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Hello Brothers!
My name is Travis Broadhurst and I am the Where to Go Camping Committee Chairman. This month’s place to go camping will be in the Bow as well as on the Tsali Lodge website and Facebook page! This month’s place to go camping is the South Mountains State Park.
South Mountains State Park is located in Burke County, 20.5 miles south of Morganton. From I-40, turn south at exit 105 on NC 18, travel 11.1 miles and make a right turn onto SR 1913 (Sugarloaf Road). Take SR 1913 to Old NC 18 for 4.3 miles and turn left. Travel 2.7 miles and make a right turn onto SR 1901 (Ward's Gap Road). The park is 1.4 miles off SR 1901 on SR 1904 (South Mountains Park Avenue). For more maps, including a trail map, please visit http://www.ncparks.gov/Visit/parks/somo/directions.php .
South Mountains State Park offers an intricate system of trails for horse riding, backpacking, and mountain biking (http://www.ncparks.gov/Visit/parks/somo/activities.php ). There are plenty of places to camp, from 20 backcountry sites for backpacking, to many group camping sites that are easily accessible. In addition to that, every camping area has a pit toilet nearby. For more information on camping at South Mountains State Park, visit
http://www.ncparks.gov/Visit/parks/somo/activities.php . For reservations, see http://www.ncparks.gov/Visit/parks/somo/reserve.php or call 1-877-7-CAMP-NC (722-6762).
I hope you and your unit will have a great time camping! If you have any further questions, please see the sites listed below, or feel free to message me on Facebook.
WWW, Travis Broadhurst
http://www.hikewnc.info/trailheads/south/
http://www.ncparks.gov/Visit/parks/somo/main.php
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Good evening, brothers! It's Travis Broadhurst with the Where to go Camping Place of the Month. This month's camping place is Hot Springs, NC. There are a couple of places to camping in and around Hot Springs. Silvermine Campground is a great tenting campground and is located on the banks of the French Broad River. The Appalachain Trail also runs through this campground and the town of Hot Springs. It is easily accesible off of US Highway 25-70. You and your troop can also hike the Appalachain Trail(AT) in and around Hot Springs. You can hike on Max Patch(a wide open field on top of a mountain perfect for viewing the surrounding area and the stars), Lover's Leap, and numerous other landmarks. To relax after your strenuous trip, take a nice dip in the natural hot springs loacted right in town. Trust me, it is very rewarding. to get to Hot Springs, simply take exit 19 (19A if coming from Asheville) towards Marshall heading west on US 25-70. Follow the signs and stay on 25-70 for appriximately 28 miles and you will be there. For further questions, you can email me at geo.traivs@yahoo.com or see the links below.
http://www.reserveamerica.com/campgroundDetails.do?subTabIndex=0&&contractCode=nrso&parkCode=sil2 http://www.nchotsprings.com/ http://www.localhikes.com/Hikes/AT-Hotsprings_0480.asp
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Brothers,
My name is Chambers Loomis, and I am your 2011 Vice-Chief of Administration. If we have not met, please feel free to come and talk to me at the next fellowship or ordeal. Our administration committees are hungry for new members, so don't hesitate to express your interest. I would like to call your attention to the lifeblood of lodge administration-- elections. Our elections teams are currently at the height of the election season. They can use all the help they can get, so contact your chapter chief to join your chapter's team. Additionally, if your home troop scoutmaster has not reached out to the lodge for help in holding OA elections, please tell him that this resource is available. The lodge officers have been updating the lodge website and facebook page on a weekly basis with exciting news and articles. Make it a point to check each at least once a week. Where to Go Camping Committee Chairman Travis Broadhurst posts weekly articles on beautiful camping locations for you to check out. If you see a particularly appealing attraction, make sure to tell your troop leaders about it. Lastly, any brothers who are eligible for brotherhood membership should begin memorizing the necessary material to sit before the board at the next event! Let's all look forward to a another successful Spring for Tsali Lodge!
WWW,
Chambers Loomis
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Brothers,
My name is Chambers Loomis, and I am your 2011 Vice-Chief of Administration. My efforts over the next year will be concentrated on membership retention, dues, unit elections, brotherhood conversion, and communications. The planbooks themselves are essential to effective communication in our lodge, so I will ensure that they are made available at each event. Additionally, under the guidance of chairman Chris Burke, the lodge website and facebook page will be able to reach their full potential. I will appoint a reliable unit elections team in each chapter, hopefully fueling our largest ordeals in a long time. I will work closely with our Vice-Chief of Program to make our events attractive to new ordeal members, thereby increasing brotherhood conversion rates. Serving on a committee is an excellent way to become involved in the lodge, so feel free to email or call me about joining an administrative committee. Let's all look forward to another successful year for Tsali Lodge!
Thanks, Chambers Loomis
VCA
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Greatings Lodge, The lodge Executive Committee has decided to install and inforce a $10 late fee for anyone that is not paid by 4:00 at the council office on the monday prior to the event. There is no exceptions, lodge officers and advisers that do not pay/registar will have to pay this late fee.
However, to avoid the late fee we allow all members to pay and register for all events early and all at once if they would like to do so!
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