The BUGLE CALL News from the NCWC February 2017 Membership The online membership has been a huge success. Keep the memberships coming in. Go online and do the forms on our website www.nwcwc.net or download and print the paper forms and mail them to your commander to be signed. Reminder NO RENEWAL MEMBERSHIPS WILL BE PROCESSED AT ANY EVENT as stated in the bylaws. If you do not have a current membership at the time of the event you will have to do a pay to play. So it pays to get your membership done early. The deadline for memberships to be valid for winter quarters is March 20th 2017. THERE WILL BE NO MEMBERSHIPS PROCESSED AT WINTER QUARTERS. IF YOU DON T HAVE IT DONE BY THE 20TH OF MARCH YOU WILL HAVE TO DO A PAY TO PLAY!! Special election Due to the resignation of the Civilian Advocate. The civilian units will be voting on a replacement at the February Board meeting. As of right now we have had one person express interest. The vote is by the board reps of the General civilians, The Traveling Townfolk and the new CSA Civilians. If you wish to nominate someone please let the Chair know. The Chair has also stated the we will accept nominations from the floor at the board meeting.
The current candidate for Civilian Advocate is Karen Lewis here is a statement from her. My name is Karen Lewis and I an honored to run again for the position of Civilian Advocate. I have been elected twice before and served for four years starting in 2003. As a member of the NCWC for over 20 years, I have developed a great appreciation for our shared mission and your efforts to honor those who endured the war years on the home front. It is your efforts that have caused the civilian representation to grow into an important piece of the picture, helping the public to understand the depth and effects of the war and how our people lived during those trying times. The position of Civilian Advocate is a position that must be shared by all in the Alliance. It is because of my firm belief and management style in teamwork that you may rest assured all of your ideas and opinions are important to me. Together we can make this a Battalion that stands out and gives others a reason to join with us. If this is what you want the Civilian Alliance to accomplish I would appreciate your vote. Events Winter Quarters NCWC Winter Quarters at the Butte Creek Scout Ranch (Gilbert Ranch) 13462 S. Butte Creek Rd, Scotts Mills, OR 97375 FRIDAY MARCH 31 SUNDAY, APRIL 2, 2017 Site Open Friday 2:00 PM Site Closed Sunday 4:00 PM Experience living history scenarios, camp life, military drill and tactics, and mock combat in a wilderness setting or meals and entertainment in town!
About the Ranch Butte Creek Scout Ranch is located near Scotts Mills and Silverton, about 30 miles southeast of Oregon City and 30 miles northeast of Salem in the foothills of the Cascades. The property is approximately 640 acres, lying on both sides of Butte Creek, with a Western town, spacious mess and dance hall, and miles of hiking and equestrian trails! Check out their website for photos of this great facility! https://www.cpcbsa.org/buttecreek Cost: $10 per person if you supply your own tent/rv and food. SHELTER RENTAL (One 2 person Mini Adirondack Shelter, Fri, Sat & Sun): $20 per Person MEALS: Six meals: Friday Night Supper, Saturday Breakfast, Lunch, Supper; Sunday Breakfast & Lunch $20 per person for the weekend $5 a meal for individual meals
Horse Rental at winter quarters Butte Creek Ranch has over 30 horses they use with the Scouts Program. They have offered to rent to us horses at $100 each for Sat and Sun with unlimited riding. The ranch has insurance and waivers for their riding program, and those who wish to rent horses would do so as a separate deal, between them and the ranch. If the ranch is OK with rental horses participating in NCWC activities at Winter Quarters this would mean trail riding and drill only no shooting. The ranch may also require that riders on rental horses must be accompanied by one of the ranch's wranglers at all times. The NCWC will not rent ANY horses. If an individual would like to rent a horse that is their option and they are responsible for their own safety as an individual contracted with the park. Rental riders will not be allowed to ride the horse in any NCWC training untested. If they want to ride in training the horse and rider must pass all testing for the level at which they want to participate. If any evaluator says no pass to the evaluation then they are not allowed to participate. These may be the greatest horses in the world but no one in the club knows them! Under our current rules, those passed at the Advanced level can ride ANY horse outside of battle scenarios without further testing. Any non-advanced riders would of course, need to be evaluated. Please RSVP to Capt. T.J. Bell to reserve horses, steafanicus@yahoo.com EVENT RULES 1. Please register and pay event fees when you arrive. You must be a current NCWC or Reciprocal club member (such as WCWA, RACW OR CCWS) to be at the event (or pay to play sponsored by an NCWC unit) to participate in the event. You are strongly encouraged to become a member before showing up. It s quick and easy with the NCWC s new online membership process! You must be a current NCWC or reciprocal club member to attend this event. Membership must be in to the membership coordinator no later than March 20 th 2017. No memberships will be processed at Winter Quarters! If your membership is not into the membership coordinator by March 20th 2017 you will have to do a pay to play!. ONLINE Membership Available at nwcwc.net or contact Cindy Hilchey, NCWC Membership Coordinator, Cindyk31775@gmail.com
EVENT RULES CONTINUED 2. You may bring your own tent, camp in an RV in the lower parking area (no hookups available) or rent a 2 person Mini-Dak shelter ($20 for the weekend). 3. Bring your own firewood. Open fires are allowed in established fire pits only (no digging). (Mini-Daks have fire pits). You may have fires in above ground fire pits or wood stoves. 4. You may bring and cook your own food OR purchase meals ($20 for six meals or $5 per meal if purchased individually). 5. You may bring your own horses (please bring your own feed for horses) or rent horses provided by the Ranch. Please note: Horse rental agreement is between you and the Ranch (which owns the horses), not the NCWC. The NCWC is not responsible for any injuries or loss due to riding horses, whether rental horses or your own. Per our safety rules, all riders in NCWC sponsored events must be evaluated. Therefore, all riders on rental horses and personal horses must attend an Equine Orientation and Evaluation. WINTER QUARTERS 2017 PRELIMINARY SCHEDULE Will be updated as classes are added FRIDAY AFTERNOON MARCH 31 2:00 PM Registration and Move In SATURDAY APRIL 1 8:00 A.M. 9:00 A.M. Registration Continental breakfast 9:30 A.M. Equine Orientation and Certification 10:30A.M. Opening Ceremony 11:00A.M. Message from the Chairman of the NWCWC 12:00P.M. Buffet lunch Mess Hall 1:30 P.M. Battalion Meetings 2:00P.M. Breakout Classes 3:00 P.M. Horse Games 5:00 P.M. Awards ceremony 6:00 P.M. Mess Hall SUPPER 7:00P.M. Old Time Dance & Entertainment SUNDAY APRIL 2 8:00 A.M. Continental Breakfast 9:00 A.M. Church Call 10:00 A.M. Discussion Groups 12:00 Noon Buffet Lunch 2:00 P.M. Closing Ceremony
Fort Stevens From the coordinator I am working on Fort Stevens if anyone wants to have a demonstration added to the schedule please get it to me ASAP as I want to have things published as early as possible so people can make holiday plans for attending the event. Let me know cindyk31775@gmail.com Remember the more that reenactors do to engage the public (ie: Demonstrations, scenarios and staying in period character) The more likely that the public will stay at an event and be more likely to return in following years. MESSAGE FROM PR If you have information you would like to have placed in future editions of the Bugle Call please get it to me by the third Thursday of the month so I have time to put things together. I would like to have a period article of some type in each edition. Such as a relevant news story, recipe, holiday tradition, major event or fashion article. If you would like to send me something that you would like to have included email me the article and details. I will do my best to include it. My email is autocarfan@yahoo.com
Of historical note I found this on the website www.civilwarnovels.com author Michael J. Deeb Civil War Valentines Several years before the outbreak of the American Civil War, Esther Howland of Worchester, Massachusetts began selling Valentine greeting cards in her father s book and stationery store. Already an annual event in England, by 1849 it was reported in Graham s American Monthly that: Saint Valentines Day is becoming, nay, it has become a national holiday. During the Civil War era, Valentine s Day cards were very popular greetings exchanged between soldiers and their worried wives and sweethearts. By that time there were many companies manufacturing cards designed just for lonely sweethearts parted by the war. Locks of hair were commonly included with the card; a keepsake to be treasured by the separated couples. NORTHWEST CIVIL WAR COUNCIL, 1250 Ellis Street, Dallas Oregon 97338