On Saturday June 4th, members from both Troop and Crew 129 from the Mt. Rubidoux District presented the colors at American Cancer Society's Relay for Life Riverside. The youth came through in a pinch when the local ROTC backed out last minute. The group had less than 48 hours to prepare, but did an awsome job. They had to stand at attention and hold the flag through the entire 30 minute opening ceremony. Great job guys and gals.

See more at:
http://www.bsa-ciec.org/openrosters/vieworgpagelink.asp?orgkey=21&linkkey=42161

By Dennis GreeneThursday evening, March 10, 2011, the 'Lone Scout 1 Patrol' - comprised of Andrew Greene and Ian Wilgus - reunited for the second consecutive year with Troop 54 of Corona, California to serve as Color Guard for the 'California Narcotic Officers Association - Region 5' award ceremonies. The annual awards dinner was held at the 'Los Serranos Country Club' in Chino Hills and approximately 100 local, state and federal law enforcement personnel were in attendance.
Making the Scout's participation all-the-more meaningful is the fact that there are a number of former Boy Scouts within the ranks of the 'CNOA 5' membership, and several members of the audience are proud parents of Cub Scouts and Boy Scouts within their own communities.
The 'Lone Scout 1 Patrol': was founded a little over two years ago by Andy Greene (who is presently completing his Eagle Scout Requirements) and Ian Wilgus (who is completing his 1st Class Scout requirements) in cooperation with their families (as Guides-Counselors). The 'Patrol' is chartered through the Temescal District and their efforts in Scouting are wholeheartedly supported by the 'CNOA-Region 5' leadership.
Providing invaluable support to the Lone Scout's is Mr. Forrest John III. Mr. John is a veteran Scouter with leadership experience in Europe, the Mediterranean, and the United States. Mr. John has provided indispensable direction and encouragement; - participating in all rank advancement, 'Boards of Review', and assuring adherence to each rank requirement. Mr. John is employed as an investigator within the field of law enforcement and is a veteran of the United States Army. Most significantly, he is an Eagle Scout.
Troop 54: meets each Monday evening at the 'First Baptist Church' in Corona. Founded in 1943, the Troop has a distinguished tradition of service within the City of Corona, the Temescal District and the California Inland Empire Council. Troop 54 promotes the fundamental aspects of the Boy Scouts of America such as personal courage, initiative and self-reliance; respect for others; good citizenship; physical-spiritual-mental fitness.
In regard to the 'CNOA - Region 5' award ceremonies, Scout Master Darren Nugent's delegation of ten Scouts included: Tyler Nugent (Life Scout), Austin Nugent (Life Scout), Spencer Nugent ('Scout'), Matthew Sahli (Life Scout), Angel Nelson (1st Class Scout), Cameron Simington (Life Scout), James Beck (Tenderfoot Scout), Andrew Wenger (Tenderfoot Scout), Dakota Trapp (Scout), Clayton Park (1st Class Scout). The Scouts carried out their duties as Color Guard with respect and pride. The audience was especially appreciative of their performance.
The 'California Narcotic Officers Association': is one of the largest providers of law enforcement training in California with more than 6,000 law enforcement personnel participating in their training forums each year. The 'CNOA' provides over 100,000 student contact hours - providing regional and state-wide training seminars. The 'CNOA' is a non-profit organization which provides a wide range of services focusing not only on training professional law enforcement personnel, but, educating children and adults about the dangers of drugs and their effects on our communities. 'CNOA' created the 'Survivors Memorial Fund' to provide grants to the families of all California law enforcement officers who lose their lives in the line of duty. The organization also maintains an awards committee through which they recognize individuals and corporations especially deserving of recognition in the fight against drug abuse and outstanding efforts in law enforcement (such as the 'Alfred E. Stewart Award', 'Prosecutor of the Year', and 'Corporation of the Year', and the 'S. Bert Jensen Scholarship Award').

Boy Scouts from Troop 8 in Riverside did their Good Turn in early February when they returned a section of wilderness to nature by painting over rocks covered with graffiti.
The six Scouts worked on a small section of trail that starts off Spruce and Valencia streets and enters Box Springs Mountain Reserve. Easy access to the remote park was too tempting for people who paint on rocks slogans and images.

Armed with paintbrushes and several gallons of donated paint tinted to almost match the rocks, the Scouts quickly covered up the eyesore. While the paint was still wet, they threw dirt on it to give the cover-up a more natural look and blend in with the surroundings. The biggest challenge was a massive rock outcropping about 15 feet tall with graffiti covering the front. It took four Scouts to do the job.
It took them almost two hours to complete their community service work.
Participating Scouts were: William George, Garrett Hoffmann, Hugo Hernandez, James Mitchell, Carson Wad and John Walker.
Leaders were Summer Pearson, Celia Wade, Dawn DeHoff, Seth Dehoff and Sandi Walker.
Troop 8 meets at Eden Lutheran Church on Brockton Avenue.

On Saturday, you can help build Scout camp!

On December 11, the California Inland Empire Council will be hosting a rummage sale and electronic recycling event at their offices located at 1230 Indiana Court (located across from Citrus Plaza) from 7:00 AM till 1:00 PM.

Camp Helendade, located in Running Springs, California, hosts the Cub Scout resident summer camp program for the Scouts. Nearly 1,250 Cub Scouts, parents and leaders participate annually in this fun summer program. In the fall of 2007, the "Slide Fire" devastated the adjoining National Forest, the community of Running Springs, and the camp. Destroyed in the fire was the newly built 9,000 square foot pool house along with several other buildings and campsites. The new pool house was to be the centerpiece of the Camp Helendade, serving as changing room and showers for the Olympic size swimming pool, as well as house the camp's medical lodge, headquarters, and classrooms.

Construction on the new pool house began in 2008, but due to the severe economic conditions of the last two years, the project has been at a standstill. Now, through the generosity of volunteers and businesses throughout the Inland Empire, we have begun securing donations of labor and materials but are still in need of funds to have the building licenses and permits reissued.

This Saturday's Rummage Sale and Electronic Recycling event is one way the community can help rebuild the camp. The Scouts are asking for donations of clean, saleable items which can be dropped off between 9:30 AM and 5:00 PM on Friday. The community can also participate by bringing by their old TV sets, computers and monitors, cell phones and other electronic items to be recycled or stop by and purchase household items, books, clothing, video tapes, camping equipment and Scouting memorabilia. For more information please call Kevin at (909) 793-2463 ext 139.

Sean M. Bentley, of Highland, was honored at his Eagle Court of Honor on Saturday Nov. 27 at the First United Methodist Church of Highland. He is the son of Michael and Miyoung Bentley. He is the first Eagle Scout for Boy Scout Troop 45 of Highland, which is chartered by The First United Church of Highland. Troop 45 is celebrating their first year in November of being a chartered Boy Scout Unit by the UMCH.


His Eagle Ceremony was attended by his troop scouts, leaders, family and friends. His older brother Andrew Bentley also a Eagle Scout from Troop 24 took leave from The United States Navy to attend his brothers ceremony. Andrew is currently a E-3 and going to school in Pensacola, Florida to become a Air Traffic Controller for the United States Navy. Andrew presented the Eagle Charge at Sean's ceremony.

Sean earned 50 merit badges, the BSA Lifeguard and the National Outdoors Award for Aquatics before he made the rank of Eagle. His Eagle project was to remove a old fountain and build a shade structure in its place at the First United Methodist Church. Sean and his team recorded over 800 hours working on the project. The project was completed in September of this year. The shade structure will be used by the Nursery School at the church, Girl Scouts and other groups.

Sean is a senior at Redlands East Valley High School. He is planning to attend college after he graduates next year to pursue a career in computer programing.

By Dennis Greene

Life Scout Andy Greene and San Jacinto Wildlife Area's Department of Fish and Game site supervisor Tom Trakes (Andy's ESLP project site representative) began passing out 104 site/directional signs to three teams of ESLP project volunteers on Oct. 16. Those project volunteers included members of Andy's family, staff members of the SJWA Department of Fish and Game, and a number of outdoors enthusiasts.

Each team received a pre-determined number of the 2"X6"X3' signs and materials. The workers affixed the signs to 52 metal posts (placed at specific sites across the wildlife area). The posts were donated by a dedicated SJWA outdoorsman who became aware of the ESLP through the waterfowl blogs.

By 11:30 a.m., every sign was fastened to its respective posts with reflectors attached to each sign. These will alert hunters, photographers, bird watchers and hikers to their exact location on the property during pre-dawn hours or inclement weather.

Andrew's project was approved Sept. 15. With a deadline of Oct. 16 (hunting season begins on the 23rd) the project needed to get off to a fast start. The financial donations - as well as power equipment such as routers and drill press - enabled Andy to purchase the lumber and get things rolling. The router work and painting took several days to complete since scheduling for the work depended upon volunteer availability. Routers for this ESLP were donated by friends of the family as well as one of Andy's high school instructors. Time and training on the drill press was afforded by a long-time neighbor and woodworking craftsman.

The tasks of stenciling the wood, carving the letters, pre-drilling the screw holes and painting the signs were completed by volunteers comprised of family (some of whom came from Arizona to join in with the painting) and neighbors. The signs were painted dark brown, and the 6" high lettering painted in bright white. Each site designation was routed into the lumber at 3/8" depths in order to provide for greater visual recognition by early morning visitors.

Letters of thanks will be going out to all the individuals and companies who provided the muscle, sweat, finances and tenacity necessary for this ESLP to be a success. Overall, everyone who pitched in had a great time.

From Scouting Magazine:
He cofounded Microsoft and, with his wife, chairs one of the largest philanthropic foundations in the world.

And today, Bill Gates added another impressive feat to his list of accomplishments: the Silver Buffalo Award.

The Silver Buffalo, the highest award given to adults in the Boy Scouts of America, honors men and women who have made significant contributions in improving the lives of youth. Gates received the award today at a special ceremony in Seattle.

Gates grew up in Scouting. He was a member of Pack 144 and finished as a Life Scout in Troop 186 in north Seattle. His Scoutmaster, Don Van Wieringen, noticed from an early age that Gates was special.

"I knew he was a very, very busy kid," Van Wieringen said. "His time was occupied with school, and Scouting and, of course, family."

Gates is quite busy now, too. In addition to his continuing duties at Microsoft, Gates spends much of his time with his wife, Melinda, working with the foundation they lead together.

By Robert Quezada

"Buckskin men together,
Taking to the world;
Scouting ways forever
With flags and banners mightily unfurled...!"

A classic song from Buckskin youth leadership training wafted through the Jeffrey pines at Boseker Scout Reservation's Camp Emerson's Wagon Wheel on Sept. 11 during a reunion of Buckskin men - and women. The reunion brought together a group of former participants and staffers, along with their families, to share memories, peruse memorabilia and sing songs.

It was a memorable location for a reunion, too: With the cargo parachute billowing above the picnic tables like it would during the course, Wagon Wheel always was the scene for spirited cracker barrels at Buckskin. And Camp Emerson has been Buckskin's home since 1981.

The reunion celebrated almost four decades of Buckskin, which ran from 1971 to 2009. The Buckskin adventure always was the umbrella that covered the training program du jour from the Boy Scouts of America: Junior Leader Training, Troop Leader Training, Troop Leader Development, back to Junior Leader Training and then National Youth Leadership Training.

BSA provided the bare bones of a program and Buckskin put the meat on it. Buckskin has always provided the leadership training program from BSA but with the extra elements that made the course unique and memorable for Scouts and staff. They all remember the American Heritage Campfire, Night The Wind Blew, mail call, singing "The Buckskin Hymn," the patches and neckerchief, and the "W" name of the course director, to name a few.

That Buckskin experience is what is warmly remember by participants and staff.

Reunion attendees included three from the first course in 1971 that was hosted by Arrowhead Council, which later merged with Riverside and Grayback councils to become California Inland Empire.

In 1970, Rick Sohns (Cherokee Patrol) attended Buckskin at Holcolmb Valley in the former Old Baldy Council, which spun off a version in Arrowhead. He then staffed the first Arrowhead course (now you know why the staff neckerchief slide is in the shape of an arrowhead) in 1971.
Mark Terry (Cougar Patrol) and Trey Pitruzzello (Beaver Patrol), both of whom would later became course directors, were participants on that 1971 course, too. Two reunion attendees also were firsts for the course: The first women staffers. Kathy Cox and Loroselle Swartzel served on the Week 2 session of the course in 1990 (when the council ran back-to-back sessions of Buckskin for a few summers).

Another first: Robert McIntosh (Bear Patrol) later participated in the first Buckskin II, the pilot program for what became Foxfire Youth Leadership Training.

The memorabilia that covered four picnic tables ran from photos (my, we have aged so gracefully) to various versions of the course flag to logbooks to staff guides to a variety of patches and neckerchiefs. Mark Terry brought the horn used to call the troops to assembly at the first course and presented it to Rick Sohns. Rick, a former trumpet player, did his best to call the reunion to order!

Camp Ranger Jeff Loefke, a former Buckskin staffer in the early 1990s, accepted on behalf of the camp the donation of an American flag that once flew over Buckskin's Brownsea Field in the 1980s.

The highlight of the reunion was each person recalling a favorite moment from Buckskin or how the course affected their lives for the better. They agreed that participants came as a boy and left as a man.

BUCKSKIN FOREVER!

Yogi Bear and Boo-Boo join the Boy Scouts! Amusing episode from the classic cartoon series!

The National Jamboree has come to an end but the memories keep living thanks to the web. Here is the link to great video, photos and stories about the two-week long extravaganza!

http://blog.scoutingmagazine.org/2010/08/jamboree-memories-stored-in-videos-photos-and-words.html

BUCKSKIN REUNION

Calling all Buckskin Men! Calling all Buckskin staff!

Buckskin is having a reunion at Camp Emerson on Sept. 11, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Bring a picnic lunch, any Buckskin memorabilia and the family! Let's celebrate 40 years of Buckskin! It's also the centennial of the Boy Scouts of America, another reason to celebrate!

Sign up at the website listed below:

http://bit.ly/bdQXyu

Keep up with the latest news on the reunion here at the blog!

Share this announcement with people who have attended and staffed Buckskin or know people who have! Get the word out on Facebook and MySpace!

For more information, contact Bob Quezada at rquezada777@hotmail.com

By Dennis Greene

As part of his Hiking Merit Badge, my grandson and Life Scout, Andy Greene, needed to complete a 20-miler. He scheduled the 29th of May on which to launch that hike and, as his grandfather, I volunteered to trudge along with him. I've been a life-long camper, hiker, and Scout leader, so, I was certain that we'd enjoy spending time together, and meeting a physical challenge.

As usual, we studied maps of the local wildlife areas; took a gander at the Santa Ana River course as it snaked in, out and through the Riverside County communities; drew up a list of essentials (first-aid, compass, map, grub and H2O); selected our resting sites, and picked a halfway point at which we'd meet up with Andy's dad, Thomas, to replenish supplies if necessary and to catch a breather.

We also decided to toss an additional challenge into the mix: we'd see if we could complete the effort in less than six hours. Allotting seven hours for the entire trek (which would include one hour's worth of rest breaks) we determined that the hike could be made within the remaining six hours. To accomplish the task, we'd need to maintain a decent pace; - averaging about 3.5 miles per hour; - it seemed do-able. We had already taken our pre-summer-camp physicals, and we both exercise fairly regularly, so, we were good-to-go. Yep; - everything looked good on paper. (We even had a Plan 'B').

At 0800, on the 29th, we were at the launch site. At 0815 - our backpacks hoisted and cinched - we headed out; - a beautiful Saturday morning with a strong, steady breeze blowing across the Santa Ana River wildlife areas (we would be walking into the wind for the first length of the journey, but, it'd be with us on the return trip ... and that'd be a good thing). My eldest grandson and I headed out across the wildlife areas - aiming for a half-way point referred to as, 'Scout Lane'. According to the maps, 'Scout Lane', would be found on the eastern side of Mt. Rubidoux, just off Mission Boulevard; - it seemed like a perfect spot for a Kodak Moment!

Andy and I had a great experience; - kind'a figured we would; - nothing better than a hike for two dudes on a Saturday in Southern California. The jaunt - in full - was actually 22 miles. The added two miles was in regard to the fact that we neglected to take into consideration the 1 mile "to-and-from" distance between where we parked our truck, and the actual starting/end point for the hike. (Oh, well ... live n' learn).

It was 77 degrees at hike's launch, and it would be 89 degrees at trek's end (a little warm for a hustle-up hike, but, the experience was worth it). We witnessed any number of hawks chowing down on squirrels, snakes and what turned out to be a hapless rabbit (so much for the "lucky" rabbit's foot).

'Plan B' was activated about mile 8.5 when the obvious realities of our map came into conflict with grandpa's stubbornness. In this instance, the Plan B route worked out wonderfully (if nothing else, we're flexible). The alternate course took us through a beautiful segment of Riverside that neither of us had ever seen before; - a bit of urban hiking at that point!

It took us a total of 6 hours and 39 minutes to complete our Trek O' Plenty - meaning that we had a whole 21 minutes to spare (about the time it would have taken Andy to hastily bury me aside the Santa Ana River 'cause I was about dead by the end of this hike).

In that time span, we took approximately 65 minutes in breaks, so, our actual hiking time was 5 hours and 34 minutes for an average of 3.58 MPH (give, or, take a blister, or, three). It's my belief that Andy would certainly have broken the 4 MPH mark had he not been dragging my overweight, aged, blistered, near-lifeless carcass for the last two miles (allowing me to tag along with him was, indeed, a Scout-worthy, "good turn").

All-in-all, it was a great experience; - enabling us to take in the scenery and terrain of our local wildlife areas while working up a sweat, and getting' plenty of sunshine.

The Riverside County Board of Supervisors issued a proclamation recognizing the BSA's 100th Anniversary, "Celebrating the Adventure, Continuing the Journey."

Supervisor Bob Buster presented the proclamation Tuesday to CIEC's scout executive, Joseph Daniszewski. Also attending the presentation were Tracy Youden, Mt. Rubidoux District executive; Robert Quezada and Lou Monville III, CIEC executive board; Carol Walls, Mt. Rubidoux Day Camp Chair and den leader with Pack 29; and Melissa Smith, den leader with Pack 97.

Supervisors John F. Tavaglione, Jeff Stone, John J. Benoit and
Marion Ashley also joined in the presentation.

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By Kurt Wochholz
BSA Temescal District 100th Anniversary Chair

On the morning of April 24, almost 500 people came together to perform one of the largest environmental clean-up operations in the history of the Temescal District Boy Scouts of America. The clean-up was carried out along the Tin Mine Creek from Chase Avenue to the National Forest boundary on Skyline Drive in Corona at the base of the Santa Ana Mountain Range. Additionally, debris was removed from over 60 acres of land between the creek bed and the adjacent foothills.

Those who joined in the effort were approximately 450 scouts, leaders, parents, and siblings who worked to bring in the large amount of debris to roll-off containers supplied by the events co-sponsor Waste Management.

The Corona Fire Department had paramedics standing by for any possible mishaps as well as its Explorer Scouts, who cooked up a great lunch for all of the volunteers. The Corona Police Department's CSV radio unit provided 7 volunteers to aide with communications over the ½ mile long stretch of land. Planning for the effort also included Corona's Parks and Community Services.

To kick off the event, Corona's Mayor Karen Spiegel spoke to the crowd, thanking them for their volunteering to clean-up what had become a trash ridden region of otherwise beautiful landscape at the base of the local wilderness.

Scouts removed furniture, beds, tires, a refrigerator, an exercise machine, abandon pieces of steel and concrete, and even the remains of a suspected former drug growing encampment. A contingent of volunteers was lead by Debra Clarke of the National Forest Service to work within the NFS boundary on a specially planned project. The total weight of the removal reached 5 ½ tons.

This area is heavily used by joggers, bicyclists, hikers, and cyclists as they enjoy the out-of-doors in their own ways. The passers-by were giving thumbs-up and heaps of thanks for the scouts' efforts in helping to restore what they come to enjoy. By the end of the day, a slow drive along Skyline Drive to examine the results provided an almost pristine view of a once heavily fouled area.

Yet the greatest reward of all came in seeing the faces of the volunteers as they smiled with satisfaction over their involvement in being a part of such a magnificent effort. If one thing could be said for this event it would be that they truly Did Their Best.

The leaders of this organized effort would like to give a heartfelt thanks to all that participated.

By Michael Hare

Every year for the last 100 years, there has been an Easter Sunrise Service at the top of Mt. Rubidoux. It was all started by Frank Miller, owner of the Mission Inn, who took a group of 100 people up before dawn to celebrate Easter Sunrise. For almost as long, the Boy Scouts have been lighting the way.
As a service to the city, the local chapter of the Order of the Arrow organizes all of the Packs, Troops and Crews from Riverside to come out the day before Easter to clean and repair all of the trails leading to the top of Mt Rubidoux. The scouts then return before dawn early Sunday morning to be on the trails to provide lights for residents, so they can safely reach the top.

The effort was organized and led by the scouts of the Wanaki Chapter under the direction of Ian Hare, a life scout from Troop 90. We even had some scouts from the Aca Chapter come and help out.

This year was the 93rd consecutive year the scouts have performed this service for the city. From this annual project, the Boy Scouts of the Mt. Rubidoux district are able to give back over 1,000 man hours of service and dedication to the City of Riverside.

Why Scouting? Here is one video response -- created by an Eagle Scout -- that explains why youths and adults should consider the Boy Scouts as their activity of choice.

http://www.scouting.org/Youth.aspx

Charles Dewey, of Corona, received the Eagle Scout award, which is the highest advancement honor the Boy Scouts of America offers, on March 6 in a special Court of Honor held by the Woman's Improvement Club of Corona.

Dewey, a member of Troop 251 and a senior at Corona High School, received the honor after earning 27 merit badges, serving in several troop leadership positions, and completing a community service project.

His project was to donate a professional quality high-definition camcorder to the theater department at his school and design and build four large wooden storage units for the theater department.

For more than four decades, boys have learned to become leaders through Buckskin youth leader training. Whether you were a participant or served on staff, you made a lot of memories: the American Heritage Campfire, the night the wind blew, the Adventure trail, mail call, your patrol -- the list is endless.
Let's relive those memories!
As part of the Centennial of the Boy Scouts of America, Buckskin is having a reunion! It's open to anyone from any course! Families are invited!
SAVE THE DATE
When: Saturday, Sept. 11
Where: Camp Emerson
Details will forthcoming. Look for more here at the CIEC blog. We'll have a sign-up list on the Web, too.
In the meantime, post your comments here! We're looking for alumni to get the word out!

By Dennis Greene

Thursday evening, March 11, 2010, the Lone Scout 1 Patrol, together with Scouts representing Troop 54 from Corona opened up the 2010 CNOA Region 5 ceremonies at the Los Serranos Country Club in Chino Hills by presenting the Colors (bugle call included!) and leading an audience of well over 100 local, state and federal law enforcement personnel in the Pledge of Allegiance.

Troop 54 Scoutmaster Darren Nugent led a contingent of six Scouts including: Tyler Nugent (Life Scout), Nicholas Sahli (Life Scout), Austin Wade (Life Scout), Brennan Wade (Life Scout), Anthony Ferreri (First Class Scout), and Brian Freeman (Star Scout). Together with Lone Scouts Andrew Greene (Life Scout) and Ian Wilgus (Tenderfoot Scout) the Scouts from Temescal District performed outstandingly.
Andrew Greene (serving as Caller for the Color Guard) also did a fine job of reciting the Scout Oath, Law, Motto and Slogan. Ian Wilgus (wearing a World War II era 82nd Airborne uniform in honor of the storied "All-American" unit) led the audience in the Pledge of Allegiance.

There are a number of former Boy Scouts within the ranks of the CNOA Region 5 membership, making the exceptional performance by Troop 54 and the Lone Scouts all-the-more meaningful for the audience.

Scouting has brought families and communities together for 100 years to prepare Americas youth to live, work, and play with character and integrity. Join the BSA in celebrating the adventure and continue the journey into the next century.

For almost 20 years, Mr. D's Tuxedo and Camping Supplies has been the center of Scouting in the Norco/Corona area. Mr. D's was a BSA National Supply Distributor. Not only could a Scout get well-dressed but also purchase BSA uniforms and equipment. The store was the location for many Eagle Board of Reviews, Scout activity meetings and the place to hang out for Scout leaders.

But it's end of an era as business owner and longtime Scout leader Gary DeFraene closed the store. During its 19 and half years, Mr. D's has been located in stores first at Parkridge, then on Main Street and then again on Parkridge. His last location also had offices for the Corona field office for the council professional staff. Those offices have also been closed.

Gary left the business -- his last day was Jan. 15 -- but he hasn't left Scouting. He is active on the Temescal District committee and once again will serve on Foxfire Youth Leader Training in June.

By Ron Baker

The 3 Peaks District Dinner was held in January in Hemet and recognized the services to the district by many adult volunteers.

Perry, Donna and Cody Hiestand were named Scout Family of the Year. The Award of Merit was presented to Mike Archer, Doug Olsen and Jennifer Lane. The Award of Merit is the highest recognition that can be presented by the district to adult leaders.

Crew Leader of the Year was presented to Kenneth Kas. Brock Baker was named Assistant Scoutmaster of the Year. Perry Hiestand of Pack 46 was named Cubmaster of the Year. Mark McCraken of Pack 310 was named Den Leader of the Year.

The dinner included the presentation of the Wood Badge beads to Barbara Brock. Wood Badge is a national leadership training course for adults.

The 3 Peaks District covers the Hemet, San Jacinto, Menifee and surrounding communities.

Leaders of the Mt. Rubidoux District held their annual dinner on January 29, to acknowledge the exceptional contributions of adult volunteers in support of local Scouting units.

Recognitions included the Silver Beaver Award, District Award of Merit, and Unit Scouter Awards. In addition, the 2010 District Committee was installed. The Award of Merit was presented to Barbara Archibeque, Joe Ortiz, John Querns and Jim Nelson for their exceptional service to the district.

The Mt. Rubidoux District serves the communities of Riverside, Jurupa, Pedley, and Rubidoux.