From the Chief – March Lodge Update
March 18, 2025
Scouts and Scouters,
My name is Marie Kenney, and I am proud to serve as Shenandoah Lodge Chief for 2025.
Later this month, we will be having our first event of the year: Spring Fellowship. Registration is live, and you can go to our website to register. The event will be held at Camp Shenando...
Spring is Upon Us – From the Council Commissioner
March 17, 2025
I don't know about the rest of you, but this weather has me wanting to get outside. Of course, as I type that sentence the sound of rain pelting the metal roof of my patio picked up, so maybe I will stay dry in here. It is definitely springtime. Cub Scouts are earning their ranks and crossing into S...
Camp Improvement Plan is Making Progress
March 16, 2025
Hello Scouts and Scout Leaders! Have you seen the Camp Improvement Plan? You may find it here: https://www.campshenandoah.org/about-camp-shenandoah/camp-master-plan/ or by going to the About the Camp pull down menu and select Camp Master Plan. Great things are planned!
The plan came from work don...
Stepping Into the Role of Council President
February 10, 2025
I am honored and excited to step into the role of Council President. A tremendous thank you to my predecessor Steve Hammond who did an outstanding job as Council President over the past 3 years. It is a privilege to follow in the footsteps of Steve and so many other great past Presidents and I hope ...
It’s Pinewood Derby Season!
February 7, 2025
Pack 61 in Harrisonburg was restarted in 2024 at Muhlenberg Lutheran Church after over 30 years since they had last been chartered and two years of there being no Cub Scout pack in the City of Harrisonburg. They held their first Pinewood Derby on January 25th and it was a great success!
For two S...
From the Desk of the Scout Executive
February 3, 2025
Dear Scouting Families,
February is a time to celebrate the Scouting movement and all that it represents. This year, we are especially excited to embrace the new branding name, “Scouting America”, which reflects the mission of Scouting across the nation.
More importantly, we are thrilled t...
Wrapping Up Popcorn and Peanuts
January 27, 2025
We want to thank everyone who participated in the popcorn and peanut sale this year for a great season! It was our first year with a new popcorn vendor, Pecatonica River, and everyone seemed to be happy with this change of pace. While we had fewer units participating and brought in roughly $125,000 ...
Tackling the Baden-Powell Trail
January 24, 2025
Crew 22 of Waynesboro has been going on an impossible mission across Washington DC. Their adult leaders, with the assistance of the youth leaders, create a plethora of clues and challenges for two groups of the crew’s youth to follow. Using these clues each group must race against time, and the ot...
Farewell from the Chief
January 23, 2025
Scouts & Scouters,
Earlier this month during our Winter Banquet, my term as Lodge Chief of Shenandoah Lodge came to a close. I can't thank you all enough for the opportunity you have given me to lead the Order of the Arrow within our Council. I cannot wait to see what is in store for Shenando...
Silver Beaver 2025: Chris Axford
January 22, 2025
It is with great pleasure that the Virginia Headwaters Council is announcing the selection of Chris Axford as a recipient for the Silver Beaver Award in 2025.
In his nomination, it was stated that he is clearly not a “one and done” sort of Scouter. He has been both an Assistant Scoutmaster ...
