Kimball Scout Reservations New Look

The new buildings at Kimball Scout Reservation make your camping experience even better.

Here is a look at the downtown part of camp looking from the Shotgun Range. 

Our Health Officer teaching the First Aid  merit badge to some of our first week Scouts.

The Founders Health Lodge provides a great facility to take care of campers and also provides plenty of shade and for the leaders.  You can even catch up on emails with WIFI now available.


The new Potosi Pete's Trading post also has a porch that provides shade. For all those looking to cool off they can come in get a cold drink or slushy and relax under the porch.

Looking at the Trading Post from the Founders Lodge porch.

Trees have been planted and many more to come will be planted to help provide additional shade.  If you have not seen Kimball Scout Reservation lately you need to come see what we have to offer and put us in your camp rotation.  We promise you won't be disapointed.



New Buildings at Kimball Scout Reservation

As promised we will continue to give you updates on the new buildings under construction at Kimball Scout Reservation

Here is the new founders lodge at Kimball.  This building will serve as the new medical building and camp office.  The porch will be reserved for Scout Masters to catch some shade under and maybe even catch up on some emails from back at the office.  This building will be complete by the end of May, 2012 and ready for use this coming summer.

If yo have not been to Kimball lately, its time to come and see what we are all about and the great program that we offer to our youth.

Cub Day Camp Season Is Here

As the weather warms up so does the Cub Scout activities.  Cub Scouts from around the valley will be participating in Day Camps in their local area.  This years theme is Cubing Down Under.  The boys will learn about the Australian culture by doing activities, crafts, skits, and games.  Go to lvacbsa.org and scroll down on the front page and click on the cub day camp for detailed information.  We look forward to seeing your boys at Day Camp

Jump For Scouting

How do you show your support for Scouting?  Are you willing to jump 855 feet off of the Statosphere Tower in an effort to raise money for inners city Scout units?  If so then next year you need to participate in the annual Jump For Scouting event.  This year the Las Vegas Area Council held its second annual Jump For Scouting to benefit the inner city Scoutreach programs of the Counil.  Each jumper is asked to raise $1,000 to sponsor their jump.  Many of them are willing to write a check and some had many friends and coworkers help pitch in.  In the end it is all the same valueable money is raised to provide Scouting to youth who can not afford it on their own.  What a great way to provide the values of Scouting to the youth of Las Vegas.

Show your support next year by jumping yourself or help fund a jumper from you business.

The following individuals participated in todays event.

Kelli Ross, State Senate Canidate

Mark Hutchison Senior Partner Hutchison & Steffen Law

Mark Shank VP NV Energy

Caroline Ciocca, Cash America

Jack Mallory, Int. Union Painters and Allied Trades

Mike Gorman, AMR General Manager

Michelle Thackston, City of Las Vegas

Tina Quigly General Manager, Regional Transportation Commission

Darren Mehling VP, United Healthcare of Las Vegas

Scott Stevens, Towbin Auto Group

Chip Schwarze Las Vegas Area Council

Kendra Calendine Las Vegas Area Council

Ed Janov Senior VP/Corp. Development Southwest Gas Corp.

Brandon Dervishan Las Vegas Boy Scouts

Jessica Raftery, Las Vegas Acad.

Keith Kelly Las Vegas Area Council

JR Mendoza Las Vegas Area Council

rked the second annual JUMP FOR SCOUTING. 

Scout Day With The UNLV Rebels

On February 25th the Las Vegas Area Council and the University of Nevada Las Vegas joined efforts to have Scout Day with the UNLV basketball team.

Around 550 Scouts and Scouters enjoyed a 10 point victory by the Rebels and after the game they were able to go down on the court and shoot a foul shot.  Some of the Scouts met some of the players and coaches.  It was a great experience for all those who came out.  We look forward to continuing our relationship with the UNLV Rebels.  In the future look for Scout Day with the UNLV baseball, and football teams.

2012 Mountain Man Rendezvous

The Las Vegas Area Council kicked off our activities this year with the biggest Mountain Man Rendezvous on record.  Over 1700 Scouts and 300 leaders enjoyed the beautiful weather at the Moapa Indian Reservation.  In addition to the scouts and leaders in attendance it takes over 300 volunteers to pull this event off.  A special thanks goes to event chairman Steve Ross,  and Kenyon Crouch and Dan Lord for their leadership.  This event would never happen without the sacrifice of all our passionate staff members.

Model Camp Site
This is what you would have seen in a real Mountain Man Rendezvous

Activities include Archery, Atlatle, Black Powder rifle and shotgun, panning, whips, beaver sticks, knife throwing, tomahawk, blacksmithing, arrowmaking, pioneering, slingshot, and so much more.  The traders row is one of the favorite activities of all the boys. 

Channel 3 NBC Las Vegas came out on Friday night and did the weather report.  Check out our kids in action at the link below.



http://www.mynews3.com/content/news/weather/story/Mountain-Man-Rendevous-weather/vQMWRRl5cEGC5MmQPUADXg.cspx

Join us next year for an even bigger and better  Mountain Man Rendezvous.  If your unit has never attended the Mountain Man Rendezvous you are missing out.  You will not be disappointed and your boys will be begging you to go back year after year.

Boy Scouts of America Announce New Welding Merit Badge

        The Boy Scouts of America collaborated with the American Welding Society, BSA Health and Safety Committee, and OSHA members to create the Welding merit badge.

       Scouts can begin working on this merit badge at the end of February or early March, when the pamphlet is in Scout shops.   Welding Merit Badge involves hands on skill development with career focus. 

What: Hands on skill development with career focus

Where: Requirements and Pamphlets available  

in Scout Shops and online at www.scout.stuff 

or www.scouting.org/meritbadges (req. online now)

When: “Earn Date” starts very soon end of February or early March—will confirm this week.

Why: The youth showed significant interest* and this topic fits well with the merit badge portfolio and Scouting program to better prepare youth with skills for the future.

Support Resources:

Merit Badge Counselors are being recruited with the help of the AWS—American Welding Society and interested people are sent to the local Council via the council locator. 

 

If you have any local resources to help us kick this merit bagde please contact us at (702)736-4366