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OA Unit Election Team members and Scoutmasters, please visit our webpage dedicated entirely with information and training for the 2012 election season.

11AM Gathering, 12PM Potluck, 1PM Kayak Polo,

Saturday, February 18, at Lake Cahuilla County Park

All wayward sailors, tugboat captains, and pirates that are Arrowmen, and their families, are invited to join our navel forces at the 2012 Aca Chapter Paddle Potluck. Join us for an afternoon to celebrate a great year of achievement in 2011 and start of the year with games, Kayak Polo, FOOD, fellowship and fun. Click here for more information.

Featured Hike: Moon Light Hike through Ladder Canyon

in Painted Canyon in the Mecca Hills, 11PM to 5AM, Saturday Night through Sunday Morning, February 11-12

This is an excellent hike for the adventurous. The ladder hike wanders through some spectacular slot canyons. If you've ever wondered what it would be like to hike on Mars, then this might be pretty close. Click here for more information.

Get ready for a night at the movies at the

2012 Cahuilla Lodge Banquet

Saturday, February 25, at the Murrieta Community Center, Murrieta, CA

Cahuilla Lodge cordially invites you and your family to the 2012 Cahuilla Lodge Banquet. It will be held February 25, 2012, at the Murrieta Community Center.
Theme: "A Night At The Movies". The evening will be packed with action and adventure along with great food, new and old friends, awards, and a whole lot of fellowship! Click here to visit the Cahuilla Lodge website for more information.

Click to download the banquet flyer.(PNG format)

Coming Spring Break, 2012...

Black Canyon Trek

Canoe/Kayak Trip Through

Black Canyon On The Colorado River

March 31 to April 4, 2012.

>Click here for more information.

>Click here to download the flyer.

>Click here to download the info. & registration Packet.

Mother Earth People's Inter-Tribal Council Annual Gathering Pow Wow

10AM to Dusk, May 5 & 6, 2012

at Mojave Narrows Regional Park,

18000 Yates Road, Victorville, CA.

Featuring Gourd Dancing, teepee village, Native American dancers and drummers, authentic food, and a special program just for Scouts!

The special guest northern drum will be Black Lodge Singers from White Swan, Washington.

Click here for the front of the pow wow flyer.

Click here for the back of the pow wow flyer.

Latest News

1/19/2012: Eagle Scouts Sam Kocen, Jackson Lindley, and Cameron Stiede represented our local Scouting community at the closing dinner of the Western Region Gathering meeting of the BSA in Palm Springs. Sam Kocen gave an oustanding speech to the audience that stated what the rank of eagle meant to him.

1/21/2012: Aca members Chase Hadden, Ryan Munger, and Cameron Stiede helped setup and perform the opening flags for the annual Sunrise District Dinner in Palm Springs. Over 30 Scouters and their families attended the dinner

1/21/2012: Four Aca Chapter members attended the Lodge Leader Development along with over 35 other OA members from throughout Cahuilla Lodge. This day long course emphasized leadership roles within the Order of the Arrow.

1/14/2012: Aca's youth leaders came together and adults came together for our 2012 planning meeting. They laid out our goals for the year and planned out our calendar for the rest of the year. Look for some special announcements and fun activities that will be announced in the next few weeks.

1/7/2012: Thirty people attended the Detsanvli Winter Gathering in Palm Springs. This event was hosted by our Deer Run drum and dance teams. There were Arrowmen and families from 3 different Chapters in attendance. After a potluck dinner the audience got to watch exhibitions for jingle dress, southern buckskin, and northern dancing. Some members of the audience also got to be a part of an owl dance for couple's to dance to a 2 step beat.

1/7/2012: The first ceremony of the year! Three Chemehuevie Clan members performed an Arrow of Light ceremony for 6 webelos from Pack 78 at the Marine Corps base in Twentynine Palms, CA. They did an outstanding job and gave 2012 a great kick start for Aca.

1/7/2012: Congratulations to Corey Chabot and Chris Bergh for completing the Vigil Honor Ceremony at Camp Emerson January 7. Both of them have a long and distinguished career of service to local scout units and the general community.

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