Dowling:  Aquatics Program Director

Wehinahpay:  Climbing Director, Ecology Director, Archery Director, Trading Post Manager, Health Officer

There are also several Instructor positions available at both camps.

The council is always interested in interviewing staff applicants who have camp staff experience in other councils.

For staff position descriptions, salary and season information, contact the Conquistador Council at 575-622-3461 or email conquistador@scouting.org.

Want to get your fall Scouting program off to a great start at an exciting event that will challenge, enthuse, and inspire your Scouts?

Want to have the added value of providing an unusual program opportunity that takes advantage of the historical museums and sites in Albuquerque– something very different from the usual Scout outing?

Then the August 13-15 Jamborall is for you!

Put it on your calendar as the event to kickoff your fall program!

More information is developing and will be distributed as it arrives.

Activities include aquatic fun, a scavenger hunt, map and compass, sports, obstacle course, shooting range, and more.  The planned activities will test Scout leadership as well as Scout skills.

Cub Scout activities, for Saturday, will be planned using requirements from activity badges, academic and sports awards.

Overnight camping will be for Webelos, Boy Scouts, Venturers, and Explorers.

Information will be mailed to all Cub Scout and Boy Scout families soon.

Start your pack, troop, crew, and post planning now.

For interested groups from other councils, or for more information, contact the Conquistador Council at 575-622-3461 or email conquistador@scouting.org.

The event program includes dedication of a tile listing the names of the 2009 Eagle Scouts that will be added to the Eagle Scout patio where similar tiles name all of the Southeast New Mexico and Conquistador councils’ Eagle Scouts.

The ceremony will include a re-dedication to the meaning of the being an Eagle Scout. 

Adult Eagle Scouts will be invited to join the National Eagle Scout Association chapter, and also invited to participate in a Dowling or Wehinahpay camp work party to prepare the camps for summer use.  A project will be selected and identified as a NESA project.

For more information about the Eagle Scout event contact the Conquistador Council at 575-622-3461, or email conquistador@scouting.org.

The goal of $160,000 provides for council programs and services and represents 19% of the council budget.

A volunteer team in each district will lead the campaign.

The new UNIT RECOGNITION plan includes the following:

Blue Chip ($30 average per member)– Pinewood Derby car for each Cub Scout; 10% Boy Scout camp fee discount

President Award ($50 average per member)– Pinewood derby and 5% day camp fee discount, 15% camp fee discount for each registered Boy Scout

Individual Recognitions include:

$30 family level– BSA window “cling”

$50 district level– FOS shoulder patch (one of five)

$150 Century– Plaque with FOS patch

$250 Leadership– Set of 5 FOS patches

$500 Patron– Framed set of 5 FOS patches

$750 Honor– Framed Normal Rockwell print (small)

$1,000 Guardian– Framed Norman Rockwell print (large)

$2,500 Golden Eagle– ceramic eagle

Golden Eagle Patrol recognizes enrollers who raise $2,500 in Friends of Scouting donations.  Enrollers will be presented a distinctive bolo tie and name will be listed at service center.

Golden Eagle Unit , contributing $2,500, will be recognized with a 10% discount on all badges of rank during current calendar year, plus the recognitions listed above. 

5 Jan 2010

Check out the Conquistador Council Scout Shop!

The Scout Shop has Conquistador Council caps and bolo ties, collectible items from Wehinahpay and Dowling, and many 2010 BSA Centennial items of great interest to Scouts and Scout leaders— including a BSA edition Monopoly game!  How about collecting rent on Philmont? 

Hot items include the book “Two Lives of a Hero,” a biography of Baden-Powell, and other books about the value and meaning of being an Eagle Scout.

Come and see what’s available at the Scout Shop today– or place an order.  The Scout Shop. at 2603  N. Aspen Avenue in Roswell, is easily accessible at the north end of Roswell off US Hwy. 285 or the US 70 Relief Route.

The council officers are Ron Wiser, president, Mike Kennedy, president-elect, Mark Gormley, council commissioner, and Davis Bennett, treasurer.  Guy Eichsteadt, Scout executive, is a non-voting officer.

The leaders were challenged to keep the council growing in membership, provide the program services, and to keep the council fiscally solvent.  In the area of membership, all heard that more than 50% of the elementary schools in the council do not have a Scouting program and that the council leadership must be more aggressive in raising the funds necessary to provide the program support that is necessary for the future of Scouting in the area.

Following the annual meeting, volunteer leaders were recognized for their efforts in providing a quality Scouting experience to the youth of the council in the areas of quality unit program, membership growth, trained leadership, camp attendance, Boy’s Life subscriptions, advancement, and other areas.

Several William D. Boyce new unit organizers were recognized for their effort to extend Scouting into more areas by organizing new Cub Scout packs, Boy Scout troops, and Venture Crews.

The Distinguished Commissioner Award was presented to John Dewey, Judy Jones, and Wilber Jones.

Five new James West Fellows were recognized for their contribution to the council endowment fund:  Clyde Harrison, Gene Weber, Marsha Weber, Grant Hunter, and Joe Dillard.

Harrison Drilling Company was recognized for their contribution by drilling a new well at Camp Jim Murray and installing a state of the art pump and bringing the electrical system up to code.

The Oil Patch District took home the Harold De Shurley camping award for a second year having exceeded 100% summer camp attendance.

Also recognized were Emlyn Evans  and Ben Cloutier who played an instrumental part in saving the life of another person.  These two Scouts are an example of what Scout training and preparedness is all about.

The high point was the recognition of the Silver Beaver Award recipients (see related article).

It was a good day of recognizing and honoring those who deliver the Scouting promise of personal growth and outdoor adventure to the young people of the Conquistador Council.

Mark Gormley, newly elected council commissioner, former council camping chairman, executive board member, and principal of James Elementary School in Portales, was recognized for his many years of leadership in developing the Wehinahpay camp program and staff.

Lance Wiseman, a Scoutmaster in Hobbs, was recognized for the leadership he has provided in support of many district activities, camp programs, religious emblems, and his community service on the school board and United Way board.

Bob Kehrman, district chairman and Explorer post advisor in Carlsbad, was recognized for his leadership in the district achieveing, during a period with no district executive, the Friends of Scouting goal, membership growth, and the Quality District award.

Gary Miller, Scoutmaster in Roswell, was recognized for the leadership he has given to district activities, his efforts to improve training, strengthen communication and relationships within the LDS church, and his leadership to the council Jamboree contingent.

For more information about the Conquistador Council, call 575-62203461, or email conquistador@scouting.org.

Building on that theme, there will be some new contests at Wehinahpay this summer, like the  “Wild Man Cookoff” and the “Wild Man Contest.”

The ”Wild Man Cookoff” contest will have two parts.  The Scoutmaster cookoff will feature a main dish prepared by Scoutmasters.  The Mountain Man Scouts will make their own Mountain Stew. 

The “Wild Man of the Mountains” Contest:  Each troop will be able to enter one Scout costumed as a “Wild Man.”  The Scouts will then parade through the dining hall and one will be selected as the “Wild Man of the Mountain.” 

More information will be distributed in the Camp Leaders Guide.