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Roughrider District Committee Meeting Minutes
Those present were Clyde Frank, Todd Otto, Dann Greenwood, Eloise and Ken Leggate, Nona Blaisdell, Robin Shoberg, Ben Lenzen, Jerry Haas, Deb Nelson, Kay and Leo Ehrmantraut, Sue Landblom, Lloyd Schnaidt, Jim Ozbun, Jason Hopfauf. Chairman Frank called the meeting to order at 7:05PM: Pledge was said. Items to be added to the agenda: Suggestions to the awards guidelines: under training. Registration for district members that are not registered already: under misc. Volunteer screening: under misc. Minutes of the 11/7/2002 meeting were approved with the following question on the number of Scouts that attended the Heart Butte Tri-district campout. 440 was stated in the last meeting and Leo said the number in the highlites newsletter said 460. Deb Nelson made the motion to accept the minutes as read with the question on the numbers, Leo E. seconded the motion, motion carried. Introductions were made to a new member Jason Hopfauf Finance Chair for Friends of Scouting. Programs and Activities Cub Scout Leader Training:Will be held March 15th, 2003 in the AM at United Methodist Church. 9AM to Noon: Flyers were to be sent out. Boy Scout Leader Training:Will be held March 22nd, 2003 at the United Methodist Church - Flyers will be sent out. Venture Leader Training;Has been rescheduled and will be announced when it is scheduled. Unit Commissioner Training: Will be held March 15th, 2003 in the PM at the United Methodist Church. Flyers will be sent. District Committee Training: Will be held March 6th, 2003. Barry Mead will do the training. Flyers will be sent. Awards Committee Selection Committee: Some suggestions were made that next year a form be made up for the spouse award ( a form like Family of the Year) Should be signed by the Committee Chairman or the Scoutmaster. Nominations should come from the Unit not the individual. Also want to know number of awards that are given in each category. Popcorn Sales: We were number one in the Council according to container sold per Unit. Sales sheet was handed out for members to look over. Klondike Derby: January 17- 19, 2003 at Heart Butte. Things are coming along fine. Patches will not be in on time, Robin questioned the weather as to when to cancel suggestion was made that if the weather is below 20 degrees below zero during daytime or with the wind-chill that the Derby be cancelled. If Troops are unsure they are to contact Robin the night before the Derby to find out. Also Robin asked for a volunteer to make a pot of chili for the Leaders to eat during the noon lunch Clyde volunteered. District recognition banquet: Scheduled for February 9th, 2003 at the Elks- Everything with planning is going fine. Units are to bring a display again and also their Troop flag to display. Winter Fun Day: February 8th, 2003 Teen Center. Planning is going fine. Flyers should have gone out already. Scout Show: April 26th, 2002 at the Mall. Information will be out at the January roundtable. Advancement Advancement sheet was distributed for members to view: Cubscout advancements are up and Boy Scout Advancements are down. Order of Arrow Fall conclave will be at Heart Butte this year!!!! August 15th 17th, 2003 Spring conclave will be at Heart Butte on May 16th 18th, 2003 Spring Camporee will be May 9th 11th, 2003 544 people attended the Winter Conclave that was held in Grandforks great conclave. Finance Committee for Community Friends of Scouting: Jason Hopfauf said the committee has meet gone over the list of past donors and finding new donors. The goal for this year is $28,440.00 Family Friends of Scouting: Dann Greenwood is the head of this Will be trying to get contacts from all the units to attend their Blue and Gold and Court of Honors ceremonies. Gift in Kind- Leo Ehrmantraut is in charge of this. Membership Council has made quality council. Reports were given to members to review on membership. New Troops and Packs started: Home on the Range 18 registered Scouts Dakota Horizons Venture crew- Southwest Multi correctional Unit. New England Cub Scouts 15 Boys and parents. Webelos to Scout Transition report: Nona Blaisdell presented information on the information that she has gathered on the names and numbers of Webelos Two Scouts that will be making the transition to Boy Scouts. The letters and information that will go out to the Unit leaders. District Commissioners: Eloise Leggate: 2 new Unit Commissioners signed up: Ron Webb for Beulah and Sue will be the Commissioner at large. Commissioners will meet at 6PM before the January roundtable meeting. Scout distributor: The middle of February the Runnings store hopes to have everything in place and also looking at the Runnings store in Hettinger to have some Scout supplies. Website: Dann Greenwood: Still looking for information to load in to the website- sent a note to all District Committee members looking for website information. Took pictures of the District Committee members to out into website. Please send information to Dann through the e-mail would be the best but he can scan the information also but prefers e-mail or Word. Miscellaneous: Northern Lights Council Annual meeting: February 22nd, 2003 in Fargo Woodbadge Breakfast: January 11th, 2003 United Methodist Church 9:30AM contact Ken Leggate for information on this. Volunteer background checks- Jerry let us know that starting April 1st, 2003 the council will start doing background checks on all adult applications. Applicants will need to provide social security numbers and they will do criminal checks on the applicants. Quality district do we want patches or pins Jerry will order some of each. Nominating committee: Jim Ozbun Jim made a motion to nominate the current district committee members for the upcoming year. Todd Otto seconded this motion. Motion carried. Jim Ozbun presented a slate of new district committee members for the upcoming year. Jim moved that the new members be nominated to the district committee. Robin S. seconded the motion. The Chairman called for further nominations, there being none, Robin S. moved that nominations cease and a unanimous ballot be cast for the new board members, seconded by Ben L. Motion carried. Jim made a motion to nominate Lloyd Schnaidt as the District Chairman, seconded by Todd Otto. Motion carried. Ben made a motion to nominate Deb Nelson to Vice-chairman position- Todd seconded this motion. Ken made a motion to cease nominations and Clyde seconded this motion. Member voted and motion carried. Nomination for Clyde Frank for Roughrider District Commissioner is being forwarded at this time to the Council. See list of nominees/newly elected committee members belowDistrict Executive Moment: Jerry Clyde Franks closing remarks: Clyde handed over gavel to Lloyd. Leo made a motion to adjourn the meeting seconded by Kay motion carried Meeting adjourned at 9:30PM Nona Blaisdell, Acting Secretary
2003 Roughrider District Committee Elections---- Submitted by Jim Ozbun, nominating committee chairmanCurrent District Committee Members Richard Benz Sue Landblom Donovan Benzie Eloise Leggate Nona Blaisdell Ken Leggate Randall Bren Ben Lenzen, Sr Jason Dahl Sheila Martin Kay Ehrmantraut Jim Ozbun Leo Ehrmantraut Robin Shoberg Clyde Frank Don Stromsborg Dann Greenwood Tom Templeton Rex Herring Darryl Wehner Dean Koppelman New District Committee Members Jay Bleth Dennis Hammond Jason Hopfauf Chad Hysjulien Kirk Maize Craig Newby Jack Olin Judy Schnell Rich Wardner Scott White Rick Zumbrunnen Nomination for District Chairman- Lloyd Schnaidt Nomination for District Vice-Chairman- Deb Nelson ***The nomination of Clyde Frank for Roughrider District Commissioner is being forwarded to the Northern Lights Council Executive Board for approval.
Those present were Luke Simons, Rex Herring, Todd Otto, Jerry Haas, Deb
Nelson, Rick zumBrunnen, Judi Schnell, Ben Lenzen, Sheila Martin, Sue Landbloom,
Todd Tavis, Robin Shoberg, Kirk Matzl, Dann Greenwood, Ken Leggate, Eloise
Leggate, Daryl Wehner, Leo Ehrmantraut, Kay Ehrmantraut, Clyde Frank. Vice Chairman Deb Nelson called the meeting to order at 7:00 p.m. The pledge
of allegiance was said, and all present were introduced. Minutes of the 1/9/03
meeting were approved. District Organization - Dann G. passed around an organizational chart of
the district. Program and Activities Ben L. Training Eloise L. went through dates. Cub Scout leader training 3/15/03 Randall B. Boy Scout leader training 3/22/03 Rex H. Commissioner training 3/15/03 Eloise L. District Committee training 3/6/03 Jerry H. Activities Todd O. District Recognition dinner at Dickinson Elks on 2/9/03 at 4 p.m. 148 signed
up-Sheila M. Winter fun day on Saturday, 2/8/03. 148 scouts and leader signed up. Klondike Derby rescheduled for 2/28 3/2/03 at Heart Butte. Robin S. wont
be there so he needs someone to chair the event. Candy Bar sales scheduled for 3/25/03. No delivery date yet. Todd T. Scouting for Food scheduled for 4/4&5/03. Also State Ave. cleanup will be
scheduled. Judi S. Scout Show scheduled for April 26, 2003. Info will be sent out soon. Chad H. Advancement and Recognition Ken L. Discussed new info received. Suggested looking at info on the district web
site. Order of the Arrow Ben L. District Election is done. Scott Frank has sent
out correspondence on unit elections. Scott will assist in unit elections and
will help with webelos crossovers. Ben L. explained what OA is. Finance Community Campaign Jason H. Letters sent out and $3,100 of $13,500 has
been collected. Family Campaign Dann G. This has started and 26% of goal reached. Gifts in Kind Leo E. $750 of the $3,500 goal has been reached. Friends of Scouting - Dann G. did his short presentation. Membership Jerry H. Rich Wardner is membership chair. Jerry H. went through membership reports.
He is trying to get the Civil Air Patrol set up as a Venture Crew. Rick Z. and Jerry H. will work with the towns that have active Cub Scout
packs and try to set up Boy Scout troops. District Commissioner Clyde F. Clyde F. explained his position. He discussed role of unit commissioners and
feels that they should serve 3-5 years. Miscellaneous District Web Site Dann G. Site is up and running, but not flashy. Send
any info to Dann G., as he needs content. Discussed a method of sending out a monthly reminder to all units to send
info to Dann G. on unit activities for posting on the web site. The Council Annual meeting will be held 2/22/03 in Fargo per Jerry H. Clyde
F. and Eloise L. will receive plaques. Eloise L. passed out District Committee Key Recognition forms for those who
have 3 years of service on the District Committee. Return completed forms to
Eloise. New District Committee members must complete an application. Meeting Adjourned at 8:24 p.m. Richard Benz Secretary
Those present were Lloyd Schnaidt, Deb Nelson, Daryl Wehner, Dann Greenwood,
Ken & Elosie Leggate, Todd Otto, Sue Landbloom, Scott White, Clyde Frank,
Ron Webb, Sheila Martin, Erik Petersen, Jerry Haas, Dennis Hammond, and Richard
Benz. Chairman Schnaidt called the meeting to order at 6:05 p.m. The pledge of
allegiance was said, and minutes of the 2/6/03 meeting were approved. Program and Activities Ben L. Training Cub Scout leader training 3/15/03, 9 a.m. at Dickinson United Methodist
Church. Boy Scout leader training 3/22/03, 9 a.m. at Dickinson United Methodist
Church. Commissioner training 3/15/03, 1pm at Dickinson United Methodist Church. Venture leader training 7/26/03, no location yet. Wood Badge has been moved to Heart Butte Scout Reservation; 18 registered; 12
more need. Activities Todd O District Recognition Dinner report; 125 people attended. Winter fun day report; 130 youth and 90 cub scouters attended. Klondike Derby Report; 43 scouts, 17 adults attended; canceled Saturday p.m.
due to weather; pictures have been posted on the web page. Candy bar sales; March 15; set to go. Scouting for food; April 4 & 5; bags distributed at March roundtable. Scout show; April 26; theme is "Past, Present, Future; Friday night
setup. Day Camp; July 28-30; Fliers going out at March roundtable. Advancement & Recognition Ken L. Advancement update; Current info distributed. Venture Kirk M. Maah-Dah-Hey bike trip; June 6-7, $8 fee; April 15 sign up deadline; camp
Friday p.m. with a 8-9 mile ride Saturday; Great Plains, Frontier, and Tomahawk
invited to join Roughrider. OA Ben L. 2003 Fall Conclave; August 3 at Heart Butte 2004 Winter Fellowship; January 04 at Beulah. Finance Jason H. Community Campaign; $7,100 collected which is over one half of goal; doing
follow-up. Family Campaign; 90% complete; 2 more presentations to do; telephone
follow-ups will be done. Gift in Kind; $2,500 of $3,500 collected. Membership Rich W. Re-chartering Drops; three crews have dropped, but are trying to get them
back; down five quality units but training should get this up; New scout master
at Lemmon. District Commissioner Clyde F. Commissioner Annual Meeting Report Will have 4 commissioners at training;
goal is to have 13 commissioners in the District. Misc: Roughrider District Website Dann G.; is going well; spread the word. Council Annual meeting report Deb N. Excellent showing; 8 people from
district attended. Clyde F & Eloise L. accepted quality district award;
Daryl W. received Silver Beaver. Woodbadge report Elosie L Breakfast will be 3/22/03 at Perkins in
Dickinson; Five received their Back to Woodbadge plaques. District Executives Minute Meeting was adjourned at 7:40 p.m. Erik Petersen, Asst. Council Executive presented training for the District
Committee. Richard Benz Secretary
April 3, 2003
ROUGHRIDER DISTRICT COMMITTEE MEETING MINUTES APRIL 3, 2003 Those present were Clyde Frank, Tom Templeton, Dann Greenwood, Rex Herring,
Daryl Wehner, Todd Otto, Scott White, Sue Landblom, Robin Shoberg, Lanny Gabbert,
Ron Webb, Ben Lenzen, Eloise Leggate, Jerry Haas, Deb Nelson, and Richard Benz. Vice Chair Nelson called the meeting to order at 7:09 p.m. The pledge of
allegiance was said, and minutes of the 3/6/03 meeting were approved. Program and Activities Ben L. Training Cub Scout leader training; 4 attended. Boy Scout leader training; 4 attended; second portion will be
held at the spring camporee. Info will be posted on the web site. Quality unit progress: Working on Bowman, Hebron and
Jefferson pacs to get them to quality unit status. Activities Todd O. Candy Bar sales; all candy is out, and sales should be better
than last year. Scouting for Food; everything on track; lots of PR done on
radio. Scout show; scheduled for April 26; notices sent out; setup
will be the night before. Day Camp; scheduled for July 28-30; notices were sent out;
should consider another location. Cubmobile Derby; will not happen at this point; to many
activities scheduled. Todd O. Suggested appointing a PR coordinator. Camping Robin Shoberg Spring Camporee; scheduled May 9-11; ready to go; info will
be sent out soon; search & rescue is the theme; Wood badge breakfast will be
held Saturday a.m.; flyers on Williston and Camp Rippley camp outs will be sent
out. Webelos Camp; will be at Triangle Y, June 13-15 and June
20-22; help is needed in several areas. Advancement & Recognition Ken L. Advancement update; Nothing from council; life to eagle
presentation was done at the last round table. Venture Maah-Dah-Hey bike trip; Jerry H.; scheduled June 6-7; plans
being finalized; registrations due 4/15/03; adults are needed to man check
points along trail. OA Ben L. 2003 spring conclave scheduled for May 16-18; 13 ordeal
candidates; elections completed; young adults doing well; 3 of 4 elections were
not done properly; fall conclave is 3rd weekend in August. Finance Jason Hopfauf Community Campaign Jason H.; Behind some but moving
forward. Family Campaign Dann G.; goal met, but three
presentations left. Gift in Kind Leo E.; Closing in on goal. 91% of total goal has been met. Membership Rich Wardner Mott Boy Scout Troop has seven members and is a new troop. Richardton Cub Scout Pack; trying to get a Cub Scout pack
going. Civil Air Patrol Crew; working on getting this crew back. Spring Recruitment Luke Simons will be chair; will try
and get tiger to cubs in some of the smaller towns. District Commissioner Clyde Frank; seven commissioners
attended the last meeting; goals were set; next meeting is 5/27/03 at St. Johns;
trying to get more unit commissioners; Ron Webb is now the Asst. District
Commissioner. Road to Chiefs Winners Circle/Quality District - Discussed
national standards handout. Misc. Roughrider District Website Woodbadge report Eloise L. 13 from the RR District signed up; 40 have indicated they may attend with 27 paid up. Need 32 to hold the event, which is, scheduled for May 30 through June 1 and June 13-15 at Heart Butte. World Jamboree Presentation Brent Nelson of Troop 32 attended; 600 scouts attended from the USA; Brent was the only one from the NLC to attend. District Executives Minute Jerry H. Meeting adjourned at 8:56 p.m. Richard Benz Secretary
ROUGHRIDER DISTRICT COMMITTEE MEETING MINUTES Those present were Dann Greenwood, Todd Otto, Scott White, Sue Landblom, Ron
Webb, Ben Lenzen, Ken and Eloise Leggate, Jerry Haas, Judi Schnell, and Richard
Benz. Dann Greenwood called the meeting to order at 7:10 p.m. The pledge of
allegiance was said. Minutes of the 4/03/03 meeting were approved with an
amendment that there are 10 OA ordeal candidates rather than 13. Items added to the agenda District storage shed. Heart Butte work weekend. Picnic tables. Program and Activities Ben L. We are still in need of a popcorn chair. Training Eloise L. District awards were handed out to Ben L., Ken L., Robin S.,
and Clyde F. Quality unit progress: Ron W. discussed units that need adult
leaders training, and the round table calendar was passed out. Activities Todd O. Candy Bar sales; sales down from last year; discussed how to
dispose of extra bars. Scouting for Food; 30 # more collected in Dickinson this
year. Out lying units did it later in the month of April. Scout show; good show but down some units from last year. Day Camp; scheduled for July 28-30; info is being sent out. Summer Safety Days; scheduled for May 2-3 at Dickinson Rec
Center. District Clean up Community Projects; scheduled for June 9,
2003. Camping Robin Shoberg Spring Camporee; scheduled May 9-11; Info sent out. Webelos Camp; will be at Triangle Y, June 13-15 and June
20-22; questions to Lanny G. Fall Camporee; will be held at Badlands Ministries Bible Camp
south of Medora. Advancement & Recognition Ken L. Advancement updates; info passed out; discussed progress and
info on web site. Venture Maah-Dah-Hey bike trips; Jerry H.; scheduled June 6-7; only 8
or 9 from Dickinson will attend this event. OA Ben L. 2003 Spring Conclave; scheduled May 16-18; training
scheduled; letters will be sent out soon; attendees should bring a 12 inch rock. 2003 Fall Conclave scheduled for August 16-18. Section Conclave scheduled for September 6-8 at Camp
Wilderness. Winter Fellowship scheduled for January 2-4, 2004 at Beulah. Finance Jason Hopfauf Community Campaign Jason H Family Campaign Dann G. Gift in Kind Leo E. Goals met in all areas; first in NLC to achieve goal. Membership Rich Wardner; Jerry H. went through
handouts and will wrap up drive by 6/1/03. Hebron Troop; still looking for a scoutmaster. Richardton Cub Scout Pack; trying to get a Cub Scout pack
going. Civil Air Patrol Crew; 7 youth; they plan on going to Heart
Butte and Camp Wilderness. Spring Recruitment Luke Simons; Hettinger is lined up;
still working on Elgin. Road to Chief Winners Circle; handouts were reviewed. 34
youth are needed to meet requirements. District Commissioner Ron Webb ADC Commissioner recruitment; still looking for commissioners in
Richardton, Lemmon, Mott, and Hebron. Commissioner Staff Meeting will be held May 27, 2003. Misc. Roughrider District Website www.goesp.com/roughriderdistrict/
- Dann G.; Needs content for web site; fast start training available on the web
site. Woodbadge report Eloise L.; several drop outs; scheduled
for May 30 through June 1 and June 13-15 at Heart Butte. District Committee Picnic; scheduled for June 5 at Leggates
at 6 p.m.; potluck; bring your own drinks and silver ware. Runnings Situation; will notify units when they are up and
running. District Storage shed; needs work; contents got wet; looking
for volunteers for some clean up help. Picnic tables; will be picked up on May 6, and hauled to
Heart Butte. Heart Butte work weekend is scheduled for May 3 and 4. District Executives Minute Jerry H. Thanked those involved in the FOS Campaign; we were first in the NLC and the
third in the area to meet out goals; 34 youth are needed to meet the Chief
Winners Circle requirements. Meeting adjourned at 8:22 p.m. Richard Benz Secretary
August 7, 2003August 7, 2003 Those present were Dann Greenwood, Todd Otto, Jerry Haas, Deb Nelson, Lanny Gabbert, Clyde Frank, Jim Ozbun, G. Knude Swensen, and Richard Benz. Deb Nelson called the meeting to order at 7:10 p.m. The pledge of allegiance was said. Minutes of the 5/01/03 meeting were approved. Todd Otto introduced Knude Swensen who is considering doing the popcorn sales. Program and Activities Ben L. No report. Training Eloise L. Cub Scout Leader Training Scheduled for 8/14/03 in Belfield and 10/11/03 in Dickinson. September Roundtable date changed to 9/23/03. Scoutmaster IVAN training will be held but no location yet. Unit Commissioner training for district and council levels will be held in October. Activities Todd O. State Ave cleanup went well; done on two different days; 30 plus people. Day camp report 59 attended Popcorn sale will be held October 1-29 Popcorn rally will be held September 29 at the Dickinson teen center; a flyer will be sent out. New Cub fun day will be held on October 4 at the Dickinson teen center; Dan Metz tentative chair; Boy Scouts needed to supervise bb gun/bow and arrow. Camping Robin Shoberg Fall Camporee; will be held at Heart Butte on September 12-14; info will be sent out next week. Advancement & Recognition Ken L. Progress Discussed. OA Ben L. 2003 Fall Conclave scheduled for August 16-18 at Heart Butte; info has been sent to units. Section Conclave scheduled for September 5-7 at Camp Wilderness. Membership Rich Wardner. School night for Scouting Lyn Shirey; training held 8/5/03; event is 9/9/03; info passed around; lots of activity on this including good PR. Jerry H. encouraged some on from the District committee to attend these events. Chief Winners Circle was obtained in early June; up 16 youth from last year; info passed out. Dickinson Trap Club venture crew 17 youth involved; about one-half show up on Tuesday/Thursdays to shoot. District Commissioner Clyde Frank Commissioner recruitment; new commissioners in Mott and Richardton; two more needed to meet goal. Commissioner Staff Meeting report Discussed school night for scouting; Next meeting on 9/23/03; future training discussed. Misc. Roughrider District Website www.goesp.com/roughriderdistrict/ - Dann G.; Needs content for web site. Woodbadge report Held May 30 through June 1 and June 13-15 at Heart Butte. 44 participants. Runnings Scout supplies good stock of items on hand. Roughrider Roundup September 4; flyer sent around. Council Pow-wow In Bismarck on 10/25; more info coming out; is for Cub and Boy Scout leaders. Roughrider District Committee Retreat Will be held some Saturday or Sunday in October, possibly at Heart Butte. District Executives Minute Jerry H. Discussed optimism with the school night for scouting program. Meeting adjourned at 8:14 p.m. Richard Benz Secretary September 11, 2003Those present were Dann Greenwood, Todd Otto, Jerry Haas, Deb Nelson, Lanny Gabbert, Clyde Frank, G. Knude Swensen, Ben Lenzen, Lyn Shirey, Sue Landblom, Robin Shoberg, Kay and Leo Ehrmantraut, Eloise and Ken Leggate, Rich Wardner, and Richard Benz. Deb Nelson called the meeting to order at 7:12 p.m. The pledge of allegiance was said. Minutes of the 8/07/03 meeting were approved with a correction made to the Popcorn rally date which was held 9/27 not 9/29 as noted in the minutes. Pictures of scouting activities were passed around. Program and Activities Ben L. Training Eloise L. Cub Scout Leader Training Scheduled for 9/20/03 in Dickinson and 10/11/03 there will be cub/venture/unit commissioner training. Cub fast start training is available on the Internet. October Roundtable will be held at Beulah Zion Lutheran Church on October 28. Activities Todd O. Popcorn sale will be held October 1-29. Knude Swensen will be the pop corn chair. Units are being contacted. Popcorn training will be held at the 9/23 roundtable. Units should attend this event. Popcorn rally will be held September 27 at the Dickinson teen center. New Cub fun day will be held on October 4 at the Dickinson teen center from 9 to noon. DSU Homecoming parade October 11 Trying to contact Jerry Krebs on this. Fisher Industries will provide a trailer. Cub Pow Wow will be held in Bismarck on October 25. More info in the Hi-Lites. Girl Scout food drive scheduled for October 10 & 11; Sheila M will send out flyers. Camping Robin Shoberg Fall Camporee; will be held at Heart Butte on September 12-14; only 37 youth/8 adults registered. Some units signed up late so those planning the event cannot plan properly. International Camperall is scheduled for June 4-6, 2004 at Washburn, ND. Advancement & Recognition Ken L. Progress Discussed, Charts/info passed around; Bio info requested from adults. OA Ben L. 2003 Fall Conclave held second week in September at Heart Butte; 90 attended; stairs completed. Section Conclave scheduled for September 5-7 at Camp Wilderness. 260 people from central region attended. Winter Fellowship scheduled for the first weekend in January 2004 in Beulah. Membership Rich Wardner. School night for Scouting Lyn Shirey - Most schools done; very successful; hope to finish outlying units by the end of September. District Committee support Jerry H. Thanked everyone for helping; discussed membership handouts. Current membership status Rich W. Good PR; Short 109 youth for quality district. District Commissioner Clyde Frank Commissioner recruitment; Ideal is one commissioner/3 units; hoping to get 2 or 3 more commissioners in the next month. Commissioner Phone Conference; held 9/4/03 with Dale Sandstrom, Council Commissioner; Commissioner training will be held October 11 from 1-3 PM at the Dickinson United Methodist Church, and October 25 in Bismarck. Commissioner Staff Meeting September 23, 6:00PM at St. Johns; agenda will be sent out soon. Misc. Roughrider District Website www.goesp.com/roughriderdistrict/ - Dann G.; Needs content for web site. Runnings Scout supplies Sue L. Have shirts/books/working with them to get supplies ordered. Roughrider Roundup Held September 4; exceeded last years amount; $11K this year. Council Pow-wow In Bismarck on 10/25; more info in the Hi-Lites. Roughrider District Committee Retreat Tentatively scheduled for October 18 at Heart Butte; team building/leadership/have fun. Leo E. discussed usage/improvements at Heart Butte. United Way Community Breakfast Community breakfast, Sunday, September 28 from 8 AM to 1 PM at Trinity High School. Jerry H wants scouts to put flyers under car wipers after church services. United Way kick off will be held at the Dickinson Elks on 10/1/03; a display will be set up. District Executives Minute Jerry H. A day of reflecting; 9/11 two years ago. Discussed ideals of scouting; the district being the best in the council; need to get 109 youth signed up to meet quality district requirements. Meeting adjourned at 8:35 p.m. Richard Benz Secretary
Roughrider District Committee Meeting Thursday October 2, 2003 7:00pm- City Hall
Those present were Deb Nelson, Jerry Haas, Sheila Martin, Sue Landblom, Robin Shoberg, Ben Lenzen, Clyde Frank, Knude Swensen, Todd Otto, Dan Greenwood, Richard Benz, and Lyn Deb Nelson called the meeting to order at 7:05PM. The pledge of allegiance was said, and the minutes of the September 11, 2003 meeting were approved as submitted. There were no items to add to the agenda. Rachael Shields, who is working on her Girl Scout Silver Award and her mother Sharon Gegleman delivered bags for her food drive project which will be done on October 17-18. She asked that 10 scouts help her. Program and Activities Ben Lenzen; Things are going good. Training- Eloise Leggate
Activities- Todd Otto ----Popcorn Sale: October 1-29- Knude Swensen; order due in Fargo at 2:00 PM on 10/28/03. ---Popcorn Rally Report: Sept. 27l; 6 pacs attended; had a good time; $21,000 committed. ---New Cub Fun Day- Oct. 4; was also a recruiting event; info sent out through the public schools; 62 signed up; discussed staffing of event. ---DSU Homecoming Parade- Oct. 11; be at DSU student union at 9:30 AM; flyers sent out; parade at 10:00 AM. Other outlying units have been involved in parades in their cities. Camping- Robin Shoberg ---Fall Camporee Report- Lanny; 29 youth and 20 adults attended; made money on patches sold; good event. Advancement and Recognition Ken Leggate -----Advancement Update No report. OA- Ben L. OA going good.
Membership- Rich Wardner
Commissioner Program- Clyde Frank --Commissioner recruitment has contacted two individuals and should know soon. ---Commissioner Staff meeting report missed session, which was held today. ---Unit commissioner basic training rescheduled to sometime in November. Misc:
District Executives Minute school night is the most important event; encourage leaders to get the required training. Adjourn - 8:22PM Richard Benz Secretary
Those present were Dann Greenwood, Sue Landblom, Ben Lenzen, Eloise and Ken Leggate, Kay Ehrmantraut, Lanny Gabbert, Robin Shoberg, Rich Wardner, Sheila Martin, Todd Otto, Jerry Haas, Lloyd Schnaidt, Deb Nelson, and Richard Benz. Call to Order at 7:05 p.m. by Lloyd Schnaidt. Opening Pledge of Allegiance Items to Add to the Agenda District shirts under Misc. and Parade of Lights under activities. Minutes of October 2 Meeting Richard B. Dann moved; Robin second; minutes approved. Brent Nelson and Daryl Andes from Troop 32 requested district sponsorship to hold a BB gun shoot for all Weblos in the district on Dec. 6. Jerry will check on insurance. Motion by Dann, second by Sheila, motion approved. Program and Activities Ben Lenzen Training- Eloise Leggate presented Deb Nelson with District Key award.
Activities- Todd Otto
Camping- Robin Shoberg
Advancement and Recognition Ken Leggate
OA- Ben L.
Membership- Rich Wardner
Commissioner Program- Clyde Frank
Misc:
District Executives Minute - Jerry H. discussed using what we have to get where we need to go. Adjourn at 8:55p.m. Richard Benz Secretary
Those
present were Rich Wardner, Jim Ozbun, Robin Shoberg, Lanny Gabbert, Dann
Greenwood, Ben Lenzen, Sue Landblom, Eloise Leggate, Lloyd Schnaidt, and Richard
Benz. Call
to Order at 7:06 p.m. by Lloyd Schnaidt. Opening
Pledge of Allegiance Items
to Add to the Agenda Wood Badge under Misc. Minutes
of November 6 Meeting Richard B. - Dann moved; Jim second; minutes approved.
District
Annual Elections- Dr. Jim Ozbun, nominating committee chairman .
Elections of members at large/district officers Moved by Lanny;
second by Robin; motion carried. District
Chair is Lloyd; moved by Eloise; second by Rich; motion carried.
Vice Chair is Deb Nelson; moved by Rich; second by Sue; motion carried.
Program
and Activities Ben Lenzen going good. Training-
Eloise Leggate ·
Cub Scout Leader Training- March 13- Randall will do. ·
Boy Scout Leader Training- March 20-
Rex; no report ·
2003 Quality unit goal achieved- 60% ·
Unit commissioner training will be on February 8, before the district
recognition dinner. Venture training will be set up.
OA training for youth and adults will be on February 21; a flyer will be
sent. Activities-
Todd Otto .
Winter Fun Day- Feb.7- Scott Things on track. .
District Recognition Dinner- Feb.8- Sheila & Deb Only 2 RSVPs
so far. Plans being firmed up. .
Scouting for Food- March 20-27; Will become a national event and be
called Good Turn for America. .
Scout Show- April 24; no report.
Camping-
Robin Shoberg .
Klondike Derby- Jan. 16-18; Ready for event at Heart Butte.
Advancement
and Recognition Ken Leggate .
Advancement Update; reviewed handouts. OA-
Ben L. ·
2004 Winter Fellowship Report Held the first weekend in January at
Beulah; went ok but not great. Approximately
65 attended. Finance-
Rich Wardner .
Dickinson Community Campaign- Rich; Lists have been reviewed; waiting for
letters to be printed and sent out. Campaign
ahead of schedule. .
Beulah Community Campaign- Ben; an active group is working on this. .
Family Campaign- Dann; families expect to give money to BSA due to
efforts during the last 15 years. .
FOS presentation- Dann; did his short presentation. Membership-
Rich Wardner ·
Quality District Accomplished! Jerry H. worked hard at getting youth
signed up. Commissioner
Program- Clyde Frank .
Unit Commissioner Basic Training- Feb. 8; 1-4pm at the Dickinson Elks
before the District recognition dinner. Trying
to get a commissioner in Scranton. Most
commissioners need training; District has 2.3 units per commissioner. .
Rechartering update; Beach and two venture crews are still out. Misc. ·
Roughrider District Website-www.goesp.com/roughriderdistrict/ ---Dann G.;
needs stuff. ·
Runnings Scout supplies- Sue; Runnings will order on the 15th and last
day of each month. ·
Council Recognition Dinner- February 21- Bismarck; Discussed.
·
International Camporall- June
4-6- Washburn- Ken & Eloise;
information is on the web page. ·
Wood badge Wood badge breakfast at Perkins in Dickinson on January
31; flyers passed out. District
Executives Minute- Gone to a warmer climate to avoid winter camping; no
report. Discussed
vacant chair positions. March
11 will be the next District Committee meeting. Adjourn
at 8:49 p.m. Richard
Benz
February 4, 2003Thursday February 5, 2003 7:00pm- City Hall Call to Order Opening Pledge of Allegiance Items to Add to the Agenda Minutes of January 15 Meeting Richard B. Welcome to new District Committee Members! Program and Activities Todd Otto Training · Cub Scout Leader Training- March 13- Randall· Boy Scout Leader Training- March 20- Rex· District Committee Training- March 11- JerryActivities § Winter Fun Day- Feb.7- Scott§ District Recognition Dinner- Feb.8- Sheila & Deb§ Scouting for Food- March 20-27- Judi§ Candy Bar sales- March 30 kick-off- Todd Tavis§ Scout Show- April 24- ChadCamping § Klondike Derby Report- RobinAdvancement and Recognition § Advancement UpdateOA- Ben L. § OA District & Unit Elections§ Webelos cross-overFinance- Rich Wardner § Dickinson Community Campaign- Rich§ Beulah Community Campaign- Ben§ Family Campaign- Dann§ Gift in Kind Campaign- LeoMembership- · Rechartering figures- Jerry· Dropped units· Webelos transition- NonaCommissioner Program- Clyde Frank § Unit Commissioner Basic Training- Feb. 8- 1-4pm§ Quality unit goals and leader trainingMisc: · Roughrider District Website-www.goesp.com/roughriderdistrict/ ---Dann G.· Runnings Scout supplies- Sue· Council Recognition Dinner- February 21- Bismarck· International Camporall- June 4-6- Washburn- Ken & EloiseDistrict Executives Minute Adjourn
March 11, 2004
7:00pm- City Hall Those present were:
Call to Order 6:12 p.m. by Chairman Lloyd Schnaidt. Opening Pledge of Allegiance Items to Add to the Agenda - None Minutes of February 5 Meeting Richard B.- Change the candy bar date from March to February. Minutes approved. Welcome to new District Committee Members! New members were introduced. Program and Activities Todd Otto Training- Nona Blaisdell Going well · Cub Scout Leader Training- March 13- Randall No Report.· Boy Scout Leader Training- March 20- Rex No Report.· Venture Leader Training- Will be held April 3, 2004Activities- Tim Thiel § Winter Fun Day Report-- Scott Went well.§ District Recognition Dinner Report- Sheila & Deb Went well.§ Scouting for Food- March 26 & 27- Judi Bags can be picked up tonight.§ Candy Bar sales-- Todd Tavis No Report.§ Scout Show- April 24- Chad Every thing is ready to go.Camping- Chad Hysjulien § Boy Scout camping - Lanny Every thing taken care of.§ Dickinson Day Camp- July 21-23 Need help; Irene Olin will do with help.§ Beulah Day Camp- Aug. 5-6 No report§ Triangle Y Webelos Camp- June 11-13, 18-20 Looking for someone to promote Webelos Camping.§ Heart Butte work weekend will be the first weekend in May.Advancement and Recognition Knude Swensen § Advancement Update Reviewed Handouts.OA- Ben L. OA Conclave will be held at Heart Butte May 21-23. § OA District & Unit Elections Going well; two to do yet.§ Webelos cross-over report Mostly done; went well.§ Ken Leggate will get his Vigil Award.§ Nominations are being accepted for OA candidates from the District.Finance- Rich Wardner § Dickinson Community Campaign- Rich 89% done; $12,350§ Beulah Community Campaign- Ben - $1,500 raised; personal contacts being made.§ Family Campaign- Dann - $400 left to collect.§ Gift in Kind Campaign- Leo Almost done but may be short from last year; one contributor dropped out from last year.§ 91% of grand total reached.Membership- Vince Reep · Rechartering losses- Jerry Reviewed handouts.· Webelos transition- Nona 14 Webelos moved to Boy Scouts.· New unit prospects- Jerry Working with some new and old groups that have dropped out.Commissioner Program- Clyde Frank § Unit Commissioner Basic Training- March 20, 9 AM- Noon Outlying Commissioners are being contacted for the training at the United Methodist Church in Dickinson.§ Council Commissioner meeting No comments.Misc: · Roughrider District Website-www.goesp.com/roughriderdistrict/ ---Dann G. Open to suggestions; needs content.· Runnings Scout supplies- Sue Will continue to monitor.· Council Recognition Dinner Report- Excellent turnout; report passed out; Ben Lenzen received Silver Beaver Award; District received Quality District Award.· International Camporall- June 4-6- Washburn- Ken & Eloise Lots of good activities scheduled; hoping for 1,500 people; information is on the website.· Market place for Kids at DSU Scheduled for March 17, 9a.m. to 2p.m. at Weinbergen Hall. District will have a display.District Executives Minute Jerry will meet with United Way on March 15. Jerry discussed his visit with two people who have been involved in scouting for over 75 years. Adjourn Meeting adjourned at 7:15 p.m. Pizza was served. Roger Wetzel from the Bismarck District presented training and a strategic planning session.
Thursday April 1, 2004 7:00pm- City
Hall Those present were: Eloise Leggate, Chad Hysjulien, Sue
Landblom, Dann Greenwood, Vince Reep, Tom Templeton, Robin Shoberg, Nona
Blaisdell, Todd Otto, Jerry Haas, Lloyd Schnaidt, Randall Bren, Tim Thiel, Rex
Herring, Clyde Frank, Steve Schwab, Knude Swensen, and Richard Benz. Call to Order 7:00
p.m. by Chairman Schnaidt
Opening
Pledge of Allegiance Items to Add to the
Agenda - approved
Minutes
of March 11 Meeting
Richard B. - moved by Todd; second by Robin; approved. Program
and Activities
Todd Otto Training- Nona Blaisdell
Activities- Tim
Thiel
Camping- Chad
Hysjulien
Advancement and
Recognition Knude Swensen
OA-
Ben L.
Finance-
Rich Wardner
Membership-
Vince Reep
Commissioner
Program- Clyde
Frank
Unit Commissioner Basic Training Report - Two new commissioners
signed up; goal is to get a commissioner for each unit; trying to set up a date
for training in Mott; two commissioners trained but five more need training;
commissioner provide support to unit adults.
Misc:
Rex Herring received his Back to Wood Badge Ticket.
District Executives Minute Discussed
new Boy Scout troop in Bowman.
Goal setting committees met. Adjourn - Meeting adjourned at 9:48 p.m Richard Benz District Secretary
Thursday May 6, 2004 7:00pm- Chamber of Commerce Call
to Order
Opening
Pledge of Allegiance Items to Add to the Agenda
Minutes of April 1 Meeting
Richard B. Program and Activities
Todd Otto Training- Nona
Blaisdell
Activities-
Tim
Thiel
Camping-
Chad
Hysjulien
Advancement
and Recognition Knude Swensen
OA-
Ben L.
Finance-
Rich Wardner
Membership- Vince
Reep
Commissioner Program- Clyde
Frank
Misc:
District Executives Final Minute
Adjourn 7:00 p.m.
Dickinson Chamber of Commerce Agenda
Those in attendance were 2. Opening: Pledge of allegiance. 3. Items added to the agenda: Wood badge and Cub mobile program. 4. Minutes of previous meeting: Approved. 5. Membership: Vince Reep, Chair; No report A.
Membership
committee meeting report, Breck Dokken; see hand out. B.
District
Membership Plan of Action:
Discussed. C.
School
Night for Scouting: Discussed. 6.
District
Commissioners Report: A.
Quality
District Progress Report
Need seven quality units to meet
requirements. B.
Roundtables, Eloise Leggate Discussed meeting dates. 7.
Program and Activities: A.
Training,
Nona Blaisdell, Chair School
night - discussed Venturing
Info sent out. Units
that need training discussed Boy
Scout leader training - Rex Herring-no report. Wood
badge update A training flyer has been sent out. B.
Activities,
Tim Thiel Cub Fun Day (Popcorn) Date Change Discussed
combining new cub fun day and popcorn rally; will have climbing wall there; will
be held October 2, 2004. C.
Advancement,
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