March 2017 Bugle Call

The BUGLE CALL
News from the NCWC  
March 2017

Education Committee
Peter Vrooman has asked that reenactors who can participate in school presentation days please contact him with your contact info and location. This will help him put together groups to work with the schools.
Contact Peter at [email protected] 
 
Membership 
Reminder NO RENEWAL MEMBERSHIPS WILL BE PROCESSED AT ANY EVENT as stated in the bylaws. If you do not have a current membership at the time of the event you will have to do a pay to play. So it pays to get your membership done early. The deadline for memberships to be valid for winter quarters is March 20th 2017. THERE WILL BE NO MEMBERSHIPS PROCESSED AT WINTER QUARTERS. IF YOU DON’T HAVE IT DONE BY THE 20TH OF MARCH YOU WILL HAVE TO DO A PAY TO PLAY!! 
 
A bit of NCWC history
Can anyone remember why our newsletter is known as the Bugle Call? You can ponder this and if you think you know email me your answer. I will     reveal the answer next month.  [email protected] 
 
Events 
Winter Quarters 
 
NCWC Winter Quarters at the  Butte Creek Scout Ranch (Gilbert Ranch) 13462 S. Butte Creek Rd, Scotts Mills, OR 97375 
FRIDAY MARCH 31 –  SUNDAY, APRIL 2, 2017 Site Open –  Friday 2:00 PM Site Closed – Sunday 4:00 PM Experience living history scenarios, camp life, military drill and tactics,  and mock combat in a wilderness setting—or meals and entertainment in “town!” 
About the Ranch Butte Creek Scout Ranch is located near Scotts Mills and Silverton, about 30 miles southeast of Oregon City and 30 miles northeast of Salem in the foothills of the Cascades. The property is approximately 640 acres, lying on both sides of Butte Creek, with a Western “town,” spacious mess and dance hall, and miles of hiking and equestrian trails! Check out their website for    photos of this great facility! https://www.cpcbsa.org/buttecreek 
 
Cost: $10 per person if you supply your own tent/RV and food. 
 
SHELTER RENTAL (One 2 person Mini Adirondack Shelter, Fri, Sat & Sun): $20 per Person MEALS: 4 meals: Saturday Breakfast, Lunch, Supper; Sunday Breakfast  $20 per person for the weekend $7 a meal for individual meals  If you wish to buy your meals you must RSVP with Julie Benson                               [email protected] 
 
 
Horse Rental at winter quarters 
 
 
Butte Creek Ranch has over 30 horses they use with the Scouts Program.  They have      offered to rent to us horses at $100 each for Sat and Sun with unlimited riding.   The ranch has insurance and waivers for their riding program, and those who wish to rent horses would do so as a separate deal, between them and the ranch.  If the ranch is OK with rental horses participating in NCWC activities at Winter Quarters this would mean trail riding and drill only—no shooting. The ranch may also require that riders on rental horses must be accompanied by one of the ranch's wranglers at all times. The NCWC will not rent ANY horses. If an individual would like to rent a horse that is their option and they are responsible for their own safety as an individual contracted with the park. Rental riders will not be allowed to ride the horse in any NCWC training untested.  If they want to ride in training the horse and rider must pass all testing for the level at which they want to participate.  If any evaluator says no pass to the evaluation then they are not allowed to participate. These may be the greatest horses in the world but no one in the club knows them! Under our current rules, those passed at the Advanced level can ride ANY horse outside of battle scenarios without further testing. Any non-advanced riders would of course, need to be evaluated. 
 
 Please RSVP to Capt. T.J. Bell to reserve horses, [email protected] 
 
EVENT RULES 1. Please register and pay event fees when you arrive. You must be a current NCWC or Reciprocal club member (such as WCWA, RACW OR CCWS) to be at the event (or pay to play sponsored by an NCWC unit) to participate in the event. You are strongly encouraged to become a member before showing up. It’s quick and easy with the NCWC’s new online membership process! You must be a current NCWC or reciprocal club member to attend this event. Membership must be in to the membership coordinator no later than March 20 th 2017. No memberships will be processed at Winter Quarters!  If your membership is not into the membership coordinator by March 20th 2017 you will have to do a pay to play! 
 
ONLINE Membership Available at nwcwc.net or contact Cindy Hilchey, NCWC Membership Coordinator, [email protected] 2. You may bring your own tent, camp in an RV in the lower parking area (no hookups available) or rent a 2 person Mini-Dak shelter ($20 for the       weekend). 
3. Bring your own firewood. Open fires are allowed in established fire pits only (no digging). (Mini-Daks have fire pits). You may have fires in above ground fire pits or wood stoves. 
4. You may bring and cook your own food OR purchase meals ($20 for 4 meals or $7 per meal if purchased individually). 5. You may bring your own horses (please bring your own feed for horses) or rent horses provided by the Ranch. Please note: Horse rental agreement is between you and the Ranch (which owns the horses), not the NCWC. The NCWC is not responsible for any injuries or loss due to riding horses, whether rental horses or your own. Per our safety rules, all riders in NCWC sponsored events must be evaluated. Therefore, all riders on rental horses and personal horses must attend an Equine Orientation and Evaluation.  6. Modern camping RVs travel trailers in the lower parking lot  THERE ARE NO HOOKUPS FOR MODERN CAMP!!!! 
 
WINTER QUARTERS 2017 SCHEDULE  
Time Class Instructor Friday 3/31/17   2:00pm Move in registration  3:00pm   4:00pm   5:00pm   6:00pm   7:00pm   8:00pm DESSERT POTLUCK SOCIAL     Sat 4/1/17   8:00am Registration  8:00am Breakfast Pancakes, Scrambled Eggs, Sausage and Bacon 9:00am Muskets 101 116th 9:00am Collars and Cuffs Laura Hoover 9:30am Equine orientation Ken Morris 10:00am Horses for the non horseman Ken Morris 11:00am Cav Drill  11:00am Day caps Catherine Harper 12:00pm Lunch Subs and Chili 1:00pm Period hair styles  Laura Hoover 1:00pm Officers and Senior NCO leadership Jim Munson 1:30pm  Cav Drill  2:00pm Adding depth to your persona John Hartman 3:00pm Artillery training  Bruce Alley 3:00pm NCO 116th 3:00pm Pistols 101 Don Benson 4:00pm Skirmish  5:00pm Dinner Soft and Hard Tacos 6:00pm Odd Stories From the Civil War John Hartman 7:00pm Civil War films  Brad Whitworth       Sun 4/2/17   8:00am Breakfast Biscuits and Gravy 9:00am Church Eric or Donny 10:00am Rations 116th 10:00am Cav Drill possibly  11:00am   12:00pm Engineering demo 116th 1:00pm   2:00pm Leave  
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