Cogioba Roundtable

Roundtable Meetings are for all Boy and Cub Scout Leaders and are held on a monthly basis from 7 - 8 pm on the 1st Thursday of every month at First Church of the Nazarene, 150 Richview Road, Clarksville TN 37043.

District Executive is Aubrè Rios
District Chairman is J. Lee Powell
 District Commissioner is AJ Jackson
Boy Scout Roundtable Commissioner is James Moore
District Advancement and Recognition Chair is Gary Davis
District Boy Scout Activities and Civic Service Chair is Lori Hanley

 District Camping Chair is Jim Parham
District Cub Scout Activities and Civic Service Chair is Phyllis Riley
District Membership Chair is Diane Brown
District Popcorn Chair is Dave VonKannon
District Training Chair is Ellen Di Silvio
District Venturing Chair is James Deans
District Webmaster is Anthony Golden

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A Scout is trustworthy, loyal, helpful, friendly, courteous, kind, obedient, cheerful, thrifty, brave, clean, and reverent.                                                  The Cub Scout follows Akela. The Cub Scout helps the pack go. The pack helps the Cub Scout grow. The Cub Scout gives goodwill.                                        I promise to DO MY BEST To do my DUTY to GOD And my Country  To HELP other people, and To OBEY the LAW of the Pack.                                               Be Prepared                                               Do Your Best                                               On my honor, I will do my best To do my duty to God and my country and to obey the Scout Law; To help other people at all times; To keep myself physically strong, mentally awake and morally straight.                                               As a Venturer, I promise to do my duty to God and help strengthen America, to help others, and to seek truth, fairness, and adventure in our world.


  
Adults attending training classes are expected to wear their Class A uniforms unless specifically advised otherwise.  If the activity involves extensive outdoor exercise or work that can damage a uniform shirt, please wear a plain or Scouting themed t-shirt under it so you can work without the shirt on.  We expect our Scouts to do this and should get into the habit of doing it ourselves.
 
 
Attention Arrowmen, the Anawaha Chapter of the Order of the Arrow meets on the second Thursday of each month at 6:30 at the Troop 514 Scout Hut.  Troops and crews should encourage the OA members in their units to attend chapter meetings whenever possible.  OA Troop Representatives should definitely attend the monthly meetings.  More information about the Anawah Chapter can be obtained from their website http://www.orgsites.com/tn/anawaha/.


Interested in GEOCACHING?

To celebrate the 100th anniversary of Scouting, BSA has initiated a Geocaching program. This includes 10 separate geocaches hidden in and around the district as well as 5 additional caches hidden by council, one of which is here in Clarksville. These geocaches are appropriate and fun for all ages from Venturing to Cubs. There is additional information available about the BSA program at www.geoscouting.org and information about geocaching in general at www.geocaching.com.

The geocaches around Cogioba District are titled, "MTCBSA COG Dist Adventures of Scouting #X," X being 1-10 depending on that particular cache's theme. Be sure to look these up on the www.geocaching.com website and HAPPY CACHING!!

Not sure what Geocaching is?  Imagine using a GPS receiver to navigate to a location somewhere within 20 feet of a container, object, or landmark.  It can be something as small as a lipstick tube or as large as an ammo box or gallon jug.  Inside the cache is a notepad or roll of paper on which you add your name as having found the cache.  Some caches have some trinkets inside.  For those, you are expected to leave a trinket you've found somewhere else and take a trinket from the cache to replace it.  Some caches are actually landmarks, buildings, or natural features. 

Part of the fun is getting there using the GPS receiver.  The rest of the fun is finding the cache and seeing what's inside or what it shows.  Since the accuracy of most commercial GPS devices is in the range of 15 - 40 feet, once you get there you aren't quite there yet!  It's a great way to get outdoors and have fun, something Scouts are good at.  It's a great family activity, a great unit activity for all ages, and a great activity for units and families together.  There's a good Geocaching glossary at http://www.geocaching.com/about/glossary.aspx.

HINT:  It's also a great opportunity to practice your compass skills while using the GPS to navigate.  A compass is a wonderful backup device to have for when your GPS batteries give out.  It won't help you find the cache but it might help you find your way home!

For more information about geocaching in general and the BSA caches in Cogioba District, contact Kurt Kowalski at kkowals[at]hotmail.com.

 

All requests by Scout units to reserve space in Billy Dunlop Park must be made as follows.

bulletThe unit must complete a BSA Local Tour Permit application.  You can fill in a copy online at this link and then print it.
bulletDo not submit the application for Council approval.
bulletDo not submit your application directly to the Parks and Recreation Department. 
bulletProvide the Local Tour Permit application to one of the following three individuals who will submit it on your unit's behalf to the Parks and Recreation Department.
 
bulletDistrict Commissioner >>> DistrictCommish [at] cogiobabsa.com
bulletBoy Scout District Activities and Civic Service Chair >>> ScoutActivities [at] cogiobabsa.com
bulletCub Scout District Activities and Civic Service Chair >>> CubActivities [at] cogiobabsa.com
bulletDistrict Camping Chair >>> Camping [at] cogiobabsa.com

Note that this might increase the amount of time required to get permission for your event at Billy Dunlop Park.  Be sure to begin your planning and application process ahead of time.

[Updated 9/8/2009]

Looking for a Pack Activity, individual and unit service opportunities, or a possible Eagle project?  Be sure to check our Service Opportunities page for ideas and suggestions.

Looking for a scouting unit to join in the Clarksville, Montgomery County, Stewart County, or Ft. Campbell KY area?
Click here for a list of units, meeting times, locations, and email addresses.

Contact District Membership for information about Scouting and help in finding a unit.
  
Has your Troop gone camping this year?  Does your unit put the outing in Scouting?  If your answer is yes (and it should be), your unit should get credit for its camping experience.  The BSA National Camping Award can be earned by any troop that has at least 50 percent of its youth members attending resident camp. On other campouts, at least 33 percent of your Scouts must be in attendance for each twenty-four-hour period to count as a camper day to qualify for the troop ribbons.  Annual unit award ribbons are available for 10, 20, 30, and 50 or more days.  Cumulative award ribbons, with individual patches available, can be earned when units reach a lifetime total of 10012 250, 500, and 1000 qualified days of camping.

Tell us about your camping trips here.  The information will go to the District Camping Chair to help our district do a better job of tracking camping days and making sure that units get the recognition they deserve.  To earn the award, however, you still need to complete and submit the application form!  Forms can be mailed to the Council office, given to the Senior DE, the DE, or brought to the January roundtable.

Click here for the form to use to apply for your unit's national camping award. 

Click here to for the email address of the District Camping Chair.


Calling All Committee Chairs

You know those adult volunteers that really make your unit GO?  Sometimes even the most dedicated volunteers need to be recognized for their service to Scouting.  It's never too early to begin thinking about nominating your adults for District awards.  There are awards appropriate for just about every level of service, from the Trailblazers to recognize and encourage your new adults to the Western Grizzard. 

And KNOTS, don't forget the knots.  There are a number of knots that your adults can earn.  The knot that every adult should have is the training knot.  Go the the Training page on this site and follow the links to get descriptions of the knots and their requirements.

We Set An Example

"Success in training the boy largely depends upon the Scoutmaster's own personal example. It is easy to become the hero as well as the elder brother of the boy. We are apt, as we grow up, to forget what a store of hero worship is in the boy."

"The Scoutmaster who is a hero to his boys holds a powerful lever to their development, but at the same time brings a great responsibility on himself. They are quick enough to see the smallest characteristic about him, whether it be a virtue or a vice. His mannerisms become theirs, the amount of courtesy he shows, his irritations, his sunny happiness, or his impatient glower, his willing self-discipline or his occasional moral lapses - all are not only noticed, but adopted by his followers."

"Therefore, to get them to carry out the Scout Law and all that underlies it, the Scoutmaster himself should scrupulously carry out its professions in every detail of his life. With scarcely a word of instruction his boys will follow him." -- Lord Baden-Powell of Gilwell

 

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