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San Fernando Valley Council # 50 (1923 – 1972)

The San Fernando Valley Council existed until 1972. That year, it merged with Crescent Bay Council, to form the Great Western Council.

Its Order of the Arrow Lodge was Walika Lodge # 228.

San Fernando Valley Council ran its 1937 two-week Summer Camp at Camp Ro-Ki-Li, with sessions running from July 16 – August 2 and August 2 – 9.

In 1945 and 1946, the Council held a Summer Camp program at one of the United States Forest Service campgrounds at Barton Flats in the San Bernardino Mountains. They used Public Campground # 1, which means it could have been at the Council Camp campground. The next year, in 1947, Camp Whitsett in the Sierra Nevada opened.

Page Credits: Rick Breithaupt

Working Notes:

1924: Delmar Von Glahn listed as Scout Executive1.

1935: G.A. Bergstrom listed as Scout Executive2.

1941: G.A. Bergstrom listed as Scout Executive3.

1943: George Bergstrom listed as Scout Executive4.

1945: George Bergstrom listed as being appointed assistant Scout Executive for Crescent Bay Council5. William B. Hawkins listed as Scout Executive6.

1951: Floyd R. “Bob” Hill leaves Crescent Bay Council to become Scout Executive of the San Fernando Valley Council on March 1. Previous Executive William B. Hawkins had resigned December 31, 1950. 7.

1960: H.C. “Rex” Mugar named Scout Executive effective March 1. F.R. “Uncle Bob” Hill retires.8.

1966: H.C. Mugar listed as Scout Executive9.

1969: H.C. Mugar listed as Scout Executive10.

Councils Pages

  1. The Scout Executive magazine, August 1924
  2. The Scout Executive magazine, May 1935
  3. The Scout Executive magazine, April 1941
  4. North Hollywood Valley TImes, December 13, 1943
  5. West Los Angeles Independent, August 31, 1945
  6. The Van Nuys News and Valley Green Sheet, May 31, 1945
  7. The Van Nuys News and Valley Green Sheet
  8. Valley Times, January 23, 1960
  9. The Scout Executive magazine, May 1966
  10. LA Times, October 21, 1966

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