Warioto

District Chairman:
Jim Schmidt

District Commissioner:
Jim Hall

District Executive:
Tyrone Dobson
tdobson@mtcbsa.org

Warioto Camping Committee Retires
The Warioto District is proud to announce the retirement of its long-serving Camping Committee. These eight men - Tommy Lyons, Joe Mac Farmer, Mark Tompkins, Steve Nannie, Will McClurkan, Henry Gamble, Gary Keyt, and Earnie Ragsdale - have served the Middle Tennessee Council and the Warioto district since the mid-seventies in this capacity. February 15-17, 2013 was the committee’s 100th and last camporee.

This camporee, was held at Crockett’s Fort, is being called “Crockett’s Fort Round Up.” At the Camporee, troops was judged on the construction of a Chippewa Kitchen, an assortment of lashed timber that houses elements of a kitchen for long-term camping. These “kitchens” can range from basic to elaborate. The committee and district leadership were excited to see the Scouts’ skills and creativity.

While sad to see the committee go, we are very thankful for the decades of work rendered to the movement of Scouting in the Warioto District.

Robertson Co. Alternative Program
Troubled youth are often forgotten—this is not the case in the Warioto District. Twice a month, students of the Robertson County Alternative Program take part in team building, communication and problem-solving activities. The students, all registered Venture Scouts, spent the first few months learning about team building, communication and problem-solving activities; now they engage in activities that embody all of these traits. In the last session, the students built structures that would save an egg from a high drop. At first, the students were doubtful about their abilities to accomplish the goal, but as soon as the activity started, the students came to life and realized what they could do through the utilization of the skills learned in earlier sessions. Overall, the students really enjoyed the activity and have shown significant growth as individuals.