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1 SNOOPY S SANTEE TIMES JULY 15, 2015 VOLUME 2015, NUMBER 6 THIS SATURDAY (July 18) PLEASE ATTEND! BOARD MEMBERS Chief: Taylor Ramirez EVC: Kevin Stutzke Treasurer: Collin O Hare Secretary: Lorenzo Hall Vigil Chief: Kevin Olzewski Camp Promo: Kyle Recker Indian Affairs: Kyle Recker OA Rep: Jerry Lewicki Activities: Scott Hall Community Service: Chris Panting Newsletter: Matt Wauters IMPORTANT DATES July 18: Logde BBQ & IROEC & NOAC meeting July 27-31: Day St. Hedwig Aug 2-8: Michigan State University Aug 28-30: SSRLV Sept 25-27: Fall Oso Lake Oct 9-11: TBD 3 MAJOR Irvine Ranch Outdoor Education Center 2 Irvine Park Road, Orange, CA, Last NOAC Contingent Meeting Time: 10 AM - 11:30 AM Local Transportation (to the airport) What we wear and when Housing and Roommates Classes and Competitions Arrival (Return) Information (LAX or Orange County) We will be handing out the Contingent Spirit Items (SWAG) Wiatava Lodge BBQ Time: 11 AM - 1 PM What : Family Friendly Games, Indian Affairs Activities (small fee for crafts), OEC archery range, OEC BB range, OEC zipline, and ArrowTour! Lunch: FREE for Wiataval Arrowmen and their families between 11 AM and 1 PM Who : Open to all Arrowmen and their families! Carpooling is encouraged Please wear your chapter activity shirt! ArrowTour Time: 2 PM 7 PM Youth leaders from around the country are already hard at work building the ArrowTour program. The program has been designed for all Scouts, OA members and non-members alike. Whether a first year camper or a seasoned volunteer, the ArrowTour program will offer something for everyone. The ArrowTour program will be customized to best meet the needs and capitalize on the unique features of each site. Some of the planned ArrowTour programs include: Exploration: History displays, interactive timelines, and program videos Centuries of Service Gathering: A program that will recognize the Order s rich 100 year history, and reveal where the steps to our second century of service begin. Activities: Silk screening, hat/belt branding, and recreational games.

2 Service Always ready Never let our District down Trustworthy Energetic Mark your calendars... Wiatava Pow Lost Valley on August 28th 30th Santee sends Arrowman to this weekend of competition and fellowship Submarine Memorial Day Service Project Efficient Santee Chapter has a webpage santee.wiatava.org Why should you visit the webpage? There is all sorts of great stuff there including: Calendar with more than a year of important dates Contact info for officers and advisors Chapter History including past chiefs and award recipients Recaps of meetings you may have missed The Submarine Memorial Day Service Project was a success! The scouts of Santee worked together with other members of WIATAVA, setting up chairs and canopies for the Memorial Day ceremony, putting out each of the submarine fleets flag. When the ceremony started, we escorted the widowed wives of veterans, and were available to do anything that was asked of us. After the ceremony was done, we helped put away everything, including the chairs and canopies. Some of us got the privilege to go onto base to help re-load the old veteran building with the things we used in the ceremony. It was a very fun and rewarding service project, and I know that the veterans appreciated our help. Jerry Lewicki A way to easily submit your service hours Forms, Paperwork, and other resources

3 New National Monument in our Backyard The President of The United States of America designates the San Gabriel Mountains a National Monument. Plan your trip to this local resource today, so you will be able to say "I knew the Mountains, before the Federal changes took place." Half Dome Hike Foiled by Lightning On July 9, at 4:30 AM, three Arrowmen, Ian, Owen, and Richard Marubayashi, set out from Yosemite Valley, hoping to hike to the top of the famed Half Dome. Although thunderstorms had been popping up in the Sierras for several days, we tried to remain optimistic that we could dodge the weather if we started out early enough (in fact, two others in our party started out at 2:00 AM). But alas, we got an early wave of thunderstorms that started raining on us shortly after we started the hike. We had even seen winks of distant lightning as early as 4:30. We got as far as Vernal Falls, but by that time the thunder was following so closely behind the lightning that we decided to take shelter in a large granite overhang right next to the falls. It sheltered us from the rain as we watched the lightning pass over the valley. During this period, we also noticed something that not everyone gets to see -- ephemeral waterfalls appearing on the canyon walls below Glacier Point. These were not huge waterfalls but they did cascade several hundred feet down the walls, and when the rain stopped, they were gone within minutes. What a treat! After more than an hour of waiting for the weather to pass, we decided that a summiting of Half Dome just wasn't going to happen that day (even in the absence of lightning, rain makes the granite treacherously slick), so we turned around and headed back to camp. Even though we didn't complete our goal, it did occur to me that this would be a fantastic outing for a group of Arrowmen. The maximum group size is 6 for Half Dome permits, but if we submit enough applications, we could get lucky and get several groups together on the same day. The permits themselves only cost $6 each. Wouldn't it be great to get a photo of a bunch of Santee Arrowmen on the top of Half Dome? Something to think about! Richard Marubayashi

4 OA High Adventure - an experience of a Lifetime! Never too early to start thinking about next summer and what camp do you want to attend... Upcoming Service Project ROTARY CLUB OF LOS ALAMITOS/SEAL BEACH SPONSOR 24th Annual Seal Beach Fishing Derby on the Pier Saturday, August 22, 2015 Registration: 7:00 am 9:00 am Tournament: 7:30 am 12:00 pm Catch, Weigh and Release Upcoming Santee Chapter Meetings 8/20 9/17 10/15 11/19 12/17 Bring your own rod and reel or borrow one of ours! Free refreshments for participants Great trophies and prizes for largest fish caught Open to all youth through 15 years old Registration -- Free Bait Free reddit NOAC Patches Are you a fan of the website reddit? If so, I may have the thing for you. I have produced official (licensed by both reddit and the BSA) patches to commemorate the centennial NOAC The patch features the reddit alien snoo wearing the red centennial sash, and the /r/orderofthearrow subreddit. It also has the OA centennial logo and the BSA fleu de lis. If you are interested, the patches are $4. Come see me and get yours today Paul Killian paulkillian@gmail.com

5 Wiatava Lodge Service Corp Award Cheerful service is the very core of our brotherhood. This year the Wiatava Lodge is implementing a new award to recognize those Arrowmen both youth and adult who go above and beyond in providing cheerful service. The award is the Wiatava Lodge Conservation Corp. The award has three levels bronze, silver, and gold. Below are the requirements. a. Bronze i. 25 hours of service ii. One project must be over 5 hours b. Silver i. 50 hours of service ii. 3 projects over 5 hours that benefit 3 different organizations c. Gold i. Attend a lodge conservation project All service for this award can be backlogged to Jan. 1 of this year or your induction whichever is earlier. Please note that lodge conservation projects will be clearly advertised as such. Each level of the Conservation Corp. come with a certificate recognizing your accomplishment. At the silver level recipients will be given a special patch. And finally at the gold level recipient will receive a special pin for their patch. Please note that this pin can only be worn on the Conservation Corp. patch. All service done for a non-profit organization may be logged for this award. This includes all official BSA and OA service projects. If you are wondering if your project is appropriate please service@wiatava.org for an answer. After completing a level of the award turn the sheet into your Chapter Chief. Within two lodge meetings the Lodge VC of Service will send the applicable items to him. He will then give the items to you. A requirement sheet for both the bronze and silver levels is attached. Also a FAQ will be published on the lodge website later this month. We are also looking for a design for the award patch. The Wiatava Lodge Service committee is accepting designs from all youth members of Wiatava. Keep in that the final version will be a 3 round patch and have small pin that incorporates into the design. Please send your designs into service@wiatava.org by 7/5/15. The lodge service committee will chose the final design at the July committee meeting. Yours in Brotherhood, Peter Jensen service@wiatava.org Wiatava Lodge Vice Chief of Service

6 Newsletter August s newsletter will be mailed out to everyone. Did you get the newsletter in May? If not, then we probably don t have your address correct. Contact paulkillian@gmail.com to update your address today. If you have an article that you d like everyone to see. Pictures, stories about boys scouts, OA, camping trips, service projects, recogoniation, Native American History, or something else you think that the chapter would be interested in, send it to paulkillian@gmail.com by August 9 th Paul Killian, Advisor to the Secretary paulkillian@gmail.com Ceremonies Team Help Needed Hello Fellow Scouts, I am in need of youth to be apart of ceremonies. The youth needed are for the preordeal and ordeal teams. Right now we are down one or two people, and we need a full team to compete at Pow Wow at the end of August. If you are available to be apart of the ceremonies team, please contact me, Kyle Recker, at krecker0200 please. For practices, we meet once a week and as we get closer twice a week). As for commitment, the practices will be about an hour, sometimes longer. More time may be needed though for memorizing of the script (s). It is a lot of fun, and not that difficult. If you are interested, or on the fence about voluenteering, come see me at the chapter meeting. Pow-wow is at the end of August (August 28-30) so we need help now, and by the time school really starts going, we ll be done. Thanks Thank you, Kyle Recker krecker0200@gmail.com VC of Indian Affairs Dues! Have you paid your 2015 Dues? Not sure? See our Treasurer, Collin O Hare, at the Chapter meeting

7 Arrowman Service Award Commemorate the Order of the Arrow s centennial by working to complete the Arrowman Service Award! The purpose of the Arrowman Service Award (ASA) is to encourage Arrowmen to recommit themselves to the ideals of the Order, increase their level of service to their local unit and council, and participate in the 100th anniversary celebration of the OA. The award will have three categories of criteria with various requirements that Arrowmen can complete. These include components on personal growth, service to Scouting, and participation in the centennial celebration. Those completing the prescribed requirements will receive a patch that can be worn on the Order of the Arrow sash. This is one of only 3 patches that can be worn ON the sash! More information Arrowman Service Award Youth Requirements Arrowman Service Award Adult Requirements

8 Orange Frontier & El Capitan Combined Districts 2015 Cub Day Camp BOY SCOUT YOUTH VOLUNTEERS WANTED FOR CUB DAY CAMP! Learn Leadership! Service hours to complete NYLT Training! Monday thru Friday July 27 th thru July 31 st, 2015 From 3:00 PM thru 8:00 PM Location: St Hedwig Church & School Grounds, 3591 Orangewood Avenue, Los Alamitos, CA Register at OCBSA using Campmaster Scroll to July 27 th Cub Day Camp with any questions or assistance. What do I do? Boy Scout volunteers (under the oversight of trained adult volunteers) oversee and staff the Cub Scout Day Camp activities. These include archery, BB-gun, craft projects and activities with wood, leather, and other materials, cooking demonstrations and nutrition, music, games, ceremonies, campfire Friday evening, etc. So don't let your son miss out on all the leadership, fun and excitement that Day Camp has to offer. Cub Day Camp is operated according to the standards of the Boy Scouts of America. These help to ensure the health and safety of participants and provide guidelines for a quality program. YOUTH VOLUNTEERS: Receives your daily assignment from the Camp SPL (Senior Patrol Leader) or ASPL. Youth ages will need to have a parent that is also volunteering. Youth ages do not require a volunteering parent. Den Chief: A youth volunteer will be assigned to each den (tribe) to act as a Den Chief. He will work under the Lead Den Coordinator and assist as needed in escort the den around the camp. Event/Program Helper: These youth will be assigned to program/sports locations as need. Daily assignments may vary from day to day. All Youth Volunteers receive a complimentary camp T-shirt. Additional shirts are $10 each. Optional A cooked dinner is available for Youth Volunteers for all five evenings for a total cost of $15

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10 OA TRAIL CREW This two-week expedition at Philmont is literally a mountaintop experience. Blaze new trails during a week of service. Then experience Philmont and the OA like never before. WILDERNESS VOYAGE Experience the wilds of Wilderness Adventure. Explore the waterways of the north woods. Rebuild centuriesold trails and live the virtues of the OA. CANADIAN ODYSSEY OA service goes international in the Ontario wilds. Embark on the odyssey of a lifetime, transcending borders and the spirit of the Order. OCEAN Explore tropical waters while performing conservation projects in the Florida Keys. OA SUMMIT EXPERIENCE Explore the Summit Bechtel Family National Scout Reserve and provide service to the New River Gorge National River. Experience rafting and kayaking while building bonds of brotherhood. Only $ 250 FOR THIS TWO-WEEK Only $ 200 FOR THIS TWO-WEEK Only $ 200 FOR THIS TWO-WEEK Only $ 500 FOR THIS 10-DAY Only $ 250 FOR THIS EIGHT-DAY APPLY FOR AN AT