Highlighted Titles mean New or Changes Made

Boseker Scout Reservation - Operation Spruce Things Up!

Langston with new front shutters, Langston side and the Elmore side.

Scouting For Food Patch 2014

Scout Shop Sale

Be sure to take advantage of these deals! Sale will be ongoing October 27 - November 16, 2014.

Klondikes and Polar Cub Winter Camps

You must be a registered Boy Scout to participate in Klondike! Siblings and tag-a-longs may not attend.

Registration limited to 160 participants per weekend

Friday and Saturday Night Cracker Barrels and Four full meals (Saturday breakfast, lunch & dinner, Sunday breakfast) Klondike Patch.
Early Bird Fee of $75.00 per person through November 21st, 2014 Regular fee of $85 per person beginning November 22nd, 2014

Registrations accepted for Out-of-Council units beginning November 22nd. Price for Out-of-Council units is $85 Registration Form

Polar Cub Winter Camp For Wolf, Bear and Webelos Scout Dens, their Leaders and Parents.

You must be a registered Cub Scout to participate in the Winter Camp activities! Siblings and tag-a-longs may not attend. Registration limited to 160 participants per weekend

Fee includes: Friday and Saturday Night Cracker Barrels and Four full meals (Saturday breakfast, lunch & dinner, Sunday breakfast) Polar Cub Patch.

Early Bird Fee of $75.00 per person through November 21st, 2014 Regular fee of $85 beginning November 22nd, 2014 Price for Out-of-Council units is $85 Registration Form

C.I.E.C. Annual Volunteer Recognition Dinner

The California Inland Empire Council will be having its annual Volunteer Recognition Dinner on February 7, 2015, at the Moreno Valley Conference & Recreation Center. Plan to join us for an evening of fun and fellowship as we celebrate the 2014 Silver Beaver Recipients, Journey to Excellence and Scout Law awards! We will also be having a silent auction that will benefit the 2015 Campership Fund. Registration Form

Silver Beaver Award Nomination

Now is the time to nominate a deserving Scouter for the Silver Beaver Award! Don't let a worthy Scouter go unrewarded!

ELIGIBILITY AND DEADLINES

1. The California Inland Empire Council, with the approval of the BSA National Court of Honor, may present the Silver Beaver Award to a Scouter who has given Noteworthy Service of Exceptional Character to Youth and is currently registered in this Council.  The nominee must be 21 years of age or older and a volunteer Scouter.  The award may not be presented posthumously.  Former professional Scouters will not be considered within 5 years of their leaving employment with the BSA.
2. The nomination must be submitted on the Silver Beaver Award Nomination Form complete with original signatures.  Out-of-date forms will not be accepted for evaluation.  All sections of all pages should include as much information as possible for best consideration of the nominee.
3. The nomination form must be submitted on or before Friday, November 14, 2014.
4. The Silver Beaver Selection Committee will review nominations and make selections on a “blind” basis.

 Late forms will not be accepted for evaluation. Silver Beaver Nomination Form

Varsity Vision Training

November 14 -15, 2014
3600 Norconian Drive, Norco (LDS Building and Field)

Why Attend Varsity Vision?
Varisty Vision training provides a "hands on" experience for both adult leaders (Coaches) and youth leaders (Captain/Squad Leaders & Program Managers).

You will learn how to form, plan and execute a team meeting and develop a program event. More Info Click on the Registration Form

Volunteers Needed for Step Out Walk to Stop Diabetes

My name is Kim and I’m coordinating volunteers for the 2014 Step Out Walk to Stop Diabetes in Riverside.  For those of you who volunteered at this event last November, thank you again!  Your support helps the American Diabetes Association keep costs low to ensure more dollars raised go towards our mission: To prevent and cure diabetes and to improve the lives of all people affected by diabetes.

I am writing to humbly ask for your assistance at this year’s event.  Details are below and attached.

Date:                    Saturday, November 15
Time:                    Various shifts available, ranging between 5:30am – 12:30pm
Location:              Fairmount Park, 2601 Fairmount Blvd. Riverside, CA 92501
Opportunities:

Kim Messey, Manager, Tour de Cure, American Diabetes Association CLICK HERE for more Info

Scout Workshops

Scouts Day: December 6, 2014

Thank you for your interest in attending Scouts Day at AMOCA!

Your scouts can earn a badge at AMOCA’s Scouts Day.  Docents will take your group on a tour of the museum’s current exhibitions and ceramic studio.  The will learn how clay is made, stored and recycled.  They will also learn how wedging improves the clay, how artwork is stored during the creative process and how the artwork is fired.

Scouts will discover different firing methods available at AMOCA. Scouts will see the insides of the kilns, learn how kilns work, and see one in action! Scouts can also learn what glazes are made from and discuss major glazing techniques such as dipping, pouring, spraying, painting and sponging.

Scouts will enjoy getting dirty in the AMOCA Ceramics Studio. We offer the opportunity to work in clay. Your scout will be able to create their very own hand-built pot or sculpture based on their troop level.

At the end of the workshop, the scouts will have their worksheets completed and be able to receive their merit badge. If your troop or organization has specific merit badge requirements beyond those covered here, our staff will work with you to create a workshop that meet the additional requirements. More Info.....

The event fee is $20 per person and includes:

Day 1 – Three Hours (December 6, 2014)

• Museum admission with a field guide and docent led tour
• Collection Manager Talk about historical pottery. Scouts will get a chance to see pottery up close.
• A chance to make a hand-built pot or a sculpture
• Artist demonstration on the wheel
• 2 chaperones are free per scout troop.

Day 2 – One Hour  (January 17, 2015), additional time required for drying and firing

• Glazing workshop

Boy Scout Stamp Collecting Merit Badge Workshop

The American Philatelic Society, the largest stamp collecting organization in the world, will be holding its Winter Show – AmeriStamp Expo - at the Riverside Convention Center, Riverside, California, from February 13-15, 2015. Please visit our website at http://stamps.org/AmeriStamp-Expo-ASE

I am a Merit Badge counselor with the Juniata Valley Council, located in Reedsville, PA. On Saturday, February 14, I will be offering a Stamp Collecting Merit Badge workshop at AmeriStamp Expo.

What is the best way to get this information to the Scouts in your District? May I send you copies of the attached registration form and flyer to be distributed within your District? In the past, we have had very few boys attend the SCMB workshop at our Riverside shows. However, I am hoping to improve on those numbers in 2015.

Scouts may reserve a spot in the workshop by completing the function ticket form located on the APS website: http://stamps.org/ASE-Function-Tickets

Youth Leaders get Trained in Mt. Rubidoux

Mt. Rubidoux District  minted 35 new youth leaders at Cedar Badge – Introduction to Leadership Skills for Troops.  The weekend training event, held Oct. 10-11 at an LDS facility in Riverside,  also attracted Scouts from around the council. Enthusiasm was high all weekend as the boys enjoyed pure Scouting.

Cedar Badge covered Introduction to Leadership Skills for Troops and  the Patrol Leader Handbook. Through games and fun, hands-on training sessions, Scouts learned more about leadership such as planning and conducting  troop and patrol meetings, campfires, religious observances and song leading. Scouts come away with a better understanding of their leadership roles and ideas to put some spark in their troop program. Scouts, who formed patrols and created flags and yells, also learned the value of teamwork and the patrol method.

Cedar Badge has been part of Mt. Rubidoux’s training commitment to Scouts for more than three decades. The program, which was developed by the district leadership, assists Scoutmasters in the training of their youth leaders.

Eagle Scout helps others cope with the loss of a pet by building a place to ‘calm down’

Stone Price remembers when his dog, Sandy, had cancer and had to be put to sleep at the Humane Society of San Bernardino Valley. “I just wanted time to go over memories of my dog,” Stone said, “and there was no place to go.” Just 11 years old at the time, Stone decided that building a bench for the humane society, where people could “calm down” after the loss of a pet would be a good idea. Especially if it were his Eagle Scout project. That was about 18 months ago. So his project, completed in June, is a wooden memorial bench resting on a concrete slab in a shaded spot — a place to “calm down.” When he was still 12 years old, Stone earned the rank of Eagle Scout, the youngest recipient of the honor in the Arrowhead District, California Inland Empire Council. Read More.....

Firebirds Race for Excellence in Sports, Life Stockton Smith of Cathedral City and Rancho Mirage brothers Sam Kocen and David Kocen never had to decide if they wanted to be a Firebird or an Eagle. The three Palm Valley School students proved they can have an allegiance to both and can excel on either end. The trio comprises half of the defending Majestic League champion Palm Valley cross country team, and all have garnered Eagle Scout status, the highest and most prestigious scouting rank for boys under 18. The other half of the team is also well underway to balancing school, sports and scouts, a rare feat according to their coach Bonnie Smith. Sophomore Nick Kaufmann has completed his Eagle Scout project and is awaiting final paperwork to obtain his rank. Sophomore Zach Jenkins is about to begin his project, while senior Sam Barton also has been part of the scouts since elementary school. Read More......

BSA Sustainability Summit Livestream Event

Good news! We will be broadcasting the BSA Sustainability Summit live, starting today, October 27, at 8 p.m. EST on our website http://www.greentodeepgreen.org/

for those of you that are not able to attend.

Registration Age Requirements

As you know, the National Executive Board approved a resolution earlier this year to establish consistency in the registration requirements across all programs, regardless of participant age. The purpose of this resolution is to ensure that moving forward, participants who are 18 but not yet 21 register as adults. However, this does not affect their eligibility to participate in programs such as Venturing and Sea Scouting.

The primary purpose of the change is to ensure that all persons legally considered adults meet adult membership requirements, including undergoing a criminal background check and meeting the BSA’s Youth Protection requirements and membership standards. The changes are required to allow the performance of criminal background checks in connection with the registration process. The board directed the BSA to implement the change when the required changes to systems and forms were ready. Therefore, the change will be implemented effective March 1, 2015. Read More.....Read More.....

Scouting Cartoons from 1967

Wills - Perils of Probate

Positive Quote & Prayer
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"Keep your face to the sunshine and you cannot see a shadow."

    ~  Helen Keller

I thank You God for most this amazing
day: for the leaping greenly spirits of trees
and a blue true dream of sky; and for everything
which is natural which is infinite which is yes

(I who have died am alive again today,
and this is the sun’s birthday; this is the birth
day of life and love and wings: and of the gay
great happening illimitably earth)

how should tasting touching hearing seeing
breathing any-lifted from the no
of all nothing-human merely being
doubt unimaginably You?

(now the ears of my ears awake and
now the eyes of my eyes are opened)

    ~  E. E. Cummings