February 29th, 2016

Featured Stories

S.O.A.R. 2016

Chartered Organization Representative Training

Troop/Crew 332 Win First Place

How to Remove Russian Thistle

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Adventure Weekend 2016

Hello Fellow Scouters:

As the 2016 Inland Empire Adventure Weekend fast approaches I look forward to the fun and good healthy competition we are about to embark upon. The patrol type competition will hone our Scouting skills and create comradery for years to come.

This year’s Adventure Weekend, scheduled for September 16-18, 2016 will be all the more amazing by living and practicing the ideals of Scouting and the Scout Law over the coming two days. Each of us has the opportunity and responsibility to practice what we all firmly believe in and commit to making the most out of the 2016 Adventure Weekend for ourselves and those around us by being the fellow Scouts we all know we can be.

I would like to thank all of the many volunteers, staff members, leaders, and Scouts who have worked tirelessly to make the 2016 Adventure Weekend a reality. We also need to express our gratitude to the San Bernardino County Sheriff’s for allowing us to be part of this year’s 15th Annual Sheriff’s Rodeo.

I challenge each Scout and Adult Leader to try something new and different this weekend; participate in good healthy competition; find something you have not experienced before and take advantage of the chance to expand your horizons and build lasting relationships.

Each year is a new experience for all of us as we embark on new challenges. If you have been here the prior years, you will definitely enjoy Adventure Weekend September 16-18, 2016. We are working diligently to have all the aspects of Scouting represented at this event.  You will leave with a new awareness of Scouting and also with the new friendships that will be made during this weekend. I look forward to seeing you all there. Please feel free to seek me out if you have any questions or comments. I will be there all weekend. We look forward to seeing you at Adventure Weekend 2016, September 16-18.

Your friend in Scouting, Christopher N. Dahl, 2016 Adventure Weekend Chair

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Summer Camp

From the Camp Program Director:  "Come join us at Camp Emerson for a new and exciting opportunity this summer! Mountain Biking!! You will have the opportunity to learn mountain biking form, how to jump (and land), what it takes to build a course yourself, how to work on a bike and more! Find us up towards the top of camp during your free time and we will suit you up and get you riding!!"

From the Council Camping Specialist:  “Still room in some of the choice spots for Camp Wiley this summer!  Now’s the time to grab them before they are all gone!  Don’t forget that the Early Bird signups only go until April 15th so if you want the best rates around give our administration office a call at (909) 793-2463, ext 130 and ask for Sonja…tell her Mike sent you!  When you get the chance take a look at this link http://www.bosekerscoutreservation.org/why-come-to-camp-wiley.html for why you really want to come to camp this summer…see ya there!”

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Scout Shop Clearance! 

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S.O.A.R. 2016

CIEC Outdoor Ethics and Conservation Committee presents
Save Our American Resources with Conservation

Saturday, March 12, 2016

Jurupa Mountains Discovery Center 7621 Granite Hill Drive, Jurupa Valley, Ca 92509

8am-3pm

COST: $15 includes lunch and patch

Boy Scouts Complete Outdoor Ethics Guide workshop, work towards the World Conservation Award, do a conservation project and attend William T. Hornaday Award Merit Badge workshops for:

Cub Scouts Work towards the World Conservation Award Pick ONE Adventure in your program.

• Wolf Paws on the Path Do before you come #1,#8 ; OR Grow Something, Do 5a or 5b (you will need to finish #1 after the event)
• Bear - Fur, Feathers, and Ferns; OR A Bear Goes Fishing(finish #4 at another location.)
• Webelos Earth Rocks #4a make a test kit,do all of #6; OR Into the Wild #3; OR Into the Woods

Adults

• Learn how the new BSA rank requirements affect you and your unit.
• Sign up to take Outdoor Ethics Orientation, LNT 101, and/or awareness courses.

Information contact: Summer at pearss01@yahoo.com and/or Paula at towonuni@aol.com

Boy Scout Registration Form     Cub Scout Registration Form

Apply for the NESA Committee Grant

Apply for the NESA Committee Grant and Support Your Eagles!

Grants of at least $1,000.00 will be presented in each region to help aspiring Eagle Scouts reach their goals. Get the details on Scouting Wire and complete the application before February 28, 2016.

2016 Eagle Scout Recognition Dinner & NESA Awards

California Inland Empire Council 2016 Eagle Scout Recognition Dinner & NESA Awards

March 12th, 2016

To celebrate and honor the accomplishments of the current Class of Eagle Scouts, the California Inland Empire Council is hosting the 2016 Eagle Scout Recognition Dinner & NESA Awards on Saturday, March 12th, 2016, at 7:00pm at the March Field Air Museum in Riverside. This year, the event is not only reaching out to the current class of new Eagle Scouts, but to Eagle Scouts of all ages.

New Eagle Scouts – Class of 2015: (January 2015 – December 2015)

Congratulations on attaining the highest rank in Scouting.

This is a FREE event for the 2015 Class of Eagle Scouts.

Eagle Scout Alumni:
If you are already an Eagle Scout, you should know what a difference achieving this goal can make in a young Scout’s life. Please join us to celebrate the accomplishments of this new Class of Eagles as well as an opportunity to socialize with other Eagle Scout Alumni in our council.

Sponsor a new Eagle Scout or Purchase a Nest:
Want to sponsor and Eagle Scout or purchase a table. CLICK HERE to Register Online or See Attached Flyer.

If you have any questions, please contact Matt Brandt at (951)992-9438 or email at mkb969@verizon.net

ALL RESERVATIONS MUST BE RECEIVED BY COUNCIL BY MARCH 4th, 2016!!!!!!

USA Archery Coach Course Level 2

Level 2 (Intermediate):

March 12 and 13, Saturday 8am-6pm, Sunday 1 pm-6 pm

Applicants MUST have a current Level 1 (Basic) Certification

Cost: $75 for materials and facility, + $17.50 for background check, + membership in either USAA or NFAA. $30 Discount available to BSA, GSA, and 4H leaders. SafeSport certification also required. Minimum age: 18

Level 1 is for teachers of beginners, and for people who are on duty at a range but not necessarily "in charge" of the whole program. No prior experience necessary for this level. Get some lessons if you are self-taught, to correct any bad habits, and shoot regularly if you can.

Level 2 is for teachers of intermediate archers, and for people in charge of a program. It is also for people teaching and monitoring Level 1 instructors. It assumes some experience. It covers program and equipment maintenance, the NTS (National Training System), and biomechanics. It can be overwhelming unless you have prior experience. Get some lessons if you are self-taught, to correct any bad habits, and shoot regularly if you can.

Contact Carolyn Morehouse (Level 3-NTS and PSE-Certified Instructor) to register or for more information:

Cell: 909-649-4659, email: morehice@hotmail.com also see http://www.usarchery.org/

For directions to the club: www.cherryvalleybowhunters.com

Mail registrations with $30 non-refundable deposit to: Carolyn Morehouse, 813 Clifton Ave, Redlands, CA 92373

Primitive Camping & Good Turn Weekend

Service to Camp Helendade is open to all Friends of Helendade, Scouts, Troops, Teams and Crews

There are many work projects that need to be done. Letters will be given to youth who need service hours for school, church, or rank advancement.

COME PREPARED TO WORK: Bring gloves and wear old clothes! Projects will vary based on weather and available resources. If you have a special skill or tool that would be helpful at camp, please let us know.

BRING your own Food and Water: All trash must be taken with you when you leave. A Porta-potty is on site.

Click on the 2016 DATES to Register online: Mar. 12,  Apr. 9,  May 14,  Jun. 11,  Jul. 9,  Aug. 13,  Sep. 10,  Oct. 8,  Nov. 12,  Dec. 10

Please plan to arrive by 9:00 A.M. on Saturday.

CAMPING COST: $5 per person to camp ONLY (FREE if working on Saturday).

PLEASE CHECK IN AND OUT WITH CAMPMASTER ON DUTY.

QUESTIONS? Contact Cynthia Blessum, Camping and Outdoor Program Chair, at blessumcr@pacbell.net or 714.612.1662

Work days may be canceled due to inclement weather – please call for status prior to your scheduled weekend.

CLICK HERE for Registration Form

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Chartered Organization Representative Training

The California Inland Empire Council

Presents Chartered Organization Representative Training

Wednesday, March 16, 2016, 5:00-6:50 PM

At the, Jack Dembo Scout Center, 1230 Indiana Court, Redlands CA

BBQ WITH ALL THE FIXINS WILL BE SERVED!

As a Chartered Organization Representative, you hold a key position in Scouting!

You represent your organization as a active member of the BSA local council. Join us for a great training, dinner, and the 2016 Annual Business meeting starting at 7:00 PM.

If you have already completed the training, please come and attend the meeting.

RSVP to Michelle Brown at (909) 793-2463 x 121 or michelle.brown@scouting.org.

2016 Boy Scouts of America 8th Annual Golf Classic

Drive a Scout to Camp! Come play and help Scouting continue its great tradition of service to the youth of our community.

Monday, June 13, 2016,Western Hills Country Club Chino Hills, California

7:00 am– 8:00 a.m. Registration & Continental Breakfast
8:30 am - Shotgun Start – Best Ball Tournament (At the 19th Hole a Putting Contest)
1:30 pm - Cash Bar, BigWestern Style BBQ Lunch, Opportunity Drawings & Silent Auction

Your $600 Foursome entry fee includes:

Four member team, 18 Holes of Country Club Golf, Cart & Gift Bag, Continental Breakfast, Big Western Style BBQ Lunch, Contest, Prizes and more.

Individual Player $150, 18 Holes of Country Club Golf, Continental Breakfast, Big Western Style BBQ Lunch, Contest, Prizes and more.

REGISTER TODAY! For More Information – George Anasis, 909-573-4221 ganasis@aol.com or CLICK HERE for Registration Form

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Troop/Crew 332 Win First Place

Wildomar Boy Scout Troop 332 and Crew 332 participated in a CANstruction contest and won first place with their canned build! They built the American Flag and the Scout Fleur De Lis.

Thanks, Bridgette Moore, Troop 332/Crew 332

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Crew 641 at Calico

Crew 641 out of Rancho Cucamonga camped out at Calico Ghost town this month. The kids learned about life in the old west, and enjoyed doing a basic camping trip with nearly the entire crew after having focused primarily on backpacking to get ready for last summer's Philmont trek. In March, the Crew is camping at Lake Cuyamaca in Julian, CA and planning a SCUBA day trip over Spring Break.

If you are interested in joining Crew 641, please contact the Crew Adviser, Cathy Hayes at 909-549-6121.

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How to Remove Russian Thistle

While recently working on my Eagle project, I saw an opportunity to clear an invasive plant the Russian thistle, better known as tumbleweed. Tumbleweed is an invasive species and you guessed it, brought in from Russia. There are few places you can go that you don’t see the effects of tumbleweed. It thrives in disturbed soils such as agricultural fields, irrigation canals and roadsides shoulders, but will generally be outcompeted by natives in undisturbed habitates. The drought has made the problem much worse in the last few years. Russian thistle will take hold in an area and squeeze out the native ecosystem. It thrives in temperatures between 28 and 110 degree. So you see it can live just about anywhere.

Part of my project was to properly remove the tumbleweed without dispersing the seeds as we removed it. Should you find an area that needs to be cleared out, such as a park, nature sanctuary, hiking trail, etc. (hint, hint, this is a good service project) this is how you would do it.

Use large tarps , like 10 x 8 or larger, pitchforks and gloves. You can just pick up the tumbleweed with your gloved hands or lift it with a pitchfork and put it in the middle of the tarp. Keep doing this until the tarp is almost full. Then fold over two ends of the tarp to cover the tumbleweed, and start stepping and crunching it to break it down.  Once it is crunched down, open the tarp and start the process again on top of the crunched tumbleweed. When the tarp is full, but not too heavy, you fold over the top and carry it to a pick up truck.  The truck bed should be covered with another tarp. Dump the crunched tumbleweed into the bed of the truck. Keep doing this until the truck is full or you have cleared your area. Cover the truck bed with another tarp, then you take it to a place like One Stop Landscape Supply Center, where they sterilize it, at temperatures over 400 degree, so the seed can’t grow. They make organic mulch with your crunched tumbleweed.

This started out as my Eagle project but I realized that with a little more work I could do a Hornaday Badge project too. Look closely at your Eagle project, or service projects. You or your unit’s project might qualify for a Hornaday Award. Talk to the conservation committee or your advisor. I hope you found this information useful and maybe even do a service project using this method.

Yours in Scouting, Andrew Fellows

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Klondike Availability

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Polar Cub Camp Availability

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Camp Wiley Availability

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Camp Emerson Availability

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Thoughts from the Scout Executive:

Positive Quote & Prayer
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“In Scouting, a boy is encouraged to educate himself instead of being instructed.”

    ~  Baden-Powell

Dear Lord,

I pray that whoever reads this shall have your comfort, peace, joy and love.

Carry them Lord as I may not know their troubles, but You do.

Amen

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