Groups in District
Note: Okanagan South District Council was reinstated by a motion on December 11, 1995.
1st Summerland Group
1st Summerland Beavers, Leaders Richard Sarada, Ray Aschenbrenner, Keith Manders, Patrick Manders, Deb Powell
1st Summerland Cubs, Jozsef Bordas Akela, Peter Jacyna ACM, Joe Sardinha ACM, Audi Yastremski ACM
1st Summerland Scouts, Rick Bell Scoutmaster, Don Whitford ASM
Group Chair Phil Epp
1st Penticton Group
1st Penticton Beavers, Leaders Linda Osborne, Steven Flynn
1st Penticton Cubs, Grant Nielsen Akela, Robert McKenzie ACM, Tim Daechsel ACM, Robert McKenzie ACM, Harry Niehe ACM
1st Penticton Scouts, David Mitchell Scoutmaster, Wade Webb ASM, Gordon Houston ASM
Group Chair Doug Lonstrup
Troop Scouter David Mitchell
2nd Penticton Group (“Snowden”)
2nd Penticton Beavers, Leaders Brian Dean, Jeanette Darin, Victoria Lipsack, Kelly Magus
2nd Penticton Cubs, William Lawlor Akela, Douglas Schulze ACM, Robert Webber ACM David Kinch ACM, Larry Olson ACM, Johan Martens ACM, Richard Fretz, Bud Lundquist
2nd Penticton Scouts, Brian Mann Scoutmaster, Tim Gladish, Rob Wakeling, Sam Lau
Group Chair Ian Chapman
Group Scouter Brian Mann
Beaver Colony awarded the first annual Commissioner’s Quality Award (95-96)
4th Penticton Group
4th Penticton Beavers, Leaders James Dean, Bernie Surina, John Surkan, Dennis Stewart, Don Symchuk, John Mellen
4th Penticton Cubs, Mary Lang Akela, Don Milne ACM, Ronald Pronger ACM, Barry Reid ACM
4th Penticton Scouts, Sam Lau Scoutmaster, Robert Wakeling ASM
Group Chair John Partington
Group Scouter Gerry Owen
7th Penticton Group
7th Penticton Cubs, Leaders Dave Olfert
7th Penticton Scouts, Leaders Micah Price Scoutmaster, Richard Hansen ASM, Daniel Sommerfeld ASM, Donald Lipsett ASM, Robert Silbernagel ASM
Group Chair Phil Basil
Group Scouter Micah Price
Scout Troop awarded first Annual Commissioner’s Quality Award
Scouts William Webster, Graham Jantz and Michael Cutler achieve Chief Scout’s status
8th Penticton Group
8th Penticton Beavers, Leaders Greta Henning, Mary Hostetler, Michele Walgenbach, Glenn Noble-Hearle, Bruce Fairweather
8th Penticton Scouts, Leaders Jan MacKenzie-Duncan
Group Chair David Mantha
9th Penticton Group
9th Penticton Beavers, George Larkin
9th Penticton Cubs,Fred Benard Akela, Bruce Watt ACM
9th Penticton Scouts, Paul Oviatt Scoutmaster
Group Chair Brenda Wall
11th Penticton Group
1st Naramata Manitou Group
1st Naramata Beavers, Leaders Mark Peeren, Bob McConnell, Cynthia Salting, Martin Dicken, Norma Brittain, Robert Reid
1st Naramata Cubs, Darren Hill ACM, Paula Wahl ACM, Robert Wahl ACM, Phyllis Madge ACM, Jack Lewko ACM
Group Chair Mark Peeren
Group Scouter Guy Wilson
1st South Similkameen Group
1st South Similkameen Beavers, Leaders Gail Thompson, Sharon Boisvert
1st South Similkameen Scouts, Robert Mennell Scoutmaster, John Hutchinson ASM, Adrian Todd ASM
Group Chair Jim Haker
1st Princeton Group
1st Okanagan Falls Group
1st Okanagan Falls Beavers, Leaders Kathleen Simenoff, John Partington, Robert Johnson, Kevin Pretty
1st Okanagan Falls Cubs, Walter Simenoff Akela, Victor Raposo ACM
1st Okanagan Falls Scouts, no Scout Troop this year.
Group Scouter Ron Jenken
Group Chair Cindy Lester
1st Oliver Group
1st Oliver Cubs, Michael Petersen Akela, Trevor Kaidannek ACM
1st Osoyoos Group
1st Osoyoos Beavers, Leaders Carol Smith, Denise Froese, Linda Poturica, Natasha Schroeter
Group Chair Gerry Gordon
Area Commissioner Irwin Hobden, Douglas Anderson
District Training Tim Gladish
District Chair Michael Meheriuk
Resource Scouter Jan Hanna
Regional President Richard Frost
Bob Osborne Camp Properties Ctte
Richard Tallon, Tim Gladish, Jan Hanna and Emy Lakatos awarded Medal of Merit
William Billups, Paul Oviatt, Linda Osborne and Gerry Owen awarded Medal for Good Service