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TOMAHAWK September - October 2012

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TomahawkTomahawk Potomac District Royal Rangers Potomac District Royal Rangers News and Information for Royal Ranger Leaders News and Information for Royal Ranger Leaders September September -- October 2012October 2012

He Was Watching Me All the TimeHe Was Watching Me All the Time

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Over 100 Outposts Chartered in KenyaOver 100 Outposts Chartered in Kenya

Royal Rangers International Special ReportRoyal Rangers International Special Report

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Creative ‘Olympic’ Events FeaturedCreative ‘Olympic’ Events Featured

at Tidewater Sectional Pow Wowat Tidewater Sectional Pow Wow

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POTOMAC DISTRICT ROYAL RANGERS www.potomacrangers.org

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Potomac District Commander

Rev. Bobby Basham

Publications/Outreach Coordinator

Newsletter Editor

Gary Wagner

The Tomahawk newsletter is published bi-

monthly as a means of communicating news and information to Royal Ranger leaders throughout the Potomac District. Sectional

staffs and outposts are invited to submit arti-cles and photographs that feature activities of Royal Ranger ministries on a local level, or to

share ideas and successes. Email material to [email protected]. Please submit photos as separate jpg image files.

The Tomahawk is distributed via email as an electronic publication. Email address correc-tions, or requests to be added to the distribu-

tion list, should be forwarded to Potomac

District executive secretary Denise Raduano at [email protected].

Royal Rangers Emblem © 1962 by the national Royal

Rangers Office, The General Council of the Assem-

blies of God; Springfield, Mo. 65802. The Royal

Rangers Emblem may not be reproduced, stored in a

retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by

any means—electronically, mechanically, photocop-

ies, recording, or otherwise—without prior written

permission from the national Royal Rangers Office.

Royal Rangers is a principal ministry of the

Assemblies of God focused on discipling boys

for Jesus Christ. We provide Christ-like char-

acter formation and servant leadership devel-

opment for boys and young men in a highly

relational and fun environment. Our mission is

to evangelize, equip and empower the next

generation of Christ-like men and lifelong

servant leaders.

The Potomac District administrative region of

the General Council of the Assemblies of God

takes in Washington, D.C., Maryland, most of

Virginia and northern West Virginia. Over 100

churches throughout this region currently

provide Royal Ranger ministry to more than

2,500 boys and young men. We use many

tools to achieve that goal whether it be camp-

ing, merits or interactive skills, all designed to

help develop a boy into a man while having fun

and getting to know God.

We want to develop both men and boys in

mentoring relationships and leadership skills,

and guide them to Jesus Christ. We reach

boys, so they may reach another in their

world.

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In Case You Missed It

Potomac District’s Tomahawk news-letter is emailed every two months. But, if you’re new to the mailing list, or if you missed a previous edition, you can find it in the archive maintained on the district’s website for Royal Rangers at www.potomacrangers.org.


ON THE BACK COVER: A little faster on the baling, guys! A few Rangers find themselves in a predicament during

the cardboard boat race during this year’s Tidewater North and South Sectional Pow Wow. Photo by Greg Jones


By Rev. Bobby Basham

District Commander

W e had a terrific time at our 2012 Potomac District Pow Wow as we celebrated our past. Each of our former district commanders did an outstanding

job of ministry. And what a sight to see so many white GMA hats on Saturday! I do want to take a moment and thank each one who worked so hard to make this Pow Wow a great success. The reports are wonderful with boys recommitting their lives to Christ, being filled with the Bap-tism in the Holy Spirit and being healed by God’s power. We braved the rain on Friday and boys came to the altar. I am glad I stayed to watch the re-sponse that evening. I also want to thank our Pow Wow Coordinator, Commander Tracy Groves for his work and each member of the Pow Wow team. Ken Black, Mark Brannon and Harry Hawthorne worked so hard to make this a memorable occasion. Each of these guys carries other responsibilities in Rangers and yet is able to serve selflessly that boys will come, have fun, and have Jesus intercept their lives. As many now know, Tracy Groves has been developing a ministry — Hartwood Outdoors — over the years, and as God has blessed him, he has moved to a less demanding role on executive staff. He is now an advisor and a mentor leader to help us develop our younger members of our executive team. Harry Hawthorne has agreed to join the executive staff as Pow Wow Coordinator. Please do what you can to assist him as he moves into this role. Looking ahead at our annual Potomac District Com-manders Conference, the date is set for March 22-23 and will again be hosted by Highway Assembly of God in Fredericks-burg, Va. More details will be forth coming but we again expect to have a ladies track, leadership sessions and a terrif-ic time of fellowship. We hope you will make your plans to join us. Please note this is a change from a previously pub-lished date. May each one have a wonderful fall filled with God’s

wonders and amazement.

Thanks for a Memorable District Pow Wow

Supporting Churches,

Businesses & Individuals

Special thanks to our Supporting Churches, Sec-tions, Businesses and Individuals. Your generosity enables further enhancements to this ministry. Any-one wishing to join our group of supporters may request an application from the Potomac District Royal Ranger office, email [email protected].

SILVER MEMBERS

Rev. Bobby Basham Cross Junction, Va.

GOLD MEMBERS

Projects Unlimited - Gary Groves Eldersburg, Md. Tracy Groves Eldersburg, Md. Walt Eger Service Center Severn, Md.

SUPPORTING CHURCHES

Outpost 2 Trinity Assembly of God Lanham, Md.

Outpost 6 Pasadena Assembly of God Pasadena, Md.

Outpost 9 Calvary Assembly of God Frederick, Md.

Outpost 18 Eastern Assembly of God Baltimore, Md.

Outpost 27 Glad Tidings Church Norfolk, Va.

Outpost 46 Bethel Assembly of God Savage,Md.

Outpost 47 Trinity Assembly of God Lutherville,Md.

Outpost 49 Centerpointe Church at Fair Oaks Fairfax, Va.

Outpost 60 Manassas Assembly of God Bristow, Va.

Outpost 64 First Assembly of God Elkton, Md.

Outpost 81 Trinity Assembly of God Fairmont, W.Va.

Outpost 89 Bethel Assembly of God Martinsburg, W.Va.

Outpost 100 Hancock Assembly of God Hancock, Md.

Outpost 124 Julilee Christian Center Fairfax, Va.

Outpost 186 Hazel River Assembly of God Rixeyville, Va.

Outpost 215 River of Life Assembly of God Spotsylvania, Va.

Outpost 240 Living Word Community Church Mechanicsville, Md.

Outpost 277 Ocean City Worship Center Berlin, Md.

INDIVIDUAL DONORS

Homer Kitchen Gerrardstown, W.Va. Gary & Faye Groves Eldersburg, Md.

DIRECTOR’S MEMO


By Cmdr. Thom Clement

Outpost 49

T he excitement of planning for our trip to the Royal Ranger National Campo-

rama began during the cold days of winter as the commanders shared information with the boys and families of Outpost 49 at Cen-terpointe Church at Fair Oaks, Va., and Outpost 114 at Way of Faith Ministries in Fairfax, Va. Com-manders Greg Shaffer and Rick Powers from Outpost 114 arranged for the use of a minibus that could hold 12-15 passengers along with personal and camping gear. Com-mander Thom Clement from Out-post 49 typed up a travel plan and made arrangements for lodging and entertainment along the way. On the morning of Friday, July 6,

everyone met in the Way of Faith parking lot at 8 a.m. to finish load-ing up, and we were on the road by 9:30 a.m. In addition to Rick and Thom, who were doing all of the driving, there were seven Royal Rangers: Dominick and Nicholas Powers, Kitwan and Perami Karlo, Quayle Feng, Brandon Brokaw and Aaron Nickel. We traveled about 500 miles to Dayton, Ohio, arriving at the motel by around 5 p.m. It felt great to jump into the pool! Each evening, one of the boys led a devotion based on a Bible scripture. This was an important way for the older boys to build their leadership skills. We always ended the devotions with prayer. On Saturday, July 7, we drove to Vandalia, Ill., which is just east of St. Louis. The temperature was


A Camporama Journal

Outposts 49 and 114 from Potomac District’s Capital

Virginia Section traveled together to the 2012 Campo-

rama, packing in plenty of fun for their round-trip.


105 and again the pool felt great. We also visited the historic Van-dalia museum in the center of town. Sunday was a busy day. We got up early so that we could get to the Gateway Arch in St. Louis for a tram ride up to the top at 9:30 a.m. Next, we watched a movie about how the arch was built and browsed around the museum, which featured many displays about the westward expansion of our country. Before leaving St. Louis, we took a ride on a riverboat on the Mississippi River. After a quick lunch, we drove across Missouri and made it to Camp Eagle Rock in time to get registered for the Camporama. A light rain and darkness made it a challenge to set up our camp, but as Royal Rangers, we were ready – for anything. We even made it just in time for dinner before the meal tent shut down. The weather cleared up on Monday and we made a side trip to Table Rock Lake. We enjoyed a few hours on the lake in a nice pontoon boat. Our favorite part of that excursion was riding the rub-ber raft and trying to hold on! We made it back to the campsite in time to have dinner and go the first evening service. The commanders distributed spe-cial bright orange T-shirts and hat pins representing our outposts and Capital Section Virginia. It wasn’t long before everyone was trading the pins. Just before the official Camporama panoramic picture was taken in the amphitheater, we put on our orange shirts. You can see our group right in the middle of the picture! Each night, we made sure to get to front of the line at the amphithe-ater by arriving an hour early. We knew that we would enjoy the ser-vices more if we could sit near the front. The music and entertain-

ment were always great, and the messages from the National Direc-tor Doug Marsh, National Superin-tendent George Wood and others were inspiring. During the week, each of us renewed our commit-ment to Jesus Christ and strength-ened our faith during the altar calls. The daytime hours Tuesday through Thursday were packed with games, competition, trading pins, watching demonstrations, throwing a hawk, trading pins, waiting in line for meals, rifle shooting, trading pins, archery, football, soccer, swimming – and did we mention trading pins? Our Camporama hats got really heavy and prickly with all of those metal pins sticking through the top.

After the first day, the lines at the meal tent moved a lot quicker. We usually took our plates back to our campsite to eat. The weather was great all week – sunny and hot during the days, a little cool at night. Each of us took a COLD shower at least once dur-ing the week, and a couple of us showered every night. On Thursday evening after the service we packed up some of our gear. Everything else was packed up Friday morning and, after a quick breakfast we hit the road by 8 a.m. We arrived at Six Flags Mid-America in St. Louis by lunch time and spent the rest of the day enjoy-ing the water park, roller coasters and some of the other rides. By the time it was dark, we made our way to a nearby motel for the night. We traveled 900 miles on Satur-day and Sunday, spending our last night in Grayson, Ky. We made it back to Fairfax by around 3 p.m. Sunday. We all agreed that it was a great journey filled with many memo-ries and adventures.


Adventures along the journey, like this visit at a museum in St. Louis (above),

coupled with all the Camporama activities at Eagle Rock, like the archery range

below, made for an unparalleled experience start to finish for these Rangers.


By Ken O’Maley

T his year marked the 50th anniversary of Royal Rang-ers and about 30 leaders

and boys from the Central Section formed a “caravan” that started on Friday, July 6, as we began the ad-venture to Eagle Rock, Missouri. The two days it took to get there the temperatures soared over 100 degrees each day, but the pool was a welcome site to the end of each day of the road trip. As we followed the long gravel road into Camp Eagle Rock we sat in a short line before the gates opened. What good timing we had made! After deputy district com-mander Homer Kitchen gave us our camp site directions, we began to set up in a hurry, for two rea-sons: first, it was HOT and se-cond, there was a storm brewing in the horizon. We just got finished before the rain hit. And by the way that was the only time we had to worry about rain for the rest of the week. As we got up to eat breakfast each morning, we made our plans for the day for what we wanted to

accomplish. For some of us it was the obstacle course or the rappel-ling tower or the zip lines. Others wanted to do the inflatable course or watch the lumberjack show or race their Pinewood Derby cars. Still others began the all im-portant trading of the hat pins. Each day there was something new and different to do including visiting the Royal Ranger muse-um, tracking down Doug Marsh (National Commander) to sign your hat, or attending the incredi-ble services held each night. The first night’s service fea-tured an incredible fireworks dis-play that I thought was never go-ing to end. I think it lasted over 30 minutes. Doug Marsh gave a pow-erful message each night for every Ranger, commander, dad and visi-tor, basing his messages on his book A Guy’s Journey To Manhood. Many boys (and commanders)had a great time with trading hat pins and collecting some unique pins and sets of pins. Andy Whit-man stopped by and had lunch with us to the delight of the boys and was sharing his missionary experiences with them. He also

A Camporama Journal

Ranger Ninja in the back seat?

Central Section Rangers Bring Home the Accolades

shared some rare hat pins with them that was a big hit as well. For you shooting enthusiasts, there was plenty of that. They had archery, air rifle, muzzleloader, 22 rifle, and shot gun. There was a competition in all these events and our section favored very well. As the week began to wind down and the hat pins became harder to get, the weather kept getting better. The days never got hotter than 94 degrees. As Friday rolled around and we began to pack up our supplies and say goodbye to our new friends, we began the last phase of our adven-ture, the ride home! Our first stop was Bass Pro Shop the largest in the United

Cmdr. Timothy O’Maley (left photo, #1724) leads the

pack in the 5K run, while Aaron Brandle (right photo)

takes aim at the 22-caliber rifle range.



States we could have spent all day there but we had to limit ourselves to 3 hours. Our second stop was to Evangel University. What a treat it was to visit 2 of our commanders Alma Maters (Julius Williamson and Curtis Padgett) By the way we had a hard time finding Commander Julius photo back then . My how time changes us!! We were invited on a tour of the campus and the boys had a lot of questions. Several boys took home information about registration ,so some of you parents be ready. Next stop Six Flags of St. Louis. We spent the whole day at the park and just missed a concert with Mercy Me. As we rested that night the command-ers prepared for the long ride home. The trip had been une-ventful with the vehicles which was a good thing for us, Until! Somewhere in Indiana one of the vans decided it didn’t want

Members of Central Section’s contingent at Camporama pause

for a group portrait at the Potomac District entrance display.

to go any further. I can tell you six years ago we made this trip we did not have all the technology that we have now. We had leaders looking up things in the internet about the van we were calling mechanics back home. So after a couple of

hours and lots of prayer we were able to get the van moving and some where around 1:00 a.m. in Charlottesville, VA the caravans parted to their individual destina-tions. Camporama 2012 will not be forgotten!

Bringing home individual awards from Camporama competitive

events were (l. to r.) Cmdr. Tim O’Maley, Expedition Ranger Glenn

Hannold, Discovery Ranger Micah Brandle, and Expedition Rang-

ers Caleb Richters and Isaiah Padgett. Their awards are listed in

the chart to the right.

Individual Awards

Micah Brandle 1st Place Archery (DR) Outpost 48

Glenn Hannold Air Rifle Competition (ER)

Outpost 361 1st Place, Prone Position

1st Place, Standing Position

2nd Place, Kneeling Position

1st Place, Overall

Caleb Ritchers 5th Place Pinewood Derby

Outpost 48 Workmanship (ER)

Isaiah Padgett 5th Place Pinewood Derby

Outpost 48 Speed (ER)

Timothy O’Maley 1st Place 5K Run in age group

Outpost 186 14th Overall of 233 Runners



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Every week, he requests prayer for his family, but never gives details. But privacy is respected, and pray-er is offered, both for him and his family. I know he doesn’t have a dad, that he lives with his mom, and that he has a sister, or maybe two, I’m not sure. I try to demonstrate genuine interest in the boys, without pry-ing. I believe there are many boys whose father does not live with them. It seems to be a sign of the times. Boys today are different from when I was coming up. They know more about adult topics, and seem to bear the weight of their family problems more. I make it a point to hug each boy as they leave, telling them I’m praying for them. I want them to know that they are loved and val-

thing he’s working on. He seems grateful for the attention. Little do I know what’s going on in his mind as he silently observes me. I’m not sure I would do anything differently if I did know. Sometimes one of the boys re-quires discipline, and when he does, it is fair and even-handed, always trying to bring out the good in the situation. And always praying with the boy afterward, so that he can understand he is still valued as a part of the group. He watches me then, too, and sees something that could be a problem turned into an object lesson on God’s grace. He often stands next to me when we “circle up” at the end of the meeting to pray together for the boys. As he leaves, I want each boy to remember his commander praying for him and his needs.

H e watches me as I move about the room, talking to the boys, answering

questions about the craft we’re doing, providing materials and suggestions on how to decorate a boy’s project. I make it a habit to recognize progress made, or com-ment on an interesting idea one of them has. He watches me as I lead the opening ceremony, organize a game, give the Bible study or de-votion, or pray with a boy who wants to receive Christ. Young and impressionable, he sees how I interact with the other command-ers, showing not only respect but genuine affection for those men who minister alongside me. Occasionally I answer a ques-tion for him, or help him with his Ranger Derby car, or provide some guidance so he can complete some-

He Was Watching Me All the Time

By Glen Sorrentino



and lunch appointments to share more details about our work.” Visit the Whitman’s website www.WhitmansinKenya.com to make a tax-deductible online con-tribution or complete the Faith Promise form to begin or increase monthly support of this ministry. The Whitmans can also be con-tacted at [email protected] for assistance or for any questions you may have. Their AGWM account number is 292130.

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ued, by God and by me. Some of them return the hug, some do not. He does, every week, but I honest-ly don’t think very much about it. I guess I figure he does so with all the commanders. It seems most boys would like to be hugged and encouraged by the men in their lives. Often I find myself thinking about the boys during the week between meetings, and some of them stand out in my mind, for one reason or another. It seems I’ve been doing this for a long time, and have seen so many boys come and go. I sometimes wonder how they’re doing now, and occa-sionally hear from one of them. But what keeps me going is the boys in the Outpost now, their struggles and accomplishments. And he comes to the meetings every week, sometimes in a good mood, sometimes not. But each time he seems glad to see me, and I do what I can to encourage him. Then one evening he comes up to me toward the end of the meet-ing. “Commander, can I ask you something?” “Sure,” I say, calling him by name. ”What’s up?” He asks, “Will you be my daddy?” This story comes out of my ex-perience, but it also reflects the reality experienced by many com-manders who work with boys without a father. So many of our boys are being raised by single moms, who cannot model man-hood for their sons no matter how hard they try. May God’s blessing rest on every Royal Ranger com-mander who is mentoring today’s boys, tomorrow’s men. Author Glenn Sorrentino is the Ad-venture Rangers Commander for Out-post 158 at Harvest Assembly of God in Chesapeake, Va.

A ndy Whitman, Assembly of God missionary from Potomac District, current-

ly serving with Royal Rangers In-ternational, is back in the United States with his family on furlough after completing a four-year term in Kenya to serve the Royal Rang-ers of Africa. Says Andy, “We thank God for all the churches and individuals who sent us there and kept us there through these difficult eco-nomical times. Your investment in the Kingdom of God is making a difference in the lives of literally thousands of boys and girls across the continent of Africa.” In his latest newsletter, Andy reports that many have come to Christ already and others are re-ceiving godly instruction and spir-itual care for the first time in their lives from our committed and Spir-it-filled Ranger leaders. Of course, for missionaries, a furlough is necessarily a time de-voted in part to raising support that will enable them to return to the field. In his newsletter, Andy em-phasizes, “Please help us get back to Africa as quickly as possible! We are available for services, mission-ary windows, mission conventions

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Distributing Royal Ranger curriculum to

excited leaders from the 101 chartered

outposts in Kenya. The printing of the

invaluable resources (funded by LFTL) has

resulted in a record number of charters.

Tree planting ceremony at our new inter-

national campsite in Kenya in May.

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Over 100 Outposts Charter in Kenya


By Phil Veith

Tidewater North Sectional Commander

T he Tidewater North and South Sectional Pow Wow was a huge success to the glory of God and our Master Ranger Jesus Christ.

174 men and boys from 15 outposts attended. Dur-ing our Saturday night council fire service, 23 boys responded to the altar call for salvation and six for the Baptism in the Holy Spirit. Glory! Our service speaker was Rev. Daniel Jimerson who is a youth pastor and evangelist, currently serving as the Youth Ministries Director at Calvary Assembly of God in Virginia Beach, Va. Pastor Daniel was a Royal Ranger and is a GMA recipient. Our excellent evening worship was provided by the Outpost 141 (WOWC) youth band which includes several GMAers.

of this type. You can also go to the National Royal Rangers website at www.royalrangers.ag.org to check the “Training” tab for a schedule of all training events across the nation.

Training Academy (TA)

The Training Academy is the training event that is replacing the Instructor Certification Seminar (ICS) and Instructor Trainer (IT) courses that have been offered in the past. IT replacement course-

NRMC ~ Sept. 14-16, 2012

The National Rangers Ministry Camp scheduled for Sept. 14-16 at Broadcreek Camp is full! The Poto-mac District has lead the way again with a full national camp that promises to better meet our needs as leaders as well as bring more of us up to date for training activities. If you missed your chance to get into this camp before it filled up, please watch as we publish details of future National Camps

Our Olympic theme verse came from 1 Cor. 9:24-25. Following our theme, our events included a biath-alon (boys “skiing” on 2x4s then shooting BB guns), rowing (cardboard boat race), horseshoes (with toilet seats), frozen chicken soccer, 2-man basketball, a Corn Hole challenge, as well as some rather unconventional fun “sporting” events such as water balloon launching and the “Royal Flush” (and yes it did involve a toilet). Gold Medal of Achievement recipients played a major role in our Pow Wow including our Saturday morning devotion, procuring and installing perma-nent flag poles, purchasing and installing three semi-permanent porta-poties, and building a railing around the deck by the pond. Also, special thanks to the many leaders and boys who worked tirelessly on preparing our new Pow Wow location at the Heavenly Waters Retreat Center in Ivor, Va.

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Tidewater Pow Wow Boasts Creative ‘Olympic’ Events

Rangers “ski” on 2x4s in a biathlon event (left) and scramble during an unconventional version of soccer (right), substituting a

frozen chicken for a soccer ball — all part of the fun at this year’s Tidewater North and South sectional Pow Wow. Photos by Greg

Jones

work is not scheduled at this time, but will be announced when avail-able. The current training scheme has the training levels defined as Training Academy, National Academy, and Advanced National Academy. We are offering the TA on Oct. 12-13, at Potomac Park Camp. This training will be by Sectional Training Coordinator only. There

TRAINING UPDATES By Phil Georg, District Training Coordinator TRAINING UPDATES



ROYAL RANGER ALUMNI REUNION 18 of 43 Royal Ranger Alumni members in the Potomac District attended the 3rd annual RRA reunion held at this summer’s Pow Wow in August. A bountiful meal consisting of shrimp creole, salad, potato, steak, fresh bread and dessert was catered by Ralph Elberfeld and Casey Jones at no cost to the members.

CALENDAR OF EVENTS

20132013 January 25-26

Northeast Regional Commanders’Conference

March 22-23

Potomac District Commanders’ Conference & Ranger of the Year Competition

April 5-6

Frontiersman Camping Fellowship Spring Trace

August 11-14

Junior Training Academy

August 15-18

Potomac District Pow Wow

September 27-29

Frontiersman Camping Fellowship Great Adventure

CHARTERS DUE

It is that time of year again when we need to charter all our commanders and boys. All char-tering is done on-line through the National Royal Ranger office web-site at www.royalrangers.ag.org. Please note, that the only way the district is able to capture con-tact information on your com-manders is through the chartering process. Please include all contact infor-mation that is asked for, especially updates to addresses and emails. Once you charter with the Nation-al Royal Ranger office, then the district will be able to update its database and contact lists using your charter information.

FCF MEMBERSHIP FEES

If you are a member of the Frontiersmen Camping Fellow-ship, your membership fees are now due for the 2012-2013 year. You may update your mem-bership at the Fall Trace/Great Adventure on Sept. 28-30 or mail to Dennie Daniels, 523 West Vir-ginia Ave., Martinsburg, W.Va. 25401. Please make checks payable to Royal Rangers. For additional information, please contact the District Royal Ranger office.

GMA INTERVIEWS

Northern Region - Nov. 3 -Trinity Assembly of God, Lutherville, Md. (CA, EA, NC, NE, NW, WE)

Southern Region - Nov. 16 - Lo-cation TBD. (CE, ES, SO, TN, TS) All GMA packets are due prior to the interviews. Mail packets to the district Royal Ranger office once essays have been approved. GMA requirements will change after Jan. 1, 2013. For more information please contact district Royal Ranger office.

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is no need to apply, and each Sec-tional Training Coordinator will invite those that they wish. Being at the Advanced training level is a pre-requisite of attendance. This course is meant for any-one wishing to certify as a trainer within their section, to provide training services to their local com-manders and outposts. Passing this course will require satisfactory performance of the following com-ponents at a minimum: written pre-test for admission, attendance at all training seminar sessions, live training performance evaluation at TA, and written post-test for exit of course. Once you attend the full course initially, re-certification is to be every five years. This is to be on an accumulated points basis as we understand it. The details on the re-certification are not fully known at this point. The previous system caused everyone to re-certify every two years. This coursework will raise the standard for our trainers across the district and nation. Please come ready with your “A” game, as everyone does not pass this course.

Ranger Basics/Essentials

We will be offering Ranger Basics and Ranger Essentials on Oct. 6 at Ellicott City Assembly of God, 10600 Frederick Rd., Ellicott City, Md. 21042. Application for the training is available for download from the district’s Royal Rangers website at www.potomacrangers.org.

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D eputy district commander Homer Kitchen reports there are a number of re-

pairs needed to the district’s Royal Rangers building at Potomac Park Camp, work that could be accom-plished as a Gold Medal of Achievement project. Here’s a list of work that Cmdr. Kitchen is looking for volunteers including GMA candidates to do: 1. Replace skirting under front decking. 2. Replace skirting on north and south side of building. 3. Siding checked and re-placed backside. 4. Side five windows needs molding checked and replaced or painted. 5. Landscaping or black top curbing on southwest corner to divert water.

HONORING DECADES OF LEADERSHIP Special guests for this year’s Potomac District Pow Wow—which celebrated 50 years of Royal Rang-er ministry—included former district commanders, some of whom were fea-tured speakers during the event. Pictured (l. to r.) in order of their service as district commanders are Ron Pennington (1978-82), Rev. George Raduano (1982-96), Rev. Dan Harlan (1996-2006), Ron Davis (2006-2008) and cur-rent district commander Rev. Bobby Basham. Not pictured is Nolan Penning-ton, who served as the first district commander starting in 1975.

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6. Front porch area needs landscaping to turn water away and also may need down spout change and level steps. 7. Replace/repaint Royal Ranger sign on front of building. 8. Paint plywood on northeast side of the building. 9. Check flashing around chimney. Numbers 1 and 2 must be com-bined. Volunteers should first call Cmdr. Kitchen for information regarding this project. Numbers 3, 8, and 9 should be combined Numbers 5 and 6 could be com-bined. Cmdr. Kitchen can be reached at (304) 229-5793 (home) or (304) 261-2027 (cell) for details or to schedule a work project.

GOLD MEDAL PROJECT OPPORTUNITIES

Royal Rangers Building Needs Repair


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EXECUTIVE STAFF

Rev. Bobby Basham - District Commander

166 Serviceberry Ct. Stephens City, VA 22655

[email protected] (540) 869-8432

Homer Kitchen - Deputy District Commander

8614 Apple Harvest Dr. Gerrardstown, WV 25420


Bill Chestnut - FCF Chapter President

346 Reservoir Rd. Perryville, MD 21903


Harry Hawthorne - Pow Wow Coordinator

3005 Lochary Rd. Bel Air, MD 21015


Phil Georg - Training Coordinator

111 East H St. Brunswick, MD 21716


Bob Blessing - Junior Training Coordinator

302 Stiemly Ave. Glen Burnie, MD 21060


Chris Basham - Assistant Productions Coordinator

166 Serviceberry Ct. Stephens City, VA 22655

(540) 869-8432

Cliff Jewell - Public Relations/GMA Coordinator

P. O. Box 3404 Manassas, VA 20109


Gary Wagner - Publications/Outreach Coordinator

3905 Swanson Ct. Fredericksburg, VA 22408


Mike Cocolin - Missions Coordinator

8413 Elvaton Rd. Millersville, MD 21108


Gary Groves - RR Alumni President

2326 Liberty Rd. Eldersburg, MD 21784


Linda Cocolin - Health Officer

8413 Elvaton Rd. Millersville, MD 21108


POTOMAC DISTRICT ROYAL RANGERS STAFF

Seth Van de Ven - Special Aide de Camp

3202 Amberley Lane Fairfax, VA 22031


Tyler Mazer - Junior Training Aide de Camp

99 Shenandoah View Harpers Ferry, WV 25425


Isaac Brannon - Junior Aide de Camp

P. O. Box 390 Owings, MD 20736


Dale Eger - Junior Aide de Camp

8213 WB & A Rd. Severn, MD 21144


Sam Linn - Staff Advisor

1687 McCoys Ford Rd. Front Royal, VA 22630


Tracy Groves - Staff Advisor

2340 Liberty Rd. Eldersburg, MD 21784


Dick Aldridge - Staff Advisor

46 Tadcaster Circle

Waldorf, MD 20602


SECTIONAL COMMANDERSSECTIONAL COMMANDERS

Mark Brannon Mark Brannon -- Capital Virginia SectionCapital Virginia Section

P. O. Box 390 Owings, MD 20736P. O. Box 390 Owings, MD 20736

[email protected] (410) [email protected] (410) 257--9446 9446

Mark Brannon Mark Brannon -- Capital Maryland SectionCapital Maryland Section

P. O. Box 390 Owings, MD 20736P. O. Box 390 Owings, MD 20736


Ken O’Maley Ken O’Maley -- Central Section Central Section

11042 Settletown Place Rixeyville, VA 22737 11042 Settletown Place Rixeyville, VA 22737


Marvin Boswell Marvin Boswell -- Southern Section Southern Section

P. O. Box 35 Rockville, VA 23146P. O. Box 35 Rockville, VA 23146


Phil Vieth Phil Vieth -- Tidewater North SectionTidewater North Section

200 Treis Trail Yorktown, VA 23693200 Treis Trail Yorktown, VA 23693


Roger Riendeau Roger Riendeau -- Tidewater South SectionTidewater South Section

7719 Doris Dr. Norfolk, VA 235057719 Doris Dr. Norfolk, VA 23505

[email protected] (757) [email protected] (757) 440--84328432

Ken Black Ken Black -- Eastern Section Eastern Section

P. O. Box 58 Manchester, MD 21102P. O. Box 58 Manchester, MD 21102


Robert “Buzz” Gregory Robert “Buzz” Gregory -- Eastern Shore SectionEastern Shore Section

9260 Hickory Mill Rd. Salisbury, MD 218019260 Hickory Mill Rd. Salisbury, MD 21801

[email protected] (410) [email protected] (410) 742--04150415

Jerry Sinden Jerry Sinden -- Northeast SectionNortheast Section

1805 Milstream Dr. Frederick, MD 217021805 Milstream Dr. Frederick, MD 21702


Northwest SectionNorthwest Section

Jerry Sinden (Acting) Jerry Sinden (Acting)

Greg Barr Greg Barr -- North Central SectionNorth Central Section

Box 384, Fort Ashby, WV 26719 Box 384, Fort Ashby, WV 26719


Western Section Western Section

Greg Barr (Acting) Greg Barr (Acting)

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