Mark 5 SUMMER 2010 ONLINE

DISTRICT 5

A UNIT OF UNITED STATES POWER SQUADRONS®

SAIL AND POWER BOATING®VOLUME 60 NO. 3 SUMMER ON-LINE 2010

ON-LINE

EDITION

CONTENTS

Educational Department News Cover

Commander’s Message 2-4

DB2000 Regional Workshop 5

Notes from the Law Committee 6

NOAA Workshop Followup 7-8

Sail Regatta, Fishing Tournament

and Fall Festival 8

What would you do?? 9-13

Summer Rendezvous Schedule 14-15

Transition from Warrior to Chieftain 16-17

USPS Governing Board Information 18-19

2010 Scout Jamboree 20-21

Squadron Snippettes 22-23

Upcoming Events 24

REMEMBERto get your Registrations

submitted for the

SUMMER RENDEZVOUS

Educational Department NewsBoat Operator Certification

Plan on getting on-the-water skills training and on demonstrating

your ability in Basic Powerboat Handling in Solomons, MD (http://

www.mapquest.com/

maps?city=Solomons&state=MD&country=US&latitude=38.318329&longitude=-

76.454437&geocode=CITY) during Summer Council weekend on

13-15 August. Also we will have a laser-based fire extinguisher

training device to use for hands-on Fire Extinguisher skills

demonstrations at the event.

Certifiers will be on-hand to reward successful skills

demonstrations with the required endorsements toward an Inland

Navigator qualification in USPS’ Boat Operator Certification

(BOC) (http://www.usps.org/national/eddept/boc/main.htm)

program.

First if you don’t have it already, you need to ask your SEO to order

you the Inland Navigator Kit (http://www.usps.org/x/x.pl/x/

x.cgi?eddept/cart/catalog.html#I10 you may have to be an SEO to

follow this link) which includes the passport we use to document

your progress toward the qualification.

The Inland Navigator (IN) Requirements (http://www.usps.org/

national/eddept/boc/main.htm#Requirements) include a variety of

USPS University courses and Seminars you may have already

completed, or you can get through your SEO, in addition to the Fire

Extinguisher and Basic Powerboat Handling skills demonstrations

we are offering at Solomons.

This first level of the BOC credential for most of you in District 5

will broaden and enrich your boating experience to include

operating a smaller powerboat than you are used to. Everybody

(over 30 members) who took the training offered last year at Cape

Charles found the required maneuvers to be tremendous fun. I

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DISTRICT 5 - UNITED STATES POWER SQUADRONS ® - WWW.USPSD5.ORG

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Commander

D/C L. Chris Brown, JN

3151 Club Drive, Allentown, PA 18103

(Delhigh) (610) 433-3523

[email protected]

Executive Officer

D/Lt/C Bernard S. Karpers, N

1209 Brookview Rd., Baltimore, MD 21286

(Dundalk) (410) 825-6829

[email protected]

Educational Officer

D/Lt/C Walter K. Neese, SN

1432 Park Ave., Baltimore, MD 21217

(Dundalk) (410) 728-7275

[email protected]

Administrative Officer

D/Lt/C Joseph J. McKinney, JN

2606 Mill Race Road, Frederick, MD 21701

(Rockville) (301) 668-9148

[email protected]

Secretary

D/Lt/C Guy B. Thompson, AP

14226 - 11 Jib St., Laurel, MD 20707

(Patapsco River) (301) 498-6653

[email protected]

Treasurer

D/Lt/C Milton Cloud, AP

2206 Raymond Ave., Richmond, VA 23228

(Richmond) (804) 266-3252

[email protected]

Asst. Educational Officer

D/1st/Lt William J. McManimen, N

1219 Lois Rd., Ambler, PA 19002

(Pennsway) (215) 542-9253

[email protected]

Asst. Administrative Officer

D/1st/Lt Mel Shralow, AP

824 Dover Road, Wynnewood, PA 19096

(Delaware River) (610) 642-5651

[email protected]

Asst. Secretary

D/1st/Lt Maryellen Colston, AP

307 Piney Forest Dr., Colonial Beach VA 22443

(Mid-Potomac) (804) 224-1069

[email protected]

Asst. Treasurer

D/1st/Lt Charles (Chip) F. Yost, AP

14001 Parkvale Rd., Rockville, MD 20853

(Rockville) (301) 460-2681

[email protected]

2010 - 2011 District 5 Commander’s Message

D/C L. Chris Brown, JN

WE CAN MAKE A

DIFFERENCE…………..

Time passes and thank you’s go unsaid.

This is especially true for all of you who

give so much to meet our Civic Service

Responsibilities in USPS. Big things, little

things all count and we are seldom fully

recognized for all the good things we do. As a big picture, our Civic

Service is awesome. For these reasons, your current Bridge has chosen to

focus better on organizing and recognizing these activities by initiating a

special Community Outreach Committee in District 5. It will help spread

the good word about what we do, and how we do it, both within and

outside the organization. We may not be outside our country in defense

of our freedom, but we can make a difference right here at home in so

many ways. We must recognize and be proud of these efforts. In the first

six months of the year, we are supporting marine science, acknowledging

our wounded soldiers, cleaning our waterways and our highways,

teaching children safe boating in our schools, correcting our navigations

charts, participating in community parades and festivals, etc, etc, just to

name a few. Is this important? You bet it is, as measured by one success

at a time, time and time again! Thank You from the District for making

this happen and we will be emphasizing this area more as the year

progresses.

If I may, I would like to take a few moments to talk about Civic Service

through our Co-Op Charting Program and share with you some special

feedback from someone who understands and cares about these specific

activities. Who helps make our waterways safe? We do by constant

vigilance and reporting in support of our NOAA alliances with Charts

and Coast Pilot publications. Each year for 33 years we have held a

workshop in Norfolk to support this effort. Each year our members are

acknowledged by National for there work of reporting observations on

the water that do not agree with current charts and written information in

the Coast Pilot. After our recent NOAA workshop, I received a personal

communication from Captain John E. Lowell, Chief Hydrographer and

Director of Office of Coast Survey; and I share that with you, a copy of

Captain Lowell’s letter can be found on Page 4. Please take the time to

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BOATING IS FUN... WE’LL SHOW YOU HOW!

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read his view of our efforts and his concern that we continue to grow the membership awareness that this

job is worth doing; and to not only continue the support, but to enhance participation by our USPS

organization, particularly D/5 in our inland and costal waterways.

How can a Squadron or a member participate in the NOAA Program? One way for an entire Squadron is to

ADOPT-A-CHART. So far in 2010, one more Squadron has taken over the responsibility to maintain a chart

in their boating area. Some squadrons are doing programs while they cruise or do special standalone events

associated with some FUN social gatherings. The Squadron Co-Op Charting Chairman and his committee

can easily help members or actually report their findings online to the CCWEB data system. The reality is

clearly that Squadron boaters, where they boat, travelling back and forth to their marinas, are the backbone

of this massive undertaking of keeping our waters, especially in non-commercial areas, safe for navigating.

D/5 with its vast membership everywhere in the Mid-Atlantic region can have significant impact; but we

must be cognizant, be aware, and be willing to report our observations on the waterways. So, we are

working; but maybe not quite hard enough to truly make our Co-Op program even more successful. When

your Squadron, District, and National Co-Op Chairman care, your Squadron, District, and National

Commanders care , and Captain John Lowell from NOAA cares and recognizes our contributions, maybe

we as Squadron members should also care more and help to make a difference in providing safer and

easier navigation on our waterways.

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know you will too. And you have to complete IN before you can go on to the more advanced levels where your

more practiced boating skills are demonstrated and certified.

We plan to have two or more volunteer boats on hand, thanks to our hosts at Patuxent River Sail and Power

Squadron (http://www.usps.org/localusps/patuxent/), as well as several qualified Advanced Certifiers from

around District 5 to do on-the-water training. We will hold an organization and orientation meeting at 0800 on

Friday 13 August and then begin training members through the day thereafter. Saturday and Sunday sessions

may be added on an as-needed and as-available basis.

In addition we are borrowing the Laser Based Fire Extinguisher (http://www.youtube.com/

watch?v=ZlYWECf5Rwg&feature=related) training device recently purchased by National to certify members

in the Fire Extinguisher (FE) skill (http://www.usps.org/national/eddept/files/fire_ext_training.htm). A session

for members to work with the device is scheduled for 1400 on Friday 13 August.

To pre-register and schedule your Basic Powerboat Handling and Fire Extinguisher training and skills

demonstrations, please contact your D/5 BOC Chairman, P/C Larry Graham, SN ([email protected]).

Respectfully Submitted,

Walter Neese

DEO D/5

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DB2000 Regional Workshop

District 5 is holding a regional workshop on the workings of DB2000 on September 18, 2010, from 0900 until

1200. The workshop will be held at Patapsco River Power Squadron’s squadron home, 122 Riviera Drive,

Pasadena, Maryland 21122.

Instructor will be D/Lt Bob Beltz, JN. This is a hands-on event so bring your laptops. You should have

DB2000 loaded and ready to go. Be sure to get your passwords from your commander (user – password).

Bob will show us the many intricacies of DB2000 including but not limited to building lists, preparing address

labels, making report submissions and etc. If there is something specific you would like to know email Bob

with questions at [email protected].

Coffee and snacks will be available during the workshop and lunch will be provided afterwards.

The DB2000 agenda is aimed primarily at Secretary’s but all are welcome.

Bring your laptops – and guests are welcome.

A sampling of items to be covered includes:

1. Download roster

2. Navigating around

3. Query builder

4. Address labels

5. User defined fields

6. Organization table

7. Backup your data

Please call or e-mail D/Lt/C Guy Thompson, JN

at (301) 498-6653 / [email protected] if

you are coming.

We do need to know how many

people to expect.


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Notes and News from the

D/5 LAW COMMITTEE

Community Outreach Committee

District Commander Chris Brown, JN,

has set up a new initiative- the

Community Outreach Committee. Our

charter is to seek out and then recognize

those Squadron events that interact with

organizations across the board in District

5. The team has representatives of Boat

Shows, Civic Service Award, , Public

Relations, Seavester, Veteran’s

recognition events, Youth and Scouting

activities.

Squadrons are requested to report to the

team with information description of

their event(s), pictures, results, planning,

etc. These reports should be forwarded

as soon as the event is complete, but no

later than Fall Conference. All will be

recognized at the Spring Conference.

The Committee will select the “top five”

for recommendation to the District 5

Bridge. They will be responsible to pick

the top three for award at the

conference.

The Chesapeake Bay Foundation has reached a settlement agreement

with the Environmental Protection Agency to end the lawsuit that CBF and

seven co-plaintiffs filed in U.S. District Court to require the government to

enforce the many statutes and multi-state agreements made to improve the

environmental quality of Chesapeake Bay.

In the months since the suit was filed there has been a change in the

administration in Washington and statements by Lisa Jackson, the new EPA administrator, of a willingness to

put vigor into efforts to improve the environmental quality of the Bay.

On May 11, 2010, a settlement was reached by the plaintiffs and the government. According to CBF, its

terms include a commitment by EPA to require reasonable assurances by states to support Total Maximum Daily

Load (“TMDL”) for all sources of nitrogen, phosphorous and sediment in the Bay region, to require all states to

develop Watershed Implementation Plans (“WIP’s”), and to impose penalties on states and localities that fail to

develop WIP’s or meet their limits. The agreement also requires EPA to develop a pollution budget, adopt new

rules to reduce pollution from stormwater and agriculture, ensure that

any new sources of pollution are offset, and develop a transparent

tracking system so the public can see that pollution is being reduced.

Many of the terms of the settlement agreement appear to be

among the provisions of two nearly identical bills introduced in the

U.S. Senate and House of Representatives as The Chesapeake Clean

Water and Ecosystem Act of 2009 (S. 1816 and H.R. 3852)(The

“Chesapeake Clean Water Act” (CCWA). According to the CBF, these

two bills seek to amend the federal Clean Water Act to ensure that the

six states of the Bay watershed and the District of Columbia develop

and implement detailed plans to reduec pollution sufficiently to

achieve the Bay-wide pollution reduction targets for nitrogen,

phosphorous, and sediment by 2025.

As we have seen in the past, agreements and legislation have

not always resulted in the improvements they were designed to make.

All of us who live, work or boat on and around Chesapeake Bay are

eager for improvements in the environmental health of the Bay.

D/1st/Lt M. Melvin (“Mel”) Shralow, AP

Chair, D5 Law Committee

[email protected]


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NOAA-USPS WORKSHOPBY KATHY KARPERS

On 1 May 2010 the Bridge of District Five, Past District Commanders, Squadron Cooperative

Charting Chairmen, Cooperative Charting Committee members and guests attended the National

Oceanic and

Atmospheric

Administration-United

States Power

Squadrons Workshop

in Norfolk, Virginia.

P/R/C Steve

Leishman, SN as

District Five Co-Op

Chart Committee

Chairman, D/Lt

Robert A. Beltz, JN,

Assistant Chair, along

with instructors D/Lt

Ken Perigo, SN, D/Lt

David Bernard, AP, D/

Lt Howard Manly, AP,

Ron Babin of Ocean

Grafix, P/R/C Patricia

Greer, SN of Adopt-A-

Chart, registration

chairperson P/R/C

Norma J. Parrish, AP,

D/Lt Connie Beltz, AP

along with Lt/Cdr Rick Brennan and Lt Sarah Mrozek of NOAA prepared an exceptional NOS/USPS

workshop. Representatives from Districts Two, Four and Twenty-Seven and the above made a total

of fifty in attendance. Included in the above from Dundalk Sail and Power Squadron were

Cooperative Charting Chairman P/Lt/C Rolf Stuenes, JN, D/Lt C Walter Neese, SN, D/Lt/C Bernie

Karpers, N, D/Lt Kathy Karpers, S.

Topics as Small Craft Charts and Facilities, Coast Pilot Books, Aids to Navigation, National Charts,

Print-On-Demand chart printing, Adopt-A-Chart, USCG Light List, NOAA Catalog of Charts and

Publications, worksheets, hand held GPS systems and digital cameras and good pencil with a good

eraser.

Rolf Stuenes, Walter Neese, Chris Brown, Michael Lebeduik, Jeff McKinney,

Bernie Karpers


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The Cooperative Charting

year begins April 1 and runs

to March 31 each year. Let us

take part and have pride in

helping our community

service committee of District

Five in generating as many

complete reports as possible.

We should learn and have fun

in doing cooperative charting.

Steve Leishman aboard a survey vessel

Ken Perigo SN of Patuxent River

D/5 Sail Regatta, Fishing

Tournament and Fall Festival1-3 Octo ber 2010

Mears Point Marina, Kent Narrows

Come and cheer on the Sailors as they follow

the course on the Chester River. Sailing not

your “thing”, then try your hand at fishing during

the 3rd Annual Fishing Tournament. Come by

sail boat, power boat, trailer boat, RV or by car.

We are planning a wonderful weekend for

everyone.

More information will be forthcoming via e-mails

to all commanders and members.

Plan on joining us for all the fun, comaraderie

and of course those wonderful race & fish

stories.

P/D/Lt/C K. J. “Fuzzy” Jones, S

Chairman

410 770 3400

[email protected]


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What would you do?When medical emergencies occur aboard a vessel at sea, quick and appropriate action becomes

a life-saving event. Falling overboard into cold water, suffering a compound fracture from a

fall, or having an allergic reaction to a bee sting can become a major trauma unless there is

someone aboard who knows exactly what to do. The chance of shock, permanent injury or

death is not just possible, but likely. The way to ensure the best possible outcome is through

First Aid training. Would you know what to do if an emergency occurred aboard your boat?

To check out your readiness for such unforeseen events, complete this brief quiz:

1) You are out boating on a beautiful summer day and drop anchor so you can cool off with

a swim. You looked but did not notice Sea Nettles in the water. Shortly after getting in the

water, you get a jellyfish sting. What would you do?

a) Rub meat tenderizer over area

b) Rub the skin with an antibiotic (Neosporin)

c) Flush the skin with vinegar

d) Urinate on the affected area

2) You and your spouse are enjoying a leisurely cruise on the bay and your spouse tells you

she has some chest pain. She looks pale and weak and is rubbing her left shoulder. Soon

after, she falls unconscious and is not breathing. What would do?

a) Call 911 on your cell phone and immediately head for your home port

b) Declare an Emergency on either CH 16 or through your DSC radio get your AED

and begin CPR.

c) Check for breathing and a pulse and begin CPR if needed

d) Call 911, check for a pulse and begin CPR if she has no pulse.

3) While drift fishing on a cold April morning, your friend, who is not wearing a PFD, slips

and falls overboard. The water is cold and he does not respond to you call. He is near the

boat but beyond reach. What would you do?

a) Immediately dive in after him and pull him on to the boat

b) Drop an anchor and declare an emergency and stay in the boat

c) Drop anchor, put on a PFD, and go in after him

d) Put on a PFD, tether yourself to the boat and go in after him.

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4) While sailing your shipmate gets hit in the head with the boom during an accidental jibe.

He is unsteady, confused and has a severe headache. Soon after, he says he is okay, except

for the severe headache and a lump on his head. What would you do?

a) Call 911 to have an ambulance waiting for you and head for home

b) Declare an emergency and be prepared to treat for shock, while you wait for help

c) Declare an emergency on Ch 16 or on your DSC radio, keep the injured person

lying down and quiet, with the head and shoulders slightly elevated and wait for help

d) Watch the injured person for signs of concussion like; seizures, bleeding from the

ears or nose, or loss of consciousness and head for home. If any signs appear, declare

an emergency.

When out on the water, we boaters need to realize that medical response to emergencies is not

as fast as on land. According to the USCG Baltimore Sector, the time they are notified of an

medical emergence to the time the patient is delivered into the hands of the Emergence Medical

System (EMS), could be as long as 2.5 hours. The average time is 1.5 hours. This means that

all boaters need to know what to do when faced with a medical situation.

The USPS recognizes the need to for members to be CPR/First Aid trained and ready to assist in

an emergency. Our national organization are recommends everyone take a first aid and CPR

course. Within the USPS, District 5 has taken the lead in CPR & First Aid training. We have

scheduled a course to be given at the 2010 D5 Fall Education Conference at the Hilton in

Rockville, MD. The course will be conducted by the Safety Institute of Maryland (SIMD), an

American Heart Association certified training group, specializing in training boaters in CPR and

First Aid.

Now for the answers to the questions:

1) – C

Jellyfish have millions of small cells on their tentacles called Nematocyst which, when

disturbed, release a toxin which is what “sting” you. They can remain on your skin long

after the jellyfish is removed. The first step is to neutralize (deactivate) the Nematocyst.

This is done by flushing with vinegar / rubbing alcohol / ammonia / sea water. Never use

fresh water or urine. Never “rub” anything on the site. Once neutralized, the Nematocyst

can be removed with shaving cream and a credit card. Make sure you are wearing cloves

when touching the effected area!



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2) – B

Whenever you suspect someone is having a heart attack, time is critical. The American

Heart Association standards for adults require activating the Emergency Medical System

(Calling 911) immediately. On a boat, that means declaring an emergency before starting

CPR. Once help is on the way, you can start CPR if the victim is not breathing. You do not

need to check for a pulse before starting CPR. Having an Automated External Defibrillator

(AED) available will provide additional life saving support.

3) – D

Getting someone out of the cold water before hypothermia sets in, is your first concern. But,

you must do so at minimal risk to yourself. Do not go into the water without being tethered

to the boat and wearing a PFD. And get out of the water as soon as you start loosing

strength.

4) – C

All head injuries must be considered life threatening. If an injured person shows any signs

of a serious head injury (including loss of balance, confusion and/or severe headache), he/

she should immediately go to a hospital for further evaluation. After declaring an

emergency, have the person lie still with their head and shoulders slightly elevated while

waiting for the Coast Guard.

How well did you do? Would you know what to do in an emergency? If the answer is “no”, it

is time for you to take a CPR & First Aid course.

D5 will be providing a CPR/First Aid Course at the Fall Education Conference. The course,

“The American Heart Association’s Heartsaver First Aid with CPR and AED Training” will

include the following:

· CPR for Adults and Children (Mouth-to-Mouth and Mouth-to Mask)

· Automatic External Defibrillator (AED) training for Adults and Children

· First Aid Basics

o Calling for Help

§ On Land

§ On Water

o First Aid Kits for:



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§ Home

§ Day Trips (<2 Hours from EMS)

§ Near Shore (2 – 4 Hours from EMS)

§ Off Shore (4 – 6 Hours from EMS)

§ Blue Water (>6 hours from EMS)

· Medical Emergencies

o Breathing and Choking Problems

o Bad Allergic Reactions (Anaphylactic Shock)

o Heart Attack

o Stroke

o Fainting

o Diabetes & Low Blood Sugar

o Seizures

o Shock

· Injury Emergencies

o Bleeding

o Wounds

o Head, Neck and Spine Injury

o Broken Bones and Sprains

o Burns and Electrocution

· Environmental Emergencies

o Bites and Stings

o Snake Bites

o Poisoning

· Boater Emergencies *

o Jellyfish Stings

o Fish Hook Injuries

o Carbon Monoxide Exposure

o Near Drowning and Hypothermia

o Sunburn and Heat Stroke

o Seasickness

* Boater Emergencies - This portion of the training was developed by James A. Brown,

MD, JN (UPSP Member, USCG Licensed Master, 50 Tons)

Upon successful completion of the course, students will receive an American Heart Association

Course Completion Card in CPR & First Aid. These certifications are acceptable by the USPS for



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anyone wanting to complete their

Advanced Boat Operator

Certification, Costal Boat

Operator Course or by the USCG

for anyone wishing to get their

Captain’s License.

The D5 CPR/First Aid Course

will be presented on Friday,

November 5 by the Safety

Institute of Maryland. The fee

for the course is $75.00 per

person. A $15.00 discount will

be made available for any

couple wishing to share a book.

A CPR Mask is required for the

course. If you do not have one,

you may purchase one at the

class for $15.00.

Pre-registration is required. Checks should be made to: “Safety Institute of MD” and can be

sent to:

Alan Karpas

8800 Earl Ct.

Bethesda, MD 20817

If you would like to have a CPR/First Aid Course for your squadron, please let me know. I

would be pleased to arrange for a course for you.

For more information or to have any questions answered, please contact me:

P/C Alan Karpas, JN

District 5 CPR/First Aid Chairman

301-767-5905

[email protected]

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SCHEDULE OF EVENTS

Thursday, 12 August 2010

1500 - Southbound Cruise Arrives Solomons Island

1500-1800 Registration and Upcoming Events Information Holiday Inn

Patuxent Concourse

Sign Up for

Bean Bag Baseball/ Kayak Racing

Walking Poker Run (Event runs Fri thru Sat – end 1700)

1730-1830 D5 Commander’s Cocktail Party Spring Cove Marina

Dinner/Picnic On Your Own

Friday, 13 August 2010

0800- Boat Operator Certification Training Holiday Inn


Patuxent Concourse

Sign Up for

Bean Bag Baseball/Kayak Racing

Walking Poker Run (Fri thru Sat – end 1700)

0900-1700 Raffle & 50/50 Holiday Inn

0930- Tour/Lunch Sotterley Plantation Docks

Transportation by Boat

1000- Tour/Lunch Sotterley Plantation Holiday Inn Portico

Transportation by Car

1230 Dinghy Poker Run Capt’s Meeting Holiday Inn Pax Ballroom

1300 Dinghy Poker Run Docks Holiday inn

1300-1500 Bean Bag Baseball TBD

1330 Kayak Racing TBD

1400 BullEx Fire Extinguisher Simulator Rear Holiday Inn

1600 Captains’ Meeting Nav Contest Holiday Inn Pax Ballroom

1700 Conch Blowing Contest Museum

1730 Cocktails beneath Drum Point Lighthouse Museum

1800 BBQ Buffet catered by Patuxent River Museum Lighthouse


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Saturday, 14 August 2010

0800 Assemble for Flag Raising - Commanders, District Museum

Bridge Officers, P/D/Cs, C/Cs, National

Officers, R/C Participants - Uniform “E” or “D”

0830 Flag Raising Ceremony Museum

0900-1030 Council Meeting Museum Auditorium


Patuxent Concourse

Sign Up for

Bean Bag Baseball/ Kayak Racing

Walking Poker Run (Fri thru Sat – end 1700)

1030-1600 Raffle & 50/50 Holiday Inn

1100 Navigation Contest Meeting Holiday Inn

Observers assigned

1300 Depart – Navigation Contest

Contest starts at 1330

1330 Kayak Racing TBD

1600 Church Services TBA Holiday Inn

1700 Walking Poker Run – Play your hand Holiday Inn

1730 Reception – Cash Barr Holiday Inn

1830 Buffet Dinner/Contest Awards Presentations Holiday Inn

Boat Operator Certification Training

Boat Operator Certification (BOC)

Advanced Certifier Training

Inland Navigator Certification

Skill Demonstration – Using Pyrotechnic Distress Signals

Skill Demonstration – BullEx Fire Extinguisher Simulator

Times: Friday and Saturday — 0800-1700 (To be posted)

Contact: D/Lt/C Walter Neese, SN

D/Lt Larry Graham, SN

D/Lt Robert Prior, JN

NUN CAN DO BETTER!

SCHEDULE OF EVENTS


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First Announcement:

District and Squadron Administrative Officer TrainingThe Transition from Warrior to Chieftain

The new District and Squadron Administrative Officer Training (DAO/SAO) is coming to a location

near you! On November 5, 2010, D/Lt/C Jeff McKinney, JN (D/5 AO) will facilitate this course for

Districts 5 and 27. Please note this immediately precedes the 2010 D/5 Fall

Education Conference. More than one hundred students have already

completed the 5-module, 6-hour course at either the Beta (D/8) or at the

Annual Meeting in Orlando.

Our Squadrons and Districts rely upon sound leadership for success. Our

Nominating Committees grapple to match the right people with the right jobs.

Tough economic times and changing demographics require more of our

Bridge Officers than ever before. This training was the vision of our Past Chief

Commander, Creighton Maynard, SN and Chief Commander, Frank Dvorak,

SN. The Board of Directors approved a rollout plan for 10 cities with financial

support from the Century Fund.

Here’s an outline of the DAO/SAO course.

� Module 1: Leadership Knowledge and Skills - fundamental principles of leadership and

management in the USPS setting.

� Module 2: Teambuilding Techniques - methods for developing and managing high-

performance work teams and committees.

� Module 3: Problem Solving (interactive case study) - conflict resolution, growth,

member involvement, preventing Squadron dissolution – hands on application from

Modules 1 and 2.

� Module 4: USPS Structure (OT in today’s USPS) - USPS structure, jobs,

responsibilities and traditions. Brief review of Operations Training (OT). If you are

either on the Bridge or intend to serve, you should have already taken OT.

� Module 5: Planning and Executing

Effective Meetings (USPS

application for Bridge members) –

rules of the road for general,

committee, dinner, Council, District

and other USPS meeting settings.

All students, who complete the course, receive an

LDAO designation in DB2000 and a

certificate. Detailed course notes are

provided to each participant.


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Our session will be held at the Rockville Hilton Hotel.The address and phone number are 1750 RockvillePike, Rockville, Maryland, United States 20852-1699Tel: 1-301-468-1100 Please contact D/Lt/C McKinney [email protected] for more details.Registration forms will be available soon. All membersare welcome based on availability. This course will befree for incoming and sitting Administrative Officers –Squadron and District. Others will be charged $50 todefray costs. Pre-registration is required for all classesand space is limited (maximum attendance - 40.)

We will have a continental breakfast, working lunch andafternoon snacks during the class. We will startpromptly at 9:00 am and conclude at 4:00 pm. Dress isUSPS casual.

If you are traveling this summer and will be in another area, you might consider participating in atclass in Boston, New York, Atlanta, New Orleans, Dallas, Chicago, Cleveland, Los Angeles orBellevue (Governing Board.) In addition, D/33 – Puerto Rico, is planning to hold classes in theirgeography. Anyone can attend any of the sessions. The website also has other dates, logistics,registration forms, faculty bios, contact folks and other important information. www.usps.org/national/

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A Look Ahead

In late October 2010, we will Beta Testthe new DXO/SXO course designed forExecutive Officers. This hands-ontraining will use the skills andknowledge gained during theAdministrative Officer training. It will beintroduced at the 2011 Annual Meetingin Orlando. The DAO/SAO course willbe a pre-requisite for participation inDXO/SXO. So be sure you attend theAdministrative Officer course in any ofthe available locations.

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2010 National Scout Jamboree

——Original Message——

From: Brian Becker [mailto:[email protected]]

Sent: Saturday, September 26, 2009 8:56 AM

Subject: Scout Jamboree 2010

Greetings to all of District 5. Perhaps you have heard that USPS/ District 5 will be involved (as in the year

2005) with the National Boy Scouts 100th ANNIVERSARY JAMBOREE at Fort AP Hill Virginia –26 JULY

THRU 4 AUGUST 2010. This will be the last year the Jamboree will be held at the Fort.

I have been asked to seek and coordinate the volunteers of District 5.

P/R/C Roberta Dougherty sent me the APPLICATION form - well, close to it.. One current drawback is the

$35 / day required to participate as shown on the form. There are initiatives underway to seek a waiver or a

grant to offset this financial requirement. However, I do want to get the process started and it is only fair to

let folks know of the “current rules”.

If we can get volunteers to put the date/dates of their involvement on their calendars, we are off to a great

start.

There are many facts/ planning considerations still underway. I will keep all advised of those developments

reported to me as time goes by.

What I ask now is that Squadron publications / the Districts outstanding Mark 5, District Bridge and

committee members, the Esteemed Past Commanders, and others put the most positive enthusiasm behind

our support for this event… your own early volunteering would provide a firm base and incentive for others

to add their names.

Thanks…

Proud to be District 5

J. Brian Becker

410 442-1230


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100th ANNIVERSARY2010 NATIONAL SCOUT JAMBOREE Boy Scouts of America

FORT AP HILL VIRGINIA26 JULY thru 4 AUGUST 2010

Day Exhibitor Staff(those not sleeping on-site)

NATIONAL EXHIBITS APPLICATIONFor Those Supporting: Sea Scouts, United States Power Squadrons, U. S.

Army Corps of Engineers, and Coast Guard Auxiliary

Please make a copy for your records and return this application toBrian Becker of District 5, [email protected]

Deadline for submission is ____________________________________.

Day Staff fee (part-time or full-time) is $35.00 per day and includes lunch. Pay on-site at National Exhibits HQ (no housing included)

Exhibit Name: ________________________________________________________________

First Name: ____________________ Initial:_____ Last Name: ________________________

Address:______________________________________________________________________

City: ___________________________________________ State: ________ Zip: _________

Height: ______ Weight: _____ Date of Birth: ___________________ Sex (M/F): ______Mo. Date Year

Telephone (Evening): _____________________ (Daytime): __________________________

(Cell):

E-mail (Home): ____________________________

Email (Office): ____________________________

Emergency Contact: _______________________ Phone: ____________________________

At dawn on July 26, 2010, dew on the empty fields shimmers in the growing daylight. And then … here they come! By noon, throngs of Scouts are carrying gear and tents, and gateways begin to emerge from the empty ground. By dusk, the landscape has been transformed into a bustling city of 18,000 tents, 3,600 patrol kitchens and 43,000 Scouts and leaders. This transformation occurs in mere hours, making Jamboree City the fastest growing city in Virginia, if not the world.


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Squadron Snippettes

(Happenings from around the District)

Dr. Wells, VIMS Director receiving Mermaid Painting from Lt Bob Beltz, JN


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Dr. Wells, VIMS Director receiving $3,000.00 Check from Lt Robert Beltz, JN


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Mark 5 Staff

Editor

D/Lt Thomas Reichard, AP

1205 Elverton Ct.

Chesapeake, VA 23321

(Hampton Roads) (757) 465-1531

[email protected]

Staff

D/Lt Gail W. Becker, S (Patapsco)

D/Lt Walter D. Lazear, AP (Northern VA)

D/Lt Micky McNelis (Dundalk)

Photographers

P/D/C Arlene Anderson, AP (Hampton Roads)

D/Lt Michael Lebeduik, III, P (Delhigh)

D/Lt Sharen Reichard, P (Hampton Roads)

Advertising

D/Lt Jack Yeigh, AP– Chairman

317 Columbia Lane

Stevensville, MD 21666

(Kent Narrows) (410) 643-2106

[email protected]

P/D/C William Selden, V, AP (Richmond)

Official Publication of District 5

United States Power Squadrons®

Published Six Times Annually

(three printed - three online)

Deadline for:

Fall (Print) 2010 is August 17, 2010

Winter (Online) 2010 is November 28, 2010

Articles, opinions and advertisements do not

necessarily reflect USPS policy or

endorsement unless so designated.

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MARK 5MARK 5

August 6-122010 District 5 Summer Cruise

August 13-15Summer Council and Rendezvous

Holiday Inn

Solomon’s Island, MD

August 30 - September 052010 Governing Board

Bellevue/Seattle, WA

October 1-3D/5 Sail Regatta and Fall Festival

Cambridge / Rock Hall (TBD

Sail Regatta Host - Rockville

November 5-7D/5 Fall Conference

Rockville, MD

Hosted by D/5 Meetings & Rendezvous

UPCOMING EVENTS

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