| | | |  |  | | September 21, 2015 | | New | Idyllwild: Scouters Attend Woodbadge Leadership Training | | | By John M. Blodgett / Contributing Writer 
For two long September weekends, 53 adults from a local Boy Scouts of America council met at Idyllwild’s Camp Emerson to start their Wood Badge journey, a tradition extending to scouting’s early days. Wood Badge is a program that teaches “scouters,” or adults involved in scouting, how to be better leaders. During an initial six-day course, scouters identify a “ticket” of five personal goals that must be completed within 18 months for them to earn Wood Badge regalia. The California Inland Empire Council of Boy Scouts of America, serving Riverside and San Bernardino counties, holds the Wood Badge course twice a year, in spring and fall. “We mimic what an actual troop would go through in a month,” said Tom Marino of Hemet, one of 15 scouters who served on staff. The first weekend emulated three weeks of meetings and activities, the second weekend a camping trip. Scouters were divided into patrols, each denoted by an animal, and participated in team-building games and activities. Read More..... |
| New | JOTA/JOTI is Coming to a Station Near You! | | |  What is JOTA/JOTI?
Jamboree on the Air/Jamboree on the Internet is the annual event where Scouts from all over the world can come together to be a part of something great! Every October, Scouts throughout the United States join with other nations around the world to visit their local Amateur Radio stations and get a chance to talk with other Scouts worldwide. The World Scout Bureau reported that last year’s JOTA/JOTI had more than one million Scout participants from more than 11,500 stations, nearly 20,000 amateur radio operators, and reached 157 countries! YOU can be a part of this year’s event! JOTA/JOTI 2015 will take place the third weekend of October, the 16th-18th. Scouts of any age can participate, from Cub Scouts to Boy Scouts and Venturers. Each Scout who participates in the JOTA/JOTI is eligible to wear this patch (shown above) showing that they worked the airwaves of America and possibility the world. This worldwide jamboree requires no travel, other than to a nearby radio amateur’s ham shack. Many times the hams will come to you by setting up at a Scout camporee or Pack event. There are many ways to get your Scouts involved in JOTA. At next week’s CIEC Adventurers Weekend/ Sheriff’s Rodeo (Sept 25-27), there will be a radio station set up to show the wonders of amateur radio and what happens during the JOTA/JOTI. Come by and visit the station to see how it all works. Troop 357 in Apple Valley is sponsoring the 2nd Annual David Deards Memorial Jamboree on the Air weekend camp out Oct 16-18. Contact Greg Rickerl (760) 559-4450 (rickerI5@verizon.net) or JoAnn Wood: (760) 646-1661 (jowood419@gmail.com) for more information. You can also get your unit tuned in by contacting a local ham radio operator or a local amateur radio club. A searchable database of clubs can be found at www.arrl.org/find-a-club . This website is operated by the American Radio Relay League, the national association for amateur radio, which is cooperating closely with the BSA on JOTA and many other activities. Imagine your Scouts communicating across the country and around the world, sharing stories and experiences over the airwaves with Scouts just like them. Be part of a worldwide Scouting event…be part of JOTA/JOTI 2015! |
| New | Scout Day at Bear Mountain | | | .jpg) Bear Mountain has scheduled our 12th Annual Scout Day for March 5, 2016. Once again participation patches will be given the scouts.
We know the scouts plan ahead and we want to make sure that your troop is aware of our Annual Scout Day is scheduled for March 5, 2016. Prepaid reservations are required for this event. Exciting News! Bear Mountain and Snow Summit are now under the owner of Mammoth Resorts. In saying that, our email addresses are changing to beargroups@mammothresresorts.com and snowsummitgroups@mammothresorts.com For more information on Scout Day or if your troop is scheduling a trip to Bear Mountain or Snow Summit during the 2015-2016 winter season email us at the above addresses and we will be happy to assist you in planning a fun day on the slopes for your troop. We look forward to hearing from you. Karri McDonald, Group Sales Coordinator Big Bear Mountain Resorts
P.O. Box 77
Big Bear Lake, CA 92315
Office. 909-584-0220, kmcdonald@mammothresorts.com | | New | This Weekend! Order of the Arrow Pancake Breakfast | | | When: 9/26/2015 (Only) What Time: 7:00AM to 9:00AM The Boy Scout’s Order of the Arrow will be hosting their annual pancake breakfast at Glen Helen Regional Park during the San Bernardino Sheriff’s Rodeo and Scouting Adventure Weekend. Come support this service oriented organization, so they may assist our local communities and scouting units to the best of their ability. They will be serving pancakes and sausage along with coffee, juice, and smiles all for just a $5.00 donation. From 7:00AM to 9:00AM Saturday morning before the fun & festivities kick off. | | | Stuck on Life | | | Need help with project ideas? Perhaps you need a mock trial for an Eagle Board of Review or if you just want to mingle around with soaring Eagles in hopes of earning your own wings. Then come join the Redlands Scout Shop at our "Soaring Scout's Event" on September 26th from 10am to 2pm. Let the foundation that was established IN Scouting carry on beyond Scouting. RSVP: Redlands Scout Shop at (909) 307-3950 | | | Diocesan Catholic Committee on Scouting Fall Retreat | | | The Catholic Committee on Scouting for the Diocese of San Bernardino will be hosting its annual ‘Diocesan Catholic Committee on Scouting Fall Retreat’ on Saturday, October 3, 2015. This year’s retreat, which will run from 9:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. with check-in at 8:30 a.m., will be held at St. Joseph’s in Upland (877 North Campus Ave., Upland, CA, 91786). The theme for this year’s retreat is “Here I Am Lord” and will feature a variety of activities for Cub Scouts, Boy Scouts, and Venturers as well as Girl Scouts (all levels) and Middle and High School Youth Ministries. In addition to the youth portion of the retreat, adult participants will have the opportunity to go through the religious emblem counselor training for both the Boy Scout and Girl Scout programs. The fee for registration is $20.00 per person and will increase to $25.00 per person at the door. Those who are attending the retreat are encouraged to bring 1 can of food with them to contribute to a service project. CLICK HERE for Registration Form | | | A New Opportunity for Boy Scouts Has Arrived in the Grayback District | | | A District Boy Scout Senior Patrol Leader (SPL) Council is forming right here in your backyard. Come be part of the SPL Council roundtable and get the tools and support for running your troop. This is a youth run Council with an Advisor present to assist as needed. We would like all Grayback District SPLs to attend this once a month get together. Meet other SPLs from other Troops in your District and share ideas on running meetings, solving problems, exchanging camping trip experiences and much, much more. By attending you will be learning to build a stronger, fun Troop and District. You will learn some proper leadership skills and some methods you would not want to use. In addition we request if the SPL cannot attend a meeting he should encourage his ASPL to attend, so we have representation from each Troop. The first meeting will begin on October 8, 2015 at 7:00pm Redlands LDS Stake Center, 350 S Wabash Avenue, Redlands, CA |
| New | Electric Lawn Mower Exchange Program | | | Trade-in your old, gasoline-powered lawn mower and purchase a discounted, cordless battery-electric mower on: October 17, 2015 at Inland Empire 66ers, 280 South E St, San Bernardino, CA. Enter on "G' Street to parking lot
(Eligible zip codes 92401-92415, 92418, 92423, 92424 & 92427) New Mowers will be $50, $80 or $100 depending on the model you select. To pre-register or for more information please visit www.aqmd.gov/lawnmower or call (888) 425-6247
Tuesday-Friday from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. for assistance. | | | Photo Contest | | | Happy Monday CIEC Scouts!
Are you the next budding Ansel Adams? This opportunity is for you then as we are having a photo contest for attendees of Camp Wiley and Camp Emerson. We'd love to see the best photos you have of the 2015 summer camp season. You can submit your entries to CIEC Camping Specialist Mike McCarty at Michael.McCarty@scouting.org until Friday October 23rd. Third place winners will receive a Camp Emerson 96th year commemorative patch, second place winners will receive a commemorative patch and Camp Emerson T-shirt, and First Place winners will receive a patch, t-shirt, and will have their winning photo featured on CIEC social media. Winners will be announced on November 2nd. |
| New | The Super Scouts | | | My name is Heidi and I am the Committee Chair for Cub Scouts Pack 257 based out of Apple Valley. Our Pack has been working hard at selling popcorn, as most Packs are at this time, but there is one exception that I wanted to share.
After seeing a need in the High Desert, Pack 257 formed its first of a kind, "Special Needs" Den for boys from first grade on with mental, physical and emotional challenges (from Autism to Chromosone Deletion to Emotionally Disturbed). We are known as the Super Scouts. Currently we have five boys in our den with three more coming in next Monday, featuring the Wolf and Webelos 1 ranks currently. ALL boys deserve a chance to belong to this wonderful organization and learn at their own levels. Although our Pack believes in mainstreaming a boy with a challenging behavior or medical need, this den is an option for the parent who feels that a different learning style is better suited for their son. This den has been a special goal for me personally to form because of my own son with special needs (Autism, ODD, BiPolar and ADHD). This 'special' den is led by my husband, John White as leader (as well as myself without holding the title) and all parents staking a claim in the den as co-leaders.
Our den, the Super Scouts, held our first den booth sale at WalMart in Victorville and not only did these boys excel in their popcorn sales, but they ALL proved to us parents that they COULD go out there and be social as best they could and with prompting, ask shoppers if they would like to support local scouting and buy popcorn. Each scout showed sides to them that we did not know existed, until pushed a little out of their comfort zone. You could see and feel the pride in each of us parents as we watched our young scouts do something for themselves that was not the norm for them. One of the parents was so surprised by her son and how he was able to communicate with strangers (something that is not typical for him), it brought most of us to tears. She was able to catch him on video and shared it for all our scout families to see. Each boy was amazing in his own right! As the Committee Chair of Cub Scouts Pack 257, and as a parent of one of these amazing young scouts, I couldn't be more proud of each and every boy and their wonderful and supportive parents!!! We will continue to sell our popcorn and work towards each scout specific rank (boys are all earning their Bobcat rank at our September Pack meeting on the 29th - now that is going to be one very special and emotional ceremony).
If you would like more information regarding our Super Scouts den, please feel free to contact me at any time.
Heidi Battaglia, Cub Scouts Pack 257 Committee Chair 760-217-7805 | | New | Operation On-Target | | | Crew 377 advisors Patsy Chabot, Guy Chabot and Mike Sanford dragged their home made signal mirrors and ham radios up to Butler Peak east of Big Bear Lake as part of Operation On-Target. They were able to send and receive signal mirror flashes and make numerous amateur radio contact to/from Keller Peak (5 miles away), San Gorgonio (15 miles away), Crestline Peak (18 miles away) and Elsinore Peak (49 miles away). Other groups included were Team 730 on Keller Peak, Team 824 on Elsinore Peak, Team 6 on San Gorgonio, Troop 6 on Palomar Mountain. Thanks to Richard Fowell on Crestline Peak for coordinating the event. Video of the flashes at Butler Peak was taken from Crestline: https://youtu.be/08F9knnycag | | New | Friends Of Scouting Report | | | | 09/21/2015 | 2015 Goal | 2015 Pledged (Year To Date) | %
of Goal | Cash Paid (Year to Date) | # of Donors | Donors Asked | % of Donors Asked | 9/15/2014 Pledged | | Tahquitz | $153,000 | $156,165 | 102.1% | $141,960 | 1,854 | 999 | 53.9% | $145,782 | | Mt. Rubidoux | $126,900 | $116,256 | 91.6% | $106,029 | 1,166 | 682 | 58.5% | $121,779 | | Arrowhead | $55,000 | $48,868 | 88.9% | $45,024 | 957 | 470 | 49.1% | $44,627 | | High Desert | $97,000 | $84,225 | 86.8% | $74,346 | 1,151 | 637 | 55.3% | $91,870 | | Sunrise | $52,500 | $44,503 | 84.8% | $40,653 | 550 | 285 | 51.8% | $42,966 | | Grayback | $116,000 | $95,921 | 82.7% | $89,422 | 890 | 497 | 55.8% | $93,092 | | 5 Nations | $19,000 | $15,222 | 80.1% | $13,792 | 189 | 120 | 63.5% | $18,441 | | 3 Peaks | $34,000 | $26,115 | 76.8% | $25,887 | 635 | 256 | 40.3% | $30,267 | | Old Baldy | $103,000 | $72,216 | 70.1% | $56,039 | 1,135 | 487 | 42.9% | $83,160 | | Temescal | $102,000 | $68,902 | 67.6% | $65,607 | 1,272 | 550 | 43.2% | $87,547 | | | $858,400 | $728,393 | 84.9% | 658,759 | 9,799 | 4,983 | 50.9% | $759,531 | | | 60’s Cartoon Corner | | | Thoughts from the Scout Executive: | | 
| | | Positive Quote & Prayer
------------------------------- “Success in training the boy depends largely on the Scoutmaster’s own personal example.” ~ Baden-Powell
Indian Summer Prayer
Stepping across the threshold a warming southern
breeze stirs memories carrying scents familiar.
My mind knows we are through,
but my heart swears it’s you.
Gazing across these rolling hills, waves
of rich green and harvest ready browns.
Hay bales and combines speak of a season
reaching end. Still the setting sun now on
the near horizon spilling its reflection long across
the lake, hints of summer’s heat and passion.
Then the late autumn air chills these arms and breast, once warmed by your embrace.
Wondering if you miss summer as I do. | |  Joe Daniszewski
Scout Executive/CEO
California Inland Empire Council
California Inland Empire Council, BSA
PO Box 8910
1230 Indiana Court
Redlands, CA 92374
909.793.2463, Ext. 120
877.732.1450 FREE
909.793.0306 Fax Monday Memo is from Scout Executive Joe Daniszewski and contains his reflection on what is happening within the Council. The purpose of Monday Memo is to communicate information about the week ahead, to acknowledge the good things happening around the Council and to address specific issues that the Scout Executive wants to bring to your attention. Joe welcomes any comments, suggestions or recommendations on how to make this memo as helpful as possible. If you have something you want publicized in the Monday Memo, please send it to his attention c/o Monday Memo: Joseph.Daniszewski@scouting.org for Monday Memo Archives Click Here | |
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