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port from both volunteers and profession-
al Scouters. Steve Royster tells how it all
comes together.
"Jerry Chase has been a key volunteer
with Ski Week ever since it started five
years ago. He primarily concerns himself
with program activities such as the racing
events and evening entertainment. Then
there is Roy Bevin and Bill Cunningham.
Bill is the new Orange County Ski As-
sociation chairman and Roy is the outgo-
ing chairman."
On the council level the professional
responsibility for Ski Exploring is divided
two ways. "Dean Egertson is the Exploring
executive who works with the ski associa
tion and the volunteer leaders. George
Trosko is our director of program and he,
in a sense, acts as a travel agent. Using
volunteer input, George does all the ski
trip planning and budgeting, getting in
touch with charter bus companies, and
reserving accommodations at hotels and
lodges."
Groundwork for the council's two big
trips begins with the council ski associa-
tion meeting in May or June. "We'll run a
survey to find out where the association
members would like to go," said Royster.
"We ask if they want a four-day or a
five-day trip and then we'll talk about it."
In late September all the ski club Advi-
sors gather for a big kickoff. A slide show
from previous trips is presented and an
information package including trip dates,
sites, and costs is handed out. By De-
cember, 900 Explorers are ready to go
skiing in Utah.
Why is skiing, with 2,500 members, the
largest Exploring specialty in Orange
County Council?
"First of all," said Royster, "skiing is
very popular in southern California. But
Exploring can offer these kids something
they can't get anywhere else. That includes
trips to major resorts with chaperon ratios
of one to 15 and at costs the kids can
afford."
Ski Week concluded with an outdoor
barbeque and awards ceremony at the
base of Pitchfork race course. Jerry Chase
thanked the Explorers for a good week of
fun and competition and then joked to
Curtis Campbell, Scott, and Cindy Gard-
ner, "We're not going to let you guys from
Nevada back next year."
Curtis and Scott knew better than to
take him seriously. The two Explorers will
be freshman roommates this fall at Brig-
ham Young University, and both plan to
try out for the university ski team. The
skiers from Orange County had better
sharpen their racing skills before next
year's Ski Week.
"We'll be back," said Curtis. "We
wouldn't miss it." ■
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Rotary and Scouting (from page 9)
ual Rotarians, such as lumber dealer
Shimon, have given a lot to Scouting.
Shimon donated roofing supplies for fix-
ing the Scout House. "It was a job that had
to be done and somebody had to do it," he
says modestly.
Annually, the Oconomowoc Rotary
Club sets aside $1,600 for Scouting activi-
ties, mostly for maintenance of the Scout
House and for other programs.
Its biggest annual fundraiser is spon-
sorship of the Milwaukee Symphony Or-
chestra which usually pulls in about
$ 10,000 for all the organization's activities.
The first concert 17 years ago was held to
raise money to refurbish the Scout House.
"That was the first time the symphony had
a concert outside Milwaukee. We're really
proud to be able to continue that pro-
gram," says Rotary President Kreutz-
mann.
As an annual thank-you, the young men
in Troop 12 host a cookout at the Scout
House for the Rotarians. "Tenderfoot stew
and beans, that's usually the menu,"
comes a laugh from down the table.
This Rotary-Scout connection has ties
that really bind, on a formal and infor-
mal basis. Fifty years ago, the Carnation
Company was the largest firm in town.
Many of the corporation's executives and
staff were Rotary members active in
Scouting. Their kids were busy earning
merit badges in Troop 12.
Carnation still has its canned and in-
stant milk division in Oconomowoc al-
though the corporate headquarters has
moved on. Company executives are still
involved. So are the personnel of other
area firms.
There have been many Rotary-Scout
family traditions as well, point out the men
around the restaurant table. Names rattle
like hail on a window. Rentmeester's
father, in fact, was an active Rota'rian and
Scouter.
The men in the restaurant use the
Navine family as another example. Dick
Navine Sr., was a Mobil Oil Co. distribu-
tor in 1933, a Rotary member who signed
the first troop charter application. His son,
Dick Jr., was a charter member of the
troop and is now Oconomowoc city asses-
sor. His sons, Jeff and John, were Troop 12
members in the 1960s and 1970s. Jeffs
son, Jeremy, is an alumnus of Troop 12.
Plenty of other statistics can be called
up. There have been 50 Rotary presidents
in those years, each with something special
to give Troop 12. There have been 12
Scoutmasters; 35 Eagles; and five Silver
Beavers who were associated with Rotary.
In the original charter, 32 young men
signed on. Subsequently, there has been
an average of about 25 youngsters each
year in Troop 12. In 1983, 29 Scouts were
enrolled, explains Scoutmaster Harrold.
"The high point came in the early-'70s. We
had about 60 members then. In 1973, we
sent 34 kids to the national jamboree in
Butler, Pennsylvania," he recalls. Other
Scouts from Troop 12 have attended world
jamborees in England. Japan, Norway,
and Idaho.
Harrold has been Scoutmaster since
1965. "Earl Rentmeester called me into
the furniture store one day," he says with a
grin. Across the table, his older friend rolls
his eyes. Both know what's coming next.
"Earl says to me, 'Have I got a deal for
you!' That's how I got started. I should
have known better," Harrold groans in
mock exasperation.
Under Harrold's direction. Troop 12 has
shown its muscle. It has won eight of the
last 10 district first aid contests. It has also
traditionally been the biggest troop in the
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