HAT HILITES

Los Angeles Area Council                                                              February 2010                                                                Boy Scouts of America

•          The fire danger level in the Angeles National Forest was lowered from HIGH to LOW on January 24th.

•          The deadline for early registration for Adult Leader Backpack Training is February 12th. Call 213-413-4400 and ask for the Camping Department.

•          Call to get on the waiting list for this year’s provisional contingent to Philmont.

•          Physical exams are to be completed and signed by a certified and licensed health-care provider - a physician (MD, DO), nurse practitioner, or physician’s assistants. Note that chiropractors are excluded from this list.

  HAT Websites: <http://www.laac-hat.com>, <http://www.boyscoutsla.org> & click HAT

Quest Website: http://questbeyondtheeagle.com

  Future Events

Jun 26 - Jul 10            Quest Beyond the Eagle CANCELLED                                             Council-HAT
Jul 5 - 20                     Provisional contingent to Philmont Scout Ranch                               Council-Camping
Jul 24 - 31                   Provisional contingent to Log Cabin                                                   Council-Camping

3-Month Calendar

Feb 2                           HAT Meeting *
Feb 6 - 7                      Winter Camp Outing
Feb 19 - 21                  Adult Leader Backpack Training
TBD                             ALBPT Weekend Outing **
Mar 2                           HAT Meeting *
Mar 6                           Mountain Oriented Accident Response
Mar 13                         Junior Leader Backpack Training
Mar 27                         JLBPT Weekend Outing
Mar 23                         Climbing Instructor Class
Apr 6                           HAT Meeting *
Apr 12                                     Rock, Rope, Rescue Seminar
Apr 17                                     CA Trails Day/Trail Boss
Apr 30 - May 2            RRR Field Experience

  * HAT meetings are open to all registered adults, 7:30 p.m., LAAC Service Center, 2333 Scout Way, Los Angeles.
** Weekend field experience to be scheduled at the seminar.

HAT Contacts

Chair                                           Steve Dodson                  818-894-3200                 sedodson1@roadrunner.com

Leave No Trace                        Bill Vanderberg                                                           bill.vanderberg@comcast.net

The Trail Head Editor                Bob Beach                     310-375-0898                  rabeach4@juno.com

Training                                       Peter Matthews              310-213-7258                  matthews_peter@msn.com

Trail Boss                                    Dave Ledford                  310-373-2111                 gdledford@verizon.net

HiLites Editor                              Tom Thorpe                                                                tom@troop849.org

Mr. High Adventure                   Jim Hawkins                       562-865-2938                elderhawk@verizon.net

Forest Service Contacts

Conservation Projects            John Horton                310-375-5032              jbhorton@verizon.net

LA River Ranger District Little Tujunga Station          818-899-1900             www.fs.fed.us/r5/angeles

HAT HiLites is published monthly by the LAAC High Adventure Team to inform Scout Leaders of specific program, service, and other High Adventure activities and opportunities available in the coming months. For additional information about a specific entry, please call or email the appropriate HAT contact.