Gilwell Gazette Day 5 � Sunday, May 18, 2014 � Greater Cleveland Council, BSA � Wood Badge Course C4-440-14

No problems...just opportunities By Joel Bussman

Troop Scribe

How are we all going to get

through that “spider web” of rope?

What kind food are we bringing

for the second weekend?

How are we going to get that

“message” ball through that

labyrinth of pipes? How are we

going to get all of our supplies to

our campsite?

How do we balance a “bazillion”

nails on top of one nail? When will

we find the time to plan for the

second weekend, and what should

our patrol project be?

We have presented some

challenges and opportunities to

you. Whether it was the round

robin of challenges yesterday, or

the opportunity of planning for

your outdoor experience over the

last few weeks, you had to come

together as a patrol, examine the

challenges that

were presen-

ted, and find

solutions.

W e h a v e

g i v e n you

much informa-

t i o n t h a t

should have

been beneficial

to you. We saw

many unique

and interesting

solutions at the

round robin

yesterday.

You had fun

while learning. As Baden-Powell

said, “Scouting is a game with a

purpose.”

It was great to see everyone

working together, thinking outside

the box, and leveraging their

diversity.

We hope that you have planned

well for this weekend. From what

we have seen, it looks as if you

have. We had wonderful meals last

evening. Thank you. This weekend

is your weekend. Make the most of

it, have fun, and learn something.

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I hope your first day in

your outdoor experience

was great!

Did you remember the

lessons learned last

month?

Were you able to use

your leadership skills

and solve the problems

of the day?

What did you learn

y e s t e r d a y a b o u t

yourselves and your

patrol members?

It’s important to

remember that when we

work as a team, even in

our patrol environment,

we c an t oge ther

accomplish some pretty

great things.

Think about the

different leadership

styles we have talked

about.

Which style leader will

you be when working on

your ticket?

Will it depend on the

situation to be worked

on?

I believe you know the

answer.

The activities that we

have done together will

help you with the

leadership skills for

working your ticket.

I am looking forward

to working on our course

conservation project

today.

We will be starting our

legacy to this camp with

the tree planting project

we will be doing and by

bringing together all the

blocks of wood for our

course totem pole.

Then we will be

i n s p i r e d b y ou r

participant interfaith

worship service.

What a great way to

start our Sunday

together.

We will also have

sessions on Coaching

and Mentoring and then

Self-Assessment.

What a great day this

will be.

One of the many

highlights of our Day 5

will be the patrol project

presentations.

Once we have listened

attentively to all the

project presentations,

the evening is yours,

unless of course you still

have ticket work to do,

and then you will be in

the ERC typing.

This is not a fun way

to spend your final night

at Wood Badge, so

hopefully you have used

your time wisely over the

interim period and your

ticket-writing is near

c o m p l e t i o n f o r

submitting.

I believe there will be a

showing of “Remember

the Titans” this evening.

This is optional, but

you may find that it is a

good way for you to

share your left-over

snacks by combining

your patrol cracker

barrels into one and

watch the movie

together at the ERC.

Feel free to use the

amphitheater for a

combined campfire, or

you may have individual

campfires in your patrol

campsites. The evening

is yours to use as you

wish.

Tonight is your last

night together as a

patrol on this Wood

Badge course.

Tomorrow we will say

our goodbyes.

Some may never set

foot on Gilwell Field

a g a i n , b u t y o u r

memories should be

fond and should be

enough to carry you

forward in Scouting and

in life.

Some of you, after you

complete your ticket,

may be asked to join a

Wood Badge staff.

I hope you would

accept the challenge,

just be ready for the

work.

I also ask that you

remember the imprint

you have made here on

this course!

Scoutmaster Minute

Patrol projects, bonding time today

Linda Gray

Course Director

Today’s presentations

Final leadership skills sessions Most of today’s focus

is on patrol presenta-

tions to the troop. Just a

few presentations by

staff members remain.

In Coaching and Men-

toring, a “Bringing the

Vision to Life” session,

Assistant Scoutmaster

Don Young and Scribe

Glenn Morrical will dis-

cuss the different roles

of coaching and mentor-

ing, and describe ways

in which the skills can

be used to lead teams

and individuals.

Fo l lowing lunch ,

Scribe Joe Wollet and

Quartermaster Connie

Sheehan will present

Self-Assessment, the

course’s final “Tools of

the Trade” skill. In it,

they will explain the im-

portance of self-

assessment in maximiz-

ing one’s leadership po-

tential.

They will also link self-

assessment to receiving

feedback and show how

participants can build

their own tools for the

self-assessment of their

roles in Scouting and

other leadership situa-

tions.

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By Glenn Morrical

Troop Scribe

Saturday we learned

how to be effective

leaders of change.

Change will happen

whether we want it to or

not, so we should help

guide change so it fits

our values, vision, and

mission in a positive

way.

Some Wood Badge

participants experienced

change since the last

Wood Badge Weekend.

One e xpe r ienced

flooding, one joined the

Lions Club, and others

put Wood Badge skills to

work in Scouting and at

home.

Change can cause real

anxiety and fear, but just

hoping things will not

change is unlikely to be

a successful strategy.

Quartermaster Scott

Strawn cited examples of

leaders with vision who

not only accepted

change but molded

change to their vision.

Quartermaster Connie

Sheehan emphasized the

importance of not only

involving others in

leading change but

making them believers in

the value of the change.

The six steps in

leading change are

recognize that change

will happen; empower

others to help lead

change; lead change

based on va lues ,

mission, and vision;

establish urgency; move

ahead, regardless; and

create a culture that

embraces change.

These methods of

leading change are

extremely important in

planning and completing

the five goals of your

Wood Badge ticket.

Meeting your ticket

goals will require making

some changes in your

pack, troop, crew,

district , or other

Scouting role.

Even after you have

completed your ticket

and earned your beads,

you will have many

chances to be a leader of

change.

To do that successfully

you need to keep up

with changes in the

world, and you need to

refresh your own

thinking and develop

new skills.

You can do that by

being a lifelong learner.

Take more training

courses, participate in

district roundtables, and

take new challenges both

inside and outside of

Scouting.

If you can implement

the six steps for leading

change and become a

lifelong learner, you can

be a continuing force in

change for the better.

Far better it is to dare mighty things, to win

glorious triumphs, even though checkered

with failure, than to take rank with those poor

spirits who neither enjoy much nor suffer

much, because they live in the grey twilight

that knows not victory nor defeat.

— Theodore Roosevelt

Change happens—change is good—be part of it!

Staffers receive district and

council service recognitions While we were away from each other, two staffers

received honors for their service to Scouting.

Troop Guide Judy Poole and Scribe Joel Bussman

were awarded the District Award of Merit for the

Western Trails District. This is the highest award a

district can bestow upon

a Scouting volunteer.

In addition, Senior

Patrol Leader Ron Holt

was one of the Greater

Cleveland Council’s recipients of the Silver Beaver

Award, the highest recognition at the council level.

Both awards require nominations by someone

familiar with the Scouter’s work in Scouting and

other areas, such as religious and civic volunteering.

S e l e c t i o n c omm i t t e e s

evaluate nominees and decide

whom to recognize each year.

We should all be proud of

Judy, Joel and Ron for being

selected to receive these

prestigious awards.

When you see these fellow

Wood Badger s , p l e ase

congratulate them on their

selection.

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By Rio Vincz

and Bob Strauss

It sounds like the

punch line to a

prehistoric joke: an eight

foot long. 200-pound

beaver with six-inch long

incisors, a narrow tail

and long, shaggy hair.

But Castoroide, also

known as the giant

beaver, really existed,

and fit right in with the

o t h e r p l u s - s i z e d

megafauna, or giant

beasts, of its late

Pliocene and Pleistocene

ecosystem.

Like modern beavers,

the g iant beave r

probably led a partially

aquatic lifestyle —

especially since it was

too beefy to move about

sleekly on land, where it

would have made a tasty

meal for a hungry

smilodon.

However, like other

mammalian megafauna

of the last ice age, the

extinction of the giant

beaver was hastened by

the early human settlers

of North America, who

may have valued this

shaggy beast for its fur

and meat.

Habitat — Woodlands

of North America. Diet —

Plants. Shelter — Sadly,

no evidence of giant

beaver dams have been

discovered.

1

You can trust

this crossword

Clues:

1 Down — The Greatest Creature known to the Wood Badge

animal kingdom

The giant, majestic

prehistoric beaver

By Brian Sammon

Bobwhite Scribe

Wow. How time flies

by.

Here we are back at

Camp “Gilwell.” Our

patrol was sending e-

mails and keeping

everyone involved with

our planning for the next

Wood Badge adventure

w e w o u l d b e

experiencing.

Our patrol is made up

of Cub Scout leaders,

Boy Scout leaders and

one veteran Scouter who

talks about way back

when — he took Wood

Badge 30 years ago here

at Beaumont in the rain

— says they had a good

time…how could they?

Today he arrived with

his car packed with all

the items that he

thought we needed and

found out we had

planned very well.

The Bobwhites were

prepared. He’s the one

who got wet feet

tramping through the

woods to our scenic

camp site, Twin Ash,

aloft on the hill

overlooking the Grand

River.

“Leave No Trace”

camping our feet sunk in

every step of the way.

We don’t have a green

kybo…we have a real

outhouse that the wind

blows though – these are

things memories are

made of.

The staff is great in

every way — we can’t

ask for more.

Time stands still

for no Bobwhite

Heard on the trail

“I am learning from

another generation”

Paul Hébert — Fox Patrol

at the round robin “nail

biter”

challenge,

when a

young

Venturer had

to show him

how to

perform the task.

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Eagles proud

to represent

national symbol

The Eagle is our

nation’s symbol that’s on

our flag that files so

high.

But it’s God we pledge

allegiance to, in God we

trust, To God and our

country, it’s God who

has given us the morals

and values that we

cont inue to have

throughout life.

It’s God that has

brought us together, as

friends, Scouters and

Wood Badge recipients.

God Bless our new

friends, our leaders and

the Boy Scouts of

America.

By Ed Roth

Owl Scribe

The Owls are back in

Beaumont. We’ve spent

many nights hunting

down supplies and food

in preparation for the

second week of Wood

Badge.

We’ve learned our

b r o a d r a n g e o f

experience has provided

plenty of teaching and

learning opportunities.

Whooooo are the

Owls?

Roger Barnhouse is

married to Christina, and

they have two boys,

Jacob and Thomas, ages

4 and 9.

Ed Roth is married to

Valerie with four

children – Ian, Vanessa,

Evelina, and Dean, ages

8, 6, 4 and 2.

Byron Sah is married

to Jil with two children,

Oliver (11) and Isabel (9),

all curlers (hurry hard!).

Amber Simecek is

married to Brian for 10

years, with three kids: a

7-year-old Wolf Cub

Scout, Avery a 6-year-

old Tiger Cub, Orlin, and

4-year-old soon-to-be

Girl Scout, Isis.

Judy Soroczak is a

leader of five: her

husband, Dennis, of 29

y e a r s ; h e r s o n ,

Matthew ,is a 22-year-old

Eagle Scout and

a s s i s t a n t

Scoutmaster; Danielle

i s a 20 - ye a r - o ld

international studies

student; James is a 15-

year-old Life Scout; and

Yoko, the 13-week-old

Akita puppy.

Randall Zadar is

married to Stacy for 28

years and has a

daughter, Alexis, 13, and

a son, Hunter, 8.

Whooooooo are the Owls?

By Norm Wells

Bear Patrol Scribe

Hello there. I thought

you would like to know a

little bit more about the

Bear Patrol.

Nick is an independent

contractor for security.

In his spare time, he

enjoys woodworking and

sports with his son.

Bill works for Stouffers,

which is part of Nestles.

He is involved in a lot of

volunteer organizations

like the Metroparks and

the American Red Cross.

Jason is a pharmacist

for Drug Mart. He enjoys

fishing, going to the

Cleveland Zoo with his

family, camping, and

just being in the

outdoors.

Sandy has been a nurse

for University Hospitals

for 20 years working in

the ICU department. She

enjoys the martial arts in

which she has earned

her brown belt, but has

never won a tournament.

She also likes to travel,

and enjoys music. Sandy

does not like to be out of

her comfort zone.

Last but not least is

Norm. He likes to camp,

fish, carve, and work as

a trainman for the

C u y a h o g a V a l l e y

Railroad. He also works

as an elf on the Polar

Express. You might see

him one day on the Polar

Express as Santa’s head

toy elf, so be good…he’s

watching.

Bears bring variety of experiences to Wood Badge

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boree and, while awaiting passage

home, visited Scout Executive Dr.

James E. West at the BSA office in

New York City.

Awaiting the building’s elevator

with his leg in a walking cast, the

doors opened. Dr. West stepped

out and Bill fell forward trying to

step in—right into Dr. West’s

arms!

Bill’s enthusiasm for Scouting

and being a journalist led West to

offer Bill his first job in the new,

expanding BSA program.

Later, Bill challenged West’s im-

plementation of the Scouting pro-

gram—that the BSA didn’t follow

B-P’s patrol method correctly.

West challenged Bill to write a

replacement for BSA’s 1910 offi-

cial handbook that had been pub-

lished as an Americanized version

of B-P’s Scouting for Boys.

Bill had already written his first

book three years earlier at 23: a

tale of Scout camping, based

upon his own experiences.

But this book had to be written

in English; boys not only had to

read it, but enjoy it, and follow B-

P’s methods.

Bill always enjoyed telling his

story of how a Dane with poor

English came to learn our lan-

guage well enough to write a best-

selling book for American boys.

To improve his English, particu-

larly when it was already cor-

William “Green Bar Bill” Hill-

court is considered by many

Scouters to be the Baden-Powell

of American Scouting.

He had a significant influence

on the BSA program and the train-

ing Scouters receive through

Wood Badge in the U. S.

William “Green Bar Bill” Hill-

court was born Vilhelm Bjerre-

gaard Jenson in Copenhagen,

Denmark in

1900.

His intro-

duction to

Boy Scouting

came in

J a n u a r y

1911, at the

age of 11,

after his parents gave him B-P’s

newly translated Scouting for Boys

as a Christmas gift.

Bill went on to become the Dan-

ish equivalent of an Eagle Scout.

His troop sent him to the first

World Jamboree in London in

1920, and a habit started that

would move him into the interna-

tional Scouting spotlight for the

rest of his life.

It was 1926 and Hillcourt was a

reporter for a Copenhagen news-

paper. Bill talked his editor into

sending him to the U.S. for its

first National Jamboree.

But Bill didn’t return to Den-

mark. He broke his leg at the Jam-

Hillcourt learned Scouting in Denmark, then made major impact in US rupted with “Americanisms,” Bill

used to go to Times Square to

watch movies, learning colloquial

American English.

His first Boy Scout Handbook

was a runaway, bestseller success.

It was written as boys talked.

Boys understood it, they liked it

and they followed it. Bill’s new

career was off to a running start.

Bill Hillcourt went on to write a

patrol leader handbook, a Scout-

master’s handbook and the field

book; then updated them from

1929 until he retired.

In 1932, Bill started to enliven

the pages of Boys’ Life magazine

with Scoutcraft features, leading

generations of boys into the out-

doors. For four decades, Bill

wrote his feature column under

his pseudonym of “Green Bar

Bill,” with a logo of “Bill” hand-

written on top of the two green

bars of a patrol leader.

Bill became involved in Wood

Badge in 1936. After adapting the

training to the BSA program, Bill

served as Scoutmaster of the first

two courses and many others

thereafter.

Green Bar Bill is one of only two

persons—the other being Lord

Robert Baden-Powell—to receive

five Wood Badge beads.

Green Bar Bill’s personal totem

Scout Vespers Softly falls the light of day,

As our campfire fades away.

Silently each Scout should ask

Have I done my daily task?

Have I kept my honor bright?

Can I guiltless sleep tonight?

Have I done and have I dared

Everything to be prepared?

Listen Lord, oh listen Lord,

As I whisper soft and low.

Bless my mom and bless my dad,

These are things that they should

know.

I have kept my honor bright,

The oath and law have been my

guide.

Mom and Dad this you should

know,

Deep in my heart I love you so.

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and interests of one

man, on behalf of others,

that created and

launched the greatest

movement for youths the

world has ever known.

It is the mark of those

who have demonstrated

that they are people of

character and who are

devoted to a cause;

adults who strive for per-

fection, well knowing

that even the best is not

enough; adults who hold

the welfare of others be-

fore self; and Scouters

who live up to all that

the name implies.

The Wood Badge is

awarded to Scouters on

the basis of what they

think, more than on what

they know. They must

demonstrate that they

“know how” also.

Good intentions count

for little until, by the ap-

plication of ability and

determination, they pro-

duce results that count.

Striving for perfection

in themselves that they

might better train and

coach others to this end,

exists the wood badge.

It is doubtful the

thought ever entered the

mind of Robert Baden-

Powell that his efforts on

Brownsea Island would

grow to influence the

youth of the world and

that in the days ahead,

thousands upon thou-

sands of men and

women would carry his

efforts forward to an

ever increasing number

of young people and

adults.

Who knows, but this

effort—this crusade—

may yet prove that two

tiny wooden beads on a

leather thong can be-

come the symbol of a

successful effort to bring

about a world brother-

hood of people under

the watchful eye of God.

To that end, may the

wood badge serve and

the Scouters never falter

or fail.

Two tiny wooden beads

on a leather thong; they

could symbolize the

hope of the world. It’s up

to you.

King Dinizulu

wearing the

necklace that

inspired the

original Wood

Badge beads.

Wood Badge begins with Dinizulu’s beads Wood Badge beads,

which represent bravery

and leadership, were

first presented at the

initial leadership course

in September 1919 at

Gilwell Park.

The woggle is a two-

strand version of a

Turk’s Head knot, which

has no beginning and no

end, and symbolizes the

commitment of a Wood

Badger to Scouting.

The origins of Wood

Badge can be traced back

to 1888, when Baden-

Powell was on a military

campaign in Zululand

(now part of South Af-

rica).

He pursued Dinizulu, a

Zulu king, for some time,

but never managed to

catch up with him.

Dinizulu had a 12-foot-

long necklace with more

than a thousand acacia

beads. Baden-Powell is

said to have found the

necklace when he came

to Dinizulu’s deserted

mountain stronghold.

Such necklaces were pre-

sented to brave warrior

leaders.

Much later, Baden-

Powell searched for a

distinctive award for the

participants in the first

Gilwell course. He con-

structed the first award

using two beads from

Dinizulu’s necklace and

threaded them onto a

leather thong given to

him by an elderly South

African in Mafeking, call-

ing it the Wood Badge.

While no official knot

exists for tying the two

ends of the thong to-

gether, the decorative

diamond knot has be-

come the most common.

When produced, the

thong is joined by a sim-

ple overhand knot and

various region- specific

traditions have arisen

around tying the dia-

mond knot, including:

having a fellow course

member tie it; having a

mentor or course leader

tie it; and having the re-

cipient tie it after com-

pleting some additional

activity that shows they

have mastered the skills

taught to them during

training.

Two tiny wooden beads

on a leather thong does

not sound like an out-

standing badge and mark

of distinction, but it is

known and respected as

such around the world. It

is symbolic of the efforts

“Scouting is not a

thing that can be

taught by wording it

in public speeches, nor

by defining it in print.

“Its successful appli-

cation depends entirely

on the grasp of the

Scout spirit by both

trainer and trainee.” Baden-Powell of Gilwell

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What an outstanding

campfire program you

Scouts put on last night.

I told you yesterday the

staff was really looking

forward to it and they

were not disappointed.

2241 Woodland Ave.

Cleveland, OH 44115

Phone: 216.861.6060

Fax: 216.861.3431

E-mail: lgray@parker.com

Greater Cleveland Council,

Boy Scouts of America

http://woodbadgegcc.com

Facebook group:

Wood Badge C4-440-14

Today’s Schedule

7:00 Breakfast & Assessments Patrol Sites

8:00 Conservation Project ERC

10:00 Gilwell Field Assembly Outpost Gilwell

10:30 Interfaith Worship Service Amphitheater

11:00 Break

11:15 Coaching and Mentoring Training Room

12:05 Break

12:15 Lunch & Patrol Ldr. Council Mtg. Dining Room

1:15 Self-Assessment Training Room

1:45 Patrol Project Setup & Break

2:00 Projects 1, 2, 3 (20 min. ea.) Training Room

3:00 Patrol Project Setup & Break

3:15 Projects 4, 5, 6 (20 min. ea.) Training Room

4:15 Patrols Depart for Campsites

6:00 Dinner Patrol Sites

7:30 Patrol Mtg./Project Assessment Patrol Sites

9:30 Patrol Campfire/Cracker Barrel Patrol Sites

Good morning, Troop 1!

Wasn’t it great to sleep

out in the fresh

Beaumont air?

Could you listen to the

late night creatures

communicating with

each other or making

noises as they scrounged

for food?

Could you also hear

your patrol members

swatting at the lovely

Beaumont mosquitoes

before settling down for

the night.

Legend has it that they

are a special strain

attracted to Scouters.

After a nice restful

evening there is nothing

like the beautiful sounds

of the birds singing at

the crack of dawn to let

you know you are living

life to its fullest.

Rave reviews from all

of the staff.

You can now take that

c ampf i r e prog ram

knowledge and do

something similar for

your home units’

outdoor experience.

No doubt your youths

will enjoy it as much as

the staff did last night.

Today will be another

fun-filled day as we are

looking forward to

learning from each

patrol as they do their

patrol presentations this

afternoon.

By now, I hope

everyone has their ticket

approved and each

patrol is running like a

well-oiled machine.

Remember, it’s all

about working together,

having fun together,

supporting each other as

necessary, and keeping

up that wonderful

Scouting Spirit!

Ron Holt

Senior Patrol Leader

A Senior Moment

What a great participant campfire!

Time is running out to shop at the Trading Post

Did you take a look at the Wood Badge hiking sticks, aprons and mugs? Most of these items are Wood Badge course exclusives and not available at the Scout Shop.

See Connie or Dani today!

Closing stock market report It was a rocky week for

the stock market. Here’s a summary: Helium was up, feath-

ers were down. Paper was stationary. Ticonder-oga Pencils lost a few points. Though Elevators rose, escalators contin-ued their slow decline. Weights were up in heavy trading.

Light switches were off. Mining equipment hit rock bottom. The market for raisins dried up. Pampers remained unchanged. Caterpillar stock inched up a bit. Birds Eye Peas Split. Stanley Tools filed for Chapter 11 and Scott Tissues touched a new bottom.