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Seth Cappleman Troop 38 Donnie Grant Will Collins Troop 12 Ty Robinson
Thomas Dukeminier Troop 8 Brad Bullock
Donovan Dunlap Troop 72 Rocky Hughes
Andrew Griffin Troop 85 Greg O’Quinn
David Hollowell Troop 293 Ken Barnett
Barton Hudson Troop 146 Andy Arant
Hugh Morris Troop 222 Cliff Pannell
Clark Pounds Troop 85 Greg O’Quinn
Rustin Rasberry Troop 45 Rusty Rasberry
Steven Reese Troop 122 Johnny Sims
Andre Remedios Troop 26 John Ray
David Rozier Troop 45 Rusty Rasberry
Kyle Stanford Troop 85 Greg O’Quinn
Forrest Tate Troop 85 Greg O’Quinn
Thane Williams Crew 48 Nick Cerveny
Jordan Woodruff Troop 26 John Ray
Memorials
In Memory of:
Jimmy Arrington
From: Steve & Marty Mauldin
In Memory of:
Thomas Mauldin, Jr.
From: Mauldin Farm
In Honor of:
Steven Mauldin
John Mauldin
Mark Mauldin
From: Mauldin Farm
Memorials and Honorariums can be made to recognize noteworthy individuals, both in and out of the Scouting family. For more information on this, or on the Council’s Endowment program (James E West Fellowship, Heritage Society, 1910 Society of Founder’s Circle) contact the Scout Service Center.
If You Are An Eagle Scout, We Want To Know About You
As a registered scout leader you can now apply for Tour Permits Online and much more in the MyScouting Portal of National Website. You must set up a MyScouting account the first time you use the system. After that you can use your information to complete on-line tour permits and the BSA's Online Learning Center. Click here to go to the MyScouting site.
Vice Presidents: Sean Akins, O’Quien Bradley, Herman Gray, Robin McGraw, Russ Wilson, Mike Staten, Greg Wall, Lee Williams
National Council Representatives: Sean Akins Aubrey Patterson
International Representative: Marshall Hollis
“A Shining Light Across America” Unites Entire Scouting Community in Celebration
As part of our ongoing 100th Anniversary Celebration, Yocona Area Council will join Scouting organizations across the country for the historic “A Shining Light Across America” broadcast on July 31, 2010.
“A Shining Light Across America” marks the first time in BSA history that the entire Scouting community—past, present, and future—will have the opportunity to join together and experience the inspirational Centennial Celebration Show from the National Scout Jamboree via Webcast and satellite broadcast technologies.
We hope you’ll join our Yocona Area Council “Shining Light” event at “The Grove” at the University of Mississippi from 2:00pm to 10:00pm, where you can experience a variety of Scouting activities and entertainment leading up to the inspirational “Shining Light” nationwide broadcast at 8 p.m. EST.
“This is truly a unique, once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for Scouting friends and family, and the entire Yocona Area Council community, to come together in celebration of Scouting, its rich heritage, exciting present, and bright future,” said Brian Steger, Scout Executive.
Yocona Area Council’s event will be one of hundreds of “Shining Light” events taking place across the country in venues large and small on July 31. A few select locations will also be able to transmit their unique “Shining Light” activities back to the National Scout Jamboree arena that evening.
“This event will not only shine a positive light on Scouting throughout our community,” said Steger, “It will also allow us to build pride in our membership base, provide an opportunity to demonstrate the relevance of Scouting today, and give us a venue to showcase the passion and reach of our organization.”
For more information, please contact Robby Parman at 662-842-2871, jparman@bsamail.org to learn how you can be a part of this once-in-a-lifetime celebration! More...
Fall Recruting Campaign
As we celebrate the 100th anniversary of the Boy Scouts of America, the essence of Scouting is clear and best expressed by the 12 principals of the Scout Law. These truly are words to live by. They differentiate Scouting from all other activities for kids, young adults, and their families. They guide progression from Tiger Cubs to Eagle Scouts to remarkable adults. We are excited about the new recruiting campaign and the chance to get many young people and families involved with Scouting. Words to live by will energize everyone and give you the right tools to find and create tomorrow’s leaders.
Program Preview Kickoff
What is one of the most important meetings of the year? The answer would be your annual Program Preview meeting with your District that happens every August. At this meeting leaders get vital information that will help make their year in Scouting a successful one. We encourage all leaders to attend your District’s Program Preview meeting on the following dates.
Apilachi-August 12th @ 7:00, St. Luke Methodist Church
Chicksa-August 12th @-7:00, Oxford –University United Methodist Church
Jacinto-August 12th @ 7:00, Christ United Methodist Church, Corinth
Tallahatchie– August 12th @ 7:00, 1st United Methodist Church, New Albany
Clay Classic Century Construction Presents the Boy Scout Clay Classic Tournament Friday August 27 and Saturday, August 28, 2010 at Camp Yocona. Mississippi’s premiere charitable clay shooting event is the annual Boy Scout 100 target sporting clays competition. The cost is $75 per shooter. Lunch is included with the fee. Shells will not be provided. The corporate division team cost is $500, which includes 5 shooters and lunches. Starting times are at 8:30 am, 11:00 am, & 1:30 pm. Friday evening at 3:00 pm will be the Annual Elite Eagle Sporting Clays competition. Set as 2 man teams this will feature 100 clays with the participants also being able to enjoy the “fun shoots’ as well. Click Here or contact the Scout Service Center for more information, 842-2871.
Back to the Pack
Cub Scout Leaders! With a Back to the Pack event you can increase unit retention, sign up returning Cub Scouts before school night and have a FUN exciting event to kick start your next scouting year. Back to the Pack is simply a fun event for your Cub Scouts. You can go as big as you want, or make it something as simple as a hot dog cookout. For more information on how to plan your Back to the Pack, download the Back to the Pack Guide at www.yocona.org/backtothepack.
Cub Scouts 2010
Why would you ever change a good thing? To make it better of course! Cub Scouts 2010 is the new delivery method for Cub Scouting. This is not a change to the program or content of Cub Scouts just a change in how we present it to our boys. Cub Scouts 2010 has been piloted and tested for several years and has shown fantastic results. Many of you may have already tried the program piloted as “Fast Tracks.” This new delivery method makes den meetings more organized, more fun, increases advancement and retention rates all while simplifying the planning process for leaders. So what do you need to get started? The only completely new resource you will need is the Den and Pack Meeting Resource Guide. This guide contains simple easy to follow lessons plans for every single meeting you have during the year! You can purchase guides for den leaders, or buy the guide and split it up between your dens, and download extra copies of the lesson plans from www.scouting.org – Volunteer – Scoutsource. Direct Link: http://www.scouting.org/cubscouts%202010.aspx
Youth Protection Policy Upgrades
To increase awareness of this societal problem and to create even greater barriers to abuse than already exist today in Scouting, the Boy Scouts of America is implementing several important changes to further enhance its Youth Protection policies. Effective June 1, Youth Protection Training became required for all adult leaders. The training must be completed before registration or rechartering and is good for two years. Leaders who have not completed the training will be unable to register. To take the training login to your MyScouting account and select “E-Learning.” New leaders will need to create an account first, which can be done without a registration number, and updated later. Unit Leaders, you can also search the status of your leader’s Youth Protection Training using their MyScouting user name or registration number and selecting Training Verification. If you are unable to take training online contact your District Executive or District Training Chairman for other options.
BeAScout.org
Set to launch on July 23rd, the BSA has created a new website to make finding a scout unit near you easier then ever before. Beascout.org uses Google map technology to mark local scout units. Visitors to the site simply type their address into the space provided, choose the program they are interested in (Cub Scouts, Boy Scouts, Venturing, Volunteer) and hit “Go.” A few seconds later a map pops up with a listing of the 20 closet units to their location! Pretty cool but it gets even better. As a Unit Committee Chairman or Top Unit Leader you can go on MyScouting and edit the information shown. Put the address and times of your meeting locations, change your contact information, leave special announcements and more. Visitors to the site can fill out a form and you will be contacted with their information. (Just in case your are not computer savvy the default settings send visitors to the council for more information so you will not be left out.) Updating your units information is easy. Top level unit leaders login in your MyScouting account and select “Be A Scout” from the menu. For detailed instructions go to www.scouting.org/volunteer and click “Be A Scout Webinar Presentation” in the Quick links bar.
Fall Product Sale
We are excited to announce that this year’s product sale will be through the Campmaster Program. We know that many Units did not have a great outcome on their fundraising efforts last year. This company will offer a much better product, at a more reasonable price, that will give a better opportunity for Scouts to fundraise this year. You will have an opportunity to see all of these products at your Popcorn Kickoff on September 7th.
Yocona International Folk Festival
This August 3rd – 8th your scout unit is invited to participate in the Yocona International Folk Festival. This event is a great opportunity for Citizenship in the World merit badge and Summer Time Pack Awards. The folk festival brings authentic folk musicians and dancers from countries all over the world to perform in venues across north Mississippi for a week; educating our children in free culture workshops; preserving traditional intangible cultures; developing heritage and cultural tourism; and building cultural understanding and awareness to promote world peace and prosperity. The festival will come to several cities around our council giving you several opportunities to participate. The festival is coming to Tupelo’s Link Centre on August 7th and to Oxford on August 8th. More information can be found at www.yoconafestival.org.
Jacinto Golf Day
Join us on "Golf Day" in Corinth, July 19, 2010. The Jacinto District and Shiloh Ridge Golf Club are hosting the "Golf Day" event for Boy Scouts. The Cost is $25 per person and includes 9 holes, lunch and swimming. More...
Akela Cub Campouts
Are you ready for the Akela Cub Camp Outs?
It is that time of year again for the Akela Cub Campouts and we have a different theme. This year the 2010 theme will be Celebrating 100 Years . There will be your usual Akela Cub activities like BB Guns, Archery, Camping, and sling shots but there will also be some added surprises. Make sure that you put the following dates down for the Akela Cub Camp Outs and get more information from your Scout Service Center or call 662-842-2871 for more information.
Philmont Discover the wonder of “Scouting’s Paradise.” Explore the high country in the Sangre de Cristo Mountains of northern New Mexico! Experience the thrill of climbing mountains, and activities such as backpacking, camping, rock climbing,fishing, logging, mining, conservation, forestry, and so much more! More...
SCOUTBASE 2010
STAYING TRUE TO OUR HERITAGE - LEADING THE WAY IN LIFE
ScoutBase is the greatest weekend of Scouting in the Chickasaw Council and Southeastern United States. ScoutBase 2010 is a culmination of a dream to deliver a National Jamboree styled event on a local council level. Over 10,000 Scouts, leaders, Scout parents, and visitors participate in this weekend long activity making it the largest Scouting event in the Southern Region of the Boy Scouts of America.
Exciting programs have been developed that will appeal to Cub Scouts, Boy Scouts, Explorers, and Venture Crews. This years theme, “Staying True to our heritage, leading the way in life”, plays a key role in the 100th birthday of the Boy Scouts of America. From the First Scout Camp Exhibit, to over 700 offered merit badges, ScoutBase will have a little something for everyone.
ScoutBase 2010 will be held at the Paul Battle Arena in Tunica, MS. This facility boast acres and acres of camping, lakes, museums, enclosed arenas and much more. The Paul Battle Arena is conveniently located on HWY 61 less than 30 minutes south of Memphis. More information...
August 3 District Committee 10 School Night Training 12 Program Preview 10-12 OA Post Camp Ordeal #2 28 Clay Classic
September 7 District Committee 7 Popcorn Kick-off 10-11 BALOO/IOLS/Scoutmaster Essentials 11 Merit Badge Day 25 Oren Dunn Museum
I hope everyone had a fantastic summer. We are in the process of getting everything planned for the upcoming year and it appears to be very exciting. It does appear that it will be a great year for Scouting in the district. There will never be a more exciting time to join Scouts than with the 100 year Anniversary. Don't miss our Program Preview Meeting on August 12th at 7:00 PM at St. Luke's Methodist Church in Tupelo. This will be our first Roundtable meeting for the new school year. You will get all the information to help throughout your year. We are getting our school night schedules finalized, details on our Akela Cub Campouts worked out, and our Fall Camporee set up! Don't miss out on anything this year. Help encourage friends to join Scouting with you so they can share in the wonderful experience that is Scouting in the Yocona Area Council
August 12 Roundtable/Program Preview 27-28 Clay Classic 28 Trainer’s Edge
September 7 Roundtable/Popcorn Kick-off 10-11 BALOO/IOLS/Scoutmaster Essentials 25 Scout Display Opening at Oren Dunn Museum in Tupelo/ Belt Loop Day
What a great summer we have had at Camp Yocona! It was great to see so many of you there. I would like to thank all the Chicksa District Members that we had on staff, they were Dan Cerveny, Barb Cerveny, Julie Chambers, Joe Woolsey, Nick Cerveny, Nat Cerveny, Ben Cerveny, Michael Dozier, Thane Williams, Ayleson Rayburn, Thomas Garner, Abby Cerveny, William Rayburn, Gib Wilkinson. Congratulations go out to Nick Cerveny who will be serving on Philmont Staff for the late summer. While making plans for your unit this fall don’t forget to include a trip to Camp Toby Tubby Chicksa District’s own camping area in Clear Creek just minutes from Oxford for more information contact John Paul or the Scout Office. Also make plans now to attend Scout Base in October, we will be working with the Chickasaw Council and will have our own little camp just for the Yocona Area Council. See you all at Fall Program Kick off
August 12 Roundtable/Program Preview 27-28 Clay Classic 28 Trainer’s Edge
September 7 Roundtable/Popcorn Kick-off 10-11 BALOO/IOLS/Scoutmaster Essentials 25 Scout Display Opening at Oren Dunn Museum in Tupelo/ Belt Loop Day
October 6 Tenderfoot Classic Golf Tournament 14 District Roundtable 15-16 Akela Cub Campout & Cub Leader Training 22-23 SCOUTBASE!!!
Hello to everyone in the Mighty Jacinto District! I hope that everyone has had a fabulous summer so far and that you are all gearing up for another exciting year of Scouting! I hope that all of you that were able to make it out to Camp Yocona this summer had a great experience. Please give John Paul Nix and his staff a big pat on the back for a job well done! I am proud to report that the Jacinto District has reached its FOS goal for 2010!! I would like to take this opportunity to thank our District Finance Chairman, Chuck Counce, for his hard work during the campaign as well as Mike Kelley, Donnie Brown, Larry Fancher, and Craig Gaines who led the campaigns in Booneville, Iuka, Belmont, and Baldwyn respectively. I would also like to thank the numerous other volunteers who helped the Jacinto District reach its goal. The job could not have been done without you! I am also proud to report that the Jacinto District reported a growth in membership from June 2009 to June 2010! This means that more young men and women are getting the benefit of the Scouting program in our local area! I want to thank all of the unit leaders for their hard work and dedication they put into their local units! We would not have a program without you! I look forward to another exciting year of Scouting in the Jacinto District! Please let me know if I can assist you in any way.
August 12 Roundtable/Program Preview 27-28 Clay Classic 28 Trainer’s Edge
September 7 Roundtable/Popcorn Kick-off 10-11 BALOO/IOLS/Scoutmaster Essentials 25 Scout Display Opening at Oren Dunn Museum in Tupelo/ Belt Loop Day
What a summer! Summer Camp is coming to an end and it has been an adventure. The Tallahatchie District has had great participation in camp this summer. Troop 413, Troop 20, Troop 222, Troop 17, Troop 319, Troop 38, and Troop 404 all participated and “Celebrated the Adventure” throughout the summer. A big congratulation goes out to all the scouts that have advanced and have achieved rank throughout this process. A special thanks goes out to all the scout leaders and volunteers for all their hard work throughout the summer and we hope we can carry this over to our Fall Roundup and Popcorn sale. I would like to say good luck to all of those that are going for their Eagle this fall( Zach Fauver and Robert Fleming Jr. Troop 413). If there are others good luck to you guys and keep up the good work. Tallahatchie District is on the rise and we are working hard to grow in numbers and provide the best program possible for all our scouts. Let’s finish this year off with a bang.
Cameron D. Floyd District Executive
ANOTHER FANTASTIC YEAR FOR CAMP YOCONA!!!!
This was another banner year for Cub Resident Camp. There were several pirates roaming around Cub Resident Camp. The Scouts, Leaders, and Staff got to experience a camp of fun and fellowship that they will never forget. We would like to thank all the volunteers who assisted with Camp this year. Without your participation there would have been no Cub Resident Camp. It is very exciting to see the excitement on the Scouts’ faces and we look forward to see what Cub Resident will have to offer next year.
What a great summer it has been for Camp at the beautiful Camp Yocona. This was another record setting year for Camp Yocona with camping up to 600 Scouts in June. We would like to extend Thanks to all the scouts and leaders that choose Camp Yocona as their camp this summer. The 2010 Boy Scout summer camp theme “Celebrate the Adventure” highlighted Camp Yocona’s dedication to remain one of the premier camps in the region. We would like to thank J. P. Nix, John Ray and Matthew Williams for their hard work at camp this summer as well as the Camp Staff.
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As we celebrate the 
We are excited to announce that this year’s product sale will be through the Campmaster Program. We know that many Units did not have a great outcome on their fundraising efforts last year. This company will offer a much better product, at a more reasonable price, that will give a better opportunity for Scouts to fundraise this year. You will have an opportunity to see all of these products at your Popcorn Kickoff on September 7th. 
This August 3rd – 8th your scout unit is invited to participate in the Yocona International Folk Festival. This event is a great opportunity for Citizenship in the World merit badge and Summer Time Pack Awards. The folk festival brings authentic folk musicians and dancers from countries all over the world to perform in venues across north Mississippi for a week; educating our children in free culture workshops; preserving traditional intangible cultures; developing heritage and cultural tourism; and building cultural understanding and awareness to promote world peace and prosperity. The festival will come to several cities around our council giving you several opportunities to participate. The festival is coming to Tupelo’s Link Centre on August 7th and to Oxford on August 8th. More information can be found at 
Discover the wonder of “Scouting’s Paradise.” Explore the high country in the Sangre de Cristo Mountains of northern New Mexico! Experience the thrill of climbing mountains, 
