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Eagle District Round Table

If you don't know what's happening in Eagle District, then you haven't been to Round Table. Every unit in Eagle District should be represented each month.

Next Round Table will be July 12, 2012!

• All interested adults are invited. Every cub pack, and every troop should have at least one leader attend Round Table every single month.
• Round Table is held at the Christian Activity Center of the Edmond First United Methodist Church at the corner of Jackson and Hurd, West of the campus of the University of Central Oklahoma in Edmond.
• Round Table is held the Second Thursday of every month of the year, except for June and July.
• Round Table starts promptly at 7:00 p.m.
• Learn scouting skills, skits, songs, stories, games, crafts, and leadership training of all sorts.
• Be Informed
• Get Involved
• Get the latest news and information about BSA, Last Frontier Council, and Eagle District.

Important - NEW Eagle Scout Project Workbook

Starting immediately, all life scouts earning the rank of eagle must use the new Eagle Scout project workbook.  This is a universal change for all of scouting.

More information about the change.

Download the new Eagle Scout Project Workbook .

Troop 226 8th Annual Pinewood Derby Clinic 1/7/2012

Need help or inspiration for your pack's pinewood derby? Troop 226 is offering their eighth annual pinewood derby clinic.  It's free.  It's fun.  Be the leader of the pack.

Get the Pinewood Derby Clinic flyer.

Eagle District Award Nominations

Lots of awards are made each year at the Eagle District Banquet in February.  The deadline for nominations is December 15, 2011.  Awards include:

• Cubmaster of the year
• Den Leader of the year
• Webelos Leader of the year
• Scoutmaster of the year
• Venture Leader of the year
• Committee member of the year

Download the Eagle District Award Nomination Form.

Art Merit Badge Offered by Fine Arts Institute of Edmond

FINE ARTS INSTITUTE OF EDMOND

27 E. Edwards, Edmond

            (across street north from downtown Edmond

                Post Office) – 340-4481

BOY SCOUTS MERIT BADGE

Teacher:  Gary Lennon

4 week session:  Jan. 25, Feb. 1, 8, 15

Wednesday nights:  7 – 9:00   $96

Gary Lennon will teach basic drawing and assist students as they complete official Boy Scout guidelines to earn the ART Merit Badge.  Instruction will include drawing essentials of line, form, shading, shadow, perspective and portraiture.  All suggested art medium will be available to students.  Students will discuss career opportunities in art, art education and training.  See the complete Art Badge guidelines on our website edmondfinearts.com. Limited number of students.  Enrollments can be made online or by calling 340-4481.

Download this document.

Eagle District Camporee

Come join us for fun, fellowship, teamwork, and friendly competition the weekend of April 29. 2011.  Cost is $5 per attendee if registered by April 15.

Register online at Last Frontier Council web site. The link is safe.

See our camporee flier for more information.

Eagle District Cubmobile Festival May 6-7, 2011

Build your cubmobiles now! Eagle District Cubmobile Festival is Friday and Saturday May 6 & 7 in Luther! Friday agenda is food, games, a movie, and camping!  Saturday we race!

This is a cub scouting event. Build a car and drive it yourself!  Cars can be reused year to year. Registration is free. It will be a great time for all. Everybody races four times in competition, then we race just for fun!

Download the Notes and Registration Forms document for more information.

July 4 LibertyFest Parade

It isn't Independence Day in Edmond until you see the boy scouts and the cub scouts marching in the LiberyFest Parade.  Come at 8:00 a.m. to the East side of the UCO library.

Wear class A uniform with scarves and sashes. Bring a liter of water. Parents, pick up your cub scouts at the end of the parade route. They will be finished long before the parade is over so be sure to be there when they are and enjoy the rest of the parade together.

Here is the map of the parade route.

Introducing Eagle District Chairman, Bob Ricks

Edmond police chief, Bob Ricks, is now the Eagle District Chairman.

“My role is to make Scouting more visible. I want to get the message out about why it’s important to our future and show kids they can succeed,” Ricks said.

Read the entire press release .

Scouting Day at the Capitol 2011 in Review

Eagle Scout Derek Lampe from Eagle District Troop 77 accepted a Governor's citation and delivered a Scouting Day Address to Oklahoma state legislators on March 7, 2011.

Pictured from left to right are Kara Lampe, Committee Chairman of Pack 337, Jeff Lampe Scoutmaster of Troop 77, Bear Scout Zach Lampe, and Derek Lampe, Eagle Scout and Chief of the MaNu Lodge of the Order of the Arrow.

See the entire press release by the Eagle District Media and Public Relations Committee.

Troop 78 Welcomes Four New Eagle Scouts April 2011

Boy Scout Troop 78 members (L-R) Daniel Wood, Samuel Wood, Macon Shepherd and
K. J. Pullen received the Eagle Scout rank from Scoutmaster Dorman Morsman in a
Court of Honor ceremony at the troop’s charter organization, First Presbyterian Church in
Edmond.

Read the entire news release by Melissa Pearson.

Read the article in the April 14 Oklahoman online.

Scouts Earn the Joyful Servant Religious Award

Boy Scouts completing the Joyful Servant course at the Memorial Road Church of Christ in Edmond were recognized on Mar. 27 at a special ceremony following the worship service.

Those completing the course and receiving the award are: Justin Arbuckle, Troop 339; Jarrett Carter, Troop 386; Jeremy Coleman, Troop 79; Eli Eck, Troop 339; Davis Thomas, Troop 78; and William Walter, Troop 79.

Read the entire press release by Melissa Pearson.

Rhonda & Emily Rodericks Press Release 12/09/2010

The Eagle District Media & Public Relations Committee has released an article to the press featuring our own Rhonda Rodericks and her daughter, Emily.  The article promotes woodbadge training and underscores the inclusive nature of the BSA venturing program.  Rhonda is a recent woodbadge graduate and Emily is the president of crew 344.

View the press release here.

Financial Assistance is Available

Uniforms... Day Camp... Resident Camp... Summer Camp... High Adventure...

The Edmond Scout Benevolent Committee has funding available for scouting families in financial need. Please fill out the ESBC application. Contact Colleen Bicket by email (bicket@swbell.net) or fax (405-348-1610) or by mail (13074 S. Santa Fe, Edmond, OK 73025).  When a completed application is approved, the funds will be sent directly to the unit for distribution.

Thank you Edmond Women's Club for all you do for the scouting families of Eagle District!

Please download, complete, and return the Scout Benevolent Fund 2011 form as soon as possible.

Unit News

Troops and Packs can post their own news items here.

To list a news item, send email to george@simuzone.com.

Troop 226 Annual Pinewood Derby Clinic January 8, 2011.

Eagle District Cubmobile Race - Downtown Luther!

Eagle District Cubmobile Race will be May 15, 2010 in downtown Luther, Oklahoma.  This is a soapbox derby style racer that scouts build with their parents and race downhill.  Specifications for building the racers will be posted here soon, along with other information.

Cubmobiles are fun to make and even more fun to race.  Please enter one racer for every scout competing.  Once built, the racers can be re-entered year after year.  Racers must be built to specifications which will be posted here soon.

The complete information packet is here, including rules, blueprints, and registstration forms.

National Scout Parent Initiative Program

ScoutParents is the national scout parent initiative to welcome new parents into our packs and troops.  We hope to make them feel welcome, discover their talents, and help them to fit in as integral part of our organizations.

If you need any additional information on this new program or have questions please contact me.

Joel Rodriguez - Eagle District Scout Parents Coordinator

jose_cool@prodigy.net

Download the ScoutParents flier.

Visit the ScoutParents web site.

Eagle District Order of the Arrow

A calendar for the Eagle Chapter of the Order of the Arrow is available at the following link:

http://tinyurl.com/eaglechapter

or the direct link to Google Calendar (same page, just longer url):

http://www.google.com/calendar/embed?src=ae3v3to482rd6igemsitu1ppdo%40group.calendar.google.com&ctz=America/Chicago

Please bookmark this so you can stay up to date and plan your OA events with the rest of your scouting activities.

James Lake
jlake@att.net

Registration and information regarding S-8 Conclave in Damascus, AR.