Don't Panic! Well, at least not yet...
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Wednesday, 05 December 2012 15:47 |
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Our Crew, veterans of Philmont Expeditions in July 2008 and June 2010, has learned that we've been selected to return to Philmont in 2014. Each year, a lottery is held to select those Scouting units across the nation who will be allowed to go. News will follow once the paperwork arrives,  but start clearing your calendar for late June/early July 2014 for our Trek. Go to the Crew Photo Album to see what it was like in 2008 and 2010.
Philmont Scout Ranch is a large, rugged, mountainous ranch located near the town of Cimarron in the Sangre de Cristo Mountains of the Rocky Mountains of northern New Mexico. The ranch, formerly the property of oil baron Waite Phillips and now that of the Boy Scouts of America, is currently in use as a National High Adventure Base in which crews of Scouts and Venturers take part in backpacking expeditions and other outdoor activities. It is the largest youth camp in the world by size and number of participants. Phillips sometimes allowed others to visit his ranch, including a few Boy Scout troops. He was so impressed with the Scouts that in 1938, he donated 35,857 acres to the Boy Scouts of America. In giving it to the Scouts, he included 3 provisions: that his horse Gus could stay there until his death, that his family could come and visit the ranch, and that it remain a working cattle ranch. They initially named it the "Philturn Rockymountain Scoutcamp" The word 'Philturn' comes from Waite Phillips's name, together with the "Good Turn" he did by donating the property. In 1941, Phillips added more Philmont property, including the Villa Philmonte, bringing the total to 127,395 acres. |
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Written by Jeanette
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Tuesday, 13 November 2012 00:00 |
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 On November 12th, the Crew went to the Kitsap County Veteran's Day assembly at the Fairgrounds. This is a service project we conduct every year in behalf of our sponsor, the American Legion. As a crew, we served as VIP escorts to the senior officers and elected officials. We got to meet some very influential people in the Washington government. I enjoyed myself as a Venturer, and my favorite part had to be when we all tried to fit in the Jeep afterwards!
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Written by Area News
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Wednesday, 14 November 2012 08:30 |
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Congratulations to Jeff from Crew 1042 in Chief Seattle Council, who was awarded both the Western Region Venturing Leadership Award and the Area One Venturing Leadership Award for his superb service. Jeff was both the Area Vice President of Communications and the Western Region Web Communications Chairman for the Venturing Officers Association for 2011-2012.
He designed and established the Regional website www.wrventuring-bsa.org with its unique links to calendars and pages for each of the six Areas in the Region, including calendars, charts/maps, and pages for each of those groups. The high adventure pages provide up to date information for outdoor programs available to all Venturers across the west. What's best is that the site is entirely maintainable by the youth in each Area.
This is Jeff's final year as a Venturer and he hopes to transition to a greater role after he completes his undergraduate studies. An Eagle Scout with 8 palms, he completed several Bronzes, his Gold, and Venturing Silver Awards. Jeff is also a Venturing Ranger, and earned his Trust Award, the only in his Council and Area. He is a Vigil Honor member of the Order of the Arrow and a veteran of the 2005 National Jamboree and represented the BSA at the 2012 Central American Rovering Moot in Panama. He's been a Course Leader for the National Youth Leadership Training, the first Venturer ever to serve in that position. He also earned his Wood Badge beads and wants to eventually staff a course as a Troop Guide. Jeff worked at Philmont Scout Ranch the past two summers and is a Liturgist at Poulsbo First Lutheran Church. |
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Written by Jeff
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Monday, 26 November 2012 04:38 |
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Chris passed his Eagle Scout Board of Review back in November 2011...a year ago...but finally agreed to arrange his Eagle Court of Honor to share his Eagle Charge with us on October 21st at Poulsbo First Lutheran Church. It was a big crowd. Other than some great food at the reception, a big hit was the multimedia presentation his older, Eagle brother created for him. To set the stage, you may want to see the original presentation that was assembled for Jeff back in 2007. The story now continues here...
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