Basic Adult Leader Outdoor Orientation

Sponsored by Cross Timbers Districts
                 
           
             Basic Adult Leader Outdoor Orientation

               Saturday, September 26, 2015
                       8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
                David Shuford Course Director

St. Barnabas United Methodist Church Scout Hut in the back
 5011 W. Pleasant Ridge Rd, Arlington, TX 76016

 Register online at:
 http://trailhead.xtdistrict.org/XTtrainingregister.htm
                   Cost $10 (include lunch)
          Registration deadline September 18, 2015
            We need 10 participants and payment

Who Should Attend?
New pack chartered organization personnel, Cubmasters and associate
Cubmasters, Pack committee members, commissioners, and other adults
 involved with Pack camping should attend.

Questions Contact:
Richard Kincaid, Cross Timbers Training Chair kincaidrichard@hotmail.com

Make check payable to Longhorn Council
Mail payment to: c/o Richard Kincaid
4901 Granite Shoals Ave
Fort Worth, Texas  76103

Charter Organization Representative (COR) Training

Charter Organization Representative (COR) Training

Sponsored by Cross Timbers District

Thursday, October 29, 2015

7:00 p.m. to 9:15 p.m.

Pantego Lions Club Hall

3535 Marathon, Pantego 76013

James Goreham and Stephen Willey

Cost “Free”

Registration

Register

Who Should Attend?

Pack, Troop, Team, Crew Organization Personnel, all LDS Bishopric members, Charter Organization Representatives.

This is a quick and easy course that will acquaint you with your role and responsibilities as a Chartered Organization Representative of a Scouting unit and what important role you play in the District and the Council.

This training is required for you to be considered “fully trained.”

For More Information Contact:  

Richard Kincaid, 

Cross Timbers Training Chair

kincaidrichard@hotmail.com

What is going on with the Crosstimbers website and communications??

If you have not looked lately we have a new website.. It is consolidation of all of our resources and communication..

The blog is still the heart of our communication system. When something is posted to the google blog, it is sent out the following day to our email list as a summary email.  It is also posted to our Facebook page.

let me state that again "WHEN YOU POST TO THE BLOG... IT UPDATES THE WEBSITE, FACEBOOK, AND SEND AN EMAIL" all with one post.

You can find all the latest information from the blog under news at crosstimbersdistrict.org.

if you need to get information out one in a while, please send it to the webmaster@crosstimbersdistrict.org.

• If you post information allot, please ask to be added to the blog as an author. 

• If you are responsible for an activity or area that needs a page on the website, please let us know.  

Please sign up on the new website at www.crosstimbersdistrict.org..

We would really like to here about your fundraisers, eagle projects, trainings, and other events around scouting.

I look forward to hearing what your thoughts..

Yis,

Robert Blake

Try a hammock!

Why you should try camping in a hammock!


For those that know me I have been a hanger for years.. the link above is a great read if you have considered hanging one for your next adventure!


Robert

Free Sailboat - 26ft lake grapevine

Is anyone interested in a free 26 foot sailboat.. mast broke in storm needs fiberglass work on bow.. Free with title.. must pick up at lake grapevine by Friday.. You will need a trailer for a fixed keep vessel..

Might be a good boat for a Seascout project..  Let me know and I will get you the contact info..

Contact me at robert@3bonine.com or txt 972.365.7010


This is just something I ran across, I don't know a lot of details.

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Service hours- After Dark in the Park - River Legacy

Subject: After Dark in the Park 

I am looking for some Boy Scout involvement in After Dark in the Park for the River Legacy Living Science Center. This is an annual fund raising even for the science center. It runs from Friday, Oct. 9 through Sunday, Oct. 11th from 4 to 10pm all three nights. The event attracts families with young children to pre-teens and grand parents. The Camping Area is one that can be entertaining for all those ages.

The Camping Area is going to be great this year. We are going to have sing-a-longs, lessons in knot tying, ghost stories and a some games.

I need volunteers in two to three hour shifts. If anyone can teach knot tying that would be wonderful. We will provide the rope. I have some funny ghost stories chosen so if there is a good story teller, I need him.

We have a simple version of Werewolf that will be fun for children aged six or seven and up though adult. Friday night my son is going to lead it, but I need a dramatic volunteer for Saturday and Sunday nights. 

Does anyone have a badge they are working toward? We will try to work it in.

I need to know ahead of time who is coming and when. Planning makes the machine run smoother! I think it is tons of fun. I am sure anyone who volunteers will have fun too.

Boy Scouts are welcome to come in uniform, bring fliers or a sign and to contact Kristi Payne, Marketing Coordinator for the Rivery Legacy Living Science Center to see about putting some cross promotion on the RL and Scouts web sites.

If you have any questions, please call me. My home number with an answering machine is 817-860-6905, cell 682-203-0532.

Thanks in advance for anything you can do.

Marylee Thomason

Roundtable 7:30 Tuesday

Please join us for Roundtable at 7:30 PM Tuesday night, September 8th. We want to hear about your experiences with your troops at Summer Camp. Please come and share. If you have a photo or two you would like to share, please email them to me at jeffhakes@me.com

We meet at Pantego Christian Academy 2201 W Park Row Dr, Arlington, TX 76013

Thanks.

Jeff

Boy Scout Chess Tournament..

Boy Scout Chess Tournament 

Posted on August 28, 2015 by Troop 545

Troop 545 invites you to a

Boy Scout Chess Tournament 
for Troops in the Crosstimbers District
National Chess Day: October 10, 2015
Most Blessed Sacrament Catholic Church
2100 N. Davis Dr., Arlington, Texas 76012

• Check In from 8:00am – 9:00am in Parish Hall.
• Player orientation and first round immediately after check-in.
• All Scouts will play all 5 rounds.
• Players should wear their field uniform (the tan one).
• Trophies for the top 5 individuals and plaque for top troop.
• Can help meet requirements 6a or 6b for Chess Merit Badge.
• Send questions to chess@troop545.org or Chris at 817-507-7522

• Expect to finish by mid- to late-afternoon (depends on entries).
• Open to Boy Scouts in the Crosstimbers district.
• Players should know the rules of chess play.
• Any skill level is welcome.
• Not a rated chess event.
• $10 entry fee if received by October 1; otherwise $20.
• Scouts should bring a lunch or money to purchase lunch.
• Troop 545 will be selling pizza by the slice and other concessions.
• Notation sheets available if working on the Chess Merit Badge.

Please register before October 1, 2015 to
Receive $10 entry fee and a slice of pizza at event.

Boy Scout Chess Tournament Registration Form

This tournament is open to all skill levels.  For more information on the rules and determination of prizes, Read the details.

Change is in the air! (or at least the web)

What might be coming on the horizon for the Crosstimbers District?


Stay tuned for more information......



little hint.. working on new website and adding more social media...


YIS,

Robert Blake

The study that has Scouters excited for recruiting season

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