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Gilwell Gazette Day 4 � Saturday, May 17, 2014 � Greater Cleveland Council, BSA � Wood Badge Course C4-440-14

I hope your weeks

since we last met were

productive and fun.

I understand everyone

is ready for another fun-

filled weekend and are

prepared for our troop’s

outdoor experience.

You can look forward

to more learning and fun

during this weekend.

Lord Baden-Powell

called Scouting a “game

with a purpose,” so you

can easily understand

our way of doing things

during this course.

R e m em b e r t h a t

everything we do has a

purpose. No time is

wasted. No effort is a

time-filler.

If the lesson isn’t

obvious, look closer, or

ask someone.

This weekend, you will

be camping as patrols

and enjoying the

company of fellow

Scouters and waking up

to the clean air!

There’s something

about waking up in the

morning while camping

that is really something

special.

I am sure many

memories will be created

this weekend.

I am looking forward

to visiting the patrols in

their campsites and

enjoying some great

meals.

I bet the staff is

looking forward to some

tasty meals as well.

Today, you will see

some new members on

staff. These are youth

members who are giving

us a few hours of their

time to assist us today.

They are all members

of various Venturing

crews, and they are here

to demonstrate low-

impact camping and to

help us with some

p r o b l e m s o l v i n g

challenges.

If you see them, don’t

be bashful. Introduce

yourself, say hi and ask

them how they’re doing.

Today, we will talk

about Leading Change

and how we can harness

the power of change to

our advantage.

We will also have

sessions on Generations

in Scouting, Problem

Solving, and something

most people try to

avo id—conf l ic t—and

learn how to Manage

Conflict.

Tonight, I understand

we are going to have an

awesome participant

sponsored campfire and

we are in for a treat.

I am sure the

participants will do their

best to outperform the

staff campfire from Day

1. I’m looking forward to

the show!

Scoutmaster Minute

Welcome back, Troop 1

Linda Gray

Course Director

John Z saves Day 3 That Foxy IT guy, John

Zastawnik, kept Day 3

from coming to a

premature halt due to

technical difficulties.

Despite advanced

testing, when it came

time for October Sky

that Sunday afternoon,

the video wouldn’t

cooperate with multiple

laptops or the projector

(blame it on the movie’s

encryption).

John stepped in,

worked with the staff to

d e t e r m i n e a

workaround, and saved

the day.

Thank you, John!

C4-440-14 Gilwell Gazette

Wood Badge C4-440-14 staff profiles

Scott Strawn

Quartermaster Scott is married to

Carol and has one son,

John, an Eagle Scout.

Scott was a participant

in course C-27-04 and is

a proud member of the

Antelope Patrol.

This is his fourth time

serving on staff. He is

the head quartermaster.

Scott is an Advisor to

crew 504 in Solon. He

has been in Scouting for

17 years as an adult and

was in Scouting for

seven years as a youth.

Scott is an Eagle Scout

and a member of the

Order of the Arrow.

H i s S c o u t i n g

recognitions include the

James E. West Fellowship

Award, the Silver Beaver

Award and the District

Award of Merit, among

others.

In January 2013, Scott

was honored by the

G rea t e r C l e ve l and

Counci l by being

inducted into the Wood

Badge Hall of Fame.

Outside of Scouting,

Scott is a CPA and

financial consultant.

His interests include

camping, traveling,

reading, and spending

time with family and

f r i ends , i n c lud ing

membe r s o f h i s

fraternity at Wittenberg.

His favorite memories

of Scouting include

participating in his son’s

Eagle Court of Honor

and four trips to

Philmont, including two

with his son John.

An interesting fact

about Scott is that he

played lacrosse in

college.

In five years, he would

like to be leading Scouts

and Venturers on an

annual super-activity.

He would like his

legacy to be seeing

Scouts whom he has

helped to become

responsible citizens with

families , who get

involved in their

communities, especially

youth activities.

Connie Sheehan

Quartermaster Connie is married to

Bill, a past Wood Badge

participant. Together

they have three children.

She was a participant


a member of the Fox

Patrol.

This is Connie’s

second time serving on

staff. She is a quarter-

master in charge of the

trading post.

Connie is a unit

commissioner with Pack

53. She has been in

Scouting for 19 years as

an adult and was in Girl

Scouts as a youth.

Connie’s Scouting

recognitions include the

Silver Beaver Award and

t he D i s t i n gu i shed

Commissioner Service

Award


she is a legal secretary

who enjoys reading and

sewing.

Connie recently ran

her first 5K and plans

another in June.

In five years, Connie

would still like to be

involved in Scouting at

the Cub Scout level. For

her Scouting legacy, she

would like to see her

current pack continue to

grow.

Danise Krushinski

Quartermaster Dani has one son,

Colin, an Eagle Scout.

She was a participant


a member of the Owl

Patrol.

This is her third time

serving on staff. She is a

quartermaster.

Dani has been in


an adult.

Among other awards,

she has been recognized

with the Silver Beaver

Award and the District

Award of Merit.

One of her current

Scouting responsibilities

is that of associate

adviser of membership

for the Cuyahoga Lodge

of the Order of the

Arrow.


Dani is a customer

service trainer who

en j oys ga rden ing ,

p h o t o g r a p h y a n d

camping.

An interesting fact

about Dani is that she

plays the cello.

In five years, she

would like to be playing

with her grandchildren.

For her Scouting

legacy, she wants to

inspire youths to

develop character and

leadership skills that will

have a lifelong impact on

their quality of life.

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Victor Perez

Quartermaster Victor is married and

is an attorney.

He was a participant in

course C4-440-12 and is

a member of the

Bobwhite Patrol.

This is Victor’s second

time serving on staff,

and is a quartermaster.

Victor is an Assistant

Scoutmaster with Troop

338. He has been in

Scouting for 3½ years as

an adult and was in

Scouting for 10 year as a

youth.

In the Heart of Ohio

Council, Victor is the

Great Frontier District

S c o u t e r T r a i n i n g

Coordinator and is a BSA

Lifeguard.


Victor’s interests include

soccer, where he is an

official.

His favorite Scouting

memory is camping with

his dad and learning new

skills.

In five years Victor

looks forward to

continuing to enjoy the

development of his

family. For his legacy, he

would like to raise

respectful, honest and

educated children.

Joel Bussman

Scribe Joel is married and has

three children.


course C-31-07 and is a

member of the Owl

Patrol.

This is his second time

serving on staff. He is a

scribe.

Joel has been in

Scouting for nine years

as an adult three years

as a youth.

His interests include

camping, backpacking,

basketball, bicycling and

fishing.


Joel is an IT technician.

His favorite memories

of Scouting include all of

the camping and

backpacking that he has

done, as well as being a

den leader.

An interesting fact

about Joel is that he

once shook LeBron

James’ hand (while LBJ

was still in favor in

Cleveland) while a

member of the color

guard at a Cavs game.

He would like his

Scouting legacy to be

that he made a

difference in the lives of

the youth and adults

that he came in touch

with.

Glenn Morrical

Scribe Glenn is married and

has three children.


course C-33-05 and is a

member of the Fox

Patrol.

This is his first time

serving on staff. He is a

scribe.

Glenn is involved in

Scouting at the troop

and district level. He has

been in Scouting for 25

years as an adult 10

years as a youth.

Glenn is an Eagle Scout

who has been recognized

with the Silver Beaver

Award, the District

Award of Merit, the

William D. Boyce Award,

the Scoutmaster Award

of Merit, and other

awards.

He is an attorney who

enjoys scuba diving and

is a scuba diving

instructor.

In five years he hopes

to be doing more of

what he is already doing

for Scouting.

For his Scouting

legacy, he hopes to

impart youths he serves

with a sense of

adventure, service and

commitment.

Joe Wollet

Scribe Joe has been married

for 35 years to Kathie

Wilkens. Together they

have one son, Ben, an

Eagle Scout.

Joe was a participant


a member of the Eagle

Patrol.

This is his seventh

time serving on staff, He

is the head scribe.

Joe is an assistant

Scoutmaster with Troop

701 and is on the

Council Executive Board.

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He has been in


an adult, in addition to

nine years as a youth.

He is a Brotherhood

member of the Order of

the Arrow.

J o e h a s b e e n

recognized with the

Silver Beaver Award, the

District Award of Merit,

Bronze Pelican, and

others.


Joe is an IT consultant

whose interests include

hiking, backpacking,

genealogy, photography

and writing.

His favorite Scouting

memory is seeing his

son Ben receive his Eagle

Scout Award.

Joe has travelled

extensively around the

world, and has lived in

Germany and Holland.

He is on the board of

ESSEM (El Salvador

Sustainable Economy

Mission) and has made

five mission trips to El

Salvador.

In five years, Joe would

like to continue working

with his troop, serving

on training staffs and

making regular visits to

El Salvador.

He would like his

legacy to be that he

made a difference in the

lives of his family, the

people of El Salvador,

the Scouts and Scouters

that he has encountered

on his journey.


The outdoor adventure

begins this morning as

six patrols of Wood

Badge Scouters set up

camp for the weekend.

Beginning with a

backpacking trek to an

outdoor assembly area

for Leave No Trace

outdoor ethic displays,

the patrols will proceed

to designated sites to

make camp.

“Tread softly” is the

watchword. Patrols

should strive to comply

with the seven LNT

principles throughout

the weekend.

Asked what patrols

should keep in mind as

they begin the outdoor

experience, Scoutmaster

Linda Gray said “As you

go off on your hike,

thinking about the

things you didn’t bring,

don’t lose sight of the

point that it’s all about

the journey.”

Meanwhile, Assistant

Senior Patrol Leader

John Hogan offered his

typical profound advice:

“If you come to a fork in

the road, take it.”

Ever the philosopher,

Senior Patrol Leader Ron

Holt observed, “Ducks

never complain when it’s

raining. When’s the last

time you ever heard a

duck complain about

rain?”

After discussions with

the troop guides during

y e s t e r d a y ’ s s t a f f

preparations, Holt said

he is satisfied the patrol

projects will include

e x c e l l e n t , l i v e l y

presentations.

He further emphasized

his desire that the

projects focus on

quality, not quantity,

and said each patrol will

be limited to a maximum

of 20 minutes per

presentation.

Patrols return for outdoor adventure

“The journey is the

reward.” —Apple Computer,

circa 1987

Chaplain’s Corner

Religious emblem awards available

Many faith tra-

ditions have reli-

gious emblems

S c o u t s a n d

Scouters can

earn.

Most have different

award levels for Cub

Scouts, Boy Scouts, Ven-

turers and adult leaders.

They are administered

by the religious bodies

themselves and recog-

nized by the BSA. Once

earned, a medal and/or a

knot may be worn.

Lord Baden-Powell said

youths need a

spiritual pres-

ence in their

lives, but it was

up to each Scout

and his family to

decide how to

practice their

faith. Scouting in

the United States

has a Declaration

of Religious Prin-

ciple, to which all mem-

bers must sub-

scribe, but it does

not prefer any

single religion

ahead of any

other faith.

Part of the diversity in

Scouting is to

develop not only

religious toler-

ance, but a genu-

ine effort to un-

derstand and celebrate

differences in faiths.


But it was just such a horn that

roused the first Scouts ever called

together.

In August 1907, Baden-Powell

held his first experimental camp

on Brownsea Island in Poole Har-

bor, England. Retrieved from his

African trophies, the kudu horn

entered Scout service.

As a colonel in southern Africa

during 1896, Baden-Powell com-

manded a flying column in the

Matabele Campaign. It was on a

raid down the Shangani River that

he first heard the kudu horn.

Baden-Powell was puzzled by

the speed with which alarms were

spread among the Matabeles, un-

til one day he realized that they

were using a war horn of great

carrying power. A code was used.

As soon as the enemy was

The kudu is a species of ante-

lope which ranges from South Af-

rica to Ethiopia.

A kudu bull may stand more

than five feet high and is colored

from a reddish gray to almost

blue.

In addition to the beast’s re-

markable sense of hearing, its

keen sight, sense of smell and

great speed make it difficult to

capture.

Frederick Selous, in his classic

work, A Hunter’s Wanderings in

Africa (1881), described the kudu

as “perhaps the handsomest ante-

lope in the world.”

The kudu horn has long been a

symbol of Scouting and of Wood

Badge.

Following a tradition stretching

back a century, the troop is often

called to assembly with the tradi-

tional sound of the kudu horn at

Wood Badge and National Youth

Leader Training courses.

It may seem strange that the

horn of an African antelope, a

type used by the Matabele as a

war horn in the 19th century,

should call Scouts and Scouters

together in America and in many

countries around the world.

Sound of kudu returns Scouters to Brownsea, Gilwell Park sighted, the alarm was sounded

on the kudu—taken up right and

left—and, thus, carried many

miles in a very short space of

time. This war horn turned out to

be the kudu horn.

When he assembled the first

Scouts at Brownsea Island in

1907, Baden-Powell remembered

the kudu horn he had brought

back with him from the Matabele

Wars and used it to add a touch

of adventure and fun to the camp.

After Brownsea Island the kudu

horn was returned to B-P’s home

and was silent for 12 years, while

the movement it had announced

was fashioned and spread

throughout the world.

Then, in 1919, Baden-Powell en-

trusted the horn to Gilwell Park

for use in the first Scoutmaster

training courses. The original

kudu horn is enshrined at Gilwell,

where it is sounded at the begin-

ning of each course to summon

participants.

The horn that heralded the

birth of Scouting now summons

Scouters from all parts of the

world to do better than they have

ever done before. The rest is

Wood Badge history.

British “woggle” rivaled American “boon doggle” In the early days of the

Scout movement in Great

Britain, the Scout necker-

chief ties loosely with a

knot at the neck.

It was known the

Americans were experi-

menting with a ring

made from bone, rope or

wood to keep their

scarves together. Bill

Shankley, aged 18 and

one of two permanent

camp site employees at

Gilwell Park, had the job

of running the workshop

and coming up with

ideas for camping equip-

ment.

He found out

about the Ameri-

can rings and

decided to try

one better. After

various attempts

with different materials,

he finally made a Turks

Head knot—used in the

days of sailing ships

when seamen developed

decorative forms of rope

work as a hobby—made

from thin leather belting.

He submitted this to

the Camp Chief

and, no doubt,

the Chief Scout,

for approval and

had it accepted.

The American

rings were called “boon

doggles,” most probably

because they were made

of bone, and the name

was a play of words on

“dog bones.” To rhyme

with “boon doggle,”

Shankley called his crea-

tion a “woggle.”

An article in The Scout

on 9th June 1923 by

“Gilcraft,” called “Wear a

scarf woggle” made ref-

erence to the idea having

become very popular

among the Scouts, who

had been quick to imi-

tate the fashion set by

the First Gilwell Park

Scout Troop.


On Day 3, John Hogan

and Chuck Hayes

showed Wood Badge

participants how the

Leading EDGE™ and the

Teaching EDGE™ can

make them more

effective in leading a

group or in teaching

individual skills.

E DGE stands for

“ E x p l a i n ,

Demonstrate,

Guide, and

E n a b l e . ” I n t h e

leadership context, each

o f t h o s e t e r m s

represents a different

leadership style.

The different styles fit

different situations, and

matching the right style

to the right situation can

give great benefits.

When a group is in the

“forming” stage, they

probably need a leader

who stands in front of

them and explains what

he or she wants from the

group.

Remember Coach

Boone on the day he met

the team?

D emons t r a -

ting comes

into play

when the

group starts “storming.”

The leader may need

to demonstrate the types

of behaviors expected of

the group.

To do that he or she

may need to jump into

the middle of the group

and show them the way.

G uiding is the

sty le of

choice when

the team

starts “norming.” The

members are starting to

find their own way in the

right direction, and the

leader can guide them

within boundaries, when

needed, without being

the one to dictate the

actions.

Remember when the

Titans told Coach Boone

that they had a new idea

for their warmups? It

wasn’t the coach’s idea,

but he knew that the

team was going in the

right direction, so he let

them go with it.

E nabling comes

when your

team hits that

h i g h - s k i l l

“performing” stage, with

the leader letting them

make decisions on their

own.

If a change of

circumstances or of

team members knocks

the team out of its high-

performance stage, you

may need to switch

leadership styles to

match the new state of

the team.

The steps of Explain,

Demonstrate, Guide and

Enable also apply to

teaching individual

skills.

Remember when your

Guide helped you make

your woggle? Did the

Guide start by explaining

the process?

You probably started

out without a clue of

how to master the skill.

If your Guide had not

explained the process,

you would have had a

very hard time.

After explaining how

to make the woggle, your

Guide probably showed

you by doing it slowly in

front of you. Did that

demonstration start to

make the explanation

take on life?

But showing you was

not enough. Your guide

watched as you made

your woggle and guided

you as you did it

Finally, after you had

the benefit of the

e x p l a n a t i o n , t h e

demonstration and the

guidance, you were

enabled to make the

woggle yourself with

your Guide merely

providing a watchful eye.

Enabled individuals

have the skill, the

confidence, and the

opportunity to perform

on their own.

The Leading Edge and

the Teaching Edge are

techniques you can

apply in many aspects of

your life.

The nature of group

dynamics and skill

development are the

same in any field.

You can use the EDGE

method at work, at

home, or at school.

Leading and teaching skills benefit from EDGE method

Troop Guide Peg Hart guides Paul Hébert in lighting a backpacking stove.


Words of wisdom from SPL Ron Holt, the wily wag of woggles • I wondered why the baseball was getting bigger.

Then it hit me.

• Police were called to a day care center where a

three-year-old was resisting a rest.

• Did you hear about the guy whose left side was

cut off? He’s all right now.

• Acupuncture: A jab well done.

• To write with a broken pencil is pointless.

• When fish are in schools they sometimes take de-

bate.

• The short fortune teller who escaped from prison

was a small medium at large.

• When the fog lifts in Los Angeles, U C L A.

• A thief fell and broke his leg in wet cement. He

became a hardened criminal.

• Thieves who steal corn from a garden could be

charged with stalking.

• We’ll never run out of math teachers because they

always multiply.

• The math professor went crazy with the black-

board. He did a number on it.

• The professor discovered that her theory of earth-

quakes was on shaky ground.

• The dead batteries were given out free of charge.

• If you take a laptop computer for a run you could

jog your memory.

Patrol Reports

Owl-tastic

good times

underway By Roger Barnhouse

Owl Patrol Scribe

We are having a hoot

here at our interim

p a t r o l m e e t i n g .

Fellowship and learning

of our projects was fun

and exciting.

Songs, menus, and

planning, oh my! I think

we are ready for a fun

and exciting weekend!

Have an Owl-tastic day!

Add skills to leadership toolbox

through today’s presentations Today you’ll begin

your Wood Badge out-

door experience, which

includes significantly

more time outdoors.

Nonetheless, troop

presentations will con-

tinue to be conducted in

the Augustus Training

Center.

Quartermasters Scott

Strawn and Connie Shee-

han will present Leading

Change, one of the

“Tools of the Trade.”

This session focuses

on change as a lifelong

learning opportunity

and is designed to help

participants not only

understand and appreci-

ate the value of change,

but to learn how to lead

it effectively and suc-

cessfully.

In Generations in

Scouting , part of

“Bringing the Vision to

Life,” Assistant Scout-

master Carol Doe and

Assistant Senior Patrol

Leader John Hogan will

talk about each of the

generations currently

active in Scouting.

Aside from the years

in which people were

born, local and world

events shape and define

the character of each

generation.

We as Scout leaders

must recognize genera-

tional differences and

often need to adapt our

behavior and style.

Another “Tool of the

Trade,” Problem Solving

and Decision Making,

will be presented by

Quartermaster Victor

Perez and Assistant

Scoutmaster Carol Doe.

They will discuss sys-

tematic problem-solving

techniques, the relation-

ship between problem-

solving and project man-

agement, and how to tie

together many of the

skills learned in Wood

Badge.

Following Victor’s and

Carol’s presentation,

participants will put

their newfound prob-

lem-solving skills to use

in a round-robin patrol

activity.

In the day’s final pres-

entation, the troop

guides will discuss Man-

aging Conflict, another

“Tool of the Trade.”

Through this session,

participants will under-

stand conflict better

from a leadership per-

spective and learn new

tools for managing con-

flict situations success-

fully.

As you participate in

each presentation and

activity today, ask your-

self how the current

event ties back to other

lessons shared during

our first weekend.

Every part of the

course ties together in

our Game with a Pur-

pose.


the path to your

campsite together. This

will be your home away

2241 Woodland Ave.

Cleveland, OH 44115

Phone: 216.861.6060

Fax: 216.861.3431

E-mail: [email protected]

Greater Cleveland Council,

Boy Scouts of America

http://woodbadgegcc.com

Facebook group:

Wood Badge C4-440-14

Today’s Schedule

7:00 Participants Arrive

8:00 Gilwell Field Assembly Gilwell Field

8:40 Travel to Overnight Broadbent

10:30 Leading Change Training Room

11:20 Break

11:30 Patrol Leaders’ Council Mtg. Back Porch

12:00 Lunch Dining Room

1:00 Generations in Scouting Training Room

2:00 Break

2:30 Problem Solving/Decision Making Training Room

3:00 Problem Solving Round Robin Augustus Lawn

4:15 Break

4:30 Managing Conflict Patrol Sites

5:30 Dinner Prep Patrol Sites

5:45 Catholic Mass ERC

6:30 Dinner Patrol Sites

7:15 Patrol Meetings Patrol Sites

8:15 Diversity Game Patrol Sites

9:15 Participant Campfire Amphitheater

10:15 Patrol Cracker Barrel Patrol Sites

Welcome back Troop 1!

I’m sure you have met

with your patrols and

accomplished all of your

tasks over the interim,

including the completion

of defining your ticket.

The staff and I are

really looking forward to

the patrol presentations

and enjoying your

campfire program.

By completing your

ticket-writing ahead of

time, your evenings with

your patrol this weekend

will be much more

enjoyable and certainly

less stressful.

This morning, after

reuniting with your

patrol, prepare to walk

from home for the

weekend.

You will cook, eat,

camp and work together

on making decisions and

solving problems along

wi th s to ry - t e l l ing ,

laughing and learning

more about each other.

You will use the skills

and knowledge you

picked up during the last

weekend while further

developing your skills as

a team.

For those interested in

attending the Catholic

Mass tonight, please let

your Patrol Leader know

before today’s Patrol

Leaders’ Council meeting

so we can provide for

everyone.

Have a great day!

Ron Holt

Senior Patrol Leader

A Senior Moment

Maximize time this weekend for bonding

Welcome back! Be sure to stop in to

buy your special critter,

whether it’s for your

hat, lapel or your table

or desk.

We have a few new

items, as well.

Any questions, come

see Connie or Dani in

the Ship Room.

Watch for our

daily specials!

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