Longhorn Council Pacesetter Newsletter

Spring Canoe Race
Postponed to May 17 due to high water releases from Possum Kingdom Lake Dam. The Brazos River Authority was forced to release large amounts of water (9000+ cubic feet per second) due to the major storms in the headwaters of the Brazos during the original week of Canoe Race.

A 6-mile Fun Race from Worth Ranch to the Highway 4 bridge and a 14 mile Race for experienced canoeists from Possum Kingdom Lake Dam to Worth Ranch. 100-yard War Canoe Race in the afternoon. Parent/Youth teams welcome. ... more information.

The Spring Adventure Race is postponed until May 2009 due to Canoe Race flooding postponement.

The Longhorn Council Camporee 2008 will be November 14-16 at Texas Motor Speedway.

CUB-O 2008
2,344 Cub Scouts and parents attended Cub-O 2007 - the Longhorn Council's most popular Cub Scout event! The Orienteering Committee extends its thanks and appreciation to the outstanding Troops, Scouts, and Scouters who helped make Cub-O 2007 another FUN day of hiking and friendly competition for Longhorn Council Cub Scouts, parents, and Leaders! Scores are posted on the Cub-O Page.

Click here to download a ZIP file with all of the Cub Scout 2006-2007 event flyers: Cub Events Zip File.

Webelos Resident Camp now BOTH sessions at Camp Tahuaya
Both Cub Scout Resident Camp sessions at Camp Tahuaya are now Webelos Camps! Join your fellow Cub Scouts and Webelos for outer space FUN and adventure at the 2007 Galactic Explorer Cub Scout Resident Camp at SRS or at the Webelos Resident Camp at Camp Tahuaya. ... more information.

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Longhorn Council Strategic Plan 2007-2011
Click on the title to see the Longhorn Council's 2007-2011 Strategic Plan. The plan was developed by dozens of volunteers on 12 Strategic Plan committees aassisted by outside experts in various fields. The Strategic Plan is the operational guide for the Longhorn Council for the next 5 years.

Score-O Scores for 2006
Score-O 2006 Scores
The 2006 Score-O scores were delayed several weeks in mid November by a hard drive failure on an orienteering committee member's computer - we apologize for the delay.

Internet Advancement Records System Open
Units can do their advancement records online
Units can now use BSA’s Internet Advancement system to record their youth member advancements from any online location—at home or at the office. You will find this new method to be easy, convenient, and accurate because you will enter the information yourself.

The system is separate from Internet Rechartering, but uses a similar concept. Unit leaders can record awards, ranks, and merit badges directly to BSA's official youth member records with the online system.

The unit advancement processor can now print a unit roster at any time. The roster is the most current information from BSA's ScoutNET system, and will include the person ID for each adult and youth member. See the Advancement Page for more info and to try the new system.

Rebuild Hurricane Damaged Scout Camps
Get a Hurricane Relief CSP!

Get a Hurricane Relief Patch to support of relief efforts for the Boy Scout Camps and Councils damaged by Hurricanes Katrina and Rita. Help save scouting in these hard hit areas!!! The Patches cost is $10. All funds raised by the sale of this patch go to the Boy Scouts of America fund to rebuild Scouting facilities in the hard hit areas along the Gulf Coast. Only 2500 will be produced. Click on the title for details. Click here to see the full size Hurricane Patch Image.

New BSA Online Trainings
Venturing Youth Protection Training now Online:
Six online training courses are now available for Scouters:
- Youth Protection Training
- Entrenamiento Normas de Proteccion Juvenil
- Venturing Youth Protection Training (English)
- Venturing Youth Protection Training (en español)
- Safety Afloat Training
- Safe Swim Defense Training
Safety Afloat Training
Safe Swim Defense Training

See the Training Page for more information.

Map of LHC Districts
Now on Maps & Directions Page
There is new map page showing the boundaries of the Longhorn Council's Districts on the Maps and Directions Page. Detailed maps of individual districts and their boundaries are also in the works.

New Religious Emblems Page
The Boy Scouts of America has always been committed to the moral, ethical, and spiritual development of our youth. Click on the title for information on the Religious Emblems that can be earned by your youth.

BSA Good Turn for America
Good Turn for America is a national call to service by the Boy Scouts of America to address the issues of hunger, homelessness, and poor health in our nation. In this effort, the Boy Scouts of America is partnering with some of the nation's most respected service organizations, including The Salvation Army and Habitat for Humanity. These organizations, and thousands of others, will work to provide opportunities for youth and volunteers to fight hunger and homelessness, and teach the habits of healthy living.

Youth and volunteers are looking for ways to serve their communities. At the same time, service organizations need dedicated volunteer help. By working together, we can improve our young people, our communities, and the nation.

In order to fight hunger, provide shelter, and teach the habits of healthy living, the Boy Scouts of America asks your assistance. If your unit/group participated in a service project to benefit your community, we ask that you report the details on the national Good Turn For America website. A username and password that will enable each unit to enter details about it's service projects was listed on the label on each unit's Fall Program Packet at the August Roundtables (and was distributed at Roundtables in the spring). If you need your unit's access code, please contact your district executive.
Good Turn for America Info
Good Turn for America Log-In Page

		May 2008
Serving almost 38,000 young people and over 10,000 adult volunteers in 23 counties: Bell, Bosque, Cooke, Coryell, Denton, Falls, Freestone, Hamilton, Hill, Hood, Jack, Johnson, Leon, Limestone, McLennan, Milam, Palo Pinto, Parker, Robertson, Somervell, Tarrant, Wise and Young. Note: Information for events from previous years will be left on the Pacesetter newsletter until replaced by the same events from the most current year.
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