Sunset Area Scouts

Sunset Area needs a new Area Commissioner immediately! If you are interested or know someone who is, please contact the Northern Ontario Council Commissioner, Ralph Jenkins. You can contact him through the Northern Ontario Council website:

http://www.scoutsnorth.com/

The Sunset Area is part of the Northern Ontario Council which is part of Scouts Canada.

The Sunset Area stretches from White Otter Lake north to McKenzie Island, and from English River west to Vermilion Bay on Highway 17. This area, famous for gold mines and canoeing adventures, includes the towns of Ignace, Dryden, Sioux Lookout, Ear Falls, Red Lake and Cochenour.

The Ear Falls Scouts travelled to Kenora to race their 18-Wheelers. The Scouts all came home with one prize or another thanks to the great efforts of the Kenora Scouting groups.

In the afternoon, the Scouts were able to get their feet wet in the Michael Smith pool.

Greetings all Scouters from Northwestern ON.
Our Sioux Lookout Cubs and Beavers took part in their first ever Remembrance Day parade this fall. It was really good to have the kids out with the veterans. Lots of people stopped to thank us for marching with them. It s good for the kids to see the veterans first hand, and to take part in their day. Looking forward to meeting many of you in the years to come.
Hopefully you will come up to see us and stay at our camp. Camp Mitchell has been renevated and is ready for Scouting once again.

Yours in Scouting Todd Martelle aka: "Akella"

The last time the Ear Falls Scouts had a group crest made was in 1982. Just today, we received a shipment of our new group crests.

The badge includes a moonlit scene with a bald eagle in flight. Ear Falls is the self-proclaimed bald-eagle capital of North America. The lake and forest scene is, of course, reminiscent of most of the landscape up here.

The beavers, cubs and scouts should soon be wearing these badges proudly. See if you can spot an Ear Falls member the next time you see someone in uniform.

The Ear Falls Cubs, Scouts, and Venturers participated in the Remembrance Day Service at the Royal Canadian Legion Branch 238 on November 11.

Four Scouts helped set up the wreaths for the service the night before, and they practised laying the wreaths for the ceremony on the 11th.

One of the Venturers read the scripture for the service.

See more pictures in the gallery.

http://www.canbadge.com/sunset/?q=image/tid/10

The following people are the group commissioners in the Sunset Area:

Cochenour: Marc Lauzier
Ear Falls: Andrea Langford
Dryden: Bill Laidlaw
Sioux Lookout: Jolayne Advent

Youth 17 years and younger

1. Fill out Youth Registration Form.
2. Make sure a parent signs the form.
3. Give the form to your leader.

Adults 18 years and older who were fully registered last year

The Ear Falls Scouts camped on the Ear Falls Hiking Trails on October 26-28 near the old haunted home of the Walkers (or at least this was the story we told).

Six Scouts were invested at this camp out. They learned how to light fires and stoves and many other camping skills.

After hours of playing games, it was a good thing that they had the Monday off of school to catch up on their sleep.

This first camp of the year represented 43 out of 100 hours of their Centennial challenge to camp 100 hours.

This is a list of the Sunset Area Commissioners.

2002-2003 Ron Thorburn
2003-2004 Ron Thorburn
2004-2005 Vacant
2005-2006 Peter Waycik
2006-2007 Vacant
2007-2008 Bill Laidlaw