WEBER VIEW DISTRICT Newsletter
WHAT IS HAPPENING
Nov 2016
Newsletter “What is Happening”
Volume 6 No. 11
Weber View District
Trapper Trails Council
TABLE of CONTENTS
Table of Content
Awards and Recognition Dinner
Veteran Scout Award
Baden Powell University
Training Flyer
Feature Article of the Month
Who do I Call for Scout and Cub Support
MAJOR CHANGES: wvdistrict.org
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Dutch Oven Corner
Dutch Oven Coal Conversion Chart
Dutch Oven Loan Program
Monthly Focus
Merit Badge of the Month
Scout Awards for the Month
Scouting News/History
Scout Masters Minute
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FEATURE ARTICLE OF THE MONTH
Each Month the Weber View Newsletter “What is Happening” will present a feature
article – An in-depth discussion, presentation of a subject that impacts each Scouting and
Cubing Unit in the District. Hope you enjoy it. (Go to Page 6)
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District Award Recipients & Spouses, Scouters,
Unit Leaders, and 2016 Eagle Scouts & Parents
Weber View District Awards & Recognition Dinner
November 10, 2016
6:00-8:00 pm
Coldwater Stake Center
770 E 2100 N, North Ogden, UT
Please come join us to celebrate and recognize the commitment, service, and
influence of a number of our Leaders as well as our newly awarded Eagle
Scouts and Parents for the past year.
RSVP by Nov. 4th to: District Executive Carl Robbins 801-644-5259 or email
[email protected]
Cost is $5.00 per person
Please pay online trappertrails.org -- Weber View District Dinner
Come in Scout uniform or best dress, Check-in at the door
Thank you for your support!
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VETERANS AWARD
There are many volunteers in the Scout program that are deserving of recognition as a Veteran Scout. Look around
and find those hard working, dedicated Scout leaders in your Units that are deserving of recognition as a Veteran
Scouter.
If you are unsure about the program or whether someone has received a Veterans Award, contact our
Veterans Award Committee Chairman: Charlotte Christopher at [email protected]
The Veterans Award is an adult recognition of registered volunteer service.
Tenure earned as a youth (Cub Scout or Boy Scout) my be included in the total number of years registered. The award
includes registered membership in a Pack, Troop. Team Crew, Ship and/or District/Councils. Geographical location is
not an issue for the Veterans Award. Most Eagle Scouts have earned at least their 5 and their 10 year Veterns Awards.
The records of the National BSA office and local Council shall determine eligibility. The periods of service claimed for
Veteran recognition need not be continuous.
Let’s recognize them for their efforts
After five years of registered service in the Boy Scouts of America, an adult may, upon application, receive the
designation of "Veteran," provided the person agrees to live up to the Scouting obligations; to keep local Scouting
authorities in the community in which residing informed as to availability for service; and further, to be as active in the
promotion of the cause of Scouting as circumstances and conditions permit. Service in Scouting organizations other
than the Boy Scouts of America does not count toward veteran recognition.
An individual must currently be a paid registered member of the Boy Scouts of America in order to receive an award.
Recognition as 5, 10, 15, and 20 years are approved at District level. Recongition of 25, 30, 35, 40, 45, 50, 55, 60, 65,
70, 75, 80, 85 and 90 years must be sent to National for approval.
For more information, or an electronic application form please contact: Charlotte R Christooher at
[email protected]
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Baden Powell University
Baden-Powell University is a supplemental training for all adult volunteers.
Don't miss being part of this outstanding training opportunity!
Come join us at Weber State University on 5 NOV 2016.
(Register online by the 1st to ensure you get lunch and the Class you want)
Agenda
Registration: is from 8:00 - 8:30AM.
Opening Ceremony: from 8:30 - 8:50AM.
Classes Start: at 9:00AM and goes to 3:00PM.
Find the list of classes on the Trapper Trails Calendar. During registration you will
see what times they are taught. Select your classes before they fill up!
The University will combine five colleges on one campus:
College of General Studies
College of Cub Scouting
College of Boy Scouting
College of Varsity Scouting
College of Venturing
Attendees
Cub Scout Leaders
Boy Scout Leaders
Varsity Scout Leaders
Venturing Leaders
Committee Members
Chartered Organization Representatives (CORs)
Register On-Line for BPU
Go to TrapperTrails.org/Calendar
5 Nov 2016 to pre-register.
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HERE IS OUR NEXT TRAINING
Mark Your Calendars
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FEATURE ARTICLE OF THE MONTH
Service Scouting Style
By Rick Huddleston
What is service? I think we all know the answer. Let’s start with “Doing a good turn daily”.
Doing something kind for someone you know, or even someone you don’t know, this is
service. Remember the movie “ Pay it Forward”. What a great movie. That was a great
example on how we can help someone that is in need. It becomes contagious and supports
our personal growth as well as the growth of our communities. Can you imaging if we all did a
good turn daily? It would be a much better world to live.
In Scouting (Cub Scouts, Boy Scouts, Varsity Scouts, Ventures and even Explorers) we learn
to do service for our fellow man. The Boy Scout Slogan says, “Do a Good Turn Daily”. Well
how do we teach, “Do a good Turn Daily”, to our youth? We do this though example. It starts
when the youth are Cub Scouts and we reinforce the principle of service in every Scouting
activity. Whether it is helping set up for a Den skit, or cleaning up after a major camping event.
It could be helping a neighbor or someone that is confined to a wheel chair. Maybe it is
cooking a meal or raking leaves. The list goes on and on. It is all service.
Why is service so important? As our youth move through the Scouting ranks and complete
their time in a formal Scouting program it is hoped that giving service becomes second nature
for them. As they go on LDS Missions they will be asked to perform service. At college there
will be opportunities to serve on campus and in their communities. Later in life they will be
able to give service at work. They will also be able to give service in their family life. If they
learn the concept of service as a youth then it becomes that much easier when they become
adults. Then as adult Scout leaders, they will have a positive feeling and understanding for
providing service to others and be able to teach their assigned youth.
On the Bryan Wendell Blog for Scout leaders posted 10 Nov 2015 he discusses the increase in
service hour requirements for Scout ranks beginning 1 Jan 2016. Take time to go to this site
http://blog.scoutingmagazine.org/2015/11/10/boy-scout-service-hour-requirements-toincrease/. His blog, very insightful as well as informative
As part of your BSA Journey to Excellence Scorecard I’m sure you found that there was a Unit
Service goal. Service is done throughout the year and reported as you complete your Journey
to Excellence Scorecard as part of your Re-Chartering packages.
So how do you track your Unit service hours throughout the year? Go to Scouting.org website
and type in Journey to Excellence. On the right side you will find a section on Service Projects
with links to reporting websites, user guides, helpful service projects hints and much more.
You will be asked to log in and complete your reporting. To set up an account use your
myscouting.org log in name and password. You will be taken to a website to record your Units
service projects, the hours of participation and date of the service activity. Since most of you
are already performing service with your Unit, your have completed the hard part. Now just
report the service project for your Unit.
Let’s see how successful we can be in 2017. Increase your Unit’s Service Hours and build a
sound understanding of the concept of helping other and “Do a Good Turn Daily”.
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SCOUTING AND CUBING SUPPORT AT THE DISTRICT
Below is a listing of common Scouting and Cubing subjects and the associated District leaders for those programs. If
you need assistance please use this list for help in understanding the program, finding out about events details, and
developing processes for your Units programs. We will up date this list over time. If you have any questions,
corrections, or additions please contact Rick Huddleston 801-391-2225 or [email protected]
District Chair
Diane Childs 801-645-6805
[email protected]
District Key 3 – Programs, projects, running the entire District
District Journey to Excellence – Measurement tool for determining how well the District is performing
Unit Journey to Excellence – Measurement tool for determining how well a Unit is performing
Unit Key 3 – The governing organization at Unit level to support a Units progress and help solve problems
Silver Beaver Colony – This Council level organization support Council and District activities yearly
District Commissioner
Scott Saxton 801-698-0169 [email protected]
Commissioners Service – All aspects of the Commissioners program; ADC, UC and RT Commissioners
Commissioners Training – Teach an ADC, US or RC how to perform their duties as a Commissioner
Commissioners Reports – Monthly Commissioner Reporting system
Roundtable programs – All Roundtable program to include guest speakers and breakout sessions
New Leader Training – Roundtable New Leaders Breakout Session
Unit Re-Chartering – Annual Unit Re-Chartering program
Roundtable Announcements – Oversees Roundtable program announcements and programs to Units
District Executive Carl Robbins 801-644-5259
[email protected]
Trapper Trails Council Programs – Interface for all Council and National BSA Programs
Explorer Posts – Supports the Council and District on Explorer Post programs
My.Scouting.org – Provides guidance on the My.Scouting.org website
Myscouting.org - Provides guidance on the MyScouting.org website
Trapper Trails Website – Provides guidance on the Trapper Trails Website: function, layout and processes
Financial Question for Units and District Operations – Provides guidance to Units and District on Financial issues
Information Rick Huddleston 801-391-2225
[email protected]
District Newsletter – Editor of the Monthly District Newsletter “What is Happening”
District Organizational Listing – Updates and publishes the District Organizational Listing
Bishops Organizational Guide – Updates and published the Bishops Organizational Guide
Calendaring – Council, District and Units – Provides guidance on calendar planning, posts flyers to calendars, etc.
Website – District Pages – Oversees documents posted to the District Page: trappertrails.org/District/Weber View
District Membership – Oversee all District Membership programs for both Units and positions
District Re-Chartering – Oversees the District Re-Chartering program
Explorer Posts – Works with the District Executive on development of new Explorer Posts in the District
Service Hours – Provides guidance on how to report Unit Service Hours for Journey to Excellence Scorecard
Friends of Scouting Deven Twitchell 801-782-4108
[email protected]
Friends of Scouting – Oversees the annual Friends of Scouting program for the District
Activities and Civic Service Pat Valdez 801-710-3322 [email protected]
Scouting for Food – Oversee the annual Scouting for Food program for the District
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X-HA – Oversees the annual X-HA program for the District
Spring Service Projects – Supports the spring camping event with service project opportunities
Camp and Outdoor Promotion Lloyd Peterson 801-317-7763 [email protected]
Klondike – Oversees the annual Winter Klondike Camping event
Spring Camping Events – Oversees the Annual Spring Camping Events
Fall Camping Events – Over sees the Annual Fall Camping event
Order of the Arrow – Oversees the District Order of the Arrow program
Dutch Oven – Oversees the District Dutch Oven Program
Outdoor Promotion – Supports all Units in development and execution of a strong outdoor program
Training Brad Cragun 801-782-4972 [email protected]
Leadership Specific Training – All Leadership Specific Training Courses, times and disciplines
Outdoors Leader Skills Training – Outdoor Leader Skill training for Scout Masters and Varsity Coaches
Basic Scout and Cub Training – Provides guidance for online course completion courses
Advanced Training – Provides guidance for online and classroom Advanced Training
Wood Badge Training – Supports the Council Wood Badge program courses and leadership
Philmont Training – Provides support for BSA National and Council for the Philmont Training Courses
Powder Horn Training – Supports the Council Powder Horn training courses and leadership
Advancement & Recognition Becky Jenkins 801-888-1154 [email protected]
Advancement for Youth – Provides guidance for all aspects of Scout and Cub Advancement
Recognition for Adults and Youth – Provides guidance for recognition for Scouts and Cubs to include youth and leaders
District Award of Merit – Provides guidance for all aspects of the District Award of Merit recognition program
Silver Beaver Award - Provides guidance for all aspects of the Silver Beaver Award recognition program
Veterans Awards – Provides guidance for the Veteran Scout awards program
Annual Recognition Banquet – Oversees the Annual District Recognition Banquet dinner and program
Major Change
Please be aware of the following Major Change
When accessing the old Weber View District website www.wvdistrict.org you will be re-directed to the Trapper Trails
Council web address at www.trappertrails.org and to the Weber View District Page. T the District has been loading
District documents to this site. They are now ready for your use. Below is an alphabetical listing of the current
documents on the site. More will be added over time. You can also go directly to the Trapper Trails Council website
www.trappertrail.org, select the District tab and then Weber View and get the same great documents. Any question
contact Rick Huddleston at [email protected].
Document Title
Document Location
ADC Roundtable Handouts
District / Weber View / Roundtable
Bishops Organizational Guide
District / Weber View / Resources
Cub Scout Roundtable Handouts
District / Weber View / Roundtable
District Award of Merit Recipients
District / Weber View / Resources
District Calendar
District / Weber View / Calendar
Eagle Scout Rank Announcements
District / Weber View / Resources
Order of the Arrow
District / Weber View / Resources
Organizational Listing
District / Weber View / Resources
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Newsletters “What is Happening”
District / Weber View / Resources
Roundtable Announcements
District / Weber View / Roundtable
Silver Beaver Award Recipients
District / Weber View / Resources
Trapper Trails Council Flyers
District / Weber View / Roundtable
Veterans Awards
District / Weber View / Resources
Wood Badge Alumni Association
District / Weber View / Resources
In addition all Scout and Cub leaders can find Trapper Trails Council level information and training documents on the
associated Council tabs. They can be downloaded for your use at anytime.
Dutch Oven Recipe of the Month
Stroganoff Dutch Oven Recipe
Ingredients:
3 Tbsp. flour.
1 1/2 tsp. salt
1/4 tsp. pepper
1 lb. beef tenderloin
1/2 C onions, chopped
1 lb. mushrooms, sliced
1/4 C butter
2 tsp. minced garlic
1/4 C water
1 15oz. can chicken broth
1 C sour cream
Chopped chives or dill weed
Instructions:
Combine flour, salt, and pepper in 1 gallon Ziploc.
Cut beef into 1/2 inch to 1-inch cubes.
Dump beef cubes into flour mixture and shake to coat.
Melt butter in Dutch Oven or skillet over 350 degree coals for Frying.
Brown beef in butter, turning often
Add onion and garlic, sautéing until golden, about 5 minutes.
Add water, broth, and mushrooms.
Reduce heat to 225 degrees and simmer about 25 minutes, stirring occasionally.
While cooking, prepare a pot of rice, noodles, or mashed potatoes.
Stir sour cream into beef and heat for about 3 minutes, but do not boil.
Serve beef stroganoff on noodles, rice, or potatoes with chives or dill sprinkled on top.
Makes about 6 servings.
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Coal-Temperature Conversion Chart
Have you ever wondered how those Scout leaders always can control the temperature of their Dutch Ovens
and produce the perfect Peach Cobbler or Baked Eggs? Here is a simple Coal-Temperature Conversion Chart
from the Scouting Magazine that will help you become the expert you always wanted to be. Hope it helps.
Oven Temperatures
8” Dia.
Dutch Oven
10” Dia.
Dutch Oven
12” Dia.
Dutch Oven
14” Dia.
Dutch Oven
16” Dia.
Dutch Oven
Total Briquette
On Lid
Underneath
Total Briquette
On Lid
Underneath
Total Briquette
On Lid
Underneath
Total Briquette
On Lid
Underneath
Total Briquette
On Lid
Underneath
325F
350F
375F
400F
425F
450F
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10
5
19
13
6
23
16
7
30
20
10
37
25
12
16
11
5
21
14
7
25
17
8
32
21
11
39
26
13
17
11
6
23
16
7
27
18
9
34
22
12
41
27
14
18
12
6
25
17
8
29
19
10
36
24
12
43
28
15
19
13
6
27
18
9
31
21
10
38
25
13
45
29
16
20
14
6
29
19
10
33
22
11
40
26
14
47
30
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Dutch Ovens for Loan
If you want to try your hand at Dutch Oven cooking and do not have the Dutch Ovens, contact Kelly Spencer
at [email protected] and he can loan you a Dutch Oven or two so you can find out if Dutch Oven
cooking is for you and your Unit.
Monthly Focus – Think About It
“Change is the law of life. And those who look only to the past or present are certain to miss the future.
--John F. Kennedy, 35th President of the United States
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Merit Badge of the Month
MERIT BADGE OF THE MONTH: Each Month we will feature a merit badge from the elective area that might interest a
Scout in his quest for Eagle or those extra palms:
Animation
Computer or traditional animation tasks
that will test a Scout’s creativity, artistic
skills, and storytelling abilities.
Scout Awards of the Month
Scouters at all organizational levels deserve to be recognized for their dedicated support of the Scouting program.
Each WVD Newsletter will feature 2 Scout Award. Please consider leaders that have earned these awards.
Philmont Training Center
Masters
Doctorate Commissioner
Science Award
To earn this knot, you must first attend a training course
at the Philmont Training Center. Then you must go back
to the Philmont Training Center to take an additional
course AND recruit 3 other scouts to go with you AND
you must go back home and TEACH a BSA course
(usually the course you took at Philmont). The course
can be taught at the District, Council, Area or Regional
level. If you go back to the Philmont Training Center for
a third time, and meet other requirements, you can
earn a device to be worn on the knot.
The Doctorate Commissioner Science Award is award to
a Commissioner upon completion of a standardized
program leading to the completion of a thesis or project
and the award of the Doctorate of Commissioner
Science from a College of Commissioner Science. The
College of Commissioner Science program is designed to
have a commissioner learn, through a series of training
classes, followed by work experiences to ensure a
quality program throughout Scouting. This training will
take a number of years to complete. The commissioner
finalizes his/her training with an approved thesis or
project for the benefit of the Scouting program. This
assists both new commissioners as they learn, and
seasoned commissioners as they train others.
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Scouting History/News
How Interactive Digital Pamphlets Are Revitalizing Merit Badges
October 20, 2016
Story Janice Downey, National Service Center Pilots & Program Development and Pearson Education
When the Boy Scouts of America (BSA) started updating and innovating the merit badge program, I knew
it would be an interesting journey full of possibilities and potential opportunities. The project involved
more than just creating digital fliers and web pages; we wanted to provide an interactive experience that
would inform and inspire a renewed enthusiasm for the entire organization. Now that we have rolled out
the program, we are getting great responses from users including Scouts, their parents, merit badge
counselors, and leaders.
But before I cover the results and our next steps, let’s look at what we produced with the help of
Pearson’s development team. As reported in a Scouting Wire blog post, last year at this time we began
rolling out interactive digital merit badge pamphlets (IDMBPs) that are helping Scouts earn the 20 most
popular merit badges, including the 13 Eagle-required badges. The digital pamphlets enable Scouts who
use them to earn the badges without ever picking up the traditional printed pamphlets. The first wave of
IDMPs released last year included Animation, Citizenship in the Nation, Communication, Cooking, Digital
Technology, Emergency Preparedness, Family Life, First Aid, Personal Fitness, and Robotics. The Pearson
team has handled the print-to-digital conversion of each book as well as the design/layout, editorial
review, permissions, and product testing. The BSA handled the creation of interactive content.
Why has this new format been so well received? I believe it is the online interactive experience we
created using the digital pamphlets. We took into consideration not only Scouts, but also counselors and
parents. The digital experience includes features such as “how to” videos, virtual tours, simulations,
animations, and interactive Q&As. All content including the badge requirements is fully searchable,
making it easy for anyone to find specific information.
One important aspect of Scouting is youth leadership; unique youth-to-youth videos make it possible for
youth from all over the nation to share their expertise. To give an example, here is one of our videos for
the Animation badge. This is a great illustration of the type of experience Scouts can enjoy as they explore
different badges they can earn.
We conducted a survey with a sample of users to help us understand how Scouts, their family members,
leaders, counselors, and others are experiencing the interactive digital merit badge pamphlets. Our
findings include:
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89 percent found the format easy to use, or not hard.
Users liked the enhanced elements: videos, graphics, interactive Q&As, slide shows.
80 percent said they would purchase more IDMBPs.
Two thirds of users preferred the digital format over print.
75 percent said the IDMBPs are an excellent-to-good value at $4.99.
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As far as next steps, we are currently working on a new group of titles including Game Design, Aviation,
Space Exploration, and Photography.
Partnerships are critical to achieve goals, and so many organizations are lending their expertise to
educate our Scouts. Some of these organizations are NASA, Crash Course, Sci Show, USDA, U.S. Federal
Reserve Bank, American Red Cross, Carnegie Mellon, and, as noted earlier, Pearson. One of the key goals
of the BSA’s partnership with Pearson is to transform how the BSA develops and distributes educational
products. The development and go-to-market launch of the IDMBPs is just one example of the execution
of that goal.
Scoutmaster Minute
Finish the Story Minute
Once upon a time, a man lived in a small town where there was no Boy Scout organization. It was a very
small town. This man had a son who did well in school but was pretty shy.
One day, when the boy was just starting 6th grade, the man got a job in another town - it happened to be
our town right here. So, his family moved and found a nice house in the neighborhood right next to where
our troop meets.
Not long after they moved in, this boy saw our troop outside playing a game during one of our meetings. He
watched from his backyard, being the shy kind of kid he was.
But, he wasn't dumb. He found out when our next meeting would be and just happened to be sitting on the
curb out by the front door before our meeting. And, there he sat, bouncing a ball and waiting. Then, a car
pulled up and a scout got out, heading to our meeting.
That Scout was you. And, you'll have to finish the story in your head. Is that boy still sitting out there or not?
And, one other thing to think about - that boy may not be sitting on the curb out front. He might be sitting
in the desk behind you at school or in the seat ahead of you on the bus or playing the trumpet next to you in
band.
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