barbara Shaffer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 816-763-3226 Training Kelsie Clark . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 816-430-5654Relationships Mike McCauley . . . . . . . . . . . . . 816-358-6242Venturing John Boone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 816-779-5389District Director Bob Hamlin . . . . . . . . . . . [email protected]

816-942-9333, ext 121District Executive David Riker . . . . . . . . . . . . [email protected]

816-942-9333, ext 174District Executive Chad Wyancko . . . . . . . [email protected]

816-942-9333, ext 162

District LeadershipDistrict Chairman Ed Hedges . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 913-768-1420District Commissioner Geoff Mildenhall . . . . . . . . . . . . 913-859-0506District Membership Chair Janice DeSalvo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 913-393-0005District Eagle Chair Charles Wunsch . . . . . . . . . . . . . 913-492-5878District Training Chair Joe Ogilivie . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 913-492-3880District Activities Chair Dave Elsey . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 913-829-4594District Camping Chair Shawn Hudson . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 913-254-9548District Family Friends of Scouting Marlene Bean . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 913-782-4636Cub Scout Roundtable Dee Creath . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 913-764-0395Boy Scout Roundtable Doug Strieby . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 913-764-0547District Director Alan J Sanders . . . . . . . . . 816-942-9333 ex 158

and Members-at-Large for the District willbe held. If you would like to nominatesomeone for one of those positions, pleasesend your recommendation to:

Thunderbird DistrictNominating Committee Chairman

10210 Holmes RdKansas City, MO 64131

Nominations must be received twoweeks prior to the meeting to be consid-ered.

tions for your Troop’s enjoyment and fun.The fee for this year will be $5 for adultsand scouts and $3 for cub scouts.

Thunderbird District AnnualBusiness Meeting & Election

The Thunderbird District will be hold-ing its Annual Business Meetings and Elec-tions on Thursday, October 9th, 2003 at7:00 pm at Our Lady of the Presentationlocated in Lee’s Summit. Election of Dis-trict Chairman, District Vice-Chairman,

September4 Roundtable, Center of Grace, 520 S Harrison, Olathe, 7PM9 District Committee Meeting, Center of Grace, 520 S Harrison, Olathe, 7PM

16 District Commissioner Meeting, Center of Grace, 520 S Harrison, Olathe, 7PM18 Eagle Board of Review, Jesus Christ Church of LDS, 7845 Allman, Lenexa,

6:30PM, (Please arrive 15 min. early)

October2 Roundtable, Center of Grace, 520 S Harrison, Olathe, 7PM7 District Committee Meeting. Center of Grace, 520 S Harrison, Olathe, 7PM9 Annual Business Meeting

14 District Commissioner’s Meeting, Center of Grace, 520 S Harrison, Olathe, 7PM16 Eagle Board of Review, Jesus Christ Church of LDS, 7845 Allman, Lenexa,

6:30PM, (Please arrive 15 min. early)

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Attention: Northern Tier CubScout Unit Leaders

As “Back to School” is now upon us,applications are coming in. Many of youhave already completed your SchoolNight Recruitment and received youKansas City Chiefs Scouting T-Shirts.But, there are still units that still need toturn in your new applications. Listed arethe remaining Drive By Drop Off Dates.As our Quest for Quality District contin-ues, we need every unit to turn in theirapplications immediately following theirSchool Night Recruitment. Thank you toeveryone for all you do.

DATE: SEPTEMBER 4TH, 2003 ROUNDTABLE Village United Presbyterian Church 6641 Mission (Come early (6:30 pm) to turn in new applications)

DATE: SEPTEMBER 25TH, 2003TIME: 5:30 P.M.-8:00 P.M.LOCATION: ST. JOSEPH CHURCH

5901 Flint, off of Johnson Drive Shawnee Mission, Kansas

DATE: OCTOBER 2nd, 2003 ROUNDTABLEVillage United Presbyterian Church 6641 Mission(come early (6:30 pm) to turn in new applications)

(If you do not attend one of these datesto turn in your new applications, you mustcall Lisa at the Council Office to set up anappointment to bring your applicationsand fees in the return envelope provided.You will then receive your Kansas CityChiefs Scouting T-shirts)

FOR MORE INFORMATION PLEASECALL OR EMAIL:

LISA HAYES, NORTHERN TIER DIS-TRICT EXECUTIVE816-942-9333 EXT. 172 [email protected]

CATHI MAYNARD, NORTHERNTIER MEMBERSHIP CHAIRMAN913 648-7166 OR [email protected]

MISSY BROWN, NORTHERN TIERSCHOOL NIGHT CHAIRMAN913-362-3633 [email protected]


KEEP THIS INFO CLOSE!IMPORTANT PHONE NUMBERS TO ANSWER YOUR QUESTIONSDistrict Chairman Skip Peavey . . . . . . . . . . . . . (913)-661-9999District Vice- Chairman Bill Henderson . . . . . . . . . . (913)-383-1950District Commissioner Mark Warnick . . . . . . . . . . (913)-268-6260District Activities Chairman Steve Springer . . . . . . . . . . . (913)-631-4215District Advancement Chairman Judy Tuckness . . . . . . . . . . . (913)-268-9996District Camping Chairman Gene Adams . . . . . . . . . . . . (913)-362-4509Order of the Arrow Adult Advisor Tony Adams . . . . . . . . . . . . (913) 677-2219District Membership Chairman Cathi Maynard . . . . . . . . . . (913)-648-7166District Website Liaison Cathi Maynard . . . . . . . . . . (913)-648-7166District School Night Chairman Missy Musick-Brown . . . . . (913)-362-3633District Program Chairman Steve Brady . . . . . . . . . . . . . (913) 362-8441District Training Chairman Judy Yeager . . . . . . . . . . . . . (913) 362-2029Cub Scout Training Coordinator Dave Sultz . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (913)-381-7824Boy Scout Training Coordinator John Forsyth . . . . . . . . . . . . (913)-341-5061Boy Scout Training Coordinator Danny Kamphaus . . . . . . . . (913)-236-9325Youth Protection and Safety Judy Yeager . . . . . . . . . . . . . (913)-362-2029Training Registrar Bob Wasser . . . . . . . . . . . . . (913)-631-2702District Cub Scout Roundtable

Commissioner Lori Kearns . . . . . . . . . . . . . (913) 583-1011District Cub Scout Co-Chairman

Commissioner Dave Sultz . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (913) 381-7824District Boy Scout Roundtable

Commissioner Ron Bonewits . . . . . . . . . . . (913) 631-2165Venturing Roundtable

Commissioner Gordon Kauffman . . . . . . . . (913)-677-3080District Executive Lisa Hayes . . . . . . . (816) 942-9333 ext: 172

[email protected]

A lot of excited and enthu-siastic Cub Scouts, beautifulsunshine, the perfect location,the greatest Fishing ClinicTeam from Kansas Wildlifeand Park and a whole lot offun equaled the perfect ingre-dients for a perfect Saturdaymorning of fishing. July 26thwe held our 4th Annual Fish-ing Clinic at Roses Pond. Withover 400 in attendance, theday was filled with fun, friend-ship, and fishing. Thank youto Craig Johnson with theKansas Wildlife and Parks forcoming out again this year toteach our Scouts how to besafe while fishing. The Scoutswere given a complimentarytackle box and goody bag withall kinds of fun information onfishing. We’ll let the picturesdo the talking.

Heart of America Council Service Center.For questions and more information pleasecontact Lisa Hayes, District Executive at816-942-9333 ext. 172 or Doug Lenhart,District Popcorn Chairman at (913) 383-2724.

tember 13th, 2003. Please use the sign upform you received in your Program Plan-ning Packet to sign up your unit today.Sign-ups will be taken at the SeptemberRoundtable. There will be one final train-ing on September 12th, 7:00 p.m., at the

Remember, the sooner you turn in yourapplications and fees in the return enve-lope provided, the sooner you can receivethe Kansas City Chiefs and Scouting T-Shirts for your new Scouts.

(To receive the T-shirts, all applicationsand fees have to be turned in on or beforethe October 2nd Roundtable, 2003)

Friends of Scouting 2004It’s not too early to sign your unit up

for Friends of Scouting. The response wasfantastic at our June Planning Fair. Sep-tember is here and units are ready to go.Remember, free rank advancement to allunits upon reaching their Friends of Scout-ing Unit goal and participation goal toDecember 31st, 2004. For more informa-tion or questions, please contact Lisa Hayesat the Council service center or call SteveBrady, our 2004 Family Friends of Scout-ing Chairman at (913) 362-8441. Youhave the opportunity to show your supportfor the Scouting Program. Friends ofScouting is a vital part of the Scouting pro-gram. It helps to support the trainingneeds of the Heart of America Council, aswell as, preserve both the Naish and BartleReservations. It also helps to provide campopportunities, uniforms, and the cost ofmembership into the Scouting programfor At Risk youth.

Notice of District Election*Pursuant to District Election Proce-

dures, all voting members (registeredCharter Organization Representatives andregistered Members-at-Large) of theNorthern Tier District are notified that aDistrict Election will be conducted onOctober 9, 2003 at 6:30 PM, at Commu-nity Covenant Church located at 7230Quivira Road, Shawnee Mission, KS. Anominating committee chaired by SkipPeavey has been formed to assemble slatesof candidates to serve in elective offices forthe district. Nominations will be acceptedfrom the date of this notice through Octo-ber 1, 2003. Nominations must be sub-mitted by mail or facsimile to Lisa R.Hayes, HOAC, BSA, 10210 HolmesRoad, Kansas City, MO 69131-4212,and FAX 816-942-8086. Nominationsreceived by mail or facsimile after October1, 2002, WILL NOT be considered.

Popcorn Sign-UpCan you believe it? Popcorn is just

around the corner. The Sale starts Sep-

September4 District Roundtable Village Presbyterian Church, 7:00 pm9 Youth Protection/New Leaders Essential located at Shawnee United Methodist

Church, 10700 Johnson Drive (Check-in begins at 6:30 pm and training begins at7:00pm)

11 District Committee Meeting, Community Covenant Church, 7230 Quivera Rd., 6:30pm / District Commissioner’s Meeting, 7:30 pm

16 Scoutmaster & Assistant Scoutmaster Job Specific Training location ShawneeUnited Methodist Church 10700 Johnson Dr. (Check-in begins at 6:30 pm and train-ing begins at 7:00 pm)

18 District Eagle Board of Reviews, Located at the LDS Church, 7845 Allman, 6:30 pm20 Basic Adult Outdoor Orientation (Registration opens at 8:30 am 9 am – 5 pm)

located in the Santa Fe Pavilion, Harmon Park, 78th & Delmar, Prairie Villiage23 Scoutmaster & Assistant Scoutmaster Job Specific Training location Shawnee

United Methodist Church 10700 Johnson Dr. (Check-in begins at 6:30 pm and train-ing begins at 7:00 pm)

26-27 Cub Scout Cuboree Located at Camp Naish in Cub World. (Check in begins at 6:00pm on Friday Evening and over on Saturday at 3:00pm) For questions and moreinformation please contact Phil Park, Cuboree Chairman at 913-831-3634

30 Scoutmaster & Assistant Scoutmaster Job Specific Training location ShawneeUnited, Methodist Church 10700 Johnson Drive (Check-in begins at 6:30 pm andtraining begins at 7:00 pm)

October2 District Roundtable Village Presbyterian Church, 7:00 pm7 Youth Protection/New Leaders Essential located at Shawnee United Methodist

Church, 10700 Johnson Drive (Check-in begins at 6:30 pm and training begins at7:00p.m.)

9 District Committee Meeting, Community Covenant Church, 7230 Quivera Rd., 6:30pm / District Commissioner’s Meeting, 7:30 pm

11-12 Introduction to Outdoor Leader Skills Training Located at Camp Klassen 40910 W311th Street, Paola, Kansas. Check in begins at 7:30 am Saturday. For questionsand more information contact Danny Kamphaus at 913-236-9325.

14 Cub Scout Job Specific Training, Ashbury United Methodist Church, (Check-inbegins at 6:30 pm and training begins at 7:00 pm)

16 District Eagle Board of Reviews, Located at the LDS Church, 7845 Allman, 6:30 pm17-19 District Camporee Location TBA For questions and more information contact Steve

Brady, (913) 362-8441 or David Woy at (913) 362-4931.

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2003 Fishing Clinic at Sar Ko Par Trail Park “Roses’ Pond”

Fall Camporee/WebelosWood

The plans for the Lewis and Clark Fall Cam-poree have been finalized, the staff has beenassembled, and the date is October 17-19, 2003.Information packets will be handed out at theSeptember Roundtable or mailed to all Scout-masters not in attendance. All we need now tocomplete the process is your unit to pre-register.This is a well-planned event with a number ofexciting stations and activities scheduled.Encourage your Scouts to bring a prospectivenew Scout with them to experience the excite-ment of camping. As a bonus, we will offer aWebelos Wood program, which is a day of funfor all Webelos Scouts registered within the KawDistrict. There will be demonstrations andround robin stations for them to participate in.Have you received your leader’s packet for theFall Camporee yet? If not call Dan Hammond at913-651-4885 to get additional information.

2003 Popcorn Sale The sale of popcorn is the best and easiest

way for units to generate the necessary funds toensure a quality year of Scouting for their Scouts.The 2003 Popcorn sale promises to be moreprofitable to units than ever before! To ensuresuccess, every unit should appoint a PopcornKernel to coordinate their unit’s sale. This per-son (unit Popcorn Kernel) should attend one ofthe trainings to receive the material and infor-mation, which will help yield positive resultsthroughout the sale.

You still have one opportunity left to becomea trained unit. There is one popcorn training lefton September 12, 2003. It is at the Council Ser-vice Center and begins at 7:00 p.m.

Award of MeritAs a reminder, the District Award of Merit is

the highest recognition that a District canbestow upon one of its volunteers. If you knowsomeone who is deserving of this prestigiousaward, pick –up a nomination form from SharletUntereiner or one of the Executives, complete itand turn it into the Council Service Center byDecember 1, 2003.

Nominating CommitteeThe Nominating Committee will present its

slate on October 9, 2003. The NominatingCommittee of the District is currently meetingto evaluate the District Committee and accept-ing nominations for District Committee mem-bers-at-large. The District Annual BusinessMeeting is scheduled for October 9, 2003. Atthis meeting the nominating committee will pre-sent for approval the slate of officers and mem-bers-at-large for the District Committee. Asstated in the By-laws of the Boy Scouts of Amer-ica, nominations at the Annual Business Meet-ing are not accepted at the door. Therefore, weare seeking recommendations and nominationsearly. Please send all communication to the:

Kaw District Nominating Committee10210 Holmes RoadKansas City, Missouri 64131

School Night/Troop andCrew Open Houses

During this month and October, Kaw Dis-trict will conduct a School Night for Cub Scout-ing Program in every elementary school –publicand private within its geographical boundaries.For this to happen we need all Cub Scout Packsto take responsibility for making arrangementsat your Pack’s designated school as well as con-duct a School Night Program which will ensureall new boys and their parents a good firstimpression of Scouting and therefore will joinCub Scouting. We will also conduct Troop and

Crew Open Houses during the month of Octo-ber. We will talk with 5th and 6th grade class-rooms for any Boy Scout Troop looking toincrease its membership.

School Night TrainingOn August 12, 2003, we conducted our

School Night Training for all Cub Scout leaders.This was an important step in the process ofrecruiting the necessary volunteer adult leader-ship your Pack needs to provide a quality Scout-ing experience for the youth you registered. Asmentioned earlier, during the month of Septem-ber, we intend to open every elementary schoolin Wyandotte and Leavenworth Counties to giveyouth and their parents a chance to join Scout-ing. This is a huge project, and we need theassistance of well-able, highly trained Cub lead-ers who are willing to conduct a Back to SchoolNight program at a neighboring school this year.

New Leader Essential andSpecific Leader Training

Due to the fact that every youth deserves atrained leader, on September 20, 2003, we willconduct Cub Scout, Boy Scout, and VentureLeader Specific Training for all prospective, new,and veteran leaders within the Kaw District.This training session is designed to increase theknowledge and comfort level of Unit Manage-ment and Program Planning.

Every Leader is encouraged to attend! Theexcitement starts with a general session on Sep-

IMPORTANT PHOME NUMBERS TO ANSWER YOUR QUESTIONSDistrict Commissioner Randy Brown . . . . . . . . . . . . (913) 250-0604District Training Chairman Greg Carpenter . . . . . . . . . . . (816) 769-7975Cub Training Coordinator Sharon Thebo . . . . . . . . . . . . (913) 287-2278Boy Scout Training Coordinator Rick Lockwood . . . . . . . . . . . (913) 758-3555Youth Protection Training Nancy Henre . . . . . . . . . . . . (913) 369-2726Membership Chair Dan Hammond . . . . . . . . . . (913) 651-4885Activities Chair Vacant Advancement Chair Sharlet Untereiner . . . . . . . . . (913) 651-3436Camping Chair Bob Zahnter . . . . . . . . . . . . . (913) 371-1574Sr. District Executive Dusty Boatright . . . . (816) 942-9333 ext 167Sr. District Executive Marvin Clay . . . . . . . (816) 942-9333 ext 165District Director Charles Flowers . . . . (816) 942-9333 ext 149

September4 Cub/Boy Scout Leader Round-

table 7 p.m. Clark Middle Schoolin Bonner Spring, KS

4 OA Chapter Meeting. Clark MiddleSchool in Bonner Spring, KS

11 Joint Committee/CommissionerMeeting 7 p.m.; BPU (300 N.65th St.) Kansas City, KS

20 New Leader Essential and BasicLeader Training 9 a.m.; LansingActivity Center

October2 Cub/Boy Scout Leader Round-

table 7 p.m. Clark Middle Schoolin Bonner Spring, KS

2 OA Chapter Meeting. Clark MiddleSchool in Bonner Spring, KS

2 Merit Badge Counselor Training.7p.m. Clark Middle School inBonner Springs, KS

9 Annual Business Meeting, 7 p.m.,BPU (300 N. 65th St.), KansasCity, KS

17-19 Fall Camporee/WebelosWood8:30 AM at Olathe Christian

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tember 20th at 9:00 a.m. During the generalsession, we will utilize the New Leader’s Essen-tials course to teach everyone about the variousprograms of the Boy Scouts of America. Afterthe general session, we will breakout into specificleader position training focusing on: unit orga-nization, specific roles and the responsibilities ofthe position, how the advancement programworks, the components of a typical unit meet-ing, and health and safety standards like youthprotection and Guide to Safe Scouting. Also, forWebelos leaders and Boy Scout Leaders, we willbegin planning the menus for the weekendcourse


2003 CamporeeThe 2003 Pioneer Trails Camporee is

fast approaching. The date is set – October17-19, 2003. The theme is set – MountainMan. The location is to be announced.Are you set? Be sure to sign up your unittoday for this great adventure from theteam that brought you Lewis and Clark andthe Pre-Civil War History Camporees inthe past!!! Call Michael Grimaldi today at816-363-7949.

Whitney M. Young Jr.Dinner

Mark you calendars for Sunday NightNovember 2, 2003 and plan on attending the2003 Whitney M. Young dinner. We willhonor two exceptional citizens for their tire-less service to the youth of our community.Tickets are available for table sponsors in theamount of $1,500 or $150 per person. Formore information please contact Matt Gettysat extension 171.

TrainingThe Pioneer Trails Training Team will tell

you, EVERY BOY DESERVES ATRAINED LEADER! The training teamhas worked hard to put together an efficientand effective training program, for those thathave been a leader for 60 seconds to 60 years.They have made it fun and exciting, and willintroduce you to new skills and techniques.Pioneer Trails offers two leader specific train-ings a year, once in the spring and once in thefall. In addition, Youth Protection Training is

available at all roundtables. Encourage allyour leaders to attend this vital training thatwill benefit them and the youth. For moreinformation on training, call Norm Kahn at913-341-4792.

EXTREME FORD SPONSORS FALLRECRUITMENT FOR SCOUTING!

2003 Fall Round-UpSeptember is still a great time to invite

new boys into your unit. We still have flyers,yard signs, parent’s orientation guides andposters to aide in your recruiting efforts.Don’t forget to follow the plan and not only

will you will have a full unit, you will get newleaders too! Remember September is the lastmonth for free T-shirts for all you newScouts. Don’t miss out. Schedule a SchoolNight Round-up now and offer the Scoutingprogram to more boys in you neighborhood!For any assistance call Matt, Brian or Lavartoday.

Annual Business MeetingAnd Election

The Pioneer Trails District will be holdingits Annual Business Meeting and Election onTuesday October 21, 2003 at the VFWNational Headquarters Building at 7:30 p.m.Election of District Chairman, District ViceChairman and Members-at-Large for the dis-trict will be held. If you would like to nomi-

PIONEER TRAILS DISTRICT NUMBERSDistrict Chairman: David Disney . . . . . . . . . . . (H) 816-753-0438District Vice-Chairman: Fred DeFeo . . . . . . . . . . . . . (H) 816-942-0675District Vice-Chairman: Dennis Cross . . . . . . . . . . . (H) 816-444-7989District Commissioner: Bruce Allen . . . . . . . . . . . . . (H) 816-361-8159Camping Chairman: Jay Reed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (H) 816-228-4438Advancement Chairman: Bill Tabolsky . . . . . . . . . . . . (H) 913-791-8141Activities Chairman: Michael Grimaldi . . . . . . . . (H) 816-363-7949Special Needs Chairman: Carole Gaither . . . . . . . . . . (H) 816-523-5380Membership Chairman: Julie Hill . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (H) 816-361-3385Relationships Chairman: Jon Voss . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (H) 913-488-3548Training Chairman: Norman Kahn . . . . . . . . . . . (H) 913-341-4792Mic-O-Say Memorial: Don O’Neal . . . . . . . . . . . . (H) 816-925-6567District Director: Matt Gettys . . . . . (H) 816-942-9333, ext. 171District Executive: Brian Tobler . . . . . (H) 816-942-9333, ext. 185District Executive: Lavar Lard . . . . . . (H) 816-942-9333, ext. 147

September4 District Roundtable - Central

United Methodist Church 9 District Commissioner’s Meet-

ing - H. J.’s Activity Building16 District Committee Meeting -

VFW National Headquarters20 District Training

October1 District Training2 District Roundtable – Central

United Methodist Church4-5 District Overnight Training14 District Commissioner’s Meet-

ing – H. J.’s Activity Building 17-19 District Camporee21 District Annual Business

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nate someone for one of these positions,please send your recommendations to:

Pioneer Trails DistrictNominating Committee Chairman10210 Holmes RoadKansas City, MO 64131

Nominations MUST be received in writ-ing at least two weeks prior to District Elec-tion to be considered.


Fall RecruitingDo not forget to turn in your applica-

tion for your free Chiefs T-shirt. Applica-tions for free t-shirts should be turned inby the following month’s Roundtable.Our gratitude goes out to all involved inmaking this Fall Round-Up a success. Forinformation on Fall Recruitment, pleasecontact one of the Fall Round-Up ChairsNeal or Kathy Lang at (816) 452-5343

Family FOSThank you to everyone who was

involved with the North Star District’sFOS Program this year and a specialthanks to those involved in call nights andpresentations. Please start planning yourFOS presentations now. For information,please contact Jon Geiger at (816) 942-9333 ext. 132

Fall CamporeeThe Internationally Famous North Star

Fall Camporee will be held October 17-19,2003. This revelry will be alive at theKelsey Short Youth Camp on SmithvilleLake. We hope to see all and sundry at theCamporee this year. For more informationcontact either Kenny Long at 816-454-4318 or Matt Specht at 816-942-9333 ext.166.

TrainingOur training force is geared up for

excellent fall training courses. Youth Pro-tection Training and New Leader Essen-tials is offered at roundtables from Sep-tember thru June. Leader Specific trainingwill be offered October 7, 14, and 21stwith registration starting at 6:00 p.m. Boy

Scout training will be held at HillsideChristian Church located at 900 NE Viv-ion. The Cub Scout Training will be heldat the Gashland Methodist Church at7715 N. Oak Trfwy. For info on CubScout Training, contact Fred Hack at (816)452-3036. The Outdoor Leader SkillsTraining will be held Oct. 25 at KelseyShort Youth Camp at Smithville Lake. Formore info, contact John Cookingham at(816) 587-1695. BALOO Training will beheld at the Kelsey Short Youth Camp, andwill be Oct. 11. Webelos Training will beat St. Luke Presbyterian on Oct 18. Forinformation on BALOO, and WebelosTraining, contact Steve Vaughn at (816)741-3847. For general training informa-tion, call Ron Sanders at (816) 320-2292.


The North Star District Annual Busi-ness Meeting and Election of Officers willtake place on Tuesday, October 14, 2003 –7:30 p.m. at:

The North Cross United Methodist Church1321 NE Vivion RoadKansas City, Missouri

Elections are for district chairman anddistrict members-at-large. Any nomina-tions for these positions must be receivedby September 14, 2003 and can be mailedto:

North Star District Nominating CommitteeHeart of America Council, BSA

10210 Holmes RoadKansas City, Missouri 64131

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2003 North Star District CommitteeDistrict Chairman Tom Lanio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .816-454-5009District Commissioner Russ Downing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 816-587-2025Activities Byron Braamse . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 816-891-9269Advancement Craig Liljegren . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 816-453-7689Camping Jeff Cook . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 816-468-9232FOS Bob DeGeorge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 816-842-4848FOS Family Mark Tomes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 816-468-9232Membership Brian Blake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 816-746-6797NESA Bob Whitaker . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 816-455-0021Public RelationsRelationship Tom Barzee . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 816-734-8386Special Needs Colleen Chapman . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 816-453-0680Training Ron Sanders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 816-320-2292Youth Protection Joni Glenn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 816-781-7666District Director Jason Scott . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 816-942-9333 ext 169

[email protected] Executive Matt Specht . . . . . . . . . . . . . 816-942-9333 ext 166

[email protected] Executive Jonathan Geiger . . . . . . . . . . 816-942-9333 ext 132

[email protected]

September4 District Roundtable, 7:30 p.m., Hillside Christian Church, 900 NE Vivion

4 OA Chapter Meeting @ Roundtable / Youth Protection Training @ Round-table / Merit Badge Counselor Training @ Roundtable / New Leader Essen-tials Training @ Roundtable

9 District Committee, 7:30 p.m. North Cross United Church, 1321 NE Vivion

11 Commissioner Staff Meeting, 7:30 p.m., St. Luke Presbyterian Church,4301 NE Vivion

16 Youth Protection Training and Fast Start Training

27 New Leader Essentials Training, 8:00 a.m., Hillside Christian Church, 900NE Vivion

October2 District Roundtable, 7:30 p.m., Hillside Christian Church, 900 NE Vivion

2 OA Chapter Meeting @ Roundtable / Youth Protection Training @ Round-table / Merit Badge Counselor Training @ Roundtable / New Leader Essen-tials Training @ Roundtable

7 Youth Protection Training and Fast Start Training for Boy Scouts will be atHillside, Christian Church 900 NE Vivion, with registration beginning at6:00

7 Youth Protection Training and Fast Start Training for Cub Scouts will be atGashland Methodist Church 7715 N Oak Trfwy, with registration beginningat 6:00

9 Commissioner Staff Meeting, 7:30 p.m., St. Luke Presbyterian Church,4301 NE Vivion

11 BALOO Training 8:00 am-3:00 pm, St. Luke Presbyterian Church, 4301 NEVivion

14 New Leader Essentials Training for Boy Scouts will be at Hillside, ChristianChurch 900 NE Vivion, with registration beginning at 6:00

14 New Leader Essentials Training for Cub Scouts will be at GashlandMethodist Church 7715 N Oak Trfwy, with registration beginning at 6:00

14 District Annual Business Meeting, starts at 7:30 pm at North Cross UnitedMethodist Church, 1321 NE Vivion Rd

18 Webelos Specific Leader Training 9:00 am –3:00 pm at Kelsey Short YouthCamp at Smithville Lake

21 Basic Leader Specific Training for Boy Scouts will be at Hillside, ChristianChurch 900 NE Vivion, registration will be at 6:00

21 Basic Leader Specific Training, for Cub Scouts will be at GashlandMethodist Church 7715 N Oak Trfwy, registration will be at 6:00

25 Outdoor Leader Skills Training registration begins at 8:00 am and will be atthe Kelsey Short Youth Camp at Smithville Lake

28 Basic Leader Specific Training for Boy Scouts will be at Hillside, ChristianChurch 900 NE Vivion, registration will be at 6:00

28 Basic Leader Specific Training, for Cub Scouts will be at GashlandMethodist Church 7715 N Oak Trfwy, registration will be at 6:00

Fall Round-UpIt’s that time of the year again; time for fall

recruiting. Last year between the months ofAugust and October, Cub Scout Membershipincreased over 40%! Contact your DistrictExecutive, Grant Dealy at 816-942-9333 to setup your school night.

Fall Camporee“Medieval Scouting” is the theme for the

Big Muddy District Fall Camporee. The Cam-poree is being hosted by the District Commit-tee and will be held in Concordia at the CityLake. Many fun and exciting activities havebeen planned but there are some things thateach unit needs to do to participate.

Build a catapult capable of throwing amedium sized watermelon. (This will takesome time to find and cut the right sized treelimbs and and to lash it all together so startnow!”

Each unit will have to create one suit ofarmor that someone will have to wear. Thesuit of armor will be tested for strength.

More details will be forthcoming at theSeptember Roundtable, so make sure toattend!!!

Big Muddy District CommitteeDistrict Chairman Victor Geiger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (660) 259-4708District Commissioner Larry Maxwell . . . . . . . . . . . . . (816) 776-6003FOS Chairman Jim Winningham . . . . . . . . . . . (660) 259-4725Membership Chairman Mac Rogers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (660) 352-6041Activities Chairman Mike Smith . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (816) 240-8381Advancement Chairman John Dickson . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (816) 734-5690Camping Chairman Edward Gooseman . . . . . . . . . . (816) 934-6316Training Chairman Mary Martens . . . . . . . . . . . . . (816) 776-3082District Executive Grant Dealy . . . . . . . . (816) 942-9333 ext. 156

[email protected]

September2 Roundtable; Lexington United

Methodist Church 7:30 p.m.4 District Committee Mtg.; Sprint

Warehouse, Lexington. 7:30 p.m.9 District Commissioner’s Mtg.;

Marten’s Home, Richmond. 7:30p.m.

October2 District Committee Meeting; Sprint

Warehouse, Lexington, 7:30 p.m.7 Roundtable; Lexington United

Methodist Church, 7:30 p.m.14 District Commissioner’s Meeting;

Marten’s Home, Richmond, 7:30 p.m.

Calendar of EventsAnnual Business Meeting& Elections

November 6th at 7:30 p.m.Sprint Warehouse, Lexington, MO


KEEP THIS INFO CLOSEIMPORTANT PHONE NUMBERS TO ANSWER YOUR QUESTIONSDistrict Chair Sam Colville . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (913) 648-7272District Vice-Chair Gus Meyer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (913) 642-3209District Commissioner Marc Elkins . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (913) 897-2857Activities Co-Chairs Dave Gurwell . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (913) 381-3928

Rusty Wooldridge . . . . . . . . . . . . . (913) 648-6748Membership Chair Barb Spellman . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (913) 894-9229Advancement Chair Herb Strain . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (816) 941-8614Camping Chair Chuck Even . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (913) 649-3836Training Chair Russ Lindsay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (913) 649-2956Venturing Scott Worsham . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (913) 381-4082Boy Scout Roundtable Dean Carlson . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (913) 681-2852Cub Scout Roundtable Lynn Haffner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (913) 649-3257

Extensions for your District Executives of Trailhead District @ (816) 942-9333Roger Hoyt, District Director ext. 146 . . . . . . . . . . . [email protected] Gilkerson, District Executive ext. 178 . . . . . . . . . [email protected]

Trailhead will hold it Annual BusinessMeeting. Elections of District Chair andMembers-at-Large of the District Com-mittee will take place at this time. All vot-ing members of the District, includingChartered Organizational Representatives,are strongly encouraged to attend this veryimportant meeting. If you wish to nomi-nate somebody to the District Committeefor any of these positions, please send thoseto:

Trailhead DistrictNominating Committee10210 Holmes RoadKansas City, MO 64131

Nominations may also be given, inwriting. To Sam Colville, NominatingCommittee Chair, or Roger Hoyt. Allnominations must be received in writing atleast two weeks prior to the District Elec-tion for proper consideration.

2004 Friends of ScoutingCampaign

Please help continue to make scoutingaffordable and available to everyone. It istime to make sure that your unit is signedup for a Friends of Scouting presentation.If you have not already signed up your unitfor this year, now is the time. Friends ofScouting presentations only take 5 min-utes and should be scheduled for eitheryour Court of Honor or Blue and Gold.You can either sign up at Roundtable, orcontact this year’s chair, Greg Spies at 913-338-4354, or Rob Gilkerson at the CouncilService Center at 816-942-9333 x178.

Every Boy Deserves a TrainedLeader

There are many trainings going oncouncil wide over the next two months.Please make sure that you and the rest ofyour leaders are fully trained. This reallydoes make a difference in the program thatyou lead. If you have question as to whattrainings you need to attend and thosedetails please do not hesitate to ask.

Camporee

Every Cub Scout and Boy Scout isinvited to the largest Trailhead event of theyear.

Lewis-Young Park, will be the settingfor this great event scouts will get a chanceto show off their camping and scout craftskills while having a great time! Mark yourcalendars for the weekend of October 17-19, 2003. You will not want to miss out;all registrations are due October 2, 2003.If you have questions about the eventplease contact Dennis Gerrity, CamporeeChairman, at [email protected].

Fall Round-Up InformationSchool is back in full swing and Trail-

head is in the thick of fall recruitment.Let’s get our Scouting year started on theright foot. Please take a minute and gothrough this little checklist. Hopefullyevery unit should have turned in all of thisinformation to the District Executivebefore the August Roundtable.Do you have (if not you are very behind):• A Round-up Coordinator for your

Pack, and a Date for Round-Up Recruitment Night

• A Date for your school’s registration/ open house where flyers will be pro-vided ahead of time for the open house at your school

• Your flyer order

Bonus: If your Pack has their recruit-ment night in September, and has theirapplications turned in by the Octoberroundtable, the new boys will receive aChief ’s and Scouting t-shirt.

For questions or more information,please contact our Fall Round-Up Chair-man Peter Grassel (913) 268-5469, or RobGilkerson at the Council Service Center at(816) 942-9333 ext. 164.

Annual Business Meeting andElection

On October 15, 2003 at 7:00 atRolling Hills Presbyterian (93rd and Nall),

lights and photos to [email protected] and be a featured story in theAdventures in Scouting.

Fall CamporeeThe Lone Bear District’s Fall Cam-

poree will take place the weekend of Octo-ber 17th through the 19th. The locationis the State Conservation Area in Clinton,MO.

Details and directions will beannounced at the September Roundtableand through Paw Prints.

TrainingSteve Higgins has put together a mar-

velous training program for the Lone Bear

District. Be sure to take advantage ofSteve and his staff by encouraging all ofyour unit leaders to attend training this

fall. September’s training schedule isincluded in this publication. ContactSteve at 660-429-6911with any questions.

Fall Round-UpLast year the Lone Bear District

recruited nearly 160 Cub Scouts in Sep-tember and October. Can we recruit 200this year? Get off to the right start byattending Fall Round-Up training onAugust 5th at the Clinton Scout Center.At training you will receive a syllabus andgreat ideas to run a successful recruitment.Call Erica Collins at 660-747-2847 formore information.

What Have Your Scouts Done?The District Committee and all of

Lone Bear want to know what your unit isdoing. Please send your monthly high-

2003 District CommitteeChairman J.C. Smith . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (H) 660-885-2744Commissioner Randy White . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (H) 660-687-5694Membership Erica Collins . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (H) 660-747-2847Training Steve Higgins . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (H) 660-429-6911BS Roundtable Kathy Cooper . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (H)660-647-5868CS Roundtable Cheryl Gard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (H) 660-429-4338Advancement Mark Koehn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (H) 816-550-6935Camping John Gaston . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (H) 816-297-2216Special Needs Bob Straw . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (H) 660-885-6336Activities Jerry Post . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (H) 660-747-0600Marketing Sherral Giles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (W) 660-647-3144

September1 Labor Day – Council Service Center Closed4 Roundtable - 7pm, Christ Episcopal Church / Eagle Scout Project Review

/ Order of the Arrow Chapter Mtg. / Merit Badge Counselor Training11 Commissioner’s Mtg. – 7pm – Valley View Methodist, 95th & Antioch12-14 Order of the Arrow Fall Fellowship16 New Leader Essentials Training17 District Committee Mtg - 6:30pm - Rolling Hills Presbyterian, 93rd & Nall19 Eagle Board of Review – 6:30pm - LDS Church (130th and Wornall)19 Youth Protection Training – 7pm - LDS Church (130th and Wornall)20 Cub Scout Job Specific Training

October2 Roundtable - 7pm, Christ Episcopal Church / Eagle Scout Project Review

/ Order of the Arrow Chapter Mtg. / Merit Badge Counselor Training4 OA Vigil Banquet5 Boy Scout Job Specific Training

4-5 Webelos Leader Outdoor Experience Training9 Commissioner’s Mtg. – 7pm – Valley View Methodist, 95th & Antioch

11-12 Outdoor Leader Skills Training15 District Committee Mtg - 7:00pm - Rolling Hills Presbyterian, 93rd & Nall16 Eagle Board of Review – LDS Church (130th and Wornall) – 7:30 p.m.16 Youth Protection Training – 7pm - LDS Church (130th and Wornall)17-19 Camporee

Calendar of Events

September2 Youth Protection Training – Clinton Scout Center 6:00 PM / Round Table –

Clinton Scout Center 6:30 PM / New Leader Essentials – Clinton ScoutCenter 7:30 PM / OA Chapter Meeting – Clinton Scout Center 6:30 PM

9 Youth Protection Training – Butler Scout Center 6:00 PM9 New Leader Essentials – Butler Scout Center 7:30 PM9 Commissioner Meeting – Golden Corral – Clinton 6:30 PM

16 District Committee Meeting – Clinton Scout Center – 6:30 PM16 Youth Protection Training – First Christian Church, Warrensburg, 6:00 PM 16 New Leader Essentials – First Christian Church, Warrensburg, 7:30 PM20 Cub Leader Training – Clinton Scout Center – 7:30 AM- 12:30.

October7 Roundtable

11 Scoutmaster & Assistant Scoumaster Specific Training14 District Commissioner’s Meeting18 Fall Camporee21 Annual Business Meeting & Elections, 7:00 PM, Clinton Scout Center25 Outdoor Leader Skills Training

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