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CAMP BOMAZEEN KV BEAVER DAY A SUCCESS MERIT BADGE COLLEGE PT 2 REMINDER SPRING BOY SCOUT CAMPOREENEW INFO MOOSEHORN INTERNATIONAL CAMPOREENEW INFO DOWNEAST DISTRICT ADULT LEADER TRAINING COUNCIL GUEST AT DISTRICT MEETING ROUNDTABLEWE NEED YOUR IDEAS ----------------CAMP BOMAZEEN KV BEAVER DAY A SUCCESS From Pete Myers, District Executive: THE BOMAZEEN Full of Harmony CONCERT If you were not at the Bomazeen Concert this past weekend, you missed the biggest and best performance yet! That’s right! First Conductor Casey Morgan performed his premier engagement in the woods at Camp Bomazeen in Belgrade, Maine Sunday April 15 2012. His three- part symphony took weeks of internal and external struggle making sure all of his notes would flow melodically. Days and days of agony were spent in carefully arranging each phase of this masterpiece which was cautiously and methodically planned right down to the last G chord. As the performance date approached, Casey repeatedly rehearsed his solo making sure the orchestra members and their instruments were properly tuned and ready to perform their parts on Sunday the 15th of April, 2012. Leaving no note untuned and making sure all would be on stage at the precise moment he could finally breathed a sigh of relief. Early Saturday morning Casey was in the amphitheater with his baton, instruments and a few of his first string assistants preparing the stage for tomorrow’s inaugural performance. Static was in the air as excitement grew anticipating the opening show the next day. They checked and rechecked the stage making sure everything was in order for this first of a kind herculean concert in years. Night fell and they were ready. As the sun rose over Great Pond, there was Casey in camp readying for his orchestra to arrive. All of a sudden and without warning they began to descend on the stage, all in top notch shape, instruments in hand and ready to perform which they did all day long! Talk about harmony, these sixty plus professionals were the best, nothing but top notes all day with a slight decrescendo at twelve noon but only for a moment to refresh, tune their instruments and then they began a crescendo which ultimately led to the finale of the day! Maestro Morgan and his players performed exceptionally well and are worthy of all the second bows they can tolerate. Casey's fine turned orchestra left one feeling well-fulfilled with mission accomplished! The site is prepared for a second concert in this magnificent woodland on May 5th 2012. Do not miss this second performance. I can hear them singing in the trees!! Bravo!! Bravo!! Take care. Pete Myers --From the organizer of the event, Casey Morgan: Here is the list of accomplishments. Shower house improvements includedA fresh coat of paint, New stall doors built,painted and installed Removal of a shower enclosure and interior finish work in the staff shower Numerous plumbing repairs Removal of several squirrel pine cone stashes. Ground work included

A new walking path blazed and chipped from new parking lot to dining hall Bush hogging done around the Ritz, Pinepoint, Lakeview, Woodside, Shower House, and Health Lodge Council Ring cleaned up and readied for summer Installation of new holding tank for new latrine Stump piles removed and old water tank retrieved for disposal New Range shooting platforms built I would like to thank all the Scouts, Parents and Leaders that showed to help get all this work done. Because of all of you all Scouts will be able to enjoy camping at Bomazeen this year and the years ahead as it was in the past. We came a long way yesterday towards this goal. It was great to see both Cub and Boy Scouts lending a hand to get the job done. Thanks again and I will see you all at the Camporees. Council has also informed me that participants from Sunday’s work day will be receiving beaver day patches. Will unit leaders please email me solid numbers so I can double check against the sign-in list that would be great. Thanks again Casey Morgan Cell: (207) 210-2536 e-mail: [email protected] Council is sponsoring a Beaver Day at Bomazeen on Sat., May 5th. becomes available. -----------------

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MERIT BADGE COLLEGE PT 2 REMINDER From Randy Hooper: Reminder for those that attended the first session Final Session of Merit Badge College April 28th, 8:00 Hope Baptist Church ----------------SPRING BOY SCOUT CAMPOREENEW INFO Remember, the flyer is on the district website at: http://www.kv-scouts.org/upldDocuments/Unit659/2012%20KV-AB%20Spring%20Camporee.pdf OR: http://tinyurl.com/74xvaux NEW INFO: NEW CAMP ROAD: Pete Myers was at the council properties committee meeting last Thurs., April 12. They committee has granted us permission to use the new road to access camp sites. It will not be a thru-way. It will remain blocked-off at the uphill end. PARKING: No vehicles will be allowed to park in camp. Vehicles will be allowed in LONG ENOUGH TO DROP GEAR ONLY. Parking will be along one side of Horse Point Road. Bomazeen Ranger, Steve Craig has also arranged with Pike Industries to allow us to park in their gravel pit near camp. There is a trail that leads from the back of the pit through the camp’s old mountain man/wilderness survival area (Cobscook Campsite of the early 1970’s) and meets-up with the new camp road next to Acadia. Be sure to thank Steve Craig for his hard work on this when you next see him. Trust me, this isn't bad. I've participated in events in several states and in Canada. I've been to some events where the parking was literally 5 miles off site with a shuttle service. Once you were there, you were there for the duration of the event. -----------------

MOOSEHORN INTERNATIONAL CAMPOREENEW INFO September 21-23, 2012, Moosehorn Wildlife Refuge, near Calais, Maine. This is the fiftieth Moosehorn International Camporee and will serve as K-Valley's Fall Camporee. As information becomes available, it will be forwarded on this email list and posted to the Katahdin Council Website under ACTIVITIES: http://katahdinareabsa.org/ Or you can get the info sooner. Sign-up for the Moosehorn e-newsletter. Contact Donna Haire at [email protected] to join the list. Donna is also looking for contact info for your unit so the Moosehorn planning committee can send-out updates as new info becomes available. Alternate contact for info as it becomes available is Alba Briggs at [email protected]. NEW INFO: REGISTRATION FLYER can be downloaded at: http:// www.doubleknot.com/openrosters/DocDownload.aspx?orgkey=2654&id=110556 Online registration through the Katahdin Area Council Website is also available. provided in the registration flyer.

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At the planning meeting this past weekend: First, a big thank you to the University of Southern Maine’s Muskie School and the University of Maine at Machias for hosting the planning committee via video conference. At least 7 districts are participating (all 6 in Katahdin Council and us). Each district will be its own subcamp and Canadian units will be scattered throughout the 7 subcamps. Full information brochure will be available by the end of June. Cub Camping: Cub Scout Packs are allowed to camp for the weekend with a host troop. International Pinewood Derby: There will be an International Pinewood Derby on Saturdaycubs who attend and want to participate in the derby need to bring their derby car. The trophy that remains on display at Moosehorn is engraved with each year’s winner. It’s taller than the average cub scout too. Registration Fees: ONE leader is free. All other participants, youth and adult are $10 if registration with fee is received by 8/21. $12 pp after 8/21. Theme: Then and Nowthey plan to use a lot of info out of the Sixth Edition of the BSA handbookthe one that was in use when Moosehorn first started 50 years ago. Physical address if you have a navigation unit in your vehicle: National Wildlife Refuge, 103 Headquarters Rd., Baring, ME 04694 Cellphones/electronics: Please leave these home/or locked in your vehicles and off. If you attempt to use a cellphone at Moosehorn, you had best have a very good and unlimited plan. The nearest towers are in New Brunswick. Your phone will reset to Atlantic Time and unless you have the right plan, you will be charged INTERNATIONAL roaming fees. Activities: Each Subcamp is responsible for providing an activity area. Washington District is exempt as they are the host district and are handling all logistics. Our district hasn’t been assigned an activity yet. They are looking for someone to run physical fitness

events. Alternately we could provide volunteers to help double-up at other activity areas. They also would welcome individual units who would like to host an activity. Activities need to be geared towards both Cub Scout and Boy Scouts if possible. It’s alright to make them different for the different age groups. If your unit would like to host an activity, please contact Alba Briggs (see above). Camporee Contact: Contact for more information and to get on the email/mailing list for Moosehorn is Donna Haire. 598-5953 or [email protected]. Current rough “guestimate” of attendance is 1,000 to 1,200 scouts/leaders. The planning committee would like a more accurate estimate prior to mid-May so they can better plan the event, order the proper number of port-a-potties/patches, etc. If your unit is thinking of attending, please contact me with your unit number and the rough estimate of total attendees. Please confer with other leaders in your unit first so I only receive one response per unit. If you hit reply to this email, please DELETE the newsletter from the body. My email is: [email protected] Please get this info to me no later than May 5th. This request for an estimated headcount will not get you registered for Moosehorn. Please follow the directions on the registration flyer to register. Again, this headcount is simply to help with planning logistics. The next planning meeting is Thursday, May 17 at 6pm. Videoconferencing is not set-up at this time. If it happens, I'll pass it on. Otherwise, the 5/17 meeting will take place at the Jacksonville Methodist Church in East Machias. ----------------DOWNEAST DISTRICT ADULT LEADER TRAINING From the Downeast District Newsletter, “The Beacon”: Downeast District Adult Leader Training May 5, 2012 Assembly of God Church 672 North Main Street, Damariscotta No fee Registration 8:30 a.m. Youth Protection Training at 9:00 a.m. This is Scouting 10:00 a.m. Lunch 11:00 a.m. (bring your own) Adult Leader Specific Training 11:30 a.m. All leaders should take the program specific Fast Start training online at www.pinetreebsa.org before attending training on 5/05/2012. Adult leaders should be in uniform and have the appropriate leader book. Also bring a notebook and pen. Please bring a bag lunch. All time stated in this message are approximate. In consideration of the trainers, it is requested that all registrations be submitted a week prior to the training date. Any questions please contact Paul Galipeau at 542-7014 or [email protected]. Trainings Offered: Youth Protection - This is for Scouting, Den Leader, Cub Master/Assistant Cub Master Committee Member, Cub Scouts Scoutmaster/Assistant Scoutmaster, Troop Committee, Venturing Advisor. -----------------

COUNCIL GUEST AT DISTRICT MEETING From Pete Myers, District Chairman: Matt Randall (Pine tree Council's acting Scout Executive) will be attending our District Committee Meeting on Wednesday May 2nd. If you have any questions and or concerns please bring them to share with Matt. Take care. Pete Newsletter’s Editor’s note: Matt is also one of our past District Executives. ----------------ROUNDTABLEWE NEED YOUR IDEAS May is the annual planning meeting for next year’s roundtables. This year, this will be conducted on both the Cub Scout and Boy Scout sides. Roundtable is your chance to get the supplemental training you want to make your unit’s program better. We can't give you that training if we don't know what you need. Is there something you want to learn that hasn't been covered recently? Do you have a skill you'd like to teach other leaders? Do you know of a good guest speaker on a particular scouting topic/skill? Please bring your ideas, suggestions, and/or skills to the May 9th roundtable. If you can't make roundtable, email your ideas/suggestions or skill/talent/knowledge offering to: Cub Scouts: Kelly Pillsbury at [email protected] Boy Scouts: Alan Duplessis at [email protected] [email protected] ----------------YiS, Scott Bernier

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