JulAug2014 scribe

The Scribe July - August 2014

July - August 2014

A Newsletter for Royal Ranger Leaders of the Potomac District Central Section

Fighting the Good Fight

Sectional Pow Wow is Featured

in a Photo Essay with Awards List Page 2

Frontiersmen Converge on Madison

for Spring Trace Page 5

Rangers Survive the Elements

in Wilderness Campout Page 7

The Scribe July - August 2014 2

Fighting the Good Fight at Sectional Pow Wow 2014

N early 100 people—including 78 campers and 21 visitors—participated in Central Section’s 2014 Pow Wow held for the third year at

Camp Red Arrow in Stevensburg. Campers endured a torrential rainfall Thursday night that flooded some campsites, but fair skies and warm weather the remain-der of the weekend enabled all Pow Wow activities to proceed. This photo essay from the event is followed by a list of all the competition results on page 4.

Clockwise from top:

Five Gold Medalists

from the section form

an honor guard to pre-

sent Colors for Satur-

day morning’s assem-

bly; guest speaker

Jordan Crews, director

of the Teen Challenge

men’s home in Freder-

icksburg, brings a

morning devotion; a

Ranger prepares his

team’s campfire dur-

ing the All-Star

campsite competition;

Rangers share testi-

monies during Thurs-

day night’s devotion -

sheltered under a

campsite dining cano-

py during a torrential

rain!



Clockwise from top: Outpost teams show their lashing skills

in the “chariot” race; a Ranger competes in one of the

“Minute to Win It” challenges; an outpost standard crafted

by Outpost 215 highlights this year’s Pow Wow patch de-

sign; active-duty and former military personnel (standing)

were recognized during Pow Wow, which coincided with this

year’s national observance of Armed Forces Day on May 17.



3rd Place Team 2 - Thomas Jarrell, Isaiah McCready, Spencer Whit-man, Kolin Johnson, Jack Wood, Kraig Johnson Chariot Race 1st Place Kraig, Kameron, Ben OP215

2nd Place Daniel, Logan, Josh OP48

3rd Place Tyler, Andrew, Travis OP25 Bible Quiz

Discovery Rangers 1st Place Josiah H. OP361 2nd Place Will Bergman OP25 3rd Place Andrew Bergman OP25

Adventure Rangers 1st Place Thomas Jarrell OP48 2nd Place Isaiah McCready OP361 3rd Place Logan Marcotte OP48

Expedition Rangers 1st Place Caleb Richters OP48 2nd Place Isaiah Padgett OP48 3rd Place David Hannold OP361 Equalizer (Obstacle Course)

Discovery Rangers 1st Place Travis Bruce OP25

1:11 2nd Place Jacob Sikora OP361

1:17 3rd Place Chris Brown OP215

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Adventure Rangers 1st Place Daniel White OP361

1:10 2nd Place Logan Marcotte OP48

1:22 3rd Place Ben Rusinko OP215

1:26

Expedition Rangers 1st Place Aaron Brandel OP48

1:19 2nd Place Kraig Johnson OP215

1:20 3rd Place Kolin Johnson OP215

1:22 Seneca Run Discovery Rangers 1st Place Andrew Le OP48 2nd Place Tyler Binnix OP25 3rd Place Freddie Antuna OP261

Adventure Rangers 1st Place Logan Marcotte OP48 2nd Place Steven Gibson OP25 3rd Place Noah Triplett OP378

Expedition Rangers 1st Place Sam Bryant OP48 2nd Place David Hannold OP361 3rd Place Caleb Richters OP48 Outpost Standard 1st Place Outpost 25 2nd Place Outpost 48 3rd Place Outpost 215 Entrance Way

1st Place Outpost 48 2nd Place Outpost 215 3rd Place Outpost 25 Campsite Inspection

1st Place Outpost 215 2nd Place Outpost 25 3rd Place Outpost 48

Overall Outpost 1st Place Outpost 48 2nd Place Outpost 215 3rd Place Outpost 25

Spirit Cup Outpost 48

Dutch Oven Desserts Commanders 1st Place Ricky OP215 2nd Place Alex Tuck OP378

Rangers 1st Place Stephen Rusinko OP215 2nd Place Nick Whitaker OP25 3rd Place Zachary Butler OP378 Fun ‘n Stunts

1st Place Outpost 378 2nd Place Outpost 215 All Star Campsite Competition 1st Place Aaron Brandel OP48 Tyler Mugele Logan Marcotte

2nd Place Colton Gogol OP215 Kameron Johnson Kraig Johnson

3rd Place Daniel Jarrell OP48 Josh Wood Colin Barron Whiffle Ball Tournament

1st Place Team 1 - Tyler Mugele, Christopher Rickman, Andrew Le, Josiah Harris, Travis Bruce

2nd Place Team 3 - Jacob Sikora, Andrew Bergman, Kameron Johnson, Colin Barron, Caden Greenwalt

3rd Place Team 4 - Kevin Santia-go, Brian Antuna, Jonathan Wile, Freddie Antuna, Levi Forester Basketball Tournament 1st Place Team 1 - Logan Mar-cotte, Josh Wood, Noah Triplett, Daniel Jarrell, Aaron Brandel, Eric Kennedy

2nd Place Team 3 - Nick Whita-ker, Daniel White, Colton Gogal, Sam Bryant, Caleb Richters, Steven Gibson


By “White Feather Warrior” Julius Williamson

T he Spring Trace camp of the Blue Ridge Chapter of the Frontiersman Camping Fel-

lowship (FCF) was held April 4-6 at “Chic and Will Farm” in Madi-son County right in the middle of Central Section. We were blessed with beautiful weather as God di-rected the rain clouds away from the area. Central Section was well repre-sented with members from Out-posts 48, 186, 215 and 361 in at-tendance. Rangers and leaders from the section also did well in the competitions. Sam Bryant (OP48) placed first in Young Buck Horn blowing, and Kolin Johnson (OP215) placed second in the Young Buck Seneca Run. Aaron Brandel (OP48) placed second in Young Buck Horn Blowing. Among the Old Timers, Randy Johnson (OP215) placed first in Flint and Steel and second in trap setting, and in the Gray Beard divi-sion he placed second in the Sene-ca Run. We were honored to have “Babbling Brooke” Mark Poole as the guest speaker for the trace. He brought a timely message about our role as Godly men in bringing the gospel message to our world. The Spirit of God touched many lives through his words and during the prayer time at the end of each council fire.

Frontiersmen Rendezvous

in Madison for Spring Trace

An “Old Timer” and member of the Royal Ranger Alumni prepares a

stew that the alumni served to everyone for one of the meals during

the Trace.


DEADLINE FOR ORDERING YOUR GROUP TICKETS IS JULY 11TH


al shelter style that was unable to be identified. Some of the Rangers were in-credibly creative. The shelters were all constructed with durable bamboo and various other native limbs and branches using the ap-propriate lashing. Later that even-ing, these shelters would all be put to the test as the unpredictable northern Virginia weather would bring torrential downpours into the area all night long. Before nightfall and after the shelters were finished, the boys looked to secure dinner. Armed with only a small length of fishing line and a hook, the boys dug and found a significant base of worm bait. Using some fallen bamboo as cane poles, they attached the line and hook and fished the nearby river from the bank.

By Kyle Llewellyn

A dventure Rangers and Expedition Rangers from Outpost 215 and Outpost

48 began an incredible test of en-durance on Friday and Saturday, June 20-21. Equipped with only the bare essentials, this group of survivors entered the bush in Partlow, Va. to test their skills in primitive shelter building, primitive snare construc-tion and general wilderness sur-vival. Running out of daylight and with temperatures reaching the mid 90s, this group of Rangers had to work together to complete the most basic of survival skills, shel-ter construction. A total of four shelters were built including a tipi, lean-to, wikihut and one addition-

Within a couple of hours and with darkness rolling in, they had caught a small bluegill for every member of the group and were also able to nab two catfish. The main thing here was that the boys worked together. Not all the boys caught fish but those that were catching fish were able to catch enough for the entire group. Evening fully upon them, the boys gathered firewood and start-ed a large cooking fire as the fish were cleaned by the commanders. De-scaled, filleted and prepped, the fish were handed out on sticks like s'mores. Roasted over an open fire, the fish lost most of its dirty river flavor and actually filled the boys’ bellies. Food, water and shelter ac-counted for, the boys took to some fellowship activities to pass the

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Group Shot from left to right: Thomas Jarrell, Nathan Burns, Reynaldo Carranza, Kolin

Johnson, Eric Kennedy, Jovani Negron, Austin Clark, Daniel Jarrell, and Nickolas Burns.


ered down, the only thing to do was attempt to get some sleep as the rain doused the cooking fire and soaked all the gathered fire-wood. Breakfast would be a chal-lenge.

N o one slept as the shelters were unfortunately not totally waterproof.

Though the rains were kept at bay, the constant downpours finally found their way through the tan-gled boughs of the shelters. Steady drips and flows began to soak the insides of the shelters turning the floors into slosh pits. The rains were constant and did not let up until morning. Fishing was attempted in the morning but was unsuccessful. All attempts to restart fires failed as well. Unable to cook any caught food, breakfast was abandoned and classes in snares and toma-hawk throwing were conducted.

time. However, around 11 p.m. on Friday night, the thunderstorms moved in forcing everyone into their ready-made shelters. Hunk-

Shelter inspection was also conducted and discussions were held to talk about the good and bad of each shelters. The Rangers learned some valuable lessons about ensuring that in a survival situation, you leave enough time to conduct a proper shelter and ensure it is waterproof. The 2014 survival camp for Rangers in Central Section was completed by nine Rangers in all. Through their incredible dedica-tion to Ranger standards and demonstrating skills in various areas of survival expertise, all par-ticipants have been awarded a set of black dog tags with the designa-tion of Royal Rangers Central Sec-tion Survivalist. This was an incredible event and the Rangers lived up to the Ranger Code as well as the event Bible verse: “But those who endure to the end, shall be saved” (Matthew 24:13).

"Whenever you are in the wilderness,

make sure you enlist the help of a

Johnson from Outpost 215 to build

you a bamboo pole bed (above) that

Commander Kyle can attest is ex-

tremely comfortable." Catfish filets being cooked between split bamboo. Soooo tasty!

Llewellyn-style wikihut sheter, aka

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CENTRAL SECTION STAFF

Sectional Commander Ken O’Maley ................................... (540) 937-6139 Email: [email protected]

Skyline Area Commander ........................... (Vacant)

Shenandoah Area Commander Tony Wilson .................................... (540) 856-8423 Email: [email protected]

Allegheny Area Commander ....................... (Vacant)

Piedmont Area Commander Julius Williamson ........................... (540) 948-4347 Email: [email protected]

Highland Area Commander ....................... (Vacant)

Rappahannock Area Commander Gary Wagner .................................. (540) 898-7415 Email: [email protected]

Training Coordinator .................................. (Vacant)

Ranger Kids Coordinator Keith Meeder ................................ (540) 635-1906 Email: [email protected]

Discovery Rangers Coordinator Dan Pignaloso ................................. (540) 720-0144 Email: [email protected]

Adventure/Expedition Rangers Coordinator Kyle Llewellyn ................................. (571) 438-5210 Email: [email protected]

Public Relations Coordinator Gary Wagner ................................. (540) 898-7415 Email: [email protected]

Boys’ Representative Isaiah Padgett ............................... (540) 899-2986

CENTRAL SECTION ROYAL RANGERS 11042 Settletown Pl., Rixeyville, VA 22737 Phone: (540) 937-6139 Email: [email protected]

JOIN US FOR OUR LEADERSHIP ROUNDTABLE Our next sectional staff meeting and commanders’ round-table will be held on Saturday, July 19, at 9 a.m. at First Assem-bly of God in Front Royal. All Ranger leaders in the section are welcome to attend. We will discuss plans for upcoming sectional events. We will also provide you with resource material and information that will help you in your outpost. There is no cost to attend. Morning and afternoon refresh-ments and lunch will be provided. We will accept donations to help with the expense. The church is located on 1111 N. Shenandoah Ave. From I-66, take exit 6 onto Rt. 340 south (Winchester Rd. turns into N. Shenandoah Ave. once you cross the Shenandoah River). At the intersection with W. 14th St. continue straight ahead. The church is two blocks ahead on the left.

July 19

Sectional Leadership Roundtable

August 10-13

Junior Leadership Training Academy

August 14-17

Potomac District Pow Wow

September 5-6

Leadership Training Academy

September 13

Discovery Ranger Event

September 26-28

FCF Fall Trace

October 11

Sectional Leadership Roundtable

October 24-25

Sectional Ranger of the Year

November 7-8

Sectional FCF Rendezvous

December 6

Leadership Training Academy

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