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Mark your calendars! As the dates approach for District
events, watch this page for more details.
When they're available, the
entry for the event on this calendar will turn into a hyperlink.
For
information on events tagged with (council) see the Council
Web Page
Monthly Events | 2011-2012 Scout Year | 2012-2013
Scout Year
Our Website Has Moved
If you're reading this
notice, you have an out-of-date bookmark.
While we have had the TompkinsCortlandScouts.org domain name for many
years, we never really had a place to put the website. The domain was
actually just an alias for some other website. So, every time you accessed
TompkinsCortlandScouts.org, some other address appeared in your browser's
address bar - mostly, home.htva.net/~wb2jwd/,
which is the space my cable company gave me, but sometimes www.bpmlegal.com,
my office website - and if you bookmarked the site, you wound up
bookmarking the actual address, not TompkinsCortlandScouts.org. Worse,
htva.net only gave me 20MB of storage space, total, so we were very
limited in how much we could post on that site.
Thanks to Mark Travis of Pack 197 and Good News Computing, the Taughannock
District Website now has a real home, and oodles of space to live in (one
"oodle" = several gigabytes). And, thanks to a suggestion from
Oliver Habich of Troop 4, we also have a shorter, easier-to-type domain - TCScouts.org
- two names, the same website.
What this means to you is:
- Old Bookmarks won't be right:
If you have any bookmarks in your browser for any of the pages in the
Taughannock District Website, they probably point to the actual site
of the old page, not the new site. So, you'll need to...
- Change your Bookmarks: At least in Firefox or IE, that means
right-clicking on the bookmark, click on "Properties" and
change the part of the address which says "home.htva.net/~wb2jwd/"
or "www.bpmlegal.com"
to --www.TCScouts.org-- or --www.TompkinsCortlandScouts.org--
(either will work, if you're lazy like me, use the shorter one). The
rest of the address remains the same.
So, "http://home.htva.net/~wb2jwd/announce.htm"
becomes --http://www.TCScouts.org/announce.htm --
- Or, save new bookmarks:
If you don't want to edit your old bookmark, you can always follow one
of these links http://www.TompkinsCortlandScouts.org
or http://www.TCScouts.org ,
find the page you want, and save a new bookmark.
- The old website will be taken down
after January 1st, and all of the pages will be set to redirect to the
new server. So if you don't update your bookmarks now, now you can
always follow the forwarding link and save a new bookmark later on.
Click
Here to Access the New Web Site
Yrs.
in Scouting,
Mike Brown
District Commissioner
This calendar may be downloaded in PDF
format.
Monthly Recurring Events
First Thursday of each month: District Committee Meeting - 7:00
- Mike
Brown's office (Brown & Michaels), 4th Floor TC3 Tioga Place
(a/k/a M&T Bank), 118 North Tioga Street, Ithaca (note:
there is no District Commitee meeting in July, and August meeting is
usually held at Camp Barton)
Second Wednesday of each month: District Leaders' Roundtable -
7:30 - Dryden High School
The monthly roundtable is the principal training and
communications program for the District. All units in the District should
have at least one representative attend each roundtable. Preferably, this
is the unit leader and/or assistant(s), but Committee Members and parents
are also encouraged to attend. Troop Senior Patrol Leaders and Venturing
Crew Presidents are also welcome. The Roundtable will start with a general
meeting for all positions, then there will be separate breakouts for Cub
packs, Scout troops, (hopefully) Venture/Explorer crews/posts, and
Commissioners. District Committee members and Chairs of District
program committees are also encouraged to attend Roundtables. Note:
there are no roundtables in July or August, and the June roundtable is
usually a picnic.
Dryden High School is at 118 Freeville Road (Route 38 North), on the
right about half a mile from the intersection of Route 13 and Route 38
North in Dryden village. Look for the Queen Diner on the Route 13/38 North
corner. Note this is Route 38 North (Freeville Road) leading to Groton,
not Route 38 South (South Street) leading to Owego!
Second Sunday of each month: Order of the Arrow Chapter
Meeting - 2:00 PM-3:00 PM at the Dryden American Legion/VFW on Route
13 in Dryden..
Third Wednesday of each month: Council Coordinated
Committees Meeting (council) - 7:00 - Baden-Powell Council
Office, Route 12, Kattelsville (Chenango Forks).
All of the council-level program committees (activities,
advancement, camping, membership, properties, and training) meet on the
same night each month at the Council Office. While this is not a
Taughannock District activity, as such, anyone from the district who is
interested in helping on any of these committees at the council level,
or who would like to meet the council chairmen and committee members on
any of the council committees is welcome to attend (for more
information, see the Baden-Powell Council website)
Third or Fourth Thursday of each month: District Advancement Committee
Meeting - 7:00PM - TC3 - Rooms 224, 226 and 228
Dates through January 2012: : Sept.
22, Oct. 27, Nov. 17, Dec. 15 and Jan. 19.
The monthly District Advancement Committee meetings
will be a "one stop shopping" place for prospective Eagle
Scouts to get their projects reviewed and approved, meet with mentors,
and have their Eagle Board of Review. The Advancement Committee is also
charged with encouraging and coordinating advancement at all program
levels (Cub, Scout and Venturing). Each unit is requested to send a
representative to the District Advancement Committee - for more
information, contact advancement@TompkinsCortlandScouts.org
For locations of District meetings and activities Click
here for the Taughannock District Map
2011-2012 Scouting Year
Color code: Blue for Cubs - Red
for Boy Scouts - Green for Venturers -
Black for all members
Purple for Adult Leaders -
Grey for District-level Committee members
* marks Council Activity - (Underlined text is a hyperlink - ignore the color, just click on
it!)
July 2011
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Cub Scout Day Camps:
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Cole Park - June 27 - July 1, 2011 Harpursville, NY
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Apalachin Field Days Ground - July 5 - July 8, 2011 Apalachin, NY
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Central Conservation Club - July 11 - July 15, 2011 South Montose, PA
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Yaman Park - July 18 - 22, 2011 Cortland, NY
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Oxford High School - July 25 - July 29, 2011 Oxford, NY
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July 3-9: Boy Scout Summer Camps -
week 1*
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July 10-16: Boy Scout Summer Camps -
week 2*
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July 17-23: Boy Scout Summer Camps -
week 3*
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July 24-30: Boy Scout Summer Camps -
week 4*
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July 31-Aug 6: Boy Scout Summer Camps -
week 5* (Barton only)
August 2011
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Cub Resident Camps: *
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Cub Day Camp at Camp Barton August
22 - August 26, 2011 Trumansburg, NY*
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August 23 Tues: District Program Kickoff
- Dryden Lake Pavilion - 6:30PM - all units should be represented at
the Program kick-off! See Google
Map for location
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August 24 Weds: District Popcorn
Kickoff - Dryden Lake Pavilion - 6:30PM - Popcorn Kernels from all units should
attend this kick-off! See Google
Map for location
September 2011
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September 10 Sat - Train the Pack Trainer
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September 11 Sun: Commissioner Kickoff and picnic
- Mike Brown's house - See Google
Map for location
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September 14 Wed - Roundtable - Training team will
attend to coordinate needed training
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September 17-18 - OA Weekend*
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September 22 Th - Advancement
Committee meeting at TC3
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September 24 Sat - Lumberjack Day at Tuscarora* and Paul Bunyan Day at Barton*
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September 27 Tues 7:00-8:30PM -
Merit Badge Cleanup Night at TC3 - see Activities
Page for details
October 2011
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October 1-2 Sat-Sun: Cortland Pumpkin
Festival
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October 1-2 Sat-Sun: Crews-in Venturing Event - Camp Tuscarora* - See Council
Website for details
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October 1-2 - Cub Adventure Weekend at Barton* See Activity
Page for details
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October 12 Wed - Roundtable - The Unit Committee - general discussion for
all, then separate training breakouts for pack and troop committee members
(in addition to regular leader and commissioner breakouts) - also
Life to Eagle training for Scouts
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October 21-23 Sat-Sun: District Fall Camporee - Humans vs. Zombies!
Orienteering/GPS camporee - for details see the Activity
Page
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October 22 Sat - Cub Leader Training - see Training
Page for details
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October 26 Wed - Wear Your
Uniform to School Day*
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October 27 Th - Advancement
Committee meeting at TC3
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October 29-30 - Cub Adventure Weekend at Tuscarora*See Activity
Page for details
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October 28-30 - Boy Scout Leader Basic Training -
cancelled
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October 30Sun - Webelos Outdoor
Leader Training (OWLS) - see Training
Page for details
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October 29-30: Halloween Event - see Activity page
November 2011
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November 2 Weds - Popcorn Orders
Due
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November 5 Sat - Boy Scout Event
@ Binghamton Zoo* - see council
website
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November 9 Weds - Roundtable
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November 11-13: Finger Lakes
Trail Backpacking Trip*
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November 12 Sat: Youth Leader Training Weekend - PL Development Workshop;
Adv. Youth Leader workshop for SPLs, ASPLs, older youth leaders (safety
courses, calendar planning, budgeting, problem cases, etc.) - see Training
Page for details
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November 17 Th - Advancement
Committee meeting at TC3
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November 19 Sat: Trainer
Development Conference* - see Training Page
for details
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November 19 Sat: Popcorn
Distribution
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November 25 Fri - Ten Commandments Hike*
December 2011
January 2012
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January 7 Sat - District Planning Day
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January 7 Sat - OA Lodge Winter
Dinner*
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January 11 Weds - Roundtable
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January 14 Sat - Cub Scout Bowling - see Activities
page for details and flyer
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January 19 Th - Advancement
Committee meeting at TC3
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January 21-22 District Winter Camporee - Camp Barton,
Engineering/Robotics theme - see Activities
Page
February 2012
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February 5 Scout Sunday
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February 10-12: Okpik winter
camping training*
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February 18 Sat First Aid/Emergency Preparedness rally
(Scouts/Venture) /
Crossover and Pinewood Derby (Cubs) - see Activities
Page
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February 22 Weds: Baden-Powell's
Birthday (did you send a card?)
March 2012
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March 3 Sat University of Scouting Staff Day*
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March 10 Sat Loop-a-Palooza
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March 24 Sat University of Scouting*
April 2012
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April 14 Sat - OWLS (Outdoor Webelos Leader Specific) Training
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April 28 Sat Cub Scout Bike Rally
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April 28 Sat Tuscarora Setup
Day*
May 2012
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May 4-6 Climbing Training
Weekend at Camp Tuscarora*
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May 5-6 - Cub Scout Family
Adventure Weekend at Camp Barton*
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May 12-13 Cub Scout Family
Adventure Weekend at Camp Tuscarora*
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May 19-20 District Spring Camporee - Aviation Theme (Fly-o-Ree) -
location to be determined, pending discussions with outside groups and
airports. Date may shift a week or two either way, depending on those
outside groups. Watch the Activity Page
as the time approaches.
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May 18-20 OA Service Weekend*
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May 20 Sun - Council Recognition
Dinner*
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May 31-June 3 Ithaca Festival
June 2012
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June 2 Sat - Gopher Day at Camp
Tuscarora*
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June 9 Sat - Beaver Day at Camp
Barton*
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June 8 Fri Scouting Year-End Awards Dinner
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June 9 Sat Dryden Dairy Day
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June 15 Fri Rocket Derby
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June 16 Sat - Fishing Derby*
July 2012
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Cub Camps (dates and locations to be announced)*
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Boy Scout Camps:*
Week 1: July 1-7
Week 2: July 8-14
Week 3: July 15-21
Week 4: July 22-28
Week 5: July 29-Aug 4
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July 10-Aug 1: Blair Atholl
Patrol Jamborette in Scotland - special opportunity for Scouts/Venturers
- see Blair
Atholl Website*
2012-2013 Scouting Year
Dates after August 2012 should be considered
tentative. The District Committee will
review the calendar at its January 2012 District planning session, and the
intention is to have a "firm" calendar covering August 2012-July
2013, with future plans through December 2013, on this website by mid-May
2012.
August 2012
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August 8-11 Cub Resident Camp at
Camp Barton* - "The Hunt for the Barton Grail"
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August 11-12? Date tbd (after Barton Cub Resident camp closes) Sea Scout /
Venturing Aquatic Event
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August 20-24 Cub Day Camp in
Taughannock District (date and location tentative)*
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August 21 Tues: District Program Kickoff
- Dryden Lake Pavilion - 6:00PM - all units should be represented at
the kick-off! See Google
Map for location
September 2012
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September 9 Sat: Commissioner
Kickoff and Picnic
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September 22 Sat - Lumberjack
Day at Tuscarora / Paul Bunyan Day at Barton*
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September 28-30 - Finger Lakes
Trail Backpacking Weekend*
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(date?) Sun - Greek Peak Water Park Day (all levels)
October 2012
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October 6-7 Cortland Pumpkin
Festival
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October 6-7 Cub Scout Family
Adventure Weekend at Camp Barton*
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October 13-14 - District Fall Camporee (theme and location to be
announced)
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October 20 Sat - Cub Leader Training - preregistration required by Sept
30th - e-mail training@TompkinsCortlandScouts.org
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October 20-21 Jamboree on the
Air (International Scouting / Amateur Radio Event) see JOTA Website
for details http://www.arrl.org/jamboree-on-the-air-jota
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October 24 Weds - Wear Your
Uniform to School Day
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October 27 Sat - Boy Scout Leader Basic Training - preregistration
required by Sept 30th - e-mail ttraining@TompkinsCortlandScouts.org
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October 27 Sat Halloween Event
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October 27-28 Cub Scout Family Adventure Weekend at
Camp Tuscarora*
November 2012
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November 10-11: Youth Leader Training Weekend - PL Development Workshop;
Adv. Youth Leader workshop for SPLs, ASPLs, older youth leaders (safety
courses, calendar planning, budgeting, problem cases, etc.)
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November 23 Fri Ten Commandments Hike
December 2012
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