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Boy Scout Programs and Events

Longhorn Council Boy Scout and Varsity Scout events, camps, and high adventure programs are open to all Scouts from any Council. For more information email: camping@longhorn.org or call the Longhorn Council offices at 817-231-8537 (Fort Worth) or 254-772-8932 (Waco).

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Boy Scout and Varsity Programs & Activities 2011-2012
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BURN BAN is OFF for Sid Richardson Scout Ranch and Wise Co. effective Monday, October 10, 2011.
 

Date

 Events

   
February 4-5, 2012

Boy Scout and Venturing Trout Tournament

Camp Tahuaya. Limit 80 fishermen. Includes lunch & awards.
 
February 25, 2012

Klondike Derby - register online

Test your winter camping and outdoor skills at the Longhorn Council Klondike Derby.  Open to Boy Scout Troops, Varsity Teams and Venture Crews.  Each patrol/crew must build and bring a sled. At Camp Tahuaya.
 
March 2-4, 2012 Wood Badge Course 121 - Weekend 1 at SR2

March 10, 2012

Tower Training and Recerts

Tower Training (& Recert. Classes). 10-hour class designed to certify ADULTS to lead Tower climbing and rappelling activities for single units (This certification does NOT cover multi-unit activities, like camporees). There is no class size limit, but pre-registration is required. Open to adults only. 8:00 a.m. to 6 PM – Must arrive on time. At Sid Richardson Scout Ranch
 
March 11-17, 2012

Twin Arrows National Youth Leader Training

At Sid Richardson Scout Ranch.
Applications will be available on the council website in the Training section. 
 
March 23-25, 2012 Wood Badge Course 121 - Weekend 2 at SR2

March 24-25, 2012

Spring Orienteering Meet

Two events in one: (1) individual competition and (2) group map hikes.  Everyone can enter: Boy Scouts, Venture Crew Members, Explorers, adults, families, Cub Scouts, ROTC units, and the public.  Choose from 7 map courses from beginner to expert.  Co-sponsored by Longhorn Council and NTOA. At Sid Richardson Scout Ranch.
 
Coming
March 2012

Battle of the Mexia: Venturing Living History Weekend

Venturing Living History Weekend: Battle of Mexia, Mexia, TX. Wear the uniform, learn the drill, eat the food, and live the life of a trooper in the 1860’s. Open to: Boy Scouts, Varsity Teams, and Venturing; must be 14 to participate. Venture Crew Members can work on their Outdoor Living History Elective for the Ranger Award. 
 
April 13-15, 2012 Wood Badge Course 122 - Weekend 1 at SR2

April 20-22, 2012

Rock Climbing Training (& Rock/Tower Recert. Classes)

This course is designed to certify ADULTS to lead climbing and rappelling activities for their units on rock. Completion of this training qualifies the participant as a BSA Instructor, able to lead single or multi-unit activities. Course is Friday evening through late Sunday afternoon at SR2. There is no class size limit. Pre-registration is required. Open to adults only. At Sid Richardson Scout Ranch.
 
April 21, 2012

Spring Canoe Race #1

Two Races: 6-mile Fun Race; 14 mile Advanced Race for experienced canoeists.  14-Mile racers will launch early.  Lunch, boats, equipment, awards, and supper provided.  Open to Boy Scouts, Venturers, Explorers, and adults. At Worth Ranch.
 
Coming
April 2012

2012 Annual Council Banquet

The banquet will feature the great accomplishments of the volunteers in the Longhorn Council. Special presentations will include the Silver Beaver Awards given for outstanding service to youth in the Longhorn Council. Silver Beaver Award Nomination forms are due in the council office approximately one month before the event.  Please note there will be a $5.00 fee assessed for vehicles parked at Will Rogers Memorial Center.
 
April 27-29, 2012 Wood Badge Course 122 - Weekend 2 at SR2

April 28, 2012

Spring Canoe Race #2

Two Races: 6-mile Fun Race; 14 mile Advanced Race for experienced canoeists.  14-Mile racers will launch early.  Lunch, boats, equipment, awards, and supper provided.  Open to Boy Scouts, Venturers, Explorers, and adults. At Worth Ranch
 
May 5, 2012
 
Order of the Arrow Ordeal - SR2 (and some work crews sent to Worth Ranch)
May 19, 2012

Adventure Race at SR2

NEW FORMAT. Adventure Race for teams of two, three, or four racers, or for individuals. Competition includes: running, canoeing, kayaking, mountain biking, shooting, and climbing. Part of the race will use the new mountain bike trail. Open to Troops, Teams, Crews, and the public.
 
Coming
May 2012

NRA Rifle and Shotgun Instructor and R.S.O. Course - Tahuaya

At Camp Tahuaya - Weekend 1
 
Coming
June 2012

NRA Rifle and Shotgun Instructor and R.S.O. Course - Tahuaya

At Camp Tahuaya - Weekend 2
 
June - July 2012

TEXAS HIGH ADVENTURE BASE.

Join us at one of our nationally-known high adventure programs.

Chisholm Trail Adventure Chisholm Trail is Texas High Adventure - a unique program for older youth and adults. It's a backpacking program using boats instead of boots. Use a pontoon boat for a week to travel to the high adventure outposts and water sports bases on our 15 miles of Lake Bridgeport shoreline! Troops and Crews from 43 states, England, and Scotland have come to Chisholm Trail. Must be 13 or older.

Wakeboarding Program Spend a week learning wakeboarding skills on Lake Bridgeport.  Limited to 24. Must be 13.

Brazos River Canoe Trip. Spend your week of high adventure on the scenic Brazos River, earn your 50 Miler award, and test your canoeing, camping, and fishing skills.  3 miles of hiking and 47 miles of paddling on the Brazos.

Colorado River Canoe Trip. 50 mile canoeing and hiking trip on the scenic Colorado River west of Camp Tahuaya.

      June 10-16           Week 1 at High Adventure, SR2, Worth Ranch, Camp Tahuaya
      June 17-23           Week 2 at High Adventure, SR2, Worth Ranch, Camp Tahuaya

      June 24-30           Week 3 at High Adventure, SR2, Worth Ranch, Camp Tahuaya

      July 1-7                 Week 4 at High Adventure, SR2, Venturing High Adventure week
      July 7-12               Flight, Tech, Shooting Week at SR2

 
  $20 off High Adventure special:  For Troops attending BOTH a Longhorn Council Boy Scout summer camp (Worth Ranch, Camp Tahuaya, or SR2) and a Longhorn Council High Adventure program. For each Boy Scout youth registered and attending the merit badge summer camp at Sid Richardson, Camp Tahuaya, or Worth Ranch, the Troop gets $20 off one Scout or one Adult attending high adventure (up to the total number of youth and adults attending the high adventure program) at Chisholm Trail Adventure OR Brazos River Canoe Trip OR Colorado River Canoe Trip OR Steele Island Wakeboarding

  July 4 Discount:  Troops attending a Longhorn Council Boy Scout merit badge or summer camp program during the week of July 4 will receive a $10 per person discount

July 8-14, 2012 F-16 Flight Simulator, Technology, and Shooting Camp 
Earn Aviation MB in our 16 new F-16 flight simulator cockpits and fly team-based air combat missions at our new flight center. Also choose from Space Exploration, Electricity, Electronics, Rifle, Shotgun, Archery, astronomy, and other merit badges. You'll also do "downed" pilot recovery and "escape and evade" night missions, as well as lots of swimming and fun!

July 8-14, 2012

Wakeboard Advanced School

Join our expert wakeboard staff for a week of intermediate to advanced wakeboarding instruction and fun. Plan to ride hard - many more hours than you would at a standard ski school. Limited enrollment. Must be 14 or older. Details online in the Camp Leaders’ Guide.  Cabins & meals provided. At SR2
 
Coming
July 2012

Venturing High Adventure and Ranger Camp

Bring your Crew or send individual Venturers on a week-long high adventure trek at Chisholm Trail with the option to work on as much or as little Outdoor Bronze Award advancement as you would like to try. Staffed by Longhorn Council Venturing volunteers and the Texas High Adventure Base staff.
 
July 16-21, 2012
Twin Arrows NYLT
Two Mon-Sat courses at SR2.  Applications will be available on the Twin Arrows website

July 16-21, 2012 Wood Badge Summer Course 123 at Lakeview Lodge.  Monday-Saturday.

July 23-28, 2012 Twin Arrows NYLT
Two Mon-Sat courses at SR2.  Applications will be available on the Twin Arrows website

Coming September 2012

Fall Canoe Race #1

Two Races: 6-mile Fun Race; 14 mile Advanced Race for teams of experienced canoeists.  14-Mile racers will launch early.  Lunch, boats, equipment, awards, and supper provided.  Open to Boy Scouts, Venturers, Explorers, and adults. At Worth Ranch.
 
Coming September 2012 Order of the Arrow Lodge Banquet and Elections
Elections for new lodge officers and the annual business meeting are part of the banquet. All dinner reservations must be made in advance. See the Lodge web page for more information. 

Coming September 2012

Fall Canoe Race #2

Fall Canoe Race #2. Worth Ranch. Two Races: 6-mile Fun Race; 14 mile Advanced Race for teams of experienced canoeists.  14-Mile racers will launch early.  Lunch, boats, equipment, awards, and supper provided.  Open to Boy Scouts, Venturers, Explorers, and adults. At Worth Ranch.
 
Coming September 2012

Tower Training and Recerts

Tower Training (& Recert. Class) 10-hour class designed to certify ADULTS to lead Tower climbing and rappelling activities for single units (This certification does NOT cover multi-unit activities).  There is no class size limit, but pre-registration is required. Open to adults only.  8:00 a.m. to 6 PM – Must arrive on time.
 
Coming
October 2012

Rock Climbing Training (& Rock/Tower Recert. Class)

At SR2. This course is designed to certify ADULTS to lead climbing and rappelling activities for their units on rock. Completion of this training qualifies the participant as a BSA Instructor, able to lead single or multi-unit activities.  Course is Friday evening through late Sunday afternoon at SR2.  There is no class size limit.  Pre-registration is required. Open to adults only
 
Coming
October 2012
Venturing Living History Weekend: Battle of the Beaumont Ranch
Grandview, Texas. Wear the uniform, learn the drill, eat the food, and live the life of a trooper in the 1860’s. Open to: Boy Scouts, Varsity, and Venturers; must be 14 to participate.
 
Coming
October 2012

Score-O

Score-O is map reading and problem solving in the woods. At SR2. LUNCH is included. More difficult Competition Maps.  2011 is a more difficult Boy Scout and Venturing level Competition, with more difficult sport orienteering challenges for teams to solve. Map training is held all morning. For teams of Boy Scouts, Venturers, Varsity, Explorers, adults, and Webelos. Webelos must camp with a Troop.
 
Coming
October 2012

Venturing Living History Weekend: Battle of Ogletree Gap, Copperas Cove Texas

The Ogletree Gap Heritage Festival is held just west of Copperas Cove each October and a small group of reenactors meet and conduct two battles on Saturday and one on Sunday. Saturday night there will be a period dance. Open to: Boy Scouts, Varsity, and Venturers; must be 14 to participate. Venturers can work on their Living History requirements.
 
Coming
October 2012

Haunted Hayride Spooks

If your Troop or Crew would like to camp at SR2 or Tahuaya in the month of October during a Fall Festival, bring your scariest costume and help us spook the Cubs on the Haunted Hayrides.  Contact camping@longhorn.org to sign up. SR2 weekends:  Oct. 8, 15, 22, 29.  Camp Tahuaya:  Oct. 22, 29.
 
Coming
October 2012
Basic Archery Instructor Course. USA Archery basic instructor course, for Boy Scout, Venturing, and Varsity leaders. At Worth Ranch.
 
Coming
November 2012

Deer Hunt

Opening weekend of deer season. SR2 and Worth Ranch closed for hunts.
 
Coming
November 2012

Venturing Living History Weekend: Battle for Myers Landing– McKinney, Texas

The first year for this battle. Open to: Boy Scouts, Varsity, and Venturers; must be 14 to participate. Venturers can work on their Living History requirements.
 
Coming
November 2012

University of Scouting

Advanced Training courses for Scouters designed to help you make your meetings and outings safer and more fun and rewarding for you and your boys.
 
Coming
November 2012

Highland Games - at Camp Tahuaya. 

The Games will be held on the same weekend as the Gathering of the Clans festival in Salado. Troops and Crews may camp at Tahuaya, participate in the morning Highland Games at Camp, and visit the nearby Highland Festival in the afternoon and evening. This event is open to Venturers, Boy Scouts, Varsity Team members, & adults.  The Gathering of the Clans festival in Salado is a public event with a separate fee.
 
Coming
November 2012

Venturing Living History Weekend: Battle of Liendo Plantation, Hempstead Texas

Liendo Plantation is one of the few reenactments in Texas with actual historic ties to the Civil War and one of the best attended reenactments in Texas. Open to: Boy Scouts, Varsity, and Venturers; must be 14. Venturers can work on their Living History requirements.
 
Coming
November 2012

Deer Hunt

SR2 closed for deer hunt.
 
Coming
December 2012

Deer Hunt

SR2 closed for deer hunt.
 
Coming
December 2012

Winter Camp - at SR2

Check-in Dec. 26th 6 PM–9 PM,. Leave before noon Dec. 31st.  Traditional Merit Badge Camp at Lakeview Lodge. Blacksmith Option: Learn the basic skills of a blacksmith in our historic Blacksmith Shop, and earn Metalworking MB.  Living History Camp: 1872 U.S. Cavalry Outpost for youth age 13 and older. Cavalry Outpost includes authentic uniforms, food, and equipment, including 1870’s period cannons, carbines, and a gatling gun. Participate in a series of trainings and battle reenactments, including a large battle with local Civil War reenactment groups. Final night includes an overnight stay in the barracks at Fort Richardson, 20 miles west of SR2.
Registration Form. Directions Map 
 
Coming
December 2012

US Cavalry Living History Winter Camp

1872 U.S. Cavalry Outpost for youth age 13 and older.  Cavalry Outpost includes authentic carbines, cannons, uniforms, food, and equipment, several battles against local outlaws and Indians. Also includes an overnight stay in the Historic barracks at Fort Richardson. Open to: Boy Scouts, Varsity, and Venturers. Venturers can earn the Living History requirement. At SR2

 

Coming
December 2012

Twin Arrows National Youth Leader Training

Applications will be available on the council website in the Training section. 
At Camp Tahuaya.
 
Coming 
January 2013

Boy Scout and Venturing Trout Tournament

Camp Tahuaya. Limit 80 fishermen. Includes lunch & awards.
 
   


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