Michigan District
The Long Rifle
Information about Royal Ranger Events in Michigan
Volley 38, Shot 3
Summer Adventure
Camp 2015
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Our Summer Camp for 2015,
Summer Adventure Camp will be
held at Lost Valley Camp in Gaylord
on August 6 - 9.
Our theme of Transformed
Warrior is based in Joel 3:9-11 and
carries over from our winter theme
of ‘Tranformed’. The highlight of
this theme will be the simulated
Bible battles based in Judges, 1&2
Samuel and 1&2 Kings. All boys
and men are welcome to
participate but they need to
prepare by making weapons (foam
based).
Information posted at
www.michrr.com will have detailed
instructions
on
appropriate
weapon building.
In addition we will have ranges
(archery, 22, shotgun), swimming &
boating and other field games. We
also encourage outposts to each
bring a game to share at their camp
site (ie. volleyball, horseshoes,
etc.).
We plan to offer the
Rocketry merit for boys to earn.
Edited in Wixom, MI
The Lost Valley field will offer a
great site for launching. Our events
will finish with a special afternoon
competition finals which will
include Gaga ball tournament, Tails
game and Team tug of war. More
details about Summer Adventure
Camp activities including cabin and
meal options will soon be available
and shared.
Most Awesome
Overnighter &
Field Day
The Metro Section is sponsoring
it’s annual Overnighter & Field Day
event on May 29-30 at Real Life
Farm in Canton.
This is a great event for younger
boys and parents. The Real Life
Farm offers a great site for games
and activities, but the best part
may be the great variety of
animals. Farmer Don has rabbits,
chicks, kittens, miniature goats and
sheep as well as many other
animals to pet and feed.
The cost is only $15 which
includes activities, meals, event
patch and awards. Attenders can
opt for the Friday night camping
and Saturday Field Day, or just
attend
the
Saturday
Field
competition. This event is open to
all ranger groups and their siblings.
If you bring a non-ranger friend –
they attend for free!
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May 2015
Michigan RR
Junior Training
Michigan District RR is offering two
training camps on June 18-25 at
Connection Church, Canton, MI.
Cost for either camp is $75 by June
1st; $85 after June 1st, 2015.
Rangers Training Camp (RTC) is a
district camp for boys in the 3rd
and 4th grades. The focus will be
on team building through the
Patrol Method. RTC is a PreAcademy Training Event designed
to help boys for Junior Academy
Camps. It is not a pre-requisite for
Junior
Leadership
Training
Academy attendance.
Junior Training Camp (JTC) is the
entry level junior camp designed to
strengthen camping , leadership
and soul winning skills of Royal
Rangers. Rangers eligible to attend
this camp will be in the 5th grade
or older and be recommended by
their commander. Earning the
camping merit prior to attending
JTC is recommended.
Applications are available on
michrr.com. For questions or to
have an application sent to you,
contact
District
Training
Coordinator Frank Fenbert at
734.777.5181, [email protected].
Raingutter
Regatta
Kalamazoo Family Worship
Center, OP#300 is conducting their
annual Raingutter Regatta on
Saturday, June 13th. This event is
open to all ranger outposts in the
District.
For this event boys build a
small sailboat from a kit and then
race them in water filled rain
gutters. In some ways it is similar
to pinewood derby and is great fun
for the whole family.
Please
contact Dick Quick for sailboat kit
information and race rules.
Dick would like all outposts
attending to contact him so he can
plan for his supplies. Contact him
at [email protected] .
goal is to establish Royal Rangers in
every country around the world to
reach boys for Jesus.
The RRI team met recently for
their annual council meeting in
Jerusalem to plan future outreach
to new nations. We encourage you
to partner with Doug and RRI by
donating to his missionary fund.
Visit www.DougMarsh.org for more
information.
Sectional Ranger
Derbies
Upcoming Event
Reminders
May 23
Spring
Leader
Training, Brightmoor, Novi, MI
May 29-30
Metro RR Field Day,
Real Life Farm, Canton, MI
June 13
Ranger
Regatta,
Kalamazoo Family Worship
June 18-20
JLTA (RTC, JTC),
Connection Church, Canton, MI
July 10-11
Canton, MI
Various sections and local
outposts conducted their Ranger
Derby races in March and April.
This was a great time of learning
woodworking,
painting
and
creative skills, and then put their
designs to the test. Here are some
photos that were submitted from
these races.
Doug Marsh
RR Missionary
Former National Royal Ranger
Director Doug Marsh is pushing
forward his ministry to boys and
men as the Director of Royal
Rangers International. Currently
RR is established in about 81
countries around the world. His
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Metro Merit Camp,
July 31
Early
Registration
discount for Summer Adventure
Camp
Aug 6-9
Summer Adventure
Camp, Lost Valley Camp, Gaylord,
MI
Aug 10-13
Creation Camp, Lost
Valley Camp, Gaylord, MI
Oct 16-17
Bedford, MI
World Class Outpost,