Spring 2011 Buffalo Tracks

Annually, representatives

from BSA Chartered

Organizations, current

council board and

members at large come

together to review the

current status of the

council and to elect the

board members and

officers for the next year.

Elections are held

annually and all positions

are elected or reelected as

proposed by the

nominating committee.

In January, the annual

business meeting of

Buffalo Trail Council

occurred. During this

meeting a new president

and board chair was

elected.

Deana Savage, Ed.D, has

lived in both Midland and

Odessa. She works for

Midland College as their

Associate Vice President

of Instruction. Deana

served on the Girl Scout

board previously and was

a Girl Scout growing up.

Most recently she was on

the BTC strategic

planning committee and

served as the Vice

President over strategic

planning while preparing

for her current role.

While not the first female

board chair in BSA,

Deana is the first for

Buffalo Trail Council.

Her strategic abilities

along with her community

leadership make her well

suited for her new role.

While each must be

elected annually, most

board chairs serve a two-

year term.

Deana is involved with

her grandson and his Cub

Scout Pack. She is also

married to Glen Brown of

Odessa. Welcome Deana

and thank you for your

service to our community!

difference in the total cost

of this particular

newsletter. Second, much

of the cost of printing this

newsletter is paid by our

wonderful advertisers

featured at the bottom of

pages 2 and 3.

Deana Savage New Council President

Deana Savage, President,

Buffalo Trail Council

www.buffalotrailbsa.org Spring 2011 1101 W. Texas Avenue, Midland, TX 79701-6171 Phone: (432) 570-7601, Fax: (432) 570-7611

Council President

Deana Savage

Council

Commissioner

Bill Houston, CVA

Council Scout

Executive

Lyman Gifford, CFRE

Scout Shops

MIDLAND

Mon-Thurs

10 a.m. to 6 p.m.

Friday

10 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Saturday

9 a.m. to 12 p.m.

Sunday

Closed

ODESSA

Tue & Thurs

4 p.m. to 6 p.m.

Closed for summer

5/16 - 8/15

BIG SPRING

Tue & Thurs

4 p.m. to 6 p.m.

Closed for summer

6/18 - 8/15

With the recent downturn

in the economy, budget

cuts are a part of life for

many organizations,

profit and non-profit

alike. Many have asked

why, in this era of budget

cuts, the Buffalo Trail

Council continues to

produce our newsletters

and flyers in color.

The answer is two-fold.

First, we have our own

color printers. This

allows us to print in color

at only a 1/2 cent higher

price than printing in

black and white. That

comes to only a 4 cent

The Cost of Color

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international adventure. The plan

helps ensure the unit is properly

prepared, that qualified and trained

leadership is in place, and that the

right equipment is available for the

adventure."

The following link is for the 4 page

form, www.Scouting.org/filestore/

pdf/680-014_fillable.pdf, and the

FAQ page,www.Scouting.org/

Scoutsource/HealthandSafety/

TourPlanFAQ.aspx. For more

information call the council service

center at (432) 570-7601 or go to the

Buffalo Trail Council website at

www.buffalotrailbsa.org.

Effective March 1, 2011, what are

currently known as local and

national tour permits will be

superseded by what will be called

the tour plan. The online tour

permit system will be suspended.

This update is the accumulation of

work by a cross-functional team of

volunteers and staff including the

Health and Safety Support

Committee, Council Solutions,

Outdoor Program Group, and Risk

Management Advisory Panels.

Here is the definition of the tour

plan in the Language of Scouting:

"Units complete this form when

planning for local, national, or

BSA Must Read: Tour Plan

Scouting's Journey to Excellence" is

the BSA's new performance

recognition program designed to

encourage and reward success and

measure the performance of our

units, districts, and councils. It is

replacing the Centennial Quality

Awards Program as a means of

encouraging excellence in providing

a quality program

at all levels of the

BSA.

Its' purpose is to encourage and

reward success in units, districts

and councils; measure performance

versus process; and achieve

Scouting's mission of serving more

youth with a higher quality

program. The new program began

for the Buffalo Trail Council in

January and carries over to all units

in the Council.

To achieve the award, units must

score points in 12-13 different

objectives (depending on the type of

unit). Everything from

Advancement, Retention, Training,

Service Projects, Budgeting and

more are included as objectives.

Each objective has three levels

available to achieve, bronze, silver,

and gold. All points are then tallied

to see which overall level a unit will

be recognized with at year's end.

For more information and score

sheets, please visit the Buffalo Trail

Council website,

www.buffalotrailbsa.org.

Related information on page 6. See “JTE Service Hours” article.

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Philmont is a great location for adult and youth training. While you are in

training your family can enjoy the won-derful activities available in the area. Please take some time to look over the

courses available.

Supports Troop 19, Crew 19 & Pack 67

Meet Mondays 6:30pm

New Members Wanted!

NEWS UPDATES

Summer Camp 2011

Don’t miss out on BTSR Summer

camp! We still have a few slots

open for the summer. Get your

troop signed up before they are all

gone. Plan to spend a week at

Circle H, take a daily dip at the

notch while at Mountain Man or

even see the Davis Mountains by

horse back. Want to re-live

history? Head out to the Calvary

camp and live as a 1800’s Buffalo

Solider. 2011 Summer camp will

be the best yet. We will see you

there.

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Spring 2011 Buffalo Tracks

Friends of Scouting is an annual

direct-solicitation campaign,

reaching out to Scout families,

service organizations and

businesses. The campaign has two

divisions: Executive Board/

Leadership and District. The

District Division is further divided

into two giving categories:

Community and Family.

The Family Friends of Scouting

campaign is conducted each year to

give every Scouting family an

opportunity to learn about and

financially support the programs

and services of the Buffalo Trail

Council.

In 2010, Scout families donated more

than $51,000 to this important

campaign. Every unit should support

Friends of Scouting, because every

unit benefits from the monies

raised. It costs the council $120 to

provide one year of quality program

per Scout.

Although Friends of Scouting is not

the council's largest source of income

(14 percent), it is very important to

the fiscal stability of the council.

Additionally, the United Way

recognizes the value of Scouting and

provides 5 percent of the council's

annual budget.

Friends of Scouting

By participating in the

2011 Family Friends of

Scouting Campaign,

units can earn free rank

advancements for one

full year! Please contact

your district executive for more

information about how your unit

can qualify. More importantly your

unit will be helping your council

provide the following:

Local programs and activities throughout the council territory.

Camp scholarships, uniforms and registration fees for youths who otherwise could not participate.

A Scout service center that coordinates Scouting activities and provides customer service to members, also two satellite shops.

Accident and liability insurance to

Free Rank Advancement Incentive Program

Click on the links on our homepage at:

www.buffalotrailbsa.org

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FOS NEWS

Friends of Scouting campaign

chairmen, captains and enrollers

were invited to the 2011 FOS

Victory Celebration at Citibank

Ballpark, March 31st. The FOS

team was treated to a tour of the

facilities, ballpark fare and a visit

from Rocky the Rockhound. This

year’s FOS goal is $365,000.

If you did not have an opportunity

to contribute this year and are

interested, please contact Valerie

Acosta at (432) 570-7601.

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Chaparral Camporee 2010, by Eric Kounce

protect both youth and adult members.

Support and Professional staff who counsel, guide and inspire volunteer leadership.

Camps and facilities available for year-round camping and Cub Scout family outdoor events.

Opportunities to attend summer camp and high-adventure events.

Advancement programs where Scouts are recognized for learning and making progress on goals they set and attain.

Literature and training-material development and distribution .

Leadership training for young people who will become future community leaders.

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For forms and more information

on all the above events,

please visit our website

www.buffalotrailbsa.org

or call (432) 570-7601

Snyder Fish-A-Thon April 9th, Towle Park Pond, Snyder, TX – Registration starts at 7:00 am, with fishing going on from

8am-4pm. The cost is only $5 per person, paid at the gate, and patches are available for sale.

For more information, please contact Brian Sweeney at (432) 212-3577.

Comanche Trails Spring Rendezvous Camporee & Chili Cook-off April 29th - May 1st, Florey Park, Andrews, TX - Mountain Man Rendezvous theme. Cost is $15 per person.

Please register by Thursday, April 15th to guarantee patch.

For more information, please contact Chase McKinney at (432) 296-2447.

Lone Star District Spring Camporee April 29th - May 1st, Big Spring State Park - Just $10 per person and includes a patch. Please

register and make payment online by April 14th to guarantee patch.

For more information, please contact Brian Sweeny at (432) 212-3577.

13th Annual Spring Fling Sporting Clay Event April 30th at Jake’s Clays - Every team wins a gun! Proceeds from the Sporting Clay Event will

provide necessary funding for the Buffalo Trail Council Scouting Programs.

For more information, please contact Valerie Acosta at (432) 570-7601.

Chaparral District Camporee @ Camp Thomas in Big Spring Back to Brownsea Island, May 6th - 7th - $15 a person, $5.00 late fee after May 2nd.

For more information, please contact Adrian Garcia or Eilda Pacheco at (432) 570-7601.

FREE Camp Physicals Saturday, May 7th at Texas Tech Women's University Health Center, Second Floor; East Building, 701 W. 5th in

Odessa. Appointments required, all youth under the age of 18 must have a signed release form from their parent

or guardian for the physician to do the exam. For more information, please contact Eilda Pacheco at (432) 570-7601.

Cub Scout Day Camps “We have Lift-Off” - Join your district for day camp excitement this June!

Big Bend: June 11th 9:00am-3:00pm

Chaparral: June 20th - 22nd 6:00pm-9:00pm

Comanche Trails: June 13th - 15th 6:00pm-9:00pm

Lone Star: June 18th 9:00am-3:00pm

Upcoming Training Dates! Big Bend: April 25th Pecos New Leader Training

May 2nd Alpine New leader Training

Chaparral: April 16th Sibley Nature Center Boy Scout/Venturing Leader Position-Specific Training

Introduction to Outdoor Leader Skills

April 28th Sibley Nature Center Cub Scout Training

May 21st BTC Office Parking Lot Cub Scout Training/Boy Scout Training

Comanche Trails: April 25th Adult Orientation

April 30th Florey Park, Andrews Adult Leader Training

May 3rd Adult Orientation (in conjunction with roundtable)

Lone Star: April 27th Big Spring Satellite Office Cub Scout Training

May 21st Big Spring Satellite Office Cub Scout Training/Boy Scout Training

Big Spring Satellite Office Introduction to Outdoor Leader Skills

UPCOMING EVENTS

Alpine June 12th @ 9am-3pm Big Spring June 19th @ 9am - 3pm

Midland June 21st - 23rd @ 6pm-9pm Monahans June 26th @ 9am - 3pm

Odessa June 14th - 16th @ 9am - 3pm

Join us on Wednesday, April 20th

5:00pm - 6:00pm

George T. Abell Service Center

Farewell for David O’Neill, Field Director

David has accepted a position at

Philmont Scout Ranch

Spring 2011 Buffalo Tracks COUNCIL CALENDAR - DISTRICT INFORMATION

COUNCIL CALENDAR

APRIL

9th Snyder Fish-a-thon

22nd-23rd Midland Service Center

closed for the holiday

29th-1st Comanche Trails &

Lone Star Camporees

30th Sporting Clay

MAY

6th-7th Chaparral Camporee

7th Free Camp Physicals

reservation required

16th Big Spring Office

closed for the Summer

28th-30th Council Service Center

closed for the holiday

JUNE

3rd-5th OA Fellowship and

Induction

9th Good Scout Luncheon-

Odessa

11th Big Bend District

day camp

13th-15th Comanche Trails

day camp

18th Lone Star day camp

18th Odessa Office closed

for the Summer

20th-22nd Chaparral day camp

BIG BEND District Chair, Byron Welch

District Commissioner, Vacant

District Director

Scott Britton, (432) 553-3668

APRIL

4th Roundtable

25th New Leader Training

In Pecos

MAY

2nd Roundtable

District Committee Meeting

at Hillside Baptist Church

6:30-8:30 pm

JUNE

11th Cub Scout day camp-Alpine

CHAPARRAL

District Chair,

Larry Matschull, (432) 889-0019

District Commissioner,

Gary Simmons, (432) 689-3359

District Director,

Karl Boroski, (432) 570-7601 x17

District Executive,

Adrian Garcia, (432) 570-7601 x 24

APRIL

7th District Committee District Commissioner

14th OA Roundtable

MAY

5th District Committee District Commissioner

6 - 7th Camporee at Camp Thomas

12th OA Roundtable

JUNE

2nd District Committee District Commissioner

9th OA Roundtable

20-22nd Cub Scout day camp

COMMANCHE TRAILS

District Chair,

Brooks Landgraff, (432) 332-0893

District Commissioner,

Raquel Lopez, (432) 528-8469

District Director,

Scott Britton, (432) 553-3668

District Executive,

Chase McKinney, (432) 296-2447

APRIL

3rd OA Chapter Meeting

5th Roundtable

19th District Committee

29th-1st Spring Camporee at Florey Park

MAY

3rd Roundtable Training

17th District Committee

JUNE

7th Roundtable Training

13th-15th Cub Scout day camp

21st District Committee

LONE STAR

District Chair, Vacant,

District Commissioner, Vacant

District Executive,

Brian Sweeney (432) 212-3577

APRIL

7th Luncheon Meeting for District Committee

7th Roundtable

14th Snyder Roundtable

29th-1st Spring Camporee at Big Spring State Park

MAY

5th Luncheon Meeting for District Committee

5th Roundtable

12th Snyder Roundtable

JUNE

2nd YPT/Specific Training

2nd Roundtable

9th Snyder Roundtable

18th Cub Scout day camp

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Spring Break 2011 started out with

a bang. BTSR held its first Spring

Break Camp in March. Over a

hundred Scouts and Venture’s came

to our camp to experience the

beautiful back country and sample

the High Adventure that BTSR has

to offer. Groups attended our

Mountain Man Camp, Circle H

Ranching Experience, and

Cavalcade Horse Program.

For five straight days campers were

hiking, swimming and riding

through the back country. The

youth at Spring Camp engaged in

black powder rifle shooting,

archeology digs, archery, tomahawk

throwing and of course good ole

fashion chuck wagon cooking!

The week was a big success and will

be even bigger next year as Spring

Break 2012 will bring a total base

camp program as well as the High

Adventure. It’s not to early to plan

now. Space will be limited and 2012

Spring Camp will be next to none!

Spring Break at the Ranch

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sure that their unit information is

correct on the pins. To do that, log

into MyScouting, select BeAScout,

then Unit Pin Management. Change

the “Fields Displayed on Google Pin”

from Council Information to Contact

Person. Then add primary and

alternate unit contacts and any

other unit information you want.

If your unit doesn't update their pin,

then only council information will

show on the Google bubble.

When someone (mostly parents) look

for units in their neighborhoods and

then send a message to find out more

about the unit they become a “lead” -

someone who is interested in

Scouting. The goal of the BeAScout

campaign is to turn leads into

registered members. To do this, one

or more people must manage the

leads.

After July 23, all registered units

will appear as pins on the Google

map. Unit leaders will want to make

What’s Your Google Pin Say About Your Unit?

MEMORIALS

Pablo “Paul” C. Acosta

Deana Savage

Mr. & Mrs. Armando Subia

Alvey Bass

Mackey & Associates

Johnnie Merrifield

Mr. & Mrs. Lyman Gifford

Mr. & Mrs. Armando Subia

TRIBUTES

Douglas Lunsford

Mr. & Mrs. James F. Davenport

Frances Reedy

Progressive Study Club

Betty & Don Tomlin

Allen G. McGuire

HERITAGE SOCIETY

The Heritage Society is made up of individuals, couples, companies that have made a contribution to the Buffalo Trail

Council Endowment Fund. James E. West and 1910 Society members are

automatically included.

Robert Gaines

Dr. Randall Kelly

Byron Welch

FOUNDATIONS

The council submits proposals to area foundations seeking grants for specific programs and projects; the resulting

grants are restricted.

Ken W. Davis Foundation

J. Robert Jones Foundation

Ethel and Albert Herzstein

Charitable Foundation 2267 for volunteers. Please

remember to update your districts,

troops, packs and crews about the

new site.

Volunteers with a MyScouting

account can also reach the Journey

to Excellence service hour website by

clicking on the Journey to Excellence

Information link on the left side of

the screen in the “Council Tools”

section. Once they click the link they

will be directed to

www.Scouting.org/awards/journeytoe

xcellence and can follow the same

procedures as listed above.

You can now enter your service

hours at www.Scouting.org/awards/

journeytoexcellence. Look for the

“Service Project” area of the screen.

There you can find the link to log

your hours, information for first time

users, ideas and tips for a successful

service project, and sample reports

that can be pulled by your council

administrator. To enter your service

hours click on “service hours

website.” Choose “New User Click

Here” or enter in your existing

username and password. Users can

still use www.goodturnforamerica

and they will be redirected to the

new data collection site. If you have

any questions, please contact the

national service desk at (972) 580-

JTE Service Hours

“The Boy Scouts of America

expresses its concern for the

situation in Japan and the Japanese

Scouting family.” Scouting.org

Spring 2011 Buffalo Tracks RECOGNITIONS

Jaden Gasch, P-216

Austin Gass, P-157

Brandon Gutierrez, P-84

Zachery Heller, P-231

Diego Hernandez, P-216

Matthew Leal, P-216

Ethan Martin, P-157

Caleb Maxey, P-216

Hoyt Mims, P-216

Julian, Ortiz, P-67

Carson Page, P-157

Kenneth Richardson, P-67

Campbell Rushton, P-231

Thomas Lee Warren, P-231

COMMANCHE TRAILS DISTRICT

Robert Aguilar, P-775

Edgar Carrillo, P-191

Humberto Carrillo Jr., P-191

Sean Castillo, P-191

Ethan Chavez, P-191

Ethan Contreras, P-191

Brandon Dominguez, P-191

Christopher Dominguez, P-191

Corbin Dominguez, P-191

Ryan Dominguez, P-191

Hugo Estrella, P-191

Clay Falcon, P-129

Ramon Fierro, P-191

Brian Fuentes, P-191

Elijah Fuentez, P-191

Ethid Fuentez, P-191

Manuel Fuentez III, P-191

Jordan Hannah, P-191

Reese Hannah, P-191

Joshua Hernandez, P-191

Matthew Johnston, P-129

Noah Johnston, P-129

Riley Jordan, P-129

Alec Jung, P-775

BIG BEND DISTRICT:

Griffin Carlin, P-141

Alexander Gallegos, P-30

Jose Gallegos, P-30

Jonathan Hamilton, P-30

Jory Hoover, P-30

Noah Gjemre, P-141

Jacob Kinzie, P-30

Joshua Kinzie, P-30

Blayne McAnally, P-141

Jeremy Miles, P-30

Michael Mois, P-141

Anthony Muniz, P-30

Joseph Osborne, P-141

Kennedy Pittman, P-30

Brandon Valles, P-30

Elijah Villanueva, P-141

Haden Wetzel, P-30

Shadix Wetzel, P-30

CHAPARRAL DISTRICT

Samuel Cavazos, P-216

Branden Dickinson, P-216

Kaleb Gartin, P-231

Shae Kraft, P-129

Zackery Levario, P-191

Skyler Martel, P-191

Peter Mendoza, P-191

Jude Nunez, P-775

Matthew Patterson, P-129

Steven Perez, P-191

Angel Sanchez, P-191

Tyler Scoggins, P-129

Andrew, Sheffield, P-191

Kush Shelat, P-191

Phillip Urias, P-191

David Valerio, P-191

Adam Vargas, P-129

Ryan Villalobos, P-191

Ryan West, P-191

Angel Winfrey, P-191

LONE STAR DISTRICT

Nicolas Archer-Pauchet, P-177

Moises Balcazar, P-179

Brane Burchett, P-179

Justin Douglass, P-177

Esequiel Flores, P-179

Manuel Gutierrez, P-179

Keaton Hill, P-179

Mark Holdren, P-177

Eric Johnson, P-177

Maracos Lagunas, P-177

Quemarian Lewis, P-179

Quetavian Lewis, P-179

Rico Martinez, P-179

Michael Massingill, P-29

Colby Northcutt, P-177

Juan Ontiveros, P-179

Timothy Ontiveros, P-179

Augustin Paredez, P-179

Serio Saavedra, P-177

David Salazar, P-305

EAGLES TOMORROW - Bobcat Award

COMANCHE TRAILS DISTRICT:

Rene Fierro, T-77, Odessa

Joshua Reyes, T-77, Odessa

CHAPARRAL DISTRICT:

Garrett Clements, T-270, Midland

LONE STAR DISTRICT:

Austin Rinard, T-25, Big Spring

Well Done! EAGLES TODAY

Zane Nash, of troop 18 in Odessa, was

the 2010 recipient of the Frank R.

Cowden Memorial Scholarship.

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can use volunteers in our service

center, contact Tracy MacIlroy, (432)

570-7601 for more information, or for

volunteering in our afterschool

programs, contact Adrian Garcia at

(432) 570-7601.

Are you looking for a place to give

back to the community, either for

the good feeling you get or to log

volunteer hours for the Legacy

Scholarship or Texas Scholars

programs. Well, look no further

than your Buffalo Trail Council. We

Got Time?

Scouting means to young men and

women in our council.

Recently, the council put on display

at the Texas Avenue entrance of the

council service center, a photo room

divider with photos of boys

displaying the 12 points of the Scout

Law. The photos were chosen from

past years events as a way to

illustrate the Scout Law in action. If

you have photos that you feel

exemplify the Scout Law, please send

them to BTCnewsletters@gmail.com

with the point of the Scout Law as

the subject. We plan to highlight,

with your help, a different group or

district each quarter with the Scout

Law photo display.

With all photos submitted, please

include the subjects name, troop/

pack/crew/post, when the photo was

taken, where the photo was taken

and who took the photo.

In this and other newsletters that

the Buffalo Trail Council mails out,

as well as displays in the Scout

service center, the council tries to

highlight individual Scouts, troops,

packs, crews, posts etc… with

photos.

If you are a leader, Scout,

participant or family member, we

would love to use your photos to help

tell the stories of Scouting, in all its

forms, here in West Texas.

Please send photos of your activities,

events, meetings, adventures, etc. to

BTCnewsletters@gmail.com. We are

also looking for stories from leaders

and families about how Scouting (in

any form) has made a difference to

someone you know. We want to

share these stories (and hopefully

photos) with the community and our

generous donors, so they will get a

first hand perspective of what

Photo Opportunities

POPCORN!

Chaparral Camporee 2010, by Eric Kounce

JOTA 2010, by Adrian Garcia

afternoon rotation (1 p.m.).

Breakfast burritos and lunch will be

provided. For more information on

how you can participate, please

contact Valerie Acosta at (432) 570-

7601 or Valerie.Acosta@Scouting.org

That’s right! Every team that

participates in the 13th Annual

Spring Fling Sporting Clay

Tournament at Jake’s Clays on

April 30 will have one participant

win a gun. The shoot will have a

morning rotation (9 a.m.) and an

THAT’S INSANE! ONE GUN PER TEAM!

It is hard to imagine but it is

already time to start preparing for

this fall’s popcorn sale. There have

been several changes to the

product line up. However, there

have been no increases to cost.

One of the largest changes is the

elimination of the Chocolate

Lover’s collection. Instead of

offering this collection, consumers

will now be able to purchase the

White Chocolaty Pretzels and

Chocolaty Triple Delight as stand-

alone products. Also, Kettle Corn

Microwave Popcorn is making a

return for the Fall 2011 Sale.

However, this year the Popping

Corn will not be a part of our

product mix.

If your unit is interested in selling

this year or

you have any

questions

about the

upcoming sale,

please contact

Valerie Acosta at (432) 570-7601 or

Valerie.Acosta@Scouting.org.

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