2010 GW Chapter Spring Trace

April 23-25th

PDRR Camp Berry

Honey Grove, PA

Pre-registration Deadline - April 14th

Guest Speaker

Peter "Pathfinder" Gilchrest

Colonials Territorial Representative

Peter has been involved in Rangers since the age of 9 and received his GMA in 1979.  He joined the FCF in 1979 and reached the Buckskin level in 1989 and then became Wilderness in 1992.  He has served as Lt. Cmdr., Outpost Cmdr., Sr. Cmdr., in three different outposts in Central Massachusetts.  He has also served as Sectional Training Coordinator, District FCF President in the Southern New England District, and presently is the FCF Rep for the Colonials Territory. Peter is employed at Cushing Academy as the maintenance supervisor.  He has been married for 22 years to wife Tira and has a son John and daughter Olivia.  He is committed to carrying out the oath of the GMAer, “to give back more than what was given to him.”

Click Here to Register Online

            Downloads:

              Online Registration Form

              Complete Spring Trace Packet (Includes all of the below)

                  Event Permission Slip

                  Emergency Medical Information and Treatment Authorization Form

                  Knife and Black Powder Permission Form

                  Snail Mail Registration Form:  Adobe PDF File or Excel File

Frontier Adventure - Adventure Coordinator Sounds Off

Here ye! Here ye! Here ye! Spring is coming and ye ole Frontier Adventure at Spring Trace is as sure to come as cherry blossoms and strawberry pies. If ye has it in your heart to be a part of the Frontier Adventure staff or you just need it to go buckskin or wilderness there are positions available at your request. E-mail your request with your name and date of birth to valiantfalcon55@yahoo.com and specify if you want Friday duty or Saturday duty (Friday duties are from 12:30 to 9:00 pm and will free up your Saturday for events and competitions).

If you have a talent or skill in making outfits, setting up shelters, making fire with flint and steel, throwing hawk and knife, trapping wild critters, shooting black powder rifle, or frontier cooking, you may request to help with these Saturday classes for the greenhorns.

New FCF Members

Please fill out the "Frontiersmen Application" and send it along with your $45 registration fee to John "Sassafras" Plante, 811 Spruce Street, Easton, PA 18042-4310. 

I'll be seein’ you here, there or in the air.

Vince “Valiant Falcon” Fry
Adventure Coordinator
valiantfalcon55@yahoo.com

(717) 468-1755 

Buckskin Advancement
If you are looking to advance to Buckskin and have met all the prerequisites, please fill out the "Buckskin Application", along with your $55 registration fee. If you have further questions, please contact Ken ‘True Heart’ Simmons (kens33@msn.com).

Blackpowder Shooter's Training Course
Date/time: Friday, April 23, 2010, 8am till late afternoon (Bring your own lunch)

Cost: $20.00 must be active FCF member or greenhorn registered for the adventure

Class size: limited to first 20 registered

Registration: Prepayment secures slot.  Send registration fee to:

                      John "Sassafras" Plante           (610) 253-9466

                      811 Spruce Street                    Johnr003@aol.com

                      Easton, PA 18042-4310

Must supply own muzzleloader, ammunition, powder, and necessary accoutrements (if with a group need one gun for every four shooters & enough ammunition and powder for at LEAST 6 shots per shooter)

Any questions on the class or for equipment list email BigCat (Doug Tyger)
 

Thanks,
Doug 'BigCat' Tyger
dtyger@windstream.net

Congratulations to Chris “Spinning Hawk” Hamilton of Outpost 311, Greater Johnstown Christian Fellowship church, who was elected as the Colonials Territorial Scout at the 2009 Territorial Rendezvous held near Blairstown, NJ.  Chris represented the Penn-Del District well and will represent the Young Bucks throughout the Northeast Region for the next 2 years.  Great job Chris!  Chris also successfully completed his Wilderness Vigil at the Rendezvous.  He is a great example to all the Young Bucks out there.  Keep up the great work Chris.

Congratulations are also in order for Dillon Badman from Outpost 69, Calvary A/G in Dover, DE, who also completed his Wilderness Vigil at the 2009 Territorial Rendezvous.  After completing the testing Dillon said he would encourage every Young Buck to complete his Buckskin and Wilderness advancements in the FCF and that they wouldn't regret it.  Even though it rained on his vigil he said the time he spent with the Lord was worth it.  He said one of the biggest things the Wilderness testing taught him was to be prepared, you know, "Ready".  Don't put off advancing to the next level, just do it!

The Penn-Del District George Washington Chapter of the FCF had the best showing at the 2009 Territorial Rendezvous with 84 persons in attendance.  Penn-Del continues to lead the way.  Thanks to all those who came out to represent our district and to those who helped run the activities.  It was a great time and yes, it rained.

In Memory of

Rich Dibble

April 15, 1950 - August 6, 2009

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In Memory of

Joe "Shooting Star" Starr

September 27, 1935 - October 15, 2009

New Frontiersmen Camping Fellowship Chapter Scout

Congratulations to Chris “Spinning Hawk” Hamilton of Outpost 311, Greater Johnstown Christian Fellowship church, who earned the title of Chapter Scout for the George Washington Chapter of the FCF.  Chris earned the position through a series of skills and knowledge tests he underwent at the FCF Spring Trace held at the Penn-Del RR Camp Berry in May.  He wasted no time in implementing his new position by holding a Young Buck meeting to ask the boys what they liked about the current FCF ministry and what they would like to see changed or introduced.  He received a great response from our future young leaders and I think you will like their ideas.  Chris is also a Gold Medal of Achievement recipient and I know we will see many great things from him in the near future as a young leader in our ministry.  Click here for Chris' report.

Here's what you have been waiting for, the results of all the competitions at the 2008 National Rendezvous.  Congratulations to all the winners.

2008 National Rendezvous

Events Summary

Stump Preaching

Knife

Hawk

Trail walk

Black powder

Archery

Flint & Steel

Cache Hunt

Seneca Run

OUTFITS

Outfits – Colonial

Outfits – Longhunter

Outfits – Military

Outfits – Mountainmen

Outfits – Professional

Outfits – Taos Trapper/SW

Outfits – Voyager