February 27th, 2017

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2017 Black Canyon Trek

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2017 Black Canyon Trek

Order of the Arrow members over 14 years of age and Venturing Crews are invited on our annual paddle trip through Black Canyon on the Colorado River from April 7-12, 2017. We will be launching from Hoover Dam and paddling down Willow Beach, AZ, and then to Cottonwood Cove, NV, on Lake Mohave. This trek will be through the famous Black Canyon of the Colorado River. This area is renowned for its natural hot springs, caves, sheer rock canyons 1000 feet high, and abundant wildlife. We will be spending ample time exploring the many coves and other hidden areas that this area is known for.  

There are 2 segments to this trek to accommodate scouts that maybe only able to go for the weekend. Prices for segment 1 (April 7-9) from Hoover Dam to Willow Beach is $135 per person. Prices for segments 1 & 2 combined (April 7-12) are $235 per person and limited to 12 people. Both prices include food, boats, PFDs, and paddles. There are two dates for a mandatory paddle craft training at Sail Cove at Lake Perris. Everyone attending must attend one of these training classes on either March 11 or March 25.

 If you have any questions then please contact the trek adviser, James Hermes, at phone 760-537-0394 or email acachapter@gmail.com.

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Boy Scout History

Bacon Sakatani, center with white jacket, stands with his Boy Scout troop at Yellowstone National Park during a rare field trip from his internment camp in 1944. Sakatani, now 87 and living in West Covina, was 12 when his family reported to the Pomona Fairgrounds. 

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FOX's New Gordon Ramsay Show Seeking Families of 4 HOME COOKS Ages 10+!

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Now Casting Gordon Ramsay's New Show "The F Word" on FOX looking for TEAMS of FOUR who LOVE TO COOK and want to compete for CASH! 

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The Burning Question: How Do You Retire An American Flag?

Palm Desert, CA -For many, the American flag the strongest symbol of national freedom, pride and love of country. But what do you do when the flag you hold so dearly is tattered beyond repair? Do you still use it? Throw it away?

"It means a whole lot more than just, 'oh it's tattered, beat up, replace it, get a new one, toss that one out' it's not that easy," said Palm Desert resident Jesse Garcia.

"My daughter served in the army. This flags means a lot to me. And I'm grateful for her service and everybody else's service. Past, present and future," said Tonya Garcia, Jesse's wife.

For this Palm Desert couple. the United States flag is a reminder that many brave men and women gave their life so people could proudly raise the flag at home, at school and at work.

"It made me think, how many other parents have gone through this, send off their kids. And how many of those kids didn't come back. That's what our flag means. Every time I put it up I think of those kids that didn't come back. I'm grateful that my kid came back. But there's tons of kids that didn't," said Jesse.

At first the Garcia's didn't feel it was right to burn the flag even though their research said they could.

"When you see other people in other countries that don't like the American flag that's what they do, they burn it. And every one says no, no, no. So why would I as an American burn my own flag?" said Tonya.

There are several ways to retire a worn-out American flag. Either burn it, bury it, recycle it or donate it. But each way should be done properly.

"The American flag, we want to treat it with respect all the way from the very beginning, all the way to the end of its life, and when a flag is tattered or torn it is no longer respectful to have it flying. So we take it down and retire it in a respectful manner," said John Ramont of Boy Scout Troop 377 in Bermuda Dunes.

For cotton flags, it is acceptable to burn them.

"Again out of respect, what we do is we have the flag held open one more time so that it's to fly one more time. Then we lay gently over the fire and fold the corners in and let it burn. And we do not extinguish the fire, we let it burn out on its own," said Ramont.

You should not burn synthetic or nylon flags because doing so would release toxic fumes.

"We cut the flag apart first cutting it in half to cut the stripes away from the blue field. And we always leave the blue field intact as it represents keeping the union intact. But we split the flag apart and once it's split apart, it's no longer a flag and then it can be disposed of, recycled, however someone wants," Ramont said.

It is acceptable to bury a worn out American flag if it is folded properly and placed in a small wooden box. Jesse and Tonya Garcia said they would just that.

The American Legion accepts worn-out American flags and will retire them properly if you don't have the means to do it yourself.  

By: Vince Marino
KMIR

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VR Experience in Cahuilla Lodge's Camp Promotion Booth

On February 25 Cahuilla Lodge debuted the latest feature to their camp promotion booth during the University of Scouting, 360 degree video tours using VR (virtual reality) headsets. Visitor's to our booth had the opportunity to immerse themselves in the sights and sounds of the Colorado River, Canyonlands of Utah, and panoramas of some hiking trails in Southern California. What is unique about VR headsets playing 360 videos is that you can see EVERYTHING. Look up and you see the sky, look down and you see the ground, or look around you to see all the scenery captured by the specialized cameras. Scouts and scouters were required to sit in chairs while wearing the VR headsets because the experience can be so disorientating for some individuals. For an example, the editor of the 360 videos almost instinctively jumped out of his chair trying to high side while watching a video on a VR headset of a raft going down lava falls in the Grand Canyon.

The ability for Cahuilla Lodge to present 360 videos in VR is very recent and we will be adding more videos to our library over the next few months. Among the videos we will have for everyone to experience are program and high adventure highlights of summer camp at Boseker Scout Reservation as well many areas to go climbing, hiking, or paddling in and around Southern California.

To view the 3 videos that we debuted at our camp promotion booth please visit one of the links below.

Picacho Trek, 360 tour of the Colorado River Through Imperial National Wildlife Refuge- https://www.facebook.com/87373109849/videos/10155119322249850/

360 Tour Of The Green River Through Labyrinth & Stillwater Canyons- https://www.facebook.com/87373109849/videos/10155119342439850/

VR Tour of Various Hiking & Paddling Trails- https://www.facebook.com/87373109849/videos/10155119392129850/

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2017 Picacho Trek, Canoe Trip Down The Colorado River

On Feb. 19-20 was the annual Picacho Trek that is hosted by Venturing Crew 377 and Aca Chapter of Cahuilla Lodge. Twelve members of Venturing Crew 54 from Corona, CA, joined us for our 34 mile canoe trip down the Colorado River through Imperial National Wildlife Refuge and Picacho SRA.

Picacho Trek is normally a 3 day trip, but we had to launch our canoes on a Sunday morning due to a large storm that passed through the area on Saturday. Three scout units from 3 different councils were scheduled to paddle this section of the river that weekend and we were the only ones to that weren't deterred from the weather. Our reward for following through on our trip was largely having the entire area to ourselves. We saw absolutely no one else on or around the river until we reached our take out point at Fishers Landing, AZ.

On Sunday we launched from Walters Camp and paddled 14 miles to campsite 4S in the northern section of Picacho SRA. Along the way we tied the canoes together to form a  barge and had lunch while floating down the river. In the evening at our campsite at 4S we roasted hot dogs over a campfire and served up chili dogs with "river root beer floats" for dinner. During a bulk of the evening and early morning we listened to a near constant rotating choir of owls, burrows, and packs of coyotes.

On Monday morning we loaded the canoes to get on the water early because we had a day full of sights to see and 17 miles to paddle down to Fishers Landing. We visited the old sternwheeler resupply depot at Nortons Landing, the overlook of the river at Paddlewheel camp, paddled through reed passages leading to backwater lakes, and explored an old miners cabin and Native American petroglyphs adjacent to the river.

When we finally arrived at Fishers Landing in mid afternoon we were a bit sore from the distance we paddled, yet we energized by our shared experiences on the river.
Even though our trip was cut short by a day due to weather, we weren't deprived any less of an adventure or the beauty of this section of the Colorado River.

A special thank you to Paula Boothe, Richard Boothe, Craig Hadden, Debbie Hadden, Vickey Hermes, Frank Hermes, and Mike Downs for helping make this trip possible for everyone that attended. Also a special thank you to Wendy Drain for supplying the photos accompanying this article. 

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BSA National Foundation: Gift Legacy Newsletter

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IRS Complete 'Dirty Dozen' Tax Scam List
Each year the IRS warns taxpayers about the "Dirty Dozen" tax scams. Prior articles in this newsletter have covered various scams, but on February 17, the IRS published the full list for 2017.
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Wednesday Work Group  @ BSR Camp Emerson

Ed Morgan and I started going up in 1999 to do various things mostly construction and repairs.  After Jim O'brien started Leon Correz and Don Fluent came on it became a group and Wednesday  was the best day and we did work it just became the "Wednesday Work Group".  Over time there have been others that came up to help out.

When the pine beetle started killing trees a sawmill looked like a good idea and the Ranger and I went to a show at Lake Arrowhead and put a deposit down to keep the mill we wanted there to save on shipping.  Over the next period several people contributed to the mill,  mostly Mike Downs and Gary Hatton. More recently Foxfire staff Beau Sawyer. Jim Davis, Gary DeFraene, and Don Salva started coming up and helping.

Other people have come and worked on building new cabins.

Bob Swartzel

Bob's letter reminds me that "A Scout is Helpful"; and we could sure use yours! Please consider giving some of your time to help make Camp Emerson as attractive and inviting as it should be. No other Southern California locale has the beauty and history of our own CIEC Camp Emerson, located in beautiful Idyllwild, CA.

For for information about "The Wednesday Group"; or some ways you could help, please get in touch with:

    Jim Davis (951) 313-1124 garfieldjim49@gmail.com

    Gary DeFraene (951) 933-360 gary@mrdcamping.com

    Don Salva (951) 684-0827 dbsalva@sbcglobal.net

The Wednesday Work Group also has occasional need for various pieces of equipment. If you have a portable cement mixer; that you would be willing to let us use; you can be assured that it would be deeply appreciated.

Thanks to all for your consideration.

Sincerely, Don Salva

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Memorial & Tribute Gifts

Your gift to the Memorial and Tribute Fund is a way for you to recognize a special occasion and/or person. It can be a job promotion, presentation of the Eagle Scout Award or the Adult Volunteer Leader Scouting Awards, a birthday or anniversary, a Bar Mitzvah or Confirmation, or to honor the memory of a friend or family member.

Upon receipt of your gift, you will receive an acknowledgement card for tax purposes. The person or family receives a card in your name from the California Inland Empire Council, BSA with no amount mentioned. In addition the memorial or tribute will appear as part of the Monday Memo on the council’s website.

To make a contribution to the California Inland Empire Council Memorial and Tribute Fund, fill out the gift form, and mail the form to California Inland Empire Council, BSA, PO BOX 8910, Redlands, CA 92375-2110. If you have any questions you may contact Joe Daniszewski, Scout Executive at 909-793-2463 ext. 120 or e-mail: joseph.daniszewski@scouting.org. Click Here for Tribute/Memorial Form

In Memory of James Manning, age 95. He was a WW II veteran, veteran and POW of the Battle of the Bulge, and veteran of the 1968 Tet Offensive in Vietnam. He was the father of former CIEC President Chris Manning. 

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Thoughts from the Scout Executive:

Positive Prayer and Quote
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Here is my servant whom I uphold, my chosen one with whom I am pleased. Upon him I have put my spirit; he shall bring forth justice to the nations. He will not cry out, nor shout, nor make his voice heard in the street. A bruised reed he will not break, and a dimly burning wick he will not quench. He will faithfully bring forth justice. He will not grow dim or be bruised until he establishes justice on the earth; the coastlands will wait for his teaching. (Isaiah 42:1-4)

"Be Prepared...the meaning of the motto is that a scout must prepare himself by previous thinking out and practicing how to act on any accident or emergency so that he is never taken by surprise."

~Robert Baden-Powell

Joe Daniszewski
Scout Executive/CEO
California Inland Empire Council

California Inland Empire Council, BSA
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1230 Indiana Court
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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  for Monday Memo Archives Click Here