Warm Beach Community Church Royal Rangers Outpost 168 Northwest Ministry Network

Bronze Medal of Achievement for District Ranger of The Year

 

 

(Pictured: L to R)

 

Ron Large – Divisional Coordinator – Northwest Division,

Larry Norris III – Outpost 168 Bronze Medal Achievement Recipient,

Larry Norris Jr – Sr. Commander - Warm Beach Comm. Church Outpost 168

Larry Norris III recently completed the required courses of study to earn the first step towards the highest award in Royal Rangers, the Gold Medal of Achievement.  Larry was presented by Sr. Commander Larry Norris Jr. and Divisional Coordinator Ron Large with the Royal Rangers Bronze Medal of Achievement on Sunday December 7, 2008.  Larry is a member of the Warm Beach Community Church Royal Ranger - Outpost 168.  Larry also successfully completed the additional service work and leadership capacities to be awarded this honor.  We at Outpost 168, extend our Congratulations and Commend you on all of your hard work!   Larry was read a letter of recognition from National Commander Doug Marsh that accompanied his Certificate, Ribbon Bar and Medal Drape. 

He is the son of Larry Norris Jr of Stanwood, WA and Dianne Davis of Fresno, CA.  Larry attends school at Highland Christian Schools in Arlington, WA.  His activities include in Middle School Soccer, Middle School Basketball at Highland Christian Schools and Stanwood Camano Minor League Little League baseball. 

Earlier this year, Larry successfully passed the District Ranger of The Year evaluations and successfully earned his Discovery Ranger Gold Eagle Achievement award.  The Royal Rangers is a scouting program similar to the Boy Scout program and is a merit driven program offered by the Assembly of God church.

            Every great challenge a young man accepts helps to build his character, increase his determination to achieve, and improve his ability to set goals and fulfill them. The Adventure Rangers Advancement Trail offers such a challenge—the Trail to the Gold Medal of Achievement. It is a plan to help them earn the Gold Medal of Achievement.

 

            The key to progressing on the Advancement Trail is earning merits. Each merit has a colored border, indicating its color group. After completing a specific number of merits in the required color groups, the Adventure Ranger can earn one of the Advancement awards. For example, the Advancement awards leading to the Bronze Medal of Achievement are the Powder Horn, Bowie Knife, Tomahawk, and Long Rifle.

 

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Commander Rodney Moore Recognized to Divisional Staff

(Pictured: L to R)

 Ron Large – Divisional Coordinator – Northwest Division,

Rodney Moore – Outpost Commander/FCF Representative - Warm Beach Comm. Church Outpost 168

 

Divisional Coordinator Ron Large recently presented to Commander Rodney Moore, Divisional Staff recognition for his many years of faithful service and involvement with Royal Rangers in the Northwest District and the Northwest Ministry Network.   Rodney has been involved with the Royal Rangers for over 20 plus years.  During his time of involvement, he has taken on many roles in the program.  He has been a past Commander from Stanwood Assembly of God, now - New View Church.   He joined the Warm Beach Community Church Outpost in 2006 as a Commander and has been an integral part of the high achieving Outpost.

 

Commanders Complete Leader's Medal of Achievement
Appointed to Divisional Staff

 

(Pictured: L to R)

Larry Norris Jr – Sr. Commander - Warm Beach Comm. Church Outpost 168, 

Ron Large – Divisional Coordinator – Northwest Division,

Barry Hollmer – Outpost Commander - Warm Beach Comm. Church Outpost 168,

Both Commander Larry Norris Jr and Commander Barry Hollmer recently completed the required courses of study required to earn the Royal Rangers' Leader's Medal of Achievement award or LMA.  Their commitment was unique as the two of them worked towards this goal as a team throughout the training.  This award signifies that the Commander has completed a series of courses designed to help expand and enhance their skills in Leadership.  The LMA is the culmination of the Leadership Training Academy (LTA) which has adopted a continuous training philosophy. It places training content into “modules” that commanders can complete in eight hours or less. This approach gives the commanders many training options to customize a training plan that meets their unique needs! Additional modules are added as new training ideas or program changes are incorporated into Royal Rangers. This makes the LTA a life-long commitment to training!

The required elements to earn the Leaders Medal of Achievement are:

• Ranger Basics – 8 hour module
• Discipleship 1 and 2 – (3 hours each module; 6 hours total)
• Safety and the Church – 3 hour module
• Successful Outpost – 4 hour module or attending World Class Outpost
• One Age Specific Activities Module – 4 hour module:
• Ranger Kids Activities
• Discovery/Adventure Rangers Activities
• Expedition Rangers Activities
• First Aid-CPR (from a certified provider, e.g., Red Cross)
• One Elective Module – 2 hour module (minimum)
• LTA Camp-out for Discovery-Adventure-Expedition Rangers leaders – (overnight camping module), or Ranger Kids Skills for RK leaders – (6 hour module).  An NTC, or RKTC, may be attended instead since they exceed the minimum requirements for the LMA.

Following the presentation of LMA Awards and Recognition to Commander Larry and Commander Barry, Divisional Coordinator Ron Large presented appointments to the Divisional Staff to both Commanders for their commitment to Royal Rangers; their desire to become better trained Commanders for their Outpost and the boys in their Outpost.  Both Commanders were humbled by the appointment and graciously accepted this appointment.  Thank you to Divisional Coordinator Ron Large and the entire Northwest Ministry Network for this opportunity to continue to serve and minister to boys. 

 

 

 

Helping Others and Giving Thanks!


Warm Beach Royal Rangers recently assisted the Warm Beach Community Church Food Bank preparing Thanksgiving Food Baskets.  The boys and Commanders helped through the entire project, from setting up, organizing, assembling, clean up and delivering them.  The boys took time to give thanks for all of their own blessings while helping others.  The Food Bank Coordinator, Marleen Weigand was very appreciative of the Outpost assisting during the holiday. 




Pictured (L to R):
Back Row - Cmdr. Rodney Moore, Austin, Greg Weigand, Sr. Cmdr. Larry Norris Jr, Cmdr. Barry Hollmer
Seated - Marleen Weigand - Food Bank Coordinator
Front Row - Taylor, Mark, Travis, Larry

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