Orange County Council
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| Orange County Council (#039) | |
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| Owner | Scouting America |
| Headquarters | Santa Ana, California |
| Location | Orange County, California |
| Country | United States |
| Founded | 1921 |
| Membership | 20,000[1] |
President | Russell Etzenhouser[2] |
Council Commissioner | Steve Bradley[2] |
Chairman of the Board | William Baker[2] |
| Website ocscoutingamerica.org | |
Founded in 1920 as the Orange County Council,[3] the council was formed by the merger of the North Orange Council (#037) and the Orange Empire Council (#039) in 1972. The North Orange Council was founded in 1944 as the Northern Orange County and changed its name to North Orange in 1965.[4]
Orange County Council is one of the 20 largest councils by traditional membership in the nation. In 2008 it had over 40,000 youth members.[citation needed]
Organization
[edit]- Canyons District
- El Camino Real District
- Golden West District
- Pacifica District
- Rancho San Joaquin District
- Saddleback District
- Valencia District
Discontinued Districts
[edit]- Ahwahnee District (realigned into El Capitan, Los Amigos and Orange Frontier districts effective August 1, 2008 [5]).
- Santiago District (Merged into Rancho Del Mar)
- Rancho del Mar District (split into Rancho San Joaquin and Del Mar Districts).
- El Camino Real District (split into El Camino Real and Tiburon Districts).
- Tiburon District (merged back into El Camino Real, 2017)
- Del Mar District (realigned into Pacifica and Rancho San Joaquin Districts).
- Los Amigos District (merged into Valencia District 2019).
- Portola District (merged into Valencia District 2019).
- Venturing District (2019)
Camps
[edit]- Newport Sea Base[6] on the Newport Harbor 33°37′02″N 117°55′08″W / 33.6172°N 117.9190°W
- Oso Lake[7]33°39′45″N 117°37′22″W / 33.6624°N 117.6228°W
- The Irvine Ranch Outdoor Education Center[8] 33°48′09″N 117°45′15″W / 33.8024°N 117.7541°W
Former Council Camps
[edit]- Schoepe Scout Reservation at Lost Valley (sold)
- Camp RoKiLi, at Barton Flats (closed)
- White's Landing (closed)
- Rancho Las Flores at Camp Pendelton (closed)
- Camp Myford, Irvine (closed)
Order of the Arrow
[edit]The Orange County Council's Order of the Arrow Lodge, Wiatava #13, was the home lodge of the National Chief of the Order of the Arrow, Evan Chaffee, in 2007.[9]
See also
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Scouting in California.
References
[edit]- ↑ "About". Orange County Council. Archived from the original on 2024-06-16. Retrieved 2024-10-21.
- 1 2 3 "Key Three - Orange County Council Leadership Team". Orange County Council. Retrieved 2024-10-21.
- ↑ "Orange County - 1910 to 1929". ocalmanac.com.
- ↑ Hook, James; Franck, Dave; Austin, Steve (1982). An Aid to Collecting Selected Council Shoulder Patches with Valuation.
- ↑ "ScoutWeek". 2008-02-08. Archived from the original on 2008-06-06.)
- ↑ "Newport Sea Base".
- ↑ "Oso Lake".
- ↑ "Irvine Ranch Outdoor Education Center".
- ↑ "Wiatava #13".